President Muhammadu Buhari observed Thursday that the late mother of the Emirs of Kano and Bichi Emirates, Nana Maryam Ado Bayero, deserved to be recognised by the World Guinness Book of Record for impacting positively on humanity. Extolling her uniqueness, Buhari described late Maryam, popularly referred to as Queen Mother, …
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President Muhammadu Buhari, Monday, inaugurated Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, which is expected to enable Nigeria achieve self-sufficiency in refined products and even have surplus for export. Speaking at the occasion attended by Heads of State from Ghana, Togo, Niger, Senegal and a representative of the President of Chad, …
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President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday, commissioned a large-scale integrated rice mill in Sheda, Kwali Area Council, Abuja, of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, to boost local consumption and export. Buhari who was represented by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammed Abubakar, said other nine large-scale integrated rice mills …
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President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, inaugurated the Kashimbila Multipurpose Dam, 40MW Hydropower Station and Associated 132KV Switchyard, Transmission Line and Distribution Substation (Phase I) Project, located at the Kashimbila Dam site in Taraba State. Speaking at a virtual ceremony held at the Council Chamber, State House, Abuja, the President, in …
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Abike Dabiri-Erewa has been reappointed as the Chairman/Chief Executive of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) for a second term. Dabiri-Erewa’s reappointment was contained in a letter sent to the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari. The letter which was read at the plenary on Tuesday …
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FOR his exemplary leadership in public service, President Muhammad Buhari on Friday conferred the Excellence in Public Service Award to the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Nami, as well as 43 others, including former President Goodluck Jonathan, President of the Senate, Distinguished Senator Ahmed Lawan, …
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Nigeria’s growing public debt crisis, with the palpable fear of a possible debt default, is a huge task waiting for the next government as political parties and their presidential candidates get set to kick off campaigns for the 2023 presidential election. While some of the candidates are offering solutions that …
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AGAINST the backdrop of lingering challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, catastrophic weather events and conflicts, President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in New York called for more private sector participation in the humanitarian sector in Nigeria. Buhari also stressed the need for efficient collaboration among stakeholders involved in humanitarian action …
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PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari and nine All Progressives Congress (APC) Governors are meeting in his Daura country home in Katsina State. They are Gov Aminu Masari (Katsina); Governor Abdullahi Ganduje (Kano); Gov Abubakar Bagudu (Kebbi); Gov Abubakar Bello (Niger); Gov Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa); Gov Hope Uzodinma (Imo); Gov Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti); …
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Following the unprecendented increase in bakery materials and neglect of the Federal Government to the issue, bread producers and caterers on Friday threatened to withdraw their services nationwide. This was contained in a communiqué issued by their national body – Association of Master Bakers and Caterer of Nigeria. They stated …
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