Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has just secured another four-year term. Contesting as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC Party, Buhari was declared as president-elect by the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, after he polled a total of 15,191,847 votes to edge out his closest rival, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the […]
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has just submitted a supplementary budget to the National Assembly totaling $750 million. Africa’s largest economy had passed a total of N9.12 trillion for the year 2018 (approximately $29.92 billion). According to Reuters, The new supplementary budget includes 164 billion naira to prepare for the 2019 […]
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria said he will soon sign the African free-trade agreement, AfTA. Nigeria’s President refused to sign the African free-trade agreement very close to the signing ceremony after the country raised concerns on the impact of the agreement on Nigeria’s domestic economy. President Buhari said in a […]
In a scathing letter that described Nigeria’s current President, Muhammadu Buhari as incompetent and unfit for office, Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria’s former president has called on the former to stop his reelection bid. The letter is reproduced as is below: Since we are still in the month of January, it is […]
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is has informed the national assembly that he will present budget 2018 on November 7, 2017. Africa’s largest economy is looking at spending NGN8.6 trillion which is approximately USD27.3 billion in the year 2018. This is a pr0posal which will be presented to the combined session […]
President Buhari has spoken through his media aide that he will not be coming back to the country today. Femi Adesina, the president’s spokesperson said: “President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the National Assembly today, February 5, 2017, informing of his desire to extend his leave in order to complete […]
The federal government of Nigeria has officially announced that it has started the payment of NGN5,000 (USD16) monthly stipend to the poorest population in Nigeria. Tagged as a ‘social investment programme’, the scheme was part of its campaign promise before its election in 2015. However, the scheme is starting late, […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reacted to the news that its Acting Chairman, Mr Ibrahim Magu, has been removed from office. Meanwhile, spokesman of the commission, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, said in response to an SMS enquiry by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Saturday […]
The Federal government has released the postings of the 47 Ambassadors recently appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Ambassadors are currently undergoing a four-day induction which ends on Thursday. According to NAN here is the list of appointees Abia: Obinna Chukwuemeka Agbugba (Togo), Adamawa: Salisu Umaru (Senegal), Paragalda Ilyasu Audu […]
The President of Nigeria,Muhammadu Buhari marked his 74th birthday anniversary at the Presidential villa , Abuja, on saturday with a special birthday parade and inspection of the Guard of Honour mounted by the Nigerian Army. According to NAN The low-key event, which took place at the fore-court of the Presidential […]