Tag: Buhari

  • Buhari Orders nationwide mass-metering programme

    Buhari Orders nationwide mass-metering programme

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    The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has ordered operators in the power sector to carry out mass metering of unmetered customers nationwide, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission announced on Wednesday night. In a tweet via its official Twitter handle, the NERC also declared that it had not approved any increase in electricity tariffs, as…

  • Buhari lists areas of concentration for his remaining years in office

    Buhari lists areas of concentration for his remaining years in office

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    The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, listed nine areas his regime would prioritise during his remaining years in office. He listed those priority areas to include improvement of access to quality education, health care, power supply poverty reduction. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina,…

  • Rewane on GDP decline – Time To Start Doing Some Things Differently

    Rewane on GDP decline – Time To Start Doing Some Things Differently

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    Notable economist and adviser to the Federal Government, Bismarck Rewane, on Monday said the latest Nigeria Bureau of Statistics report on the economy should push the country to start “doing some things differently.” Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) decreased by six percent in real terms in the second quarter of 2020, the NBS said Monday…

  • I was already rich before becoming Minister – AGF, Malami writes Buhari

    I was already rich before becoming Minister – AGF, Malami writes Buhari

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    The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has written to President Muhammadu Buhari, explaining his wealth following calls for his removal over corruption allegations. The Minister in the letter informed the President that he owned lucrative businesses before becoming a minister of the federation. In the letter, Malami noted that…

  • Retain service chiefs Umahi advises Buhari

    Retain service chiefs Umahi advises Buhari

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    Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to retain the current armed force service chiefs against the backdrop of calls from several quarters to replace them. Umahi gave the advice on Friday in Abakaliki while laying the foundation stone of the Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Abakaliki. The governor said that instead of…

  • Edo Election: Rivers, Zamfara and Bayelsa experience Must not repeat itself – Buhari

    Edo Election: Rivers, Zamfara and Bayelsa experience Must not repeat itself – Buhari

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    President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Edo State to avoid the experiences of Rivers, Bayelsa and Zamfara States. The President stated this when he received the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, and the Caretaker Committee Chairman of the APC and Governor…

  • You are good to go – Buhari to Ize-Iyamu

    You are good to go – Buhari to Ize-Iyamu

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    President Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the governorship election in Edo State. The President gave the endorsement on Friday when he received Ize-Iyamu who was led to the President Villa in Abuja by the APC Caretaker Committee Chairman, Governor Mai Mala Buni of…

  • 774,000 jobs coming for youths, Buhari assures Nigerians

    774,000 jobs coming for youths, Buhari assures Nigerians

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    President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the employment of 774,000 jobs for youths to mitigate the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on Nigerians. Each local government across the nation, he said will be allotted 1,000 slots to cushion the effects of economic hardship on Nigerians. Buhari revealed these during his Democracy Day broadcast to Nigerians. He said:…

  • Recent Killings: Criminals Taking Advantage Of COVID-19 Restrictions – Buhari

    Recent Killings: Criminals Taking Advantage Of COVID-19 Restrictions – Buhari

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    President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the recent attacks that left several dead in Borno and Katsina States. In his Democracy Day broadcast to the nation, the President believes the killings were sparked by the restrictions to curb the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the states. He, however, gave an assurance that the security agencies have…

  • Coronavirus: Buhari is very sick with persistent coughing – Kemi Olunloyo alleges

    Coronavirus: Buhari is very sick with persistent coughing – Kemi Olunloyo alleges

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    Blogger and social media personality, Kemi Olunloyo, on Wednesday, alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari is very sick with persistent coughing at Aso Villa. In a tweet on her verified handle on Twitter, she said that a ventilator has been brought in from a hospital to set up a makeshift ICU to treat the President who…