The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Col. Muhammad Abdallah , says President Muhammadu Buhari has approved recruitment of 5,000 personnel for the agency to boost its manpower. Abdallah said this on Friday at the Public Destruction of Drug Exhibits by Taraba Command of NDLEA in Jalingo. He said it would go a long way […]

PRESIDENT BUHARI ARPROVES NEW APPOINTMENTS IN PARASTATALS UNDER MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND DIGITAL ECONOMY Desirous of fast-tracking the targets and mandate of the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the following new appointments in the Parastatals listed below: Nigerians Communications Commission Prof. Adeolu Akande replaces Senator […]

One of the bills he assented to is the amendment on the Niger Delta Development Commission Act of 2017 which lists gas producing and gas processing companies as contributors to the NDDC in order to increase funding of the commission. The president also assented to the bill authorising the Federal Capital Territory administration to […]

Buhari suspends RUGA as Osinbajo meets Govs in Aso Rock ABUJA—PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has suspended the implementation of the Ruga settlements project under the National Livestock Transformation Plan. The suspension came while the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo was holding a meeting with representatives of governors from the six geo-political zones in the presidential villa, […]

PRESIDENT BUHARI CONSTITUTES ECONOMIC ADVISORY COUNCIL President Muhammadu Buhari has constituted an Economic Advisory Council made up of the following: Prof. Doyin Salami – Chairman Dr. Mohammed Sagagi – Vice-Chairman Prof. Ode Ojowu – Member Dr. Shehu Yahaya – Member Dr. Iyabo Masha – Member Prof. Chukwuma Soludo – Member Mr. Bismark Rewane – […]

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT BUHARI EXPLAINS PROPOSED POLICY ON GRAZING AREAS, SAYS NO PLAN TO COLONIZE ANY PART OF NIGERIA President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja explained that the policy proposed by Federal Government in response to the frequent clashes between herdsmen and farmers in the country is not meant to colonize any part […]

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has given the Niger Delta Development Commission till the end of the week to pay the beneficiaries of the commission’s scholarship. Charles Odili, NDDC director of corporate affairs, mentioned this after delivering the NDDC management’s invitation to the president to inaugurate the 29-kilometre Ogbia-Nembe Road in Bayelsa state. The beneficiaries […]

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE  PRESIDENT BUHARI HAS NOT APPROVED STATE/LG POLICE – PRESIDENCY   President Muhammadu Buhari Monday received a report on the reform of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad .   The President requested that the report be studied and a white paper produced within three months.   President Buhari’s specific directive is that a […]