Showing posts with label president Muhammdadu Buhari. Show all posts
Showing posts with label president Muhammdadu Buhari. Show all posts

Thursday, 26 November 2015

Buhari must end fuel scarcity in 2 weeks - Senate

The Senate on Thursday morning gave President Muhammadu Buhari two weeks to end the ongoing fuel scarcity across the country.

The ultimatum was given when stakeholders in the petroleum sector led by the Permanent Secretary, Jamila Shu'ara appeared before the Senate committee on downstream petroleum.

Wednesday, 18 November 2015

President asks Senate for permission to borrow N2.10trn

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, November 18, 2015, asked the Senate for permission to borrow N2.10 trillion.

Buhari is said to have made the request via a letter sent to the upper legislative chamber and read during plenary by Senate President, Bukola Saraki,

Tuesday, 17 November 2015

Presidency Lists Ex-NSA's 'Grievous' Crimes

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the arrest of ex-NSA Sambo Dasuki, for embezzling the funds meant for the procurement of arms for the Nigerian military. 


President Buhari following his inauguration had ordered the formation of a 13-man committee to audit the procurement of arms and equipment in the Armed Forces and Defence sector from 2007 to date.

We Can't Sustain Spending N1trillion on Importation of Foods We Can Produce - Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Birnin Kebbi said that the situation where Nigeria spent huge sums of money in importing food items that could be locally produced in Nigeria was no longer sustainable.


The president, who spoke at the launching of the Central Bank of Nigeria's Anchor Borrowers' Programme and the commencement of the dry season farming, said that the falling oil prices had left Nigeria with no other option but to diversify.

Monday, 16 November 2015

Buhari explains reason for delay in forming cabinet

President Muhammadu Buhari says the delay in forming his cabinet was due to the inadequacy of the handover notes he received from his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan.

Buhari said this in Abuja on Monday at a conference on "Strengthening Nigeria's Transition Frameworks for Democratic Consolidation", organised by the National Democratic Institute (NDI).

Jonathan, PDP Were not Mentally Prepared for Defeat – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said former president, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party were not mentally prepared for the defeat they suffered during the 2015 elections.

Represented at the event by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Buhari said as a result of lack of mental preparedness, the government of Jonathan could not put the structures necessary for transition in place and this nearly led to a national crisis.

Igbos Could Lose Nigeria Presidency Over Pro-Biafra Agitations - APC

The South Eastern chapter of the All Progressive Congress has warned that the continued pro-Biafra agitation could costs Igbos the 2023 presidency, Premium Times reports.


In a statement by its spokesperson, Osita Okechukwu, on Sunday, APC urged Igbos to be strategic in its agitation, as evidence had suggested that it should be one of the greatest beneficiaries of the progressive and prosperous Nigeria being constructed by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Sunday, 15 November 2015

Why Fayose Vowed To Avoid Buhari's Meeting With Governors

The Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose, in a recent statement on Sunday, November 15, vowed not to partake in the meeting scheduled between the federal government and the state governors stressing that he did not believe in the Treasury Single Account (TSA).
According to Vanguard report, the governor stated categorically that the state government was not interested in the TSA policy, which he said was a fraud against Nigeria and its people.

Saturday, 14 November 2015

Cleaning up environment of North-East after the insurgency

The ongoing war against the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East, no doubt had taken its toll on humans and the environment of the area.

Apart from lives lost since 2009 when the insurgency began, the environment in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states, the epicentre of the conflict were greatly devastated.

New Defence Minister Re-opens Buhari's Certificate Saga

Brigadier General (rtd) Monsur Dan-Ali, the new Minister of Defence, revisited the President Muhammadu Buhari’s certificate scandal yesterday, November 13.

Speaking when he assumed duty at the Ministry of Defence, Abuja, Dan-Ali criticised the immediate past Chief of Army Staff (CoAS), Lt-Gen. Kenneth Minimah (rtd) and the Nigerian Army under him for not showing respect for Buhari during his WAEC certificate controversy before the 2015 general election.

Friday, 13 November 2015

Ajimobi hails Buhari for giving Oyo substantive ministerial slot

Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has expressed appreciation to President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing a substantive minister for the state in the newly-constituted cabinet, even as he assured the Minister of Communication, Mr. Adebayo Shittu, of the support of the people of the state.

Speaking during a courtesy visit to his office by the minister, an indigene of the state, the governor recalled that the state had for several years been having junior ministers.

The CVs of Buhari’s ministers at a glance

In the exercise of the powers conferred on President Muhammadu Buhari by Section 147, Subsection 1, 2 and 3 of the Nigerian constitution, he nominated 36 qualified and capable Nigerians as Ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The Senate has since confirmed the nominees and they took their oaths of office on Thursday, 12 November. Below are the Resumes of the ministers.

Welcome our ‘change’ ministers

“And already,  the axe is lying at the root of trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into fire” —- John the Baptist.

SIX months after this government was inaugurated, we are getting an administration amidst challenges created by the government through politics of body language, propaganda, and mixed messages. The president, says one thing, the media, opinion commentators, pick it up, write, shout, reason and argue over it, and the man goes ahead to do what he wants to do, no matter what the people say, and so we have a team of ministers comprising professionals, the old, the not too old, the young, the corrupt and not too corrupt, whom we must look upon to deliver the change agenda of the APC, until when we will have to assess their total performance to decide what to do with them as a political party.

Thursday, 12 November 2015

How Buhari Shocked Some Ministers With Portfolios

According to The Nation source, President Muhammadu Buhari did not assign key portfolios to some ministers following security reports, it was learnt yesterday.



He placed priority on expertise and performance in assigning portfolios to ministers, sources said.

Wednesday, 11 November 2015

Key figures in Buhari’s new cabinet and profiles

Here are some of the key figures in Nigeria’s new cabinet, which was announced on Wednesday, more than five months after President Muhammadu Buhari took office:

Kemi Adeosun (finance) –
The 48-year-old was born and raised in London, where she studied economics and public financial management, going on to become a senior manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

The list of President Buhari's ministers and their portfolios

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday swore in 36 ministers to form his cabinet at the Council Chamber of the Aso Rock and assigned them portfolios.

The swearing-in, which was done in nine batches, was witnessed by two guests each of the appointees, some governors and chieftains of APC.

Monday, 9 November 2015

Beauties and the Boss

A SHORT while ago one Gideon Samani who called, named and addressed himself as the Senior Special Adviser Political Matters to President Buhari had started a conversation that was cut down in mid trajectory. We had no chance of enjoying the full flow of this conversation.

He said that the reason President Muhammadu Buhari will not have many females breaking the floor of the Aso Villa with their stiletto is that Buhari is a shy man where women are, he cannot even look them straight in the face because he is not used to them.

5 Simple Rules President Buhari Gave Incoming Ministers

President Muhammadu Buhari is set to inaugurate his ministers on November 11, 2015.

President Buhari, last week, held a two-day retreat for his nominees in Abuja to prepare them for the task ahead.