Tag: Buhari
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3 Weeks Foreign Trip: Buhari refuses to hand over to Osinbajo
Human rights activist reacts Human rights activist, Inibehe Effiong, has lambasted President Muhammadu Buhari for embarking on a three-week foreign trip without handing over to Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, for the second time this year. Effiong said in a statement, “This President is lawless. Buhari has gotten away with murder. “In the spirit of the rule…
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President Buhari Arrives In Saudi Arabia
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in the King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Mr President is in Riyadh to attend the Future Investment Initiative (FII). Under the theme, ‘‘What’s Next for Global Business?’’, the event, which holds from October 29-31, will focus on three key pillars: Sustainable Future, Technology for Good and…
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48 hours after returning from Russia, Buhari Flies To Riyadh In Saudi
President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja on Monday (today) for Riyadh in company of 10 political office holders, a trip which comes barely 48 hours after returning from Russia. A statement by the Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity) Femi Adesina, reveals that the president is going on official trip to the Kingdom…
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Supreme court fixes date to hear Atiku, PDP’s appeal against Buhari
The Supreme Court has fixed October 30, 2019, for the commencement of the hearing of appeal suit filed by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, challenging the judgment of the presidential election tribunal, which affirmed the election of President Muhammadu Buhari. Daily Post reports that…
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Buhari imposes travel ban on ministers, head of agencies pending budget defence
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday barred all ministers and heads of federal agencies from travelling abroad pending their defence of the 2020 budget before the National Assembly. A statement issued in Abuja by Mr Willie Bassey, Director Information, Office of Secretary to the Government of the Federation, said the order was with immediate effect. “The…
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All Forfeited Assets Will Be Sold – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that assets seized from officials who could not explain how they got them will not be returned but rather sold and the proceeds will be put in the Treasury Single Account. The President explained that in the past assets seized from officials would later be returned to them when the…
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Buhari Presents Budget of Taxation – Senator Abaribe Tells Senate
The senator representing Abia-South Senatorial District of Abia State in the Senate, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has described the 2020 budget as “nothing but a budget of taxation.” The senator added that the budget is not “sustainable.” President Muhammadu Buhari presented the 2020 Appropriation Bill to the joint sitting of the National Assembly on Tuesday. He had…
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Budget 2020: 10 Food Items Exempted From VAT
The Value Added Tax (VAT) Act in Nigeria exempts pharmaceuticals, educational items, and basic commodities. President muhammadu while presenting the 2020 budget at the National Assembly on Tuesday, stated that VAT exemptions are expanding under the Finance Bill, 2019. He noted specifically that section 46 of the Finance Bill, 2019 expands the exempt items to…
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Nigeria’s Democracy Is Maturing – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigeria’s Democracy is maturing. The President while recounting the 2019 General Elections, said that Nigeria has shown the world that it is capable of electing leaders in a peaceful and orderly manner. He stated this on Monday while speaking at the 25th Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja, with the…
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Food Security: Afe Babalola Commends Buhari for Closing Land Borders
Eminent lawyer and founder of Afe Babalola University in Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD),Chief Afe Babalola, has said the country would be self-sufficient in food production, if government at all levels should embark on aggressive funding for agriculture sector. Babalola, who advocated revolution in the country’s agriculture sector, praised President Muhammadu Buhari for closing land borders to checkmate…