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32PoliticsBuhari Appoints New EFCC Board Members
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed new members to the board of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This was disclosed in a letter read by Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Tuesday. The President appointed George Abang as secretary of the board. Other appointees include Lukman Mohammed, Kola Adeshina and...
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81NewsBuhari Meets WTO DG, Okonjo-Iweala On Production Of Vaccine
President Muhammadu Buhari has met with the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, ahead of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The discussions between the duo centred on getting manufacturers of vaccines to invest in production in Nigeria, and Africa...
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126PoliticsBuhari Arrives In New York For UN General Assembly
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in the United States of America, Channels Television has learnt. The President touched down at the John F Kennedy International Airport in New York, at exactly 5:10 pm local time ahead of the high-level General debate of the United Nations Assembly on September 21, 2021....
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217BusinessBuhari Appoints NNPC Board Members, Approves Incorporation Of Agency
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of the Board and Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited with Senator Ifeanyi Ararume as Chairman. This is even as he directed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited be incorporated, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity,...
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127PoliticsBuhari Departs Abuja To Attend 76th UN General Assembly
President Muhammadu Buhari has departed Abuja for New York, the United States to attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina disclosed this on Sunday, adding that his principal will join other world leaders for the 76th session of...
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11PoliticsBuhari To Address World Leaders At UN General Assembly In New York
President Muhammadu Buhari will travel to the United States of America to participate in the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA76), the Presidency has said. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. He revealed...
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Buhari Includes House Committee Chair In Health Reform Committee
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the inclusion of Dr Tanko Sununu as the representative of the House of Representatives in the Health Sector Reform Committee. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. Sununu, who is Chairman of...
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1.6 Million Households, 8 Million People Benefit From Conditional Cash Transfers, Says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja said efforts to reduce poverty in the country continue to grow, with 1.6 million poor and vulnerable households, comprising more than 8 million individuals currently benefiting from the Conditional Cash Transfer program, while N300 billion has been disbursed to farmers. Speaking virtually at...
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238PoliticsBuhari leaves for UN General Assembly in New York
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja Sunday for New York, United States of America, to participate in the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA76). A statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina explained that the session opened on...
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64PoliticsI Was Wrong About Buhari In The Past, Says Fani-Kayode After Joining APC
Former Minister of Aviation, Mr Femi Fani-Kayode, on Thursday said he was wrong about some of his criticisms of the Muhammadu Buhari administration in the past. Fani-Kayode, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today, attributed his actions in the past to the fact that he did not know the...
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44Politics‘Hinged On Genuine Needs’: APC Defends Borrowing By Buhari’s Govt
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says the President Muhammadu Buhari’s government is borrowing to address the country’s infrastructure deficit which would in turn stimulate the economy. Buhari had on Tuesday written to the National Assembly, seeking approval to borrow the sum of $4,054,476,863 billion and €710 million, a move critics...
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94Politics$4.9bn fresh loans: Buhari, Osinbajo zones get highest project allocations
North-West and South-West, the geopolitical zones of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, respectively have the highest number of projects allocated to them among the projects that will be funded with the fresh external loans the President is asking the National Assembly...
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136PoliticsPresident Buhari seeks Senate approval to borrow $4 billion
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a letter to the Senate requesting to borrow over $4 billion from external lenders to fund infrastructure development. The President sent the letter to the Senate on Tuesday citing that European banks including Credit Suisse group and Standard Chartered Bank as private lenders, according to Reuters....
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91PoliticsSenate Receives Buhari’s Request For Consideration Of Explosive Bill
The Senate on Tuesday received President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for consideration of the country‘s explosive bill. Senate President, Ahmed Lawan read the President’s letter at the commencement of plenary after two months annual recess. According to the letter, the Explosive Bill 2021 seeks to repeal the Explosive Act of 1964...
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60PoliticsBuhari approves recruitment of 10,000 police officers
Inspector General of Police Usman Alkali Baba has said that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the recruitment of 10,000 officers in the next six years to increase the manpower in the force in order to contend with current insurgency crisis. Already, he said the recruitment has begun since 2020,stressing that...