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President Muhammadu Buhari has lamented over inability of 27 of the 36 states in the country not able and still battling with payment of salaries. President Buhari stated this yesterday at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja while meeting with ICRC President, Mr. Peter Maurer. He...

President Muhammadu Buhari has said the Federal Government will soon establish a new bank, Development Bank of Nigeria. The President said the setting up such a bank would strengthen the government’s economic diversification programme. Addressing the German- Nigeria Business Forum in Berlin...

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's wife has warned him that she may not back him at the next election unless he shakes up his government, BBC reported. Aisha Buhari said the president "does not know" most of the top officials he has appointed in an interview with BBC. WATCH VIDEO: She...

Minister of Information ad Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has explained what the federla government is currently doing about the release of the 21 Chibok Girls. Alhaji Mohammed, who called an urgent press conference itemized the following: - We can confirm that 21 of the girls were released...

Borno state governor, Ibrahim Shettima has applauded the release of the 21 Chibok girls from Boko Haram captivity. The governor said the release of 21 Chibok girls has strengthened President Muhammadu Buhari's determination to recover others who are still in captivity. Meanwhile, the...

The presidency has said that the names of the released girls would be release to the public soon. President Buhari shortly before taking off to Germany for his official visit welcome the release of the girls but cautioned Nigerians to be mindful of the fact that more than 30,000 fellow citizens...

President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government has said it would step on more big toes in its anti-corruption war. The government said the fight against corruption must be whole and thorough and, therefore, would not spare anyone found culpable. The Minister of Information and Culture...

The Director-General of the DSS, Lawal Daura, met briefly with President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday. The agenda of the meeting, described as a routine one, was not made public, according to PUNCH. Daura was also sighted joining worshippers for prayer at a mosque located beside the...

Nigeria's Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma, on Monday disgraced the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government when he was asked about country's total debt profile. The disgrace occurred when the question was posed at him during the 22nd Nigerian Economic Summit...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday declared open the 22nd NESG Summit. President Buhari called on Nigerians to change their habits by patronizing made-in-Nigeria goods and services. He made the call while speaking at the 22nd Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja. According to him, increasing...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday evening met behind closed doors with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara. The meeting in the President’s office in the State House lasted for about one hour. At the end of the meeting, Dogara declined to speak to journalists on the...

The presidency has revealed that it is yet to be contacted via official channels over the summon issued to President Buhari by the National Assembly. The National Assembly had on Thursday passed a motion inviting President Muhammadu Buhari to address the legislature on efforts being made by his...

President Muhammadu Buhari has been named the Leadership Newspaper man of the year. Mr. Buhari was named alongside the immediate past president, Goodluck Jonathan and former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commision, INEC, Attahiru Jega. Leadership announced the awards on...

The National Assembly has passed a motion to invite President Muhammadu Buhari to address the legislature on efforts being made by his administration to on the current economic recession. The Senate concured with the report of the House of Representatives to summon President Muhammadu Buhari to...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, October 5th, 2016 presided over the federal executive meeting at the Statehouse, Abuja. See photos:

President Muhammadu Buhari, former president, Goodluck Jonathan and the immediate past Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Attahiru Jega, will meet under one roof after the 2015 general election. The trio will be the annual Conference and Awards Ceremony of...

U.S. industrial firm General Electric (GE.N) has said that it planned to invest around $150 million in Nigeria by 2017. President Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday in a speech marking Nigeria's independence day, point 43 said GE was "investing $2.2 billion in a concession to revamp, provide rolling...

Senator Shehu Sani representing Kaduna South Senatorial District, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to extend his anti-corruption war to other past governments before the Goodluck Jonathan-led administration. The probe, he said, should be extended to both former presidents and...

President Muhammadu Buhari has acknowledged that Nigerians are suffering with assurance that his administration would resolve towards providing a lasting solution to the country's challenges. In his State of the Nation address to mark Nigeria's 56th Independence Anniversary on Saturday, Buhari...

President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government has evolved a three-year plan for federal roads that will ensure that year on year, major road projects are implemented fairly in each of the six geopolitical zones of the country. The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola...