Tag: President Muhammadu Buhari
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FULL TEXT: Buhari’s Nationwide Address to Nigerians on New Naira
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) has approved the continuous use of the old N200 as legal tender till April 10. Mr. President also said the old N500 and N1000 notes are no longer legal tender in the country. The President made this known on Thursday morning during an address to Nigerians. See the…
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Independence Day 2022: Buhari’s Full Speech
INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS BY MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA DELIVERED ON THE OCCASION OF NIGERIA’S 62ND INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION ON 1ST OCTOBER, 2022 Fellow Nigerians, 1. I address you today, with a deep sense of gratitude to God and a high level of appreciation to all…
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Buhari to honour Olu of Warri with CFR
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), would on Tuesday, October 11, confer the National Award of Commander of the order of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III The conferment notice which was signed by the Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, George Akume, said the…
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NIN-SIM: Security Agencies Get Buhari’s Approval To Access Subscribers’ Details
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, has given permission for several security services to use the National Identity Management Commission’s database while performing their jobs. As a result, Isa Pantami, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy said his office has communicated the authorization to the relevant security agencies via the Nigerian Communications Commission. The…
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UNGA: Buhari arrives New York, to push Vaccine Equity
President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, arrived in New York, United States, for high-level meetings of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the President was received at the JF Kennedy International Airport, New York by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama; Governor Kayode Fayemi…
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President Buhari Orders Indefinite Suspension Of Twitter Operations In Nigeria
The Federal Government of Nigeria, Friday, June 4, ordered the indefinite suspension of the operations of popular microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria. Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, announced the suspension in a statement issued by his office in Abuja. The statement, signed by Ministry spokesperson, Segun Adeyemi, cited the…
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JUST IN: Buhari Appoints Farouk Yahaya New Chief of Army Staff
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has appointed Major-General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff. This was contained in a statement on Thursday by the military spokesperson, Brigadier-General Onyema Nwachukwu. In April 2020, he was named theatre commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, the military’s campaign in the North-East, recently renamed Operation…
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JUST IN: President Buhari Seeks Senate Approval for fresh N2.3trn External Loan
The President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has asked the Senate to approve the sum of N2.3trillion ($6.18bn) external loan. This is contained in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and read at plenary on Tuesday. The President said the proposed loan which is equivalent to N2.3trillion is…