Corruption in the expenditure of internally generated revenue of tertiary institutions is a matter that has strangely not received attention — Buhari As the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities enters its eighth month, President Muhammadu Buhari said corruption in the education sector is undermining the Federal Governments’ investments. This was as
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the extension of the ongoing school feeding programme in the country to Almajiri schools and other children in non-conventional education settings. President Buhari also approved the expansion of the National Social Investment Programmes (NSIPs) so as to accommodate more traders, graduates, farmers, among others. These were disclosed by the Minister
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The Yobe State Governor, Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker/Extraordinary National Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress, APC tenure has been extended for extra 6 months on Tuesday by President Muhmmadu Buhari. This is as the APC National Executive Council, NEC, has approved expulsion of the party’s former National Vice Chairman, South-south, Ntufam Hilliard
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Northern group under the auspices of Progressive Movement for Democracy (PMD) on Saturday inaugurated steering committee members who were given the mandate to begin the search for Buhari’s successor come 2023. It was also gathered that they were mandated to search for a credible and reputable candidate that has the interest of the North and
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After weeks of #EndSARS protests, Buhari finally addresses Nigerians in a live broadcast on Thursday evening. Without commenting and addressing the shootings by soldiers at the Lekki Toll Gate area of Lagos State and other parts of the country, the President asked Nigerians to take advantage of some of the poverty alleviation initiatives by his
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Negative reactions have continued to trail the nomination of Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari’s personal assistant, Mrs Lauretta Onochie as National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). A political organization, the Northern PDP New Media Strategists (NPDPNMS), in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Muhammad Abdallah, made available to The DAILY VENDOR, said
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President Muhammadu Buhari’s former Chief Press Secretary, Wada Maida, is dead. A family member, Lawal Sale Maida, confirmed his demise to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The deceased was the former Chairman, Board of Directors of the News Agency of Nigeria. Sale Maida disclosed that his brother died on Monday, in Abuja, after a
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President Muhammadu Buhari may have pitched his tent with the factional national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Victor Giadom on Tuesday evening as the party has summoned a virtual meeting of the National Executive Council (NEC). Giadom, in a statement issued on Tuesday, June 23 said he was convening the meeting with
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Following the expiration of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Board members appointed in 2016, President Muhammadu Buhari, has reconstituted another Board members for three years, The DAILY VENDOR reports. This was contained in a statement issued on Saturday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. According to the statement, the members of
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The Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has asked Nigerians, including government officials not to pay him the usual Sallah homages. In the spirit of the Sallah celebration, government officials, political leaders and other Nigerians usually pay homages to the President. But THE DAILY VENDOR reports that in a statement by Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant
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Kano state government has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for the streamlined response aimed at combating the dreaded COVID19 pandemic in the state and the country at large. The state commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba said in a statement that Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has commended the drastic measures announced by the President, saying that
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The Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered a total lockdown in Kano State following the continued strange deaths in the state and the battle against coronavirus. Buhari in a national broadcast on Monday said “I have directed the enforcement of a total lockdown for a period of two weeks effective immediately.” “The Federal Government shall
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The Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari will at 7 pm today broadcast to the nation as the stay-at-home directive caused by the COVID-19 outbreak expires on Monday. Buhari had on Friday, met with the members of the Presidential Task Force, led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha. In a tweet, Buhari
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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, will make a broadcast to the nation this evening at 7pm, the State House has said. “President Muhammadu Buhari will broadcast to the nation Sunday, March 29, 2020 at 7pm. “Television, radio and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority
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The Nigerian Senate has asked President Muhammadu Buhari, to as a matter of urgency declare a National Security Emergency to address the escalating challenges of insecurity faced by the country. The call was made moments before the upper chamber adjourned plenary on Wednesday, and after an exhaustive debate on a motion on the urgent need
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