The presidential panel headed by a former President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Salami, probing the suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, for alleged abuse of office will submit its report to President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday. A source at the presidency told newsmen that the
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The Suspended Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, has been reinstated. It was gathered that there was a jubilation on the Akoka, Yaba campus of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) when news of the reinstatement of Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe as the institution’s Vice Chancellor filtered in last night. The Federal Government
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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Nigeria’s first female Governor Dame Virgy Etiaba on the occasion of her 78th birthday celebration due tomorrow 11th November 2020. Dame Etiaba who served Anambra State during the Peter Obi administration left office in the year 2010. It is noteworthy that her son Chief Ben Etiaba FCA, is currently
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President Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed the timetable for the commencement of party registration of new members and re-validation of all members of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Gov. Mai-Mala Buni of Yobe, who is also the APC National Chairman, Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, made this known at the end of a closed door meeting with
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President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria would be looking forward to the support of the United States in the war against terror when Joe Biden assumes office. Biden was projected as the winner of the 2020 presidential election after results from Pennsylvania meant his lead was now unassailable by President Donald Trump. In his congratulatory message,
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Representative of Abia Central Senatorial District, Theodore Orji, advised President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday to dialogue with the leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in order to avoid further chaos in the country. Orji, who was immediate past governor of the state, stated this in a chat with journalists as part of activities
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Dr. Olatunde Owosibo has been appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari as the Provost of Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology (FCAH&PT), Ibadan. This was announced on Friday in Ibadan by FCAH&PT’ Deputy Registrar who is also the Public Relations Officer, Mr. Nathaniel Jolaiya. The statement disclosed that the appointment was for a single
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A delegation of traditional rulers across the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria, led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Saad Abubakar, are said to be having a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting, which is taking place at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, has in attendance the Ooni of Ife,
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The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has disclosed that President Buhari has approved an enhanced salary and allowance structure for men and women of the Nigeria Police. He said the gesture would go a long way to boost the performance index of the personnel and strengthen Nigeria’s internal security system. He said also that that
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As the nation continues to count its losses to the arson perpetrated by hoodlums at the wake of the protests against police brutality, President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday pleaded again for peace, assuring the victims of the violence that justice would be done. He also urged them to leave the streets and approach the negotiation table.
Read moreThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said on Sunday that the military operation by United State troops, which led to the rescue of an American citizen, who was captured in Niger Republic and was being held on Nigerian soil, had further confirmed that the current administration could neither secure the nation’s territorial integrity nor arrest the
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday met behind closed doors with former Minister of Defence, retired Gen. T. Y. Danjuma, at the State House, Abuja. Mr Sunday Aghaeze, the Personal Assistant to the President (Photography), confirmed this via pictorial reports on the meeting. The agenda of the meeting was unknown to State House correspondents as at
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The Federal Executive Council FEC on Wednesday, approved the immediate implementation of N4.519 billion for the award of contract for the printing of examination materials and rehabilitation of road networks within the satellite towns of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari presided over the 21st FEC virtual meeting at the Council Chamber,
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‌The federal government on Tuesday announced the commencement of one-time payment grant of 30,000 to 330,000 artisans across the country. The Presidency said that the grant is under the Economic Sustainability Plan. This was disclosed in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, titled “Payment
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Prof Mahmood Yakubu has been re-appointed by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission on Tuesday. In a statement the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this titled “President Buhari nominates Prof Yakubu as INEC chairman for second term in
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