President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the National Assembly to consider and approve the supplementary budget of N2.55trn for fuel subsidy. The President made this known in a letter written to the National Assembly and read by the Senate President Ahmed Lawan on the floor of the Senate during Tuesday plenary. …
Read More »President Buhari approves insurance coverage to flood victims
Grace Okon President Mohammedu Buhari has approved insurance coverage to flood victims, and has also mandated the Federal Ministries of Transport, Water Resources and Environment to come up with a National Drainage Architecture on the control of flooding to prevent threat to food and security. The Kebbi State Governor, Senator Abubakar …
Read More »CAN commiserates with President Buhari over military plane crash
Grace Okon The leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has commiserated with President Muhammadu Buhari, the military high command, the security chiefs and the immediate and extended families of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru, and other officers who were killed while on board …
Read More »Group urge President to ensure security of Nigerians
Bukola Afeni Joint Action Civil Society Coalition/ Nigeria Mourns Secretariat is calling on Muhammadu Buhari, led national government, and the state governments to rise up to their constitutional duties as enshrined in S14(2)(b), to ensure the security and welfare of all Nigerians. The Secretariat made the disclosure in a statement jointly …
Read More »Group petitions ICPC over delayed arraignment of SEC staff
The Global information team Nigeria has petitioned the chairman of the independent corrupt practices and other related offences commission (ICPC) on the alleged compromise, connivance and intent to subvert the arraignment of a staff of the securities and exchange Commission (SEC) one Mr. Nelson Oleghe accused of receiving the …
Read More »President Buhari decorates new service chief
Victoria Ogunrinde President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday decorated the nation’s new service chiefs. The decoration which was held inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja is coming after the two chambers of the National Assembly had confirmed the service chiefs’ nominations. Those decorated include the Chief of Defence Staff, Major General …
Read More »Buhari congratulates Ex- eagles coach at 70
Victoria Ogunrinde President Muhammadu Buhari, has felicitated with former coach of the Super Eagles, Christian Chukwu, on his 70th birthday. The President in a statement on Wednesday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, described Chukwu as Multi-talented and disciplined. President Buhari in his congratulatory mesaage …
Read More »Okowa celebrates President Buhari on his birthday
Bukola Afeni Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari as he turns 78 years old. Okowa said in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, that Buhari’s administration had continued to make progress in some key infrastructure areas, especially the railways and second …
Read More »Corp members to get compulsory health insurance- President Buhari
Victoria Ogunrinde President Muhammadu Buhari has on Monday directed the compulsory enrolment of all National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members into the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). The Director-General NYSC, Brigadier-General Shuaibu Ibrahim, during a media parley with newsmen disclosed this in Abuja. He said that the NYSC has intensified …
Read More »Retired DCP advised Nigerians to support President Buhari in fighting corruption
The Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the police zone 7 directorates of finance and administration, Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji Baba has advised Nigerians to rally round President Buhari in his desire to fight corruption. He made the call during his retirement from the service of the Nigerian Police force …
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