The Presidency has debunked reports that President Muhammadu Buhari said he would not hand over to the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Presidency described the said report as fake, adding that all preparations are in top gear for the handover activities and that the committee in charge of the handover is made up of the representatives of the government …

The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare has disclosed that the Federal Government would soon increase the monthly allowance of members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members He said there is an improved proposal for the increment of their allowance before President Muhammadu Buhari, for approval. At the inauguration of the committee for the 50th …

President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in seven board members for the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other related offences (ICPC). The swearing-in took place shortly before the commencement of the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting at the State House in Abuja on Wednesday. The reappointed ICPC board members included retired Justice Adamu Bello (Katsina), Hannatu Mohammed (Jigwa), Olubukola Balogun (Lagos), Obiora …

Leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPoB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has met with a United Kingdom diplomat, asking that the British government intervene to get him released from detention before the Muhammadu Buhari administration leaves office on 29 May. This is on the heels of a crisis within IPoB leadership circles following protracted supremacy contests over who should …

President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the 50 megawatts (MW) Maiduguri emergency power project. Speaking at the occasion on Thursday in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno, Buhari said the project was a testament to his administration’s innovations in the power sector. He said the project showed yet another example of an immediate solution to moving the power sector forward in order …

The Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately halt the implementation of the new monetary policy, which entails the swapping of the old Naira notes with the new ones. In an open letter to the President, Akeredolu said that this is a crucial moment for the country and the implementation of the new …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council has debunked reports that its candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu incited some APC governors to disobey the directive of the President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement on Friday night, the council’s Director of Media and Publicity, Mr Bayo Onanuga said that it is fake news being peddled by an online platforms, adding that the …

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to reintroduce the old N200 note into circulation as a step in the right direction. However, the Speaker said the President’s directive falls short of the Supreme Court order that the old currencies remain legal tender …

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has faulted President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive limiting the legal tender status of old notes to only N200, He described the pronouncement as a total disregard of the Supreme Court on the matter. El-Rufai says the old and new notes remain legal tender in the state pending the supreme court’s decision. He noted that the …

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to lift its blanket visa ban on Nigerians. During a telephone conversation with UAE President, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Tuesday, President Buhari requested that his UAE counterpart review the blanket visa ban imposed on Nigerians intending to travel to the UAE. Sheikh Al …