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President Buhari receives Okonjo-Iweala, expresses confidence on her representation
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday hosted in audience Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, newly appointed Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), telling her that despite the robust support Nigeria gave to her candidacy for the position, “You also earned it. We are happy you made it, but you earned it with your record of performance […]
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President Buhari arrives Daura on a four-day official visit
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Daura, his hometown, at the start of a four-day official visit. He was welcomed on arrival at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua International Airport, Katsina by the Governor, Hon. Aminu Bello Masari, the Deputy Governor, the Speaker of the State House of Assembly and the Chief Judge. In Daura, the […]
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FG sets for drastic reduction in out-of-school children as President Buhari inaugurates Presidential Steering Committee on alternate school programme
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja directed the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development to coordinate and lead the deployment of a National Plan to address the issue of out-of-school children in the country. Inaugurating the 18-member Presidential Steering Committee on Alternate School Programme (ASP) co-chaired by the Ministers of […]
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INSECURITY: President Buhari orders special focus on resurgent banditry in Zamfara State
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered for an immediate response to rising cases of bandit attacks on communities in Zamfara State. A statement signed by the Special Assistant to the president on Media and Publicity Garba Shehu revealed. “In a directive to the National Security Adviser, Major-General Babagana Monguno (Rtd), the President ordered that there […]
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Criticize us fairly, President Buhari appeals to Nigerian elite
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerians especially the elite to be fair in their criticism of his administration. Speaking Thursday in Abuja when he received in audience Reverend Yakubu Pam, the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Commission, President Buhari said: “Those criticising the administration should be fair in terms of reflecting […]
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President Buhari meets China’s State Councillor Mr. Wang Yi
Sustainable development is impossible when a country is hobbled by severe infrastructural deficits, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. The President spoke Tuesday at State House, Abuja, while receiving in audience Mr Wang Yi, the State Councillor and Foreign Minister, People’s Republic of China. “We thank China for its support to us in various ways; […]
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OPINION: At 78, Mr. President, you need some rest
By Muhammad Miftahuddeen Isa Some couple of weeks ago, I’d be the first person to rebuke such statements against your person- not only because I love to defend you even when I believe you’re at fault, but for what I believed you to be. I still hold you in high-esteem and believe in your […]
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OPINION – BUHARI AT 78: If only we knew this President
By Femi Adesina Ask for a President beleaguered from all sides, and I’ll show you Muhammadu Buhari, the ramrod straight man from Daura, in Katsina State, who turns 78 today. In the build up to the 2015 presidential election, we used to say everything had been thrown at him as projectiles, except the kitchen […]
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Breaking: FG to reopen of four land borders
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the reopening of four land borders with immediate effect, while others will be reopened subsequently. The Minister of Finance Budget and National Planning Mrs Zainab Ahmed, who disclosed this afternoon the week’s virtual FEC meeting, also said restriction on the importation of some commodities, like rice and other […]
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INSECURITY: President Buhari charges Governors to work with traditional rulers for local intelligence
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja ended a meeting with 36 state governors on the issue of security with a charge to them to work more with traditional rulers and community members to improve local intelligence gathering that will aid the work of security agencies. A statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant to […]
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