To get the over 200 million people in Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria, vaccinated against COVID-19 on time, President Muhammadu Buhari mandated the Presidential Task Force (PTF) headed by Boss Mustafa, Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF) may have…
Hadiza Bala Usman’s Appointment: A reward for Service – Kayode Oluwatoyin
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Thursday reappointment of Hadiza Bala Usman as Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), indorses the administration’s appreciation of hard work and commitment to fatherland. If not for any other thing, Bala Usman has in the…
Buhari directs strict compliance with payment of taxes by foreign, local companies
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja directed the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) and related government agencies to plug all revenue leakages by ensuring strict compliance of tax payments by foreign companies operating in Nigeria, urging deployment of more digital…
*12-year-old impregnated by vice-principal not raped, Nigerians react (Punch)*Ondo farmers, forest guards, drivers protest, back Akeredolu (Punch)
12-year-old impregnated by vice-principal not raped, Nigerians react (Punch) Nigerians on Facebook and Twitter have reacted to the story of a Vice-Principal in Katsina State, Ibrahim Tukur, who allegedly raped and impregnated a 12-year-old student. Tukur, who admitted to committing…
FG appoints Nkiru Balonwu, others to TCN Board
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Nkiru Balonwu to the Board of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). The appointment of the Board members, who will oversee the selection of a new Managing Director for the organisation, was…
Buhari re-appoints Hadiza Bala Usman NPA MD, okays NPA, TCN board members
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-appointment of Hadiza Bala Usman as Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) for additional five-year tenure. The reappointment was announced on Thursday in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President…
Buhari sympathises with victims of Sokoto market fire incident, calls for improved safety standards
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sympathy and solidarity with victims of the Sokoto Central Market fire incident. According to a statement by the President’s spokesman, Garba Shehu, he said: “I am deeply moved by this fire incident because of its…
Buhari approves Buba Marwa’s appointment as DG NDLEA
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Brigadier-General Mohammed Buba Marwa (retd) as the New Director-General of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Until his appointment as Marwa was the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Drug Abuse.…