President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed the Board and Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, in accordance with the power vested in him under Section 59(2) of the Petroleum Industry Act 2021. Chairman of the Board is Senator Margret Chuba Okadigbo (South East), Mele Kolo Kyari, Chief Executive Officer,Continue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari has dismissed calls for state police in Nigeria, saying that it is not an option. Buhari made this call during an interview with Channels TV on Wednesday, January 5. Several Governors have called for state policing as a way to solve insecurity and banditry across the country. While speaking in an interviewContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, November 30, ordered the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to prosecute corrupt civil servants involved in project racketeering, budget, and payroll padding as well as ”ghost workers retention.” Buhari said that ICPC investigations had opened the government’s eyes to situations where some MDAs present newContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday afternoon arrived in Paris, French capital, for a one-day official visit as guest of President Emmanuel Macron at Palais de l’Élysée, and will afterwards attend the three-day Paris Peace Forum (PPF), November 11-13, 2021.The President’s plane touched down at Le Bourget Airport at 2.45pm. During theContinue Reading
President Buhari launches wheat farming in plateau; optimistic of ending wheat import soon. President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday 9th November 2021 flagged off the first ever rain fed commercial wheat cultivation in Nigeria at the Wheat Seed Multiplication Farm in Kwall, Bassa LGA of Plateau State with a charge toContinue Reading
President Buhari has on Monday launched the Nigeria digital currency “eNaira”. The eNaira wallet offers a great way of making purchases with retailers on-site, transferring or sending money while tracking rewards programs. You can link the e-wallet to your bank account or pay as you go with a prepay option. In addition, theContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in three National Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commissioner. They include Dr Baba Bila representing the North-East zone, Professor Sani Adam, representing the North-Central zone and Professor Abdullahi Abdu, representing the North-West zone.The swearing-in took place on Wednesday just before the commencement of theContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari has relieved two ministers of their appointments. They are the Ministers of Agriculture, Sabo Nanono, and his Power counterpart, Saleh Mamman. This pronouncement by Buhari was contained in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), Femi Adesina, on Wednesday, September 1, in Abuja. According to the statement, Buhari mandated the deploymentContinue Reading
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued President Muhammadu Buhari “over his failure to probe allegations that N106bn of public funds are missing from 149 ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), and to ensure the prosecution of those suspected to be responsible, and the recovery of any missing public funds”. TheContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reappointment of the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, and the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abubakar Rasheed. This mandate by Buhari was contained in a statement issued on Friday, August 20, by the Education Ministry’s spokesperson, Ben Bem Goong, based onContinue Reading