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President Buhari Receives President of Cote D’ Ivoire President Buhari received President Alassane Ouattara of Cote D’ Ivoire who came on a friendly visit to the State House, today in Abuja. President Buhari and President Alassane Ouattara engaged in talks in which they showed immense commitment towards strengthening economic ties between the two countries. President […]

FEC Approves 2018 Budget Proposal Draft The FEC have approved a draft of the 2018 proposal and this will officially be presented to the National Assembly by the President in due course. Details on the budget will equally be released at a later date after all necessary approvals have been submitted. The FEC also approved […]

President Buhari Signs the NEDC Act into Law The President has signed the North-east Development Commission Act into Law The NEDC Act was signed on October 25, 2017 and was aimed at creating a Commission to tackle the Boko Haram insurgency which has lost many lives and displaced lives and properties in the North-East region. […]

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Attends Workshop for Justice and Judges in Abuja The vice president attended a joint summit between National Justice Institute and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) today in Abuja. The Summit was themed: “Emerging Trends in Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Financial Crimes.” At the summit, The VP gave his […]

President Buhari Attended the ECOWAS Task Force Meeting in Niger The President has attended a meeting of the ECOWAS Task Force on Common Currency for the region of West Africa in Niamey, Republic of Niger today. Delegates who also attended the meeting with the President were Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun and CBN governor, Godwin […]

President Buhari Holds Bilateral Meetings in Istanbul, Turkey President Muhammadu Buhari met with the President of Guinea, Alpha Condo and Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi at Istanbul, Turkey on October 21, 2017. At a meeting with the President of Guinea, President Alpha Condo of Guinea commended President Buhari on his outstanding leadership both […]

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo Presided over NEC Meeting The Vice-President presided over the National Economic Council meeting held yesterday at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa. At the meeting, NEC formed a committee of six Governors from six geo-political zones in the country to work with the Nigerian Industrial Policy and Competitiveness Advisory Council […]

President Buhari Arrives Presidential Palace in Ankara The President arrived the city of Ankara, Turkey today. He was received by Nigeria’s Ambassador to Turkey, Ambassador Ahmed Abdulhamid Mallammadon; Governor of Ankara, Mehmet Kiliclar and other prominent ministers. He later met with the President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey at the Presidential Villa in Ankara, Turkey to […]

President Buhari Sends 2018-2020 MTEF Spending Plan to the National Assembly The president has officially sent in the 2018-2020 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) to the National Assembly three months before the end of the fiscal year. In a letter by the president and read by the Speaker of the […]

President Buhari Meets with Governors at State House, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari held a meeting with a delegation of Governors led by the Chairman of the Northern Governors’ Forum at the State House in Abuja today. Governors in attendance were from six geo-political zones in the country and they include: Chairman of the Northern Governors’ […]

Presidency Clarifies False Claims on President Buhari’s Discussion with World Bank President Claims that President Buhari is focused only on the Northern region of the country are false and result from a misunderstanding of the actual discussions which took place. A statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi […]

President Buhari Meets with Southeast Leaders President Muhammadu Buhari met with leaders from the Southeast, led by Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, today at the State House, Abuja. The meeting ended on a high note as the president assured them that major projects in the region which include the 2nd Niger Bridge, East-West Road, and Coastal […]