Press Releases

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 […]

President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday advised newly-weds, Amina Idris Ahmed, the daughter of his Chief Security Officer, Idris Ahmed and her partner, Hayatuddeen Mustapha Abba, to build the foundation of their marriage on trust and respect for each other. Represented at the wedding in Kano by a delegation led by the Minister of Defence, Major-General Bashir […]

President Muhammadu Buhari condoles with the people and government of Plateau State over the passing of an illustrious son and highly decorated retired military officer, Gen. Domkat Bali, who served the country as Minister of Defence. The President, who spoke with the wife of the deceased, Esther on Friday, also commiserated with other family members, […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed optimism that improvement in relations between Nigeria and South Africa will speed up the process of development on the African continent. Speaking in concurrence with the Chairman of the African National Congress (ANC) and South Africa’s Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, who came to the State House, […]

President Muhammadu Buhari heartily felicitates with Prince Samuel Adedoyin, one of Nigeria’s foremost industrialists and Executive Chairman of Doyin Investments Limited, on the occasion of his 85th birthday on December 4, 2020. President Buhari joins members of the Adedoyin family, friends, business associates and well-wishers to celebrate the ‘Doyen of Industry’, whose success story in […]

President Muhammadu Buhari sends heartfelt condolence to former House of Representatives Member and gubernatorial candidate in Anambra State, Hon. Nicholas Ukachukwu, over the sad death of his wife in an auto crash. The President describes the death of Barrister (Mrs) Nnenna Millicent as a regrettable incident that has not only robbed the Ukachukwu family of […]

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 Muhammadu Buhari has described the former Military Governor of Plateau State, Rear Admiral Samuel Bitrus Atukum (Rtd.) as “one of the most dedicated military officers that had served under me as Head of State.” In a statement in Abuja on the occasion of Atukum’s 80th birthday anniversary, the President said that the former Military […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed the decision of the African Petroleum Producers’ Organisation (APPO) to cite the headquarters of the African Energy Investment Corporation in Abuja, pledging the full support of the country in ensuring the successful take off of the organisation. At a meeting with Dr. Omar Farouk from Nigeria, who is the Secretary […]

The Muhammadu Buhari Administration has always had youths as centerpiece of its policies. Here is a brief compendium of some initiatives put in place, for Nigerian youths, to reposition and empower them:  N-Power: 500,000 enrolled in 2 batches between 2016 and 2020 receiving 30,000 monthly, with enrollment of 3rd batch of 400,000 in progress.  NYSC […]

 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 […]

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 […]