The Presidency says President Muhammadu Buhari is still consulting on the N8.92tn 2019 budget and studying the provisions therein. It also said Buhari, having received the 2019 Appropriation Bill from the National Assembly, was within the number of days allowed…
How Buhari has fought crime —Presidency (Punch)
The Presidency on Sunday gave a breakdown of measures taken by President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to combat crime since January, particularly banditry and kidnappings in the North-West. In a release by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and…
Ambode visits Buhari, says ‘I’m wiser now’ (Punch)
Outgoing Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, said on Monday that he had grown wiser politically, having spent four years in office. Ambode was at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, to pay what he called, ‘Thank you visit’ to President Muhammadu Buhari.…
Probe Ngige now, labour tells Buhari, begins protest today (Guardian)
The organised labour yesterday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to probe the involvement of Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, in the affairs of the Nigeria Social Investment Trust Fund (NSITF).The demand came as the Nigeria Labour Congress…
London visit: Lawyer sues Buhari for failing to hand over to Osinbajo (Punch)
Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has sued President Muhammadu Buhari and the Attorney-General of the Federation over the President’s failure to hand over power to Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo when he decided to travel to London on a private visit two…
Rejected bills rise to 41 as Buhari declines signing two others (Guardian)
President Muhammadu Buhari has again declined assent to two more bills transmitted to him from the National Assembly, bringing the number of rejected bills to 41 since June 9, 2015. Buhari conveyed his decision to withdraw assent to the Nigeria…
Insecurity in North worse under Buhari — Northern elders (Punch)
The Chairman of the Northern Elders Forum, Prof Ango Abdullahi, has lamented the growing security challenges facing the country, saying President Muhammadu Buhari is not doing enough to salvage the situation. The former Vice-Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, was…
PDP fumes as Presidency says killings under Buhari lower than other govts (Punch)
The Peoples Democratic Party, the Campaign for Democracy and the Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership on Monday attacked President Muhammadu Buhari following the Presidency’s rating of killings under the current regime as lower than those of the past PDP…
My London trip not for compilation of Ministers list – Buhari (Nation)
President Muhammadu Buhari has dismissed the reports that his London trip was to compile the list of persons to be appointed as ministers during his second tenure. The president stated this on Sunday in Abuja after a 10-day private visit…
Press Freedom Day: I’ll not muzzle media –Buhari (Sun)
As Nigerian journalists join their counterparts across the world to mark World Press Freedom Day, today, President Muhammadu Buhari, affirmed that his administration would not muzzle the media. Buhari said democracy and freedom of expression were kindred spirits. May 3…