The wife of Nigerian President, Hajia Aisha Buhari has urged Nigerians to encourage and support girl-child education, in order to enhance their lives and national development. She stated this when she visited the Army Day Secondary School at Mambilla Barracks in Abuja recently. Aisha noted that when you educate a woman, you educate a nation. Adding, any nation without quality education would affect the future of the younger generation. She also advised students to be hardworking and urged parents to encourage their children to acquire qualitative knowledge to better their livelihood. “I will support all efforts aimed at improving the…
Author: Alaba Rotimi
Nigerian President’s wife, Hajia Ashia Buhari has declared her intention to champion the course of women and children by improving maternal healthcare delivery in the country. She disclosed this recently at the stakeholders’ meeting of partners within the health sector at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, lamenting the number of women and children, who are dying as a result of inadequate healthcare delivery in the country. Aisha Buhari said that the development requires urgent attention to tackle the menace among the group. Adding, the situation at hand has motivated her to pursue the issue concerning the area of reproductive, maternal and…
The Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed idris has called on Nigerians, especially those in the finance sector of the economy to join the present administration’s fight against corruption in Nigeria. He made the call recently when he reunited with his classmates, the class of 84 graduates from the Faculty of Administration in the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. According to him, Nigeria is presently faced with a lot of challenges occasioned by widespread endemic corruption in the system. He called Nigerians to rally round and support President Buhari’s agenda for change and anti-corruption; while describing President Buhari as a man…
President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) felicitates with all Nigerians of the Islamic faith as they celebrate this year’s Eid-el-Kabir. President Buhari also congratulates all Nigerian Muslims who are currently in the Saudi Arabia to participate in the rites of the Hajj. As they join the global Islamic community in celebrating Eid-El-Kabir, President Buhari urges Muslims and other Nigerians to rededicate themselves to a greater acceptance and internalisation of its lessons of piety, faithfulness, dedication, fortitude, obedience, sacrifice and selfless service which are for the benefit of all mankind. The President calls for more patience, fortitude, tolerance, endurance, patriotism and a greater…
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Inspector-General of Police and other security agencies to take all necessary action to ensure safe and speedy rescue for Chief Olu Falae, who was abducted from his farm recently. According to the statement released to the press by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, President Buhari condemned the callous kidnapping of the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation and elder statesman, assuring Olu Falae’s family, friends and other concerned Nigerians that the Federal Government will do all within its powers to ensure his swift release. President Buhari also requested…
The Nigerian Government has assured Nigerians at home and those on pilgrimage to the Holy Land of Mecca that there will be smooth flight operations during and after the Eid el Kabir celebrations. The Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Aviation, Binta Bello gave the assurance in a congratulatory message to all Nigerian Muslims as they join the rest of the world to mark the end of the 2015 pilgrimage. According to her, all agencies of the Ministry have been directed to ensure safe and uninterrupted flight operations at all the nation’s airports as Nigerians travel around the country…
As a follow-up to the Tuesday September 22, 2015 Extra-ordinary Session of ECOWAS leaders in Abuja on the situation in Burkina Faso, a group of West African leaders were selected to meet on Wednesday September 23, 2015 in Quagadougou. The release from the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the Vice President, Laolu Akande on Wednesday September 23, 2015 indicated that President Muhammadu Buhari, who hosted the Abuja summit would be represented at the meeting by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. It further stated that six ECOWAS leaders would be attending the meeting on Wednesday September 23, 2015 with…
Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has said that the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPPS) as a major national policy think – tank needs to look inwards and evolve creative strategies for raising resources to meet its funding needs. He made the observation lately when he received a delegation from the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru in a courtesy visit to his office. Yemi Osinbajo averred that given the mandate of the institute as a think – tank for the nation, it should be able to explore opportunities to collaborate with the private sector towards…
ABUJA (Federal Ministry of Health Report) – The Federal Ministry of Health is to collaborate with an indigenous manufacturing company in the production of medicines with specialty in anti-hypertensive drugs to make drugs available and affordable to Nigerians, in line with the National Drug Policy (NDP) and Essential Medicines List (EML). The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Linus Awute, who made this known during a presentation in Abuja lately stated that the Health Ministry is poised to support the laudable initiative championed by Neimeth to ensure good healthcare delivery to Nigerians. Linus Awute described the initiative as unique, judging from its…
ABUJA (Office of the Vice President Report) Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has advocated a permanent membership status for Nigeria in the Security Council of the United Nations, stating that the country deserves this because of its contributions to international peace – keeping, the size of its population and economy. While delivering a keynote address on Wednesday September 9, 2015 as the Special Guest of Honour at the Africa launch of the “Global Commission Report on Confronting the Crisis of Global Governance” chaired by the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babagana Kingibe at the International Conference…
ABUJA (Office of the Vice President Report) “In a bid to help Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises overcome the problem of access to low – cost financing, the Federal Government will encourage making well – planned concessionary funding initiatives available to them,” President Muhammadu Buhari said this in a speech delivered on his behalf by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the SME Financing Conference held in Abuja on Wednesday September 9, 2015. The Nigerian President noted that the SME Financing Conference with the theme: “Bridging the Nigerian SME Funding Gap” convened by the Kaduna State Chapter of the Nigerian-American Chamber…
ABUJA (Federal Ministry of Youth Development Report) – The Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Youth Development, Rabi Shuaibu Jimeta has charged charitable individuals, corporate bodies and philanthropic organizations in the country to emulate the noble deeds of the National Youth Corps Foundation in assisting the NYSC achieve its mandate of promoting national unity and cultural integration in the country. Rabi Jimeta made this charge on Thursday September 10, 2015 in her office in Abuja, while welcoming a six-man delegation of members of the Board of Trustees of the National Youth Service Corps Foundation on a courtesy visit. She also…
ABUJA (State House Press Report) – President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted an invitation from the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon to a meeting of world leaders in New York which is expected to formulate a fresh plan of action against extremism. According to the release published by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu recently, President Barack Obama and President Francois Hollande of France are also expected to participate in the September 28, 2015 meeting which will among other things deliberate on a new United Nations Draft Resolution on Combating Extremism worldwide. The report added…
ABUJA (State House Press Report) – President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed William Babatunde Fowler (Dr) as the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). He was untill his appointment, the Chief Executive Officer / Executive Chairman of the Lagos State Board of Internal Revenue from 2005 to 2014. He had his higher education in the United States where he obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Wisconsin and a Master of Business Administration degree from the California State University. Before entering the service of the Lagos State Government, William Fowler worked in the banking sector for…
ABUJA (State House Press Report) – President Muhammadu Buhari has terminated the appointment of the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Sanusi Ado Bayero with immediate effect. The notice which was published by the State House Publicity Department on Friday August 14, 2015 revealed that Sanusi Ado Bayero is to hand over the management of the NPA and all government property in his possession to Habibu Abdullahi, who has been reinstated as the Managing Director of the NPA by President Buhari. The Nigerian President wishes him well in his future endeavours.
ABUJA (State House Press Report) – President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) has in his speech delivered at the 2015 International Youth Day held on Wednesday August 12, 2015 in Abuja commended Nigerian youths for the significant role they have played in making the 2015 elections a model for democratic governance in Africa. President Muhammadu Buhari also expressed concern for the fact that economic growth in Nigeria has not translated into commensurate and improved social outcomes, especially for the 60 million young people who make up the majority of the population. He further noted that although educational attainment by Nigerian youths has increased…
ABUJA (State House Press Report) President Muhammadu Buhari has in his speech delivered at the 2015 International Youth Day held on Wednesday August 12, 2015 in Abuja commended Nigerian youths for the significant role they have played in making the 2015 elections a model for democratic governance in Africa. President Muhammadu Buhari also expressed concern for the fact that economic growth in Nigeria has not translated into commensurate and improved social outcomes, especially for the 60 million young people who make up the majority of the population. He further noted that although educational attainment by Nigerian youths has increased significantly…
ABUJA (Power Ministry Report): As part of efforts to encourage the diversification of the economy to the non-oil sector, the effective development and growth of the power sector must be strengthened as a means of guaranteeing seamless transition,” Godknows Igali told participants at the meeting with the Executive Secretary of Nigerian Investment Promotion Council lately. This was the position of the Permanent Secretary, Power, Godknows Igali when he met with the Executive Secretary of Nigerian Investment Promotion Council (NIPC), Mrs. Uju Hassan Baba, in Abuja, today. Godknows Igali, who is the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Power informed that…
Abuja (State House Press Report) – President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) on Friday August 7, 2015 in Abuja directed the Federal Ministry of Defence to produce a plan for the establishment of modest military industrial complex for domestic weapons production.