Buhari, Osinbajo sworn in for second term

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday was sworn in for second term in office. The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo was also sworn in at the Eagles Square venue of the 2019 Presidential inauguration ceremony.

Those calling me ‘baba go slow’ will be shocked in my second term- Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari said he will move to make the police and the judiciary to be more efficient in his second term which begins on Wednesday. President Buhari was speaking in an interview broadcast nationwide Monday night. The President rated the leadership of the national assembly on patrotism. While speaking about the federal executive council, the president said he has not identified those members to remove.

Photos: Buhari and wife perform Umrah in Saudi Arabia

President Muhammadu Buhari and his wife Aisha, performed Umrah at the Masjid Haram (the Grand Mosque) in Makkah, Saudi Arabia yesterday.

Photos: Buhari breaks fast with Tinubu in Aso Rock

This happened yesterday evening in aso rock. More photos below

University degrees no longer meal ticket, Buhari tells Nigerian graduates

President Muhammadu Buhari has reminded Nigerian graduates that earning a university degree is no longer a meal ticket. Buhari stated this on Friday at the 13th Convocation for the conferment of higher degrees, postgraduate diplomas and honorary degrees of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State. He told the graduates that university degrees and diplomas would rather assist them to grapple with challenges of life.

FG hires lawyers in Saudi Arabia to facilitate the release of Zainab Habib wrongly accused of drug peddling

Presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad, this morning announced that the National Hajj Commission has hired Saudi Arabian lawyers to help in the facilitation of the release of Zainab Aliyu, the Nigerian lady falsely accused of drug peddling in Saudi Arabia. Zainab was arrested in December 2018 with Tramadol, a banned substance.

President Buhari offers employment, scholarships to 168 ex-corps members

President Buhari has given automatic employment to 168 ex-corps members and also scholarships up to Doctorate level in Nigerian universities of their choice. The automatic employment was presented to the ex-corps members at the combined 2015/2016/2017 President’s NYSC Honours Award held at the State House Banquet Hall, Abuja last night April 26th. Represented at the ceremony by the Vice President,Yemi Osinbajo, Presidnet Buhari said the awardees would be absorbed into the Federal Civil Service. 15 ex-corps members who suffered disability during their service year were also recognised under the NYSC Hope Alive programme. There was also the National Council for Women Affairs Award to three best female awardees. Speaking at the award ceremony, Osinbajo said

I’m Satisfied With Ambode’s Performance – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday commissioned world-class Oshodi Transport Interchange, the Mass Transit Buses and the Murtala Mohammed International Airport all in Lagos State. The President at the occasion showered encomium on Governor Akinwunmi Ambode for his outstanding performance in the past four years.

FG speaks on plans for Ponzi Scheme in Nigeria

The Federal Government has said that it has perfected plans to flush out Ponzi scheme and illegal lottery operators from the country. The hint was given to journalists in Abuja on Wednesday by the Permanent Secretary for Special Duties in the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Festus Dauda. During the declaration of a two-day specialised training programme organised for members of staff of the National Lottery Regulatory Commission, Festus said, “the Federal Government is doing everything possible to make sure that the illegal operators and quacks in the industry are eliminated. That is why we have empowered the regulatory commission with modern technology that would enable them to apprehend all the illegal operators and quacks with a view to prosecuting and sending them to jail.

Buhari spends one year, 39 days abroad as president

With few weeks to the end of his first term in office, President Muhammadu Buhari has spent a total of 404 days (a year and 39 days) travelling to 33 countries on four continents in about four years of his first term in office, Saturday PUNCH can report. The country he visited the most was the United Kingdom where he spent 217 days mostly on health grounds and meetings of Commonwealth Heads of State and Government.

Nigerian minimum wage officially N30,000

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the Minimum Wage Repeal and Re-Enactment Act, 2019. This officially sets the new minimum wage at N30,000.

Buhari’s aide fires back at Omotola over ‘Nigeria is hell’ statement

President Muhammadu Buhari’s personal assistant on new media, Bashir Ahmad has reacted to Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde’s criticism, offering her some education on the state of Nigeria. Omotola fired the first shot in a tweet complaining about the state of Nigeria.

Nigeria is hellish under your watch – Omotola tells Buhari and Osinbajo

Nollywood star actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has stated that the country Nigeria is hellish under the watch of President Buhari and VP Osinbajo

We have rescued Nigeria from Boko Haram – Buhari boasts in Abu Dhabi

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Dubai, stated that his government has succeeded in rescuing Nigeria from Boko Haram insurgents. 

 He spoke at a town hall meeting with members of the Nigerian Community in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Buhari, who also pledged more government investments in research, technology as well educational institutions, promised that the prudent economic management, diversification of production and revenue bases of the administration in the last four years will be sustained. ‘‘The Next Level is to consolidate whatever we have done till 2023 and it makes common sense that in order to manage any outfit, whether a nation, state or organisation, you have to secure it.

Buhari Certificate Saga Is Dead Issue – Presidency

The Presidency and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday hit back at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after the opposition party took President Muhammadu Buhari to task over his Secondary School certificate . The Presidency dismissed the flak from the PDP as an indication of idleness on the part of those speaking for the party on the matter, while the APC branded the criticism trivial. “The certificate saga is a dead issue, only idle people will consider it,” the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Mr. Femi Adesina, told The Nation yesterday when contacted. “It is something that had been laid to rest before the 2015 general elections,” he added.

Buhari To Vie For ECOWAS Chairmanship

Barring any last-minute change in plans, President Muhammadu Buhari will vie for the chairmanship of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Lome, Togo, on Tuesday, TheCable can report. A new chairman will succeed President Faure Gnassingbe of Togo at the end of the 53rd Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. Buhari departed Abuja on Sunday for Lome in company with a team of two governors and five ministers. Also in the delegation are Babagana Monguno, the national security adviser (NSA); Abayomi Olonisakin, chief of defence staff; Ahmed Abubakar, the DG of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA); and Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

Pastor Bakare in closed door meeting with Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met behind closed door with the Leader of Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Pastor Bakare arrived the presidential villa together with the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, at about 2.30p.m.

My Security Chiefs Racking Their Brains To End Killings - Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, urged Nigerians to be patient with him as his administration made efforts to tackle ongoing killings in parts of the country. He said members of his security teams were racking their brains to come up with a lasting solution. A statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, quoted the President as saying this while condemning killings of many people, including a district head, in and around Gandi village in Rabah Local Government of Sokoto State by bandits. “I wish to assure all Nigerians that their security is receiving the greatest attention from this administration and there is no compromise in this commitment.

Herdsmen Killing: Politicians Are Blackmailing Me Because I'm A Fulani Man - Buhari Cries Out

President Muhammadu Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari today accused politicians of blackmailing him over the killings of Nigerians by herdsmen all over the country. Recall that over 54 innocent villagers were last week massacred by bloodthirsty herdsmen in Plateau state. Nigerians have been condemning the ruling party and the president for his non-chalant approach in handling the menace. However, while speaking at a mega rally of the All Progressives’ Congress, APC, in Ekiti State on Tuesday, the president said mischievous politicians have been wrongfully accusing him of failing to take action on the crisis because of his Fulani ethnicity, the same as that of the herdsmen held largely responsible for the killings. He said contrary to the allegations, his administration is committed to protecting the lives and properties of Nigerians.

Plateau Killings: ‘Are you still in control’ – Yomi Fash-Lanso writes open letter to Buhari

Nollywood actor, Yomi Fash-Lanso who campaigned for President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015, has written an open letter to the President following the killings in different parts of the country. Yomi in his open letter queried Buhari over the killings and herdsmen/farmers crisis in the country despite his promise to Nigeria in 2015.