Press Releases

The Federal Government has set up a 12-member committee to unravel the circumstances surrounding the abduction of 110 students of the Government Girls Science and Technical College (GGSTC) in Dapchi, Yobe State, following the attack on the school by insurgents on 19 Feb. 2018. The committee was convened by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Maj.-Gen. […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-appointment of Mr Olusegun Awolowo as Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC). According to a letter signed by Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the appointment lasts for four years. Mr Awolowo, a lawyer and scion of the Obafemi Awolowo […]

In line with the Buhari administration’s New Vision to develop the Niger Delta region, Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta State, has been granted approval by the National Universities Commission (NUC) to commence undergraduate degree programmes effective from the 2017/2018 academic session. The NUC approved that academic activities commence in three faculties namely; Transport, Engineering and Environmental […]

President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates elder statesman and Nigeria’s former Federal Commissioner for Works and Housing, Alhaji Femi Okunnu, on his 85th birthday. President Buhari felicitates with all the family, friends and professional colleagues of the elder statesman for the grace of living a long and fulfilled life, looking back at his foundational contributions to the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari warmly congratulates scholar and community leader, Prince Adams Onyenkenwe Gbenoba, on his 80th birthday, February 16th, 2018. President Buhari joins professional colleagues, family and friends of the octogenarian in celebrating the milestone, which has been lined with worthy achievements of contributing to the development of education, and instilling strong values of discipline, […]

The Buhari administration, in line with its Economic Recovery and Growth Plan, would continue to ensure the implementation of policies to drive socio-economic growth and prosperity, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this today at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, when he received a delegation from the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and […]

President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates Nigeria’s former Ambassador to The Netherlands, Dr. Olatokunbo Awolowo-Dosunmu, on her 70th birthday, February 20, 2018. President Buhari joins the Awolowo family, friends and professional colleagues of the cerebral daughter of the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, in celebrating the landmark age, in a life that has over the years been […]

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday paid tribute to late Islamic scholar, Abubakar Tureta, describing him as a man of remarkable erudition and character who spent his life promoting peaceful co-existence among people of different faiths. In a condolence message to the family of the late scholar, President Buhari said the deceased, who lived an incredibly humble […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on all citizens of the country, particularly the elites, to be prepared to make sacrifices as a foundation for national growth and development. Speaking at a meeting Sunday in Daura with Katsina Senior Citizens, President Buhari said that in the life of a country, there are occasions when citizens must […]

President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates the Osile of Oke Ona of Egbaland, His Royal Highness Oba Adedapo Adewale Tejuoso on his 80th birthday, February 19th, 2018. President Buhari joins the government and people of Ogun State, all sons and daughters of Egbaland, family and friends of the royal father in celebrating the grace of wisdom, strength […]

President Muhammadu Buhari joins members of the National Assembly and all Plateau State indigenes in felicitating with Sen. Jeremiah Useni on his 75th birthday. President Buhari congratulates family, friends and colleagues of the former Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Minister of Transportation and Quarter-Master General of the Nigerian Army on the milestone, preceded by sterling […]

President Muhammadu Buhari mourns with the family, friends and government of Oyo State on the passing away of the renowned author, playwright and literary icon, Professor Akinwumi Ishola Saturday morning. President Buhari says the literary world will surely miss the cultural activist whose steadfastness and dedication to the promotion of the native language as a […]