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What You Need to Know About the Nigeria Economic Sustainability Plan
The Nigeria Economic Sustainability Plan (NESP), approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on June 24, 2020, was developed by the Economic Sustainability Committee (ESC), established by President Muhammadu Buhari on March 30, 2020. Chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the ESC comprised several Cabinet Ministers as well as the Group Managing Director of the […]
Address by President Muhammad Buhari at the Virtual Emergency Meeting of the NEC of the APC
I wish to express my sincere gratitude to the Ag. Chairman for convening this emergency meeting, and to all members of the National Executive Committee of our great Party for your attendance, notwithstanding the very short notice. Fellow party members, this is a very crucial moment in the life of our Party and it is […]
President Buhari Urges Caution on ECOWAS Common Currency
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday cautioned that the ambition for Eco regional currency could be in ‘serious jeopardy,’ unless member states complied with agreed processes of reaching the collective goal. President Buhari also expressed concern over the decision of francophone countries that form the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) to replace the CFA […]
Ghanaian President Tenders Apology for Demolition, Orders Investigation
President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana Tuesday spoke with President Muhammadu Buhari, expressing his sincere apology for demolition of a building on the premises of Nigerian High Commission in Accra, Ghana. In a telephone call, the Ghanaian leader told President Buhari that he has directed full investigation into the incident. Earlier in the day, it further […]
How Buhari Administration’s Sustainability Plan Would Revive Economy, By Osinbajo
*Healthcare funding increases with Stimulus package, VP adds Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic globally, the Buhari administration will not relent in its efforts towards improving the country’s healthcare infrastructure and economy, while creating more jobs for millions of Nigerians in different sectors, supporting small businesses, local production and manufacturing, as well as […]
President Buhari’s Speech During China- Africa Extraordinary Summit on Solidarity Against COVID-19 Pandemic
Your Excellency, Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China and Chair of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC); Your Excellency, Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa and Chair of the African Union; Your Excellency, Macky Sall, President of Senegal and the co-Chair of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC); Your Excellencies, Heads of […]
National Broadcast by President Muhammadu Buhari on Democracy Day, June 12th 2020
Fellow Nigerians, The 2020 celebration of Democracy Day marks 21 years of uninterrupted civil administration in our dear country. This day provides us an opportunity to reflect on our journey as a nation, our achievements and struggles. It is a day to honour our founding fathers who toiled to establish our republic and every Nigerian […]
As Ecowas Covid-19 Champion, President Buhari Demands Economic Recovery Plan
President Muhammadu Buhari has charged the ECOWAS Commission to come up with an economic recovery plan to help member-states to recover from the economic devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking Thursday at a virtual meeting with the President of the Commission, Jean Kassi-Brou, President Buhari, in his capacity as the ECOWAS COVID-19 Champion, agreed […]
Statement by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on the Occasion of the Presentation of the Economic Sustainability Plan to President Muhammadu Buhari
Your Excellency, Mr. President Honourable Ministers Secretary to the Government of the Federation Chief of Staff to the President Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Ladies and Gentlemen Mr. President, in the very early days of the emergence of the COVID-19 crisis, you constituted a […]
Readout of ESC Interaction with NASS Leaders
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, led the members of the Economic Sustainability Committee in an interaction this afternoon with the leadership of the National Assembly on the draft Sustainability Plan, ahead of the submission of the Plan to the President. The virtual meeting, anchored from the Presidential Villa, was attended by the Senate President, Speaker […]
President Buhari to AfDB President, Adesina: I’ll Stand by You
President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria will stand solidly behind Dr Akinwumi Adesina in his bid to get re-elected as President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) The President spoke at State House, Abuja, Tuesday, while hosting Dr Adesina on a courtesy visit. “In 2015, when you were to be elected for the first term, I […]
Buhari Administration Fifth Anniversary Factsheet (May 2020)
ECONOMY AGRICULTURE • The Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP) of the Central Bank of Nigeria, launched by President Muhammadu Buhari on November 17, 2015, has made available more than 200 billion Naira in funding to more than 1.5 million smallholder farmers of 16 different commodities (Rice, Wheat, Maize, Cotton, Cassava, Poultry, Soy Beans, Groundnut, Fish), cultivating […]