Tag: President Buhari

JUST IN : Buhari orders conditional lifting of ban on Twitter

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said he had directed a conditional lifting of the ban placed on the operations of the micro blogging sire, Twitter, in Nigeria in June.   Buhari disclosed this in his nationwide broadcast to Nigerians to mark the nation’s 61st independence.   He described the social media as a very useful platform but regretted that some users have misused the platform to organise, coordinate, and execute criminal activities, propagate fake news, and promote ethnic and religious sentiments.   The President said, “Social media is a very…

Buhari approves 159 new radio, television stations

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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of 159 new radio and television stations in Nigeria. This was disclosed in a release signed by the Director-General, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Balarabe Ilelah, on Tuesday. “Following the approval granted by the president, NBC has released the list of 159 licenses granted to companies, communities and institutions of higher learning. “The commission was established by the NBC ACT, Cap. N11, Laws of the Federation 2004 with the mandate to regulate and control broadcasting in Nigeria. “Today, there are a total of 625…

Buhari Appoints Waziri-Azi NAPTIP DG

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.President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr. Fatima Waziri-Azi, as Director General of the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement titled ‘President Buhari appoints Fatima Waziri-Azi as DG NAPTIP’. According to the statement, her appointment was after a recommendation of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, who expressed the “urgent need for the Ministry to intensify on the existing capacity in NAPTIP…

Yahaya Bello lauds President Buhari,as Kogi becomes Oil-producing State

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Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello has expressed the state government’s appreciation to President Muhammadu Buhari for the recognition of Kogi as one of the Oil-producing states in the country by the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC. The Governor conveyed his ‘thank you’ message to Mr President while on a visit to the State House, Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday. Bello who addressed journalists in the State House after a meeting with Mr President said he was in the Villa to thank President Muhammadu Buhari for the recognition of…

Buhari inaugurates NSIA Board

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President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the board of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority(NSIA).   This was done during the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by the President at the State House in Abuja on Wednesday.   Presidential aide, Buhari Sallau disclosed this via a post on Facebook.   “President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurates the board of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) and presides over the Federal Executive Council Meeting at the State House, Abuja. 1st September, 2021,” he wrote.

Buhari reappointment Ajiboye as TRCN Registrar

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President Muhammadu Buhari has re-appointed Professor Segun Ajiboye for another five years as Chief Executive/Registrar of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN). Ajiboye received his reappointment letter on Tuesday through the Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Education Architect Sunday Echono. Reacting to his reappointment, Professor Ajiboye thanked the President for the confidence reposed in him for another five years. Professor Ajiboye who stated that the reward for hard work is more work stressed that he would continue to reposition the teaching profession to global standards. TRCN boss further said…

Buhari allocates houses to 1994 Super Eagles Squad, winners of African Cup of Nations

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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved allocation of 3-bedroom houses to the Super Eagles Squad that won the African Cup of Nations in Tunis, Tunisia, in 1994, fulfilling a promise by the Federal Government. Following a memo by Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, the President approved the allocations in their states of preference, noted that six players and three technical crews received their houses already. The players are: Peter Rufai, Alloy Agu, Ike Shorounmu, Uche Okechukwu, Samson Siasia, Efan Ekoku, Sunday Oliseh, Benedict Iroha, Isaac Semitoje, Mutiu Adepoju,…

Nigeria gets Youngest Permanent Secretary, as President Buhari approves appointment of Dr Ibrahim Kana

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President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Dr Ibrahim Abubakar Kana to serve as Permanent Secretary in the Federal Civil Service. Dr Kana, who hails from Nasarawa State, is currently a participant of the Senior Executive Course 43 of the nation’s apex think tank, the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru-Jos. As Permanent Secretary, Kana will deepen and bring to bear sparkling brilliance and excellence that he has expended since joining the civil service in 2007 as a young Medical Doctor and Consultant Ophthalmologist. Reported to be exceptionally hardworking and…

Interviewing President Buhari By Reuben Abati

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I have been privileged to interview quite a number of world leaders in the course of my journalism career. These include President Olusegun Obasanjo, President Ketumile Masire of Botswana, President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Commonwealth Secretary General Shridath Ramphal, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan etc..not to talk of holding the microphone across the world in the presence of countless Presidents in my then capacity as President Goodluck Jonathan’s spokesperson. But no other encounter held as much memory and nostalgic feelings for me as my return to the Aso Rock Presidential Villa…

Buhari, Twitter, Ali and the Angel By Lasisi Olagunju

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The president tweeted a promise of war. Twitter deleted the promise. The government banned Twitter. It has also promised to jail anyone found in bed with Twitter. The Buhari government’s role models on this road to infamy are North Korea, Iran and China. The list is that short. I laugh at Nigerians who say they are shocked because the president sold himself to them in 2015 as a democrat. I laugh at such simple people; they should know better – and they did. Pepper, no matter how much you pamper…