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Sigh of relief as Buhari returns home to Daura amidst heroic welcome

Ihesiulo Grace 30 May 2023 0

…renames 15 airports By Ukpono Ukpong The immediate past President, Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, returned to his country home, Daura, Katsina State amidst heroic welcome from the indigenes and residents of the state. Buhari who departed Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on-board

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Buhari bids farewell, says he initiated Nigeria’s rebirth

Ihesiulo Grace 29 May 2023 0

He’s the worst president in Nigeria’s history –Clark Under Tinubu, Nigeria’s commonwealth will be deployed for Nigerians, wife says BY UKONO UKPONG & STEPHEN GBADAMOSI As President Muhammadu Buhari bids farewell to Nigerians after eight years in office, he says that he feels fulfilled for starting the Nigeria Re-Birth by taking the initial critical steps […]

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President Buhari to Address Nigerians on Sunday

Ihesiulo Grace 27 May 2023 0

President Muhammadu Buhari will deliver a farewell address as he concludes his tenure as President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the broadcast is scheduled for Sunday, May 28, at 7 am. The speech will serve as a prelude to the upcoming inauguration of President-elect Bola Tinubu, slated to take place […]

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May 29: I’ll fly straight to Kaduna from Eagle Square-Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 27 May 2023 0

By Ukpono Ukpong President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he will fly from Eagle Square straight to Kaduna immediately he is done handing over to the next President in Abuja. Speaking at the book launch with the title, “A promise Kept”, a compendium of significant achievements of Muhammadu Buhari administration 2015-2023,” at the Presidential Villa, […]

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Buhari receives Asset Declaration form

Ihesiulo Grace 27 May 2023 0

…orders all outgoing officials to do same By Ukpono Ukpong President Muhammadu Buhari has directed all outgoing officials, elected and appointed from the Vice President downwards to collect the assets declaration form, fill, and return it as he has done. Buhari gave the order yesterday upon collecting his form from the Chairman of the Code […]

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Buhari commissions 3,000-capacity ultra-modern custodial centre in Kano

Ihesiulo Grace 27 May 2023 0

…says viable Correctional Service critical in justice process By Ukpono Ukpong President Muhammadu Buhari has commissioned a 3,000-Capacity Ultra-Modern Custodial Centre, Janguza, Kano State Speaking at the virtual commissioning President Buhari underscored the importance of correction in a virile justice system. The President noted that “the importance of a viable

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Buhari attributes administration’s success to harmonious relationship with legislature

Ihesiulo Grace 26 May 2023 0

By Ukpono Ukpong President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday attributed the tremendous success his administration recorded in the provision of critical infrastructure in the past eight years, many of which he had been commissioning across the country in the past few days, to the harmonious relationship between the Executive and the Legislature, adding that the Legislature was

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Buhari appoints Garzali Abubakar as head National Agricultural Development Fund

Ihesiulo Grace 26 May 2023 0

By Ukpono Ukpong President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr. Garzali Muhammed Abubakar as the Executive Secretary of the National Agricultural Development Fund. This was contained in a statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu in Abuja. The President also approved the appointment of […]

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Buhari commissions large-scale integrated rice mill in Abuja

Ihesiulo Grace 25 May 2023 0

…As Ocean Glory Commodities Partners FG for large-scale production President Muhammadu Buhari has 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. The large-scale integrated rice mill commissioned in Sheda was Federal Government’s partnership with Ocean Glory

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Reasons Buhari failed massively as President – Prof. Abdullahi Danladi

Ihesiulo Grace 24 May 2023 0

…Say’s killing of Shiites, among reasons, recalls 70yrs Zakzaky elder sister burnt in demolition By Idibia Gabriel The Resource Forum of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, the Shiites said the killings and suppression of its members was another dimension to the various reasons adjudged to have caused the massive failure of President Muhammadu Buhari […]

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Buhari flags off resumption of oil exploration in Chad Basin

Ihesiulo Grace 24 May 2023 0

By Ukpono Ukpong President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday flagged off the resumption of physical activities towards the exploration of crude oil and gas in the Chad Basin area, expressing his belief that the successes recorded in the Kolmani River 2 and Nasarawa State will be replicated in the area. Speaking virtually at the Wadi-B Drilling Campaign […]

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New Customs Act will enhance its efficiency, effectiveness – Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 24 May 2023 0

By Ukpono Ukpong President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday said that the new Customs Act which he recently signed into law will enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of customs administration, stressing that it is a testament to his administration’s commitment to fostering a business –friendly environment, attracting investments and driving economic growth. The President

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Buhari inaugurates Dangote 650,000bpd capacity refinery in Lagos

Ihesiulo Grace 23 May 2023 0

…urges countries to integrate economies, eliminate trade barriers …warns African leaders against being used to destabilize economic, political trajectory By Ukpono Ukpong President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday inaugurated Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, which is expected to enable Nigeria to achieve self-sufficiency in refined products and even have surplus

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Buhari to commission 2nd Niger Bridge, six other legacy projects today

Ihesiulo Grace 23 May 2023 0

By Ukpono Ukpong Following through on his administration’s determination to upgrade and expand the nation’s stock of infrastructure, President Muhammadu Buhari will today commission seven legacy projects completed by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing across the country. Comprising three major bridges, three Federal Secretariats and a road, the historic event will

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Buhari, five African presidents to commission Dangote Petroleum Refinery today

Ihesiulo Grace 22 May 2023 0

BY ORIAKU IJELE In an epoch-making event that will positively transform Nigeria’s oil and gas sectoral landscape, President Muhammadu Buhari will today, May 22, 2023, commission Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals, the world’s largest single train refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, alongside his counterparts from Ghana, Togo, Senegal, Niger, and Chad. Promoted by

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Buhari approves immediate resumption of new governing board of NEDC

Ihesiulo Grace 20 May 2023 0

By Ukpono Ukpong President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate resumption of the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the North East Development Commission, NEDC, Umar Abubakar Hashidu and other members of the Board. This follows the expiration of the tenure of the former Board on May 7, 2023. The President has therefore […]

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Julius Berger Projects: Buhari commissions Presidential/VIP wing of state house medical centre

Ihesiulo Grace 20 May 2023 0

By Motolani Oseni President Muhammadu Buhari, has commissioned the newly built ultra-modern Presidential/Vip Wing of the State House Medical Centre located at the Villa, Abuja. The President who arrived the venue of the ceremony at approximately the stipulated 10.00am was immediately received by a rendition of the national anthem to commence the event. Thereafter, the […]

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Buhari approves Governing Board for FERMA

Ihesiulo Grace 19 May 2023 0

By Ukpono Ukpong President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the dissolution and renewal of the Governing Board for the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA). The new Chairman of the Board is Mr James Akintola, who succeeds Mr Tunde Lemo, after the latter voluntarily stepped down. Other members of the old Board have their terms renewed. READ […]

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Buhari tasks diplomats on respect for traditional institutions

Ihesiulo Grace 19 May 2023 0

By Ukpono Ukpong President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday advised the High Commissioner of the United Kingdom, Richard Hugh Montgomery, to always uphold the noble standards of diplomacy, like his predecessors, by respecting the traditional institutions in Nigeria. The President, who received Letters of Credence from the United Kingdom High Commissioner, and his counterpart

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Electricity: Nigeria targets 30GW by 2030 as Buhari commissions dam

Ihesiulo Grace 19 May 2023 0

…740MW Zungeru, Dadinkowa hydropower plants ready for commissioning By Ukpono Ukpong President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday 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