The Presidency has dismissed as false the assertion that the Federal Government or the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had refused to recognise old N200, N500 and N1,000 notes as legal tender despite Supreme Court ruling. The News Agency of…
Buhari asks for 7 days for a major decision on currency redesign
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday urged citizens to give him seven days to resolve the cash crunch that has become a problem across the country from the policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria to change high value naira notes with…
Buhari sends birthday greetings to remarkable statesman, Mamman Daura
President Muhammadu Buhari has extended birthday wishes to his nephew and close associate, Mamman Daura, on the occasion of his 83rd birthday, November 9, describing him as a “remarkable gentleman, scholar and statesman,” according to a statement by Senior Special…
Harvest from Nigeria’s global economic summit in New York — Garba Shehu
On Thursday last week, the Nigeria International Economic Partnership Forum was held in Manhattan, New York in the middle of the most important international event of the year: the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The Forum was enormously popular, attracting…
Alleged order by Buhari to security agents not to touch Fulani killer herdsmen: Ortom lied – Presidency
The Presidency has accused Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, of lying in his recent interview claiming that high ranking security personnel had informed him personally that President Muhammadu Buhari had ordered security forces not to move against the Fulani…
Buhari visits Kuje, asks why prison defences failed to work
President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday visited the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje attacked by terrorists, spending about 30 minutes there. According to a statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity), Garba Shehu, soon after he arrived, he…
Kukah replies Presidency: Buhari has done a bad job, even his wife confirms it
Matthew Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Sokoto, has said that Aisha Buhari, the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, also agrees with what he said about her husband. Kukah made this known in an interview on Arise TV…
Garba Shehu’s infantile response to PDP governors’ fact-filled communique -C.I.D. Maduabum
We are moved to respond to the infantile, ignorant, pedestrian, low quality, confused and rambling response of Garba Shehu, spokesman of the so-called Presidency, an amorphous entity, to the fact-filled patriotic, well thought out chronicle of the dire living conditions…
Buhari apologises for fuel scarcity and grid collapse
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sincere regrets for the inconvenience caused to citizens of the country following a prolonged shortage of petroleum products, something that the administration has successfully averted in its seven years in office. According to a statement…
Takeaways from President Buhari’s epic visit to Turkey – Garba Shehu
The purpose of the President’s trip to Turkey, December 16th to 19th was to participate in the Third Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit, with an appealing theme: “Enhanced Partnership for Common Development and Prosperity.” Our national strategy was laid out before departure,…
