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President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Nigerian Army to join the Police and flush out bandits from forests around the country, particularly in the areas that witnessed recent attacks. The President gave the directive in response to the killing of 22 people in Sokoto State, whose community was attacked by armed bandits as well as […]

WHY OUR ECONOMIC PLANNING MUST CHANGE NOW, BY OSINBAJO Forthcoming plan will keep old jobs and create new ones “We must communicate to our people where we are now, and that we can no longer assume we are still where we used to be. We are faced with a challenge that no government in the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Medical Directors for Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Calabar, Cross River State, and Federal Medical Centre, Jalingo, Taraba State. They are Dr Bassey Eyo Edet, and Dr Aisha Shehu Adamu, respectively. Dr Edet hails from Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State, and graduated from University of Calabar in […]

In his broadcast to the nation on Sunday, March 29, 2020, President Muhammadu Buhari declared that “in Nigeria’s fight against Covid-19, there is no such thing as an overreaction or under-reaction. It is all about the right reaction by the right agencies and trained experts.” Lest we forget, below is a chronicle of some of […]

Plan to deal with impact of pandemic on poor Nigerians, small businesses in the offing Talks about President’s new Economic Sustainability Committee As governments and stakeholders harness resources to contain the spread of Coronavirus and tackle its fallouts, confronting the pandemic is an all Nigeria effort that requires the cooperation of all, according to Vice […]

Nigeria, like every other country around the world, is dealing with the unexpected and unprecedented impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Muhammadu Buhari administration has taken some steps to mitigate the effects on the Nigerian people. To prevent the spread of cases imported into Nigeria, the President has already ordered the restrictions of travel from […]

In order to ensure government’s efforts in improving the business climate in Nigeria are translated into long term sustainable growth for the economy, stakeholders in the public and private sector will need to redouble their reform efforts, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Wednesday evening at the 3rd edition […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has no involvement whatsoever in the dethronement of HRH Muhammadu Sanusi II from the position of Emir of Kano. All such insinuations are untrue, malicious and politically motivated. The President does not have a history of intervening in the affairs of any state in the country, unless the issue at hand is […]

President Muhammadu Buhari Sunday sent messages to Presidents Hassan Rouhani and Moon Jae-in of Iran and South Korea respectively, and the Prime Minister of Italy, Guiseppo Conte, expressing “deep sympathies” following increasing incidents of the deadly Coronavirus in their countries. In the messages, President Buhari said the Nigerian government will continue to diligently carry out […]

VP chairs first 2020 meeting of Research & Innovation council In order to build local capacity to compete favourably with scientifically advanced economies, there is an urgent need to refine processes for funding research and innovation in the country, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Tuesday during the meeting […]

Vice President chairs review panel to develop strategies A clear cut set of strategies to curb and curtail the proliferation of small and light weapons would be developed soon, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo hinted this at a meeting he held this morning with top security chiefs and members of the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the Aliyu family in Birnin Kudu, Jigawa State over the passing of its patriarch, Alhaji Aminu Aliyu. The President condoled in particular with Hon. Engr. Magaji Da’u Aliyu, Chairman, House Committee on Power, and his long-time political associate, Hon. Farouk Adamu Aliyu, urging them to take solace in the […]