Tag: President Buhari

Buhari commiserates with family, Niger Govt ,over Sheikh Ahmed Lemu’s death

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A high-powered Federal Government delegation was in Minna today to condole with the Government and people of Niger State over the death of renowned Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Ahmed Lemu who passed away in the early hours of Thursday. The delegation, led by the Hon. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Muhammad Musa Bello and that of Communication and Digital Technology, Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami was received by Governor Abubakar Sani Bello at the Government House, Minna. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, who spoke on behalf of the delegation, said they…

COVID-19 : Buhari extends mandate of PTF,calls for more vigilance, decisive actions, as cases rise

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President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the mandate of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 “for a further period till the end of March, 2021 bearing in mind the new surge in the number of cases and the bid for vaccines.” The President disclosed this Tuesday in Abuja while receiving the End-of-Year Report of the task force. According to President Buhari, “recent reports reaching me indicate that Nigeria is now facing a rise in confirmed COVID-19 cases nationwide which is similar to the second wave of infections occurring in other…

Senate passes Buhari’s Finance Bill 2020

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The Nigeria Senate has passed President Muhammadu Buhari’s Finance Bill 2020 transmitted to the National Assembly two weeks ago for consideration and passage. The passage of the bill was sequel to the consideration of a report by the Senate Joint Committee on Finance; Customs, Excise & Tariff; Trade and Investment; and Public Procurement. Chairman of the Joint Committee, Senator Olamilekan Solomon Adeola (APC – Lagos West), in his presentation said the Finance Bill 2020 specifically seek to amend 17 key areas. They were: Capital Gains Act; Companies Income Tax Act;…

N’Assembly ‘ll continue to support Buhari’s social intervention programmes – Lawan …. as Senate urges Buhari to rescind sack of NDE DG

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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the National Assembly will continue to support the Social Intervention Programmes of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. According to Lawan, the various intervention programmes by the federal government seek to reduce unemployment figures across the country. The Senate President made this known in his remarks after consideration of a motion during plenary urging the Senate to appeal for the reversal or suspension of the presidential directive on the removal of Dr. Nasiru Mohammed Ladan Argungu as the Director-General of the National…

Zabarmani killings: Gov Sule urges Buhari, others to adopt other options to end insurgency

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Nasarawa State Governor, Engr Abdullahi Sule, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and other leaders in the country, to consider adopting other options on how to bring the Boko Haram insurgency in the North East to an end. Engr Sule made the call when he led a powerful delegation from the state, on a condolence visit to the Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, over the recent killing of 43 farmers in Zabarmani, on Saturday. According to the Nasarawa State Governor, ” it’s time to start thinking differently,…

Buhari seeks Senate approval for Finance Bill 2020

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The Senate on Tuesday received a transmission of the Finance bill 2020 from President Muhammadu Buhari, for consideration and passage into law in support of the 2021 budget before the National Assembly. The transmission of the bill was accompanied by a letter dated 25th November, 2020, and read during plenary by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan. The letter reads: “Pursuant to Sections 58 and 59 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), o formally request that the Finance Bill, be considered by the Senate, for…

Zarbamari killings: Senate asks Buhari to sack Security Chiefs

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The Senate has urged President Muhammadu Buhari, to as a matter of urgency, initiate a transitionary process of phasing out the current over-stayed security chiefs and replacing them with new ones with new ideas and solutions. The call was made on Tuesday during plenary amidst the upper chamber’s resolutions, sequel to the consideration of a motion, “Beheading of 67 Farmers in Borno by Boko Haram Insurgents: Need for Urgent Decisive Action.” The motion was sponsored by Senator Kashim Shettima (APC – Borno Central). The Senate in its nine-point resolutions prayed…

North Worst Place To Live By Abba Dukawa

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Nigerians in 2015 voted President Buhari to power in anticipation that as (a) former military head of state and a retired General, he was positioned to deal decisively with all forms of threats to security of the people. Out of 15,424,921 casts during 2015 elections GMB gained more than 12 million votes from the peoples of the Northern Nigerians.Mr President and his handlers clearly knew that Northern votes secured his first and second terms. The peoples of the region expected to have fair treatment from the administration but the case…

ANTCAM lauds President Buhari over FEDCAM bill

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The All Nigeria Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicine (ANTCAM) practitioners has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration efforts to uplift the practice of traditional and alternative medicine by the approval of the Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine (TCAM) council establishment bill. It was reported that in a bid to strengthen the practice of alternative medicine in Nigeria, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the Bill for establishment of the Council for Traditional, Alternative and Complementary Medicine Practice in the country. The practitioners in a communiqué issue at a conference in Abuja,…

PDP Senator defects to APC, says it’s ‘movement of God’s people’ from opposition party

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Senator representing Adamawa North Senatorial District, Ishaku Abbo, on Wednesday defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress. The lawmaker’s decision to leave the opposition party was conveyed in a letter dated November 25th, 2020, and read during the start of plenary by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan. Senator Abbo who described his defection from the PDP to the ruling party as a “movement of God’s people”, attributed same to the mismanagement of the opposition party in Adamawa State by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri. The letter reads…