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President Buhari Nominates New MD, Executive Director NDIC and Renominates MD, Executive Directors of Amcon.
President Muhammadu Buhari has renominated Mr Ahmed Kuru as Managing Director and Mr Eberechukwu Uneze and Mr Aminu Ismail as Executive Directors of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria for the final term of five years. This was contained in a letter to the President of the Senate seeking confirmation of the nominees by the […]
Terrorist Attack on Farming Community in Borno: We Will Do All it Takes to Secure Nigeria-Osinbajo Says
Adds: Our hearts go to families, loved ones of those killed The Buhari administration will not relent but will do all it takes, including putting news ideas on the table in order to secure the country according to Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. The Vice President is on a one-day official visit to Nasarawa State […]
President Buhari Appoints Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim as Director-General, NAPTIP
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim as the new Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). A holder of BSc (Sociology), Masters of Arts (Management) and Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degrees, Mrs Sulaiman-Ibrahim, hails from Nasarawa State. Until her new appointment, she was a […]
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Address on The Virtual Commissioning of The 5,000BPD Waltersmith Modular Refinery(at Ibigwe, Imo State)
Protocols: I am delighted to join you virtually and formally commission the First Phase Development of the 5,000 barrels per day Waltersmith Modular Refinery. The deployment of Modular Refineries represents one of the four key elements of our Refinery Roadmap rolled out in 2018 aimed at addressing the challenges in the downstream sector to meet […]
International Day of Eliminating Violence Against Women
NIGERIA’S RESPONSE AND COMMITMENTS TO GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN THE COVID-19 CONTEXT – BY PRESIDENT BUHARI November 25 is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and from tomorrow, the United Nations “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence” will begin and end on December 10, 2020. To commemorate the occasion, below is […]
See What Buhari Has Done To Nigerian Air Force
By Femi Adesina When a bird loses its wings, it is no better than a chick running round and merely looking up longingly. It can’t soar into the azure sky, and is just doomed for a certain time to walk the night. That was the state of the Nigerian Air Force years back, until President […]
President Buhari Calls for Urgent Int’l Response on TB Cases
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the international community to act in unison with rededicated efforts, using latest available technology and tools, to address the Tuberculosis (TB) epidemic, one of the leading causes of deaths worldwide. In his goodwill message to the roundtable conference of the Board of the “Global Stop TB Partnership”, President Buhari […]
President Buhari Assures of Improved Healthcare Delivery Services Nationwide
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday directed the Head of Service of the Federation and the Budget Office to consider an increase in the personnel and overhead allocation of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH). The President issued the directive at the virtual inauguration of capital projects executed at UMTH, in response to a specific request […]
President Buhari Praises Umahi’s Defection
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the defection of Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, to the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing it “as a bold move driven purely by principle rather than opportunistic motives.” Reacting to the defection, President Buhari said: “I am proud of Governor David Umahi for taking this bold decision in accordance with […]
#EndSARS: Truth and Justice Balm for a Wounded Society— Osinbajo
*VP says it’s time for healing & FG will ensure justice is done * Attends Rebuild Lagos Trust Fund launch *Notes: Reconstruction painful & costly, must include rebuilding public trust *Adds: We can’t alienate our youths As the work of the about 30 judicial panels of inquiry established nationwide to investigate cases of police brutality […]
President Buhari Assents to Banks and Other Financial Institution Act 2020
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, November 12, 2020 assented to the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act 2020. It repeals the extant Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act 1991 as amended. This monumental piece of legislation is expected to enhance the soundness and resilience of the financial system for sustainable growth and development of the […]
Getting COVID-19 Vaccine a Matter of Utmost Concern, Says Osinbajo
One of Nigeria’s main priorities now is getting the COVID-19 vaccine and this is a matter of utmost concern to the Buhari administration, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Thursday at the opening session of the virtual edition of the Paris Peace Forum which featured presentations by some Heads […]