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A few months to the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure, concerns mount over the continued incarceration of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and a social media critic, Abubakar Idris, popularly known as Dadiyata. Kanu was first arrested in 2015 and was charged on an …

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Pantami, disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari had approved the exemption of the digital economy sector from 5 per cent excise duty. Pantami made this known on Tuesday during a press briefing by the Presidential Review Committee on Excise Duty in Abuja. …

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reappointment of Mr Idris Musa as the Director-General of the National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) following his sterling performance in the past four years. The development is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by Olusegun Shogbola, Media Aide to the …

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has assented to the bill that mandates the President-elect and governors-elect to submit the names of persons nominated as ministers or commissioners within 60 days of taking the oath of office for confirmation by the Senate or State House of Assembly.   He …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday described as shocking the occurrence of fresh terrorist attacks and killings in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Buhari demanded a swift arrest of and punishment for the culprits. Garba Shehu, the senior special adviser to the president on Media and Publicity, disclosed …

President Muhammadu Buhari says for any economy to grow and create jobs, an equally vibrant and successful small and medium enterprise sector is also needed. This, he said, informed his recent signing of the Business Facilitation Bill into law. The president stated this at State House, Abuja, on Thursday when …

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media, Garba Shehu, has claimed that Nigerians have every reason to celebrate the administration of Muhammadu Buhari, insisting it has done reasonably well. He also said Buhari’s government had done so much to take Nigerians away from the excessive heat that has …

Seven board members of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, were on Wednesday sworn into office by President Muhammadu Buhari for four years. The ceremony took place at the State House, Abuja, which was preceded by the Federal Executive meeting in the morning. Buhari, who administered …

The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, says the naira redesign has damaged the credentials of President Muhammadu Buhari as a democrat. The forum said the scarcity caused by the naira redesign might lead to a breakdown of law and order in Nigeria. In a statement on Sunday, the forum’s Secretary-General, Murtala …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday congratulated Xi Jinping on his re-election for a third 5-year term as President and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the People’s Republic of China. This was contained in a statement by Buhari’s spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja. According to Buhari, under …