Tag: Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.)

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Buhari excited over Elon Musk’s Starlink services

Oluwanifemi Ojo   The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has expressed his excitement over the unveiling of Elon Musk’s Starlink, a satellite internet provider, in Nigeria.   Buhari expressed his delight in a tweet on his verified page on Twitter on Thursday night.   The tweet reads, “We are delighted that Starlink services have […]

PHOTOS: Buhari commissions nine projects in Kano
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PHOTOS: Buhari commissions nine projects in Kano

On Monday, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (ret.d) officially inaugurated nine different projects in Kano that the state and federal governments had jointly completed. These projects include, Federal Government’s Tier IV Data Centre, $10M Professor Hafsat Abdallahi Ganduje Cancer Center, Dala inland Dry port to help move containers by railway from Apapa in Lagos […]

New naira note: CBN insist on January 31st deadline
Economy

New naira: Buhari assures Nigerians of speedy circulation

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (Ret’d.), has assured that the government will ensure that citizens are unharmed in their businesses and no disruption is caused to the entire supply chain arising from the imminent deadline of the new naira swap.   Buhari gave this assurance in a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant […]

Buhari to inaugurate Dala International Inland Dry Port on Jan. 30
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Buhari to inaugurate Dala International Inland Dry Port on Jan. 30

The Dala International Inland Dry Port in Zawachiki, Kumbotso Local Government Area, Kano State, will be formally inaugurated by President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, January 30. According to a statement by the managing director of Dala Inland Dry Port, Ahmad Rabiu, the port is the first international inland dry port to carry commodities from Kano […]

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Buhari grants NNPC N1.9trn for road projects

Bisola Fatoye   President Muhammadu Buhari has given the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited his approval to invest N1.9 trillion in the rebuilding of 44 federal roads under the tax credit scheme with four months left in his presidency.   At the conclusion of yesterday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja, media assistant for […]

Naira redesign: CBN has my approval, Buhari clarifies
Appointments

Buhari appoints Abdul Muktar Family Homes MD

Bisola Fatoye The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari(retd), has named Abdul Muktar as the Managing Director of Family Homes Funds Limited. His success Following the retirement of Femi Adewole a few months ago, Sani Yakubu served as acting MD. Mr. Muktar, who formerly served as the Senior Special Assistant to the President in the Office […]

Senate passes amended finance act, increases bank windfall levy
Policy and Regulations

NASS sends Business Facilitation Bill to Buhari

Following the passage of the Business Facilitation Bill 2022 by the National Assembly, the Clerk has transmitted the bill to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (Ret’d.), for approval.   The Special Adviser to the President on Ease of Doing Business/PEBEC Secretary, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, said this on a statement on Thursday, according to Vanguard. […]

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Emefiele: Our stance won’t be compromised, vows SSS

The State Security Service has vowed not to compromise its stance on enforcing good economic policies in support of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari’s (Ret’d.) regime.   The SSS disclosed this in a statement by its spokesperson, Peter Afunaya, in response to protests against its plan to detain the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, […]

Economy

Buhari regime to leave N77trn debt – DMO

The Debt Management Office has declared that the outgoing administration of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (Ret’d.), will be leaving behind a debt of ₦77 trillion.   The Director General of the DMO, Patience Oniha, said this at the “Public Presentation and Breakdown of the Highlights of the 2023 Appropriation Act” in Abuja on […]

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Buhari names BOI’s executive directors

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (ret.) has given his approval for Mallam Shekarau Omar to serve a second term as Executive Director Small and Medium Enterprises. Omar will now hold office for an additional four years, after his first tenure was set to expire on March 5, 2023. The senior media assistant to the […]

Naira redesign: CBN has my approval, Buhari clarifies
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Agricultural revolution created 13m jobs – Buhari

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (ret.d), has stated that over 13 million direct and indirect employment have been created in Nigeria in the past seven and a half years, thanks to Nigeria’s agricultural revolution. The President revealed this in Washington DC, USA, at an interactive session titled “A chat with President Muhammadu Buhari of […]