Tag: President Muhammadu Buhari

Ex-presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina to launch a book on Buhari

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Former presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, has announced that soon his book about the past administration of his principal, Muhammadu Buhari will be available to the public. He announced this in a short statement posted on his official Facebook page. Adesina who also shared a cover page of the book, noted that Nigerians will get to see a side of Muhammadu Buhari which they never knew, and what he did for the country. He said, ‘COME HAS COME TO BECOME’ “This is the book. The memoir I’ve been working on since…

FG, EU And UN push for Integrated National Financing Framework Fund

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The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, and the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (OSSAP-SDGs), is being joined by the European Union and the United Nations Office in Nigeria to advocate for a specialised fund to accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)implementation in the country. This Fund would be operated as part of the Integrated National Financing Framework (INFF). The Nigeria Integrated National Financing Framework was officially launched by President Muhammadu Buhari on the side-lines…

As Buhari conducts Tinubu round the Villa… By Festus Adedayo

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Forget their pretensions and volte-faces, when outgoing Nigerian public officials wake up tomorrow, May 29, they will wake up into emptiness. That void cannot be filled by the wealth they acquired in office. Nor can it be impeached by Muhammadu Buhari’s reported haste to flee Aso Villa tomorrow. At the launch of a book on his administration at the presidential villa on Friday, the outgoing president had said: “I assure you, I have been counting the days; I am looking forward to Monday very desperately. I will use the weekend…

Buhari’s 100 Million Identity Gift To Nigerians

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In the diverse tapestry of Nigeria’s political and economic history, a remarkable transformation has been unfolding, transcending the boundaries of identity and redefining the nation’s sense of self. Previously, Nigeria was a nation where individual identities were fragmented, loosely defined by location, occupation, and circumstances. However, a monumental shift has taken place, spearheaded by the visionary leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), paving the way for a monumental gift to the nation – the empowerment of 100 million Nigerians with a distinct and tangible…

BREAKING: Buhari confers National Honours on Tinubu, Shettima

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Four days to their assumption of duties, President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima, have been bestowed with the two highest National Honours in the country. Tinubu was awarded the highest national award of Grand Commander of the Order of Federal Republic (GCFR) reserved for Presidents, while Shettima was awarded the second highest national honour of Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON). The awards were bestowed on the duo by the outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari at an investiture ceremony on Thursday morning at the…

Buhari in eight years By Lasisi Olagunju

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Exactly one week from today, Muhammadu Buhari will stop being our president; his place another shall take. But what kind of leader has he been? The best assessment of a leader you get, not from his fanatics – boys who eat directly from the leader’s palm – but from men with cocks that crow as his. I take Babatunde Fashola as the gold witness here. Fashola has been Buhari’s Minister of Works and Housing for eight years and was Bola Tinubu’s Chief of Staff in Lagos for four years. He…

Buhari inaugurates Dangote refinery today,6 presidents, Tinubu to grace event

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President Muhammadu Buhari will today commission the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals, the world’s largest single-train refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos. Daily Trust had exclusively reported Sunday that five other presidents would be joining President Buhari in the epoch-making event that is expected to positively transform Nigeria’s oil and gas sectoral landscape. Expected at the historic event, apart from international dignitaries, are the Presidents of Togo, Gnassingbé Eyadéma; Ghana’s Nana Akufo-Addo; President of Senegal, Macky Sall; President of Niger Republic, Mohamed Bazoum; President of Chad, Mahamat Déby; and a host of ambassadors…

Inauguration: FG orders closure of roads linking Federal Secretariat complexes

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The Federal Government has ordered the closure of roads linking Federal Secretariat Complexes of Phase I, II, III and Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2:00 p. m. on Friday, May 26, to Monday, May 29.   Dr Ngozi Onwudiwe, Permanent Secretary, Service Welfare Office, Office of the Head of the Service of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), made the disclosure in a circular on Friday in Abuja.   According to Onwudiwe, the order is in line with security arrangements by the Presidential Transition Council, for the smooth conduct…

Buhari appoints Madein as new AGF

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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein as the substantive Accountant General of the Federation, AGF. This was contained in a statement by the Director Communications, Muhammed Abdullahi Ahmed on Friday, in Abuja. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan who announced the appointment said that the new appointment took effect immediately. “The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, CFR made this known today, Friday 19th May, 2023, in Abuja, adding that the appointment is with…