President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said results of the series of medical checkups he carried out in the cause of his medical vacation had shown that he needed a longer period of rest. He said this necessitated his staying back in London, United Kingdom longer than initially planned. The President said this in a four-paragraph […]
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The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) says about 65,000 of its members in Katsina State, have begun seven-day fasting and prayers for the quick recovery of President Muhammadu Buhari. Rev. Nelson Onyeka Chukwu, CAN Chairman in the state, who disclosed this to journalists on Monday in Katsina, said that the prayers would be offered at […]
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Due to President Muhammadu Buhari’s success in the 2015 general election, Boko Haram insurgents might have taken over the Presidential Villa in Aso Rock. The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu has said that President Muhammadu Buhari stated this during an interactive session with Nigeria students and youths […]
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The Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari currently receiving a treatment in the United Kingdom have said only the Doctors attending to him in the UK have the last say on when he can return to Nigeria, according to an update on his vacation yesterday. The doctors, Buhari said in his February 5 letter to the Senate […]
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The Nigeria President has extended his stay in the UK after Doctor advised. It is “open-ended” because his return can be anytime, Source said last night. According to the Source, “the President can return home any time. It can be in a few days; it can be later but he does not want any leadership vacuum, “the […]
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The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, on Thursday said that the inability of the Federal Government to generate enough revenue to meet its obligations had left it with no other choice than to turn to international financial institutions for loans to finance critical infrastructure projects. She said that with a huge monthly personnel expenditure […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday described corruption as the worst among the numerous problems confronting the country. A statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said President Buhari spoke while receiving the two recipients of the 2016 Nigerian National Order of Merit at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. “Nobody disputed the […]
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In commemoration of the 1,000th day of the abduction of schoolgirls from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, President Muhammadu Buhari has restated the commitment of the Federal Government to securing the release of the student kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents. The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, stated this in a press […]
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There appears confusion among militants in the Niger Delta over the recent call by President Muhammadu Buhari for dialogue and peace in the oil-rich region. While some of the militant groups pledged to work with the President for peace to reign in the region, the Niger Delta Peoples Democratic Front tasked the Federal Government to do […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday recalled reasons for his removal as military Head of State in 1985. According to him, his refusal to adhere to an advice from the IMF, World Bank to devalue the naira and increase prices of fuel and flour, led to the coup against him. Buhari spoke on Friday night when […]
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My dear Compatriots, I am happy to welcome you to the beginning of a New Year in our beloved country Nigeria. I felicitate with you today at a time when our nation is witnessing a new and impressive turnaround in our security and socio-economic situation. I know you will join me to, once again, congratulate […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday signed the Endangered Species (Control of International Trade and Traffic) Amendment Act 2016. The amendment bill was passed and forwarded to the President by the National Assembly. Speaking with State House correspondents at the end of the ceremony, the Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters (Senate) to the President, […]
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