Buhari Archives — Page 11 of 39

April 30, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Lauds Ogunsanya’s Appointment As Airtel Africa CEO

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said with the elevation of Mr Segun Ogunsanya to Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Africa Plc, Nigeria’s flag has been hoisted proudly across the African skyline once again. Before his elevation, Ogunsanya was the Managing...

April 28, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Asks U.S. To Relocate AFRICOM’s HQ To Africa

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the U.S. to reconsider relocating U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) from Stuttgart, Germany, to Africa, nearer the Theatre of Operation. The president made the call at a virtual meeting with the U.S. Secretary of State, Mr...

April 10, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Mourns Prince Philip

President Muhammadu Buhari has extended his condolences to the Queen of England over the death of her husband, Prince Philip at the age of 99. The president’s condolence message was contained in a statement issued by his Spokesman, Malam Garba...

April 4, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Mourns Yinka Odumakin

President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the family, friends and acquaintances of Mr Yinka Odumakin, Spokesman of Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, over the passing away of the activist. Odumakin was also Buhari’s spokesman when he ran for p...

April 1, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Condemns Attempted Coup In Niger Republic

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the attempted coup in Niger Republic, according to a statement issued by Malam Garba Shehu, his spokesman, in Abuja, on Wednesday, “Any illegal effort to depose a democratically elected government is not only de...

March 22, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Explores Cargo Tracking Note To Curb Insecurity

Following the rising insecurity situation,President Mohammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi to reintroduce Cargo Tracking Notes (CTN) in a bid to curb the proliferation of arms and increase in banditry across the n...

March 20, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Reappoints Dikko As SMEDAN DG

President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed Dr Dikko Radda as the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria(SMEDAN) for another term of four years. A statement by Mr Ibrahim Mohammed, Head, Corpor...

March 20, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Congratulates Samia Hassan, Tanzania’s First Female President

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Tanzania’s Vice-President Samia Suluhu Hassan as she takes over the country;s president following the death of President John Magufuli. The president’s congratulatory message, to the first ever female pres...

March 18, 2021 No Responses

FEC Approves $1.5b For Rehabilitation Of Port Harcourt Refinery

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved 1.5billion dollars for the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refinery in Rivers State. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, made ...

March 13, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Congratulates Amaju Pinnick On FIFA Council Election

President Muhammadu Buhari has applauded Mr Amaju Pinnick, the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), on his election into the FIFA Executive Council, the highest decision-making organ in world football. The president’s congratulatory mess...

March 10, 2021 No Responses

Buhari To Inaugurate N16b New NDDC Office

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday inaugurate the N16 billion newly-completed office complex of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Chief Godswill Akpabio, announced this while briefing...

February 22, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Condoles With NAF, Victims’ Families

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the fatal crash of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Beechcraft KingAir B350i aircraft on Sunday in Abuja, which claimed lives of seven personnel. President Buhari made his feelings known in a statement by his...

February 17, 2021 No Responses

APC Govs Felicitate With Aisha Buhari At 5O

The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) has commended Aisha Buhari, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, for her contributions to governance. According to the Governors, the president’s wife made the contributions through insightful and selfless support to...

February 7, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Welcomes U.S. Acceptance Of Okonjo-Iweala’s Imminent WTO Leadership

President Muhammadu Buhari has described as welcome development the pronouncement of the Office of the United States Trade Representative, signifying withdrawal of the country’s objection to the emergence of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Director General of Worl...