After more than three decades delay, President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday inaugurated the 326 KM Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri rail line for commercial operation as well as the ancillary facilities yard, at the recently named Goodluck Jonathan Railway Complex in Agbor (Owa-Oyibu), Delta State. At the virtual opening of the rail line linking Itakpe …
Read More »CAMA Re-enacted to Fight Corruption–Buhari Tells UNGA
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday explained that the recently passed Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020 (CAMA) in Nigeria will enhance transparency and corporate accountability in the fight against corruption. President Buhari spoke in a video message presented at the Open Government Partnership (OGP) 2020 Virtual Leaders’ Summit on the sidelines …
Read More »Don’t Disrespect Our Sovereignty, Nigeria Tells US, UK
The Federal Government has frowned on the statements issued by the United States and the United Kingdom on the governorship elections holding in Edo State on Saturday and Ondo State on October 10. It also expressed concern over the visa restrictions imposed by the US on unnamed politicians for alleged …
Read More »Buhari Assures of Nigeria’s Commitment to Democracy in ECOWAS
Nigeria will within the limits of resources do her best to support the consolidation of democracy in West African countries, President Muhammadu Buhari(right in picture) has pledged. The President spoke Thursday at State House, Abuja, while playing host to President Roch Marc Christian Kabore of Burkina Faso (left in picture), …
Read More »Presidency to Obasanjo: You’re “Nigeria’s Divider-in-Chief”
The Presidency has attacked a former President Olusegun over his public statement that the country is becoming divided under the watch of President Muhammadu Buhari. According to the statement released in Abuja on Sunday, “President Olusegun Obasanjo attempts to divide the nation while President Muhammadu Buhari continues to promote nation …
Read More »“Why I Backed You,” Buhari to AfDB President, Akinwumi Adesina
President Muhammadu Buhari(picture from right) Thursday received in audience at State House, Abuja, the newly re-elected President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina (picture from left), telling him: “I congratulate you on your second and final term in office. Congratulations on winning the election. Nothing succeeds like success.”Dr …
Read More »We’ve Been Able to Avert Food Crisis–Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja said the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the level of preparedness of nations to shocks of food security, explaining that the Federal Government’s wisdom in promoting self-sufficiency over the years helped significantly in averting a food crisis. Speaking at the National Food Security Council meeting held …
Read More »Tenure Elongation Fuels Political Crisis in ECOWAS–Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to ECOWAS leaders not to elongate their tenure in office beyond constitutional limits. Making the call while presenting Nigeria’s General Statement at the 57th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government in Niamey, Niger Republic on Monday, the President urged his colleagues …
Read More »Buhari Speaks on New Prices for Petro, Electricity
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja assured Nigerians of the willingness and determination of the Federal Government to provide stable electricity to every home and industry, while considering the economic challenges before individuals, families and businesses, explaining that “implementation of a Willing buyer, Willing Seller Policy for the power sector …
Read More »Buhari Blames Foreigners for Hike in Food Prices
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed the concern of his administration about the sudden spiral of food prices, saying “the most worrisome are the activities of “corrupt” middlemen (with many of them discovered to be foreigners) and other food traders who serve as the link between farmers and consumers found to …
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