President Muhammadu Buhari Archives

Igbos have been presidents, VPs – Bashir Ahmad on Nigeria’s leadership

NewsDeskNgApr 1, 2024April 1, 20240

A former media aide to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad, Monday, dispelled the notion that Igbos are systematically barred from leadership roles in Nigeria. Ahmad recalled that Nnamdi Azikiwe was the first President of Nigeria after the country became a republic, adding that the tribe also produced the first Military...

Naira, fuel scarcity: FG reveals those restricting Buhari from ending cash crunch

NewsDeskNgFeb 7, 2023February 7, 20230

The Federal Government of Nigeria on Tuesday accused some opposition parties of legally restricting President Muhammadu Buhari from giving relief to Nigerians suffering agonies of cash crunch resulting from the naira redesign. Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, made the remark at the 23rd edition of President Muhammadu...

President Buhari mourns Bewaji Kuku

NewsDeskNgFeb 6, 2023February 6, 20230

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday commiserated with the family of a prominent businesswoman and committed All Progressives Congress, APC, stalwart, Mrs Bewaji Kuku, who passed on recently. In a condolence message he issued through spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, Buhari condoled with the APC family in Lagos State on losing a...

Shut down tertiary institutions during elections – FixPolitics asks Buhari

NewsDeskNgFeb 3, 2023February 3, 20230

FixPolitics has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to order the closure of all tertiary institutions before the 2023 general elections. The organisation wants the President to direct the Ministry of Education to temporarily shut the schools from February 22nd to 27th. FixPolitics noted this would enable undergraduates to travel back to...

Masari declares Thursday, Friday work-free as Buhari visits Katsina

NewsDeskNgJan 25, 2023January 25, 20230

Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State has declared Thursday, 26 and Friday, 27 January 2023 as work-free days ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to the state. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information, Culture and Home Affairs, Sani Bala Kabomo, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. According to...

Countries, institutions give Nigeria loans because we can repay

NewsDeskNgJan 11, 2023January 11, 20230

President Muhammadu Buhari has commented on why countries and institutions approve loans for Nigeria. The President spoke on Wednesday at the State House at a meeting with members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN). Buhari said creditors had full confidence that Nigeria has the capacity to utilize resources...

You can’t produce a councillor – Buhari’s aide mocks Obasanjo for endorsing Peter Obi

NewsDeskNgJan 3, 2023January 3, 20230

President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Assistant on Digital Communications, Bashir Ahmad, has mocked former President Olusegun Obasanjo for endorsing the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Ahmad said Obasanjo who can’t produce a councillor went ahead to endorse a presidential candidate. Obasanjo had endorsed Obi in an open letter to...

Buhari to sign 2023 budget Tuesday – Senate President

NewsDeskNgDec 30, 2022December 30, 20220

Barring any last minute changes, President Muhammadu Buhari will sign the 2023 appropriation bill on Tuesday (Jan. 3, 2023). Senate President Ahmed Lawan confirmed this to State House correspondents on Friday after a closed-door meeting with Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Lawan revealed that he discussed some national issues...

Explosion kills three in Kogi ahead of Buhari’s visit

NewsDeskNgDec 29, 2022December 29, 20220

An explosion in the Okene area of Kogi State has killed three persons. According to Channels Television, the blast occurred on Thursday morning at the Oyinoyi’s Palace in the Okenne Local Government Area of the state. It was learnt that police operatives of the Anti-Bomb Unit have arrived at the...

Buhari stopped my request for EFCC to investigate fraud allegations against me – Osinbajo

NewsDeskNgDec 24, 2022December 24, 20220

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has revealed President Muhammadu Buhari stopped him from requesting that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) investigate fraud allegations against him. The house of representatives ad hoc committee on emergency and disaster preparedness in 2018 indicted the governing board of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)....