Party founded by Okorocha adopts Atiku as presidential candidate (Guardian)

A political party formed by Imo State governor Rochas Okorocha, Action Alliance (AA), has withdrawn its support for Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari and adopted presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party Atiku Abubakar for the February 16 election. “We are…

Leave money on the table with Buhari in the room, you’ll find it when you return —Tinubu (Punch)

The All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s trustworthiness is what distinguishes him as the candidate to beat in the 2019 presidential elections. Tinubu argued that the character of the two presidential candidate…

We are running out of patience, Labour tells Buhari (ThisDay)

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday urged President Muhamadu Buhari to expedite action in transmitting an executive bill for the N30,000 minimum wage to the National Assembly. President of the NLC, Ayuba Wabba, said the continued delay in acting on…

Go to court to challenge outcome of Osun rerun, Buhari tells contestant (Vanguard)

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Governor-elect of Osun State, Adegboyega Isiaka Oyetola, for being declared the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in the just concluded governorship election in the state.…

Shehu Sani admits Buhari failed, but will emerge president in 2019 (Punch)

Senator Shehu Sani, representing Kaduna Central, has revealed that the failures of President Muhammadu Buhari and the emergence of more presidential aspirants will not “stop him emerging the next leader of Nigeria.” Sani said this when he appeared on a…

Ngige meets Buhari Friday over minimum wage crisis

The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Senator Chris Ngige, has said he will meet with President Muhammadu Buhari Friday to brief him on the progress made on the negotiations for a new minimum wage. He said the presidential committee charged…

Okorocha swears in LG chairmen, canvasses support for Buhari (Punch)

Rochas Okorocha, the governor of Imo State on Monday swore in 27 Local Government Areas’ chairmen who won the local polls on Saturday. This is coming less than 12 hours that the chairman of the Imo state Independent Electoral Commission,…

Nigeria needs new technologies to address power, metering challenges – Buhari (Vanguard)

President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that Nigeria was in dire need of new engineering technologies to address its power supply and metering challenges. Speaking at the 27th Engineering Assembly of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, COREN,…

Nigerian engineers no longer competitive globally, says Buhari (Vanguard)

President Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday, disclosed that the global competitiveness of Nigerian engineers has reduced drastically due to the absence of an updated engineering curriculum, as well of the absence of critical engineering training infrastructure in institutions of learning nationwide. Speaking…

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