Buhari to Rreduce Presidential Air Fleet

President Muhammadu Buhari one year ago promised Nigerians to cut the cost of governance by selling a part of his presidential air fleet. Finally, Garba Shehu, presidential media aide, has on Thursday evening, September 8, announced that Buhari has given the order for the reduction of the number of jets in his fleet. READ ALSO: Buhari orders selling of 9 presidential jets He wrote on Twitter: “There is a government committee already in place,

RECESSION: Buhari’s way out

THE Presidency has said that prior to the confirmation by the National Bureau of Statistics that Nigeria was now officially in recession critical measures were already ongoing to get the country out of the prevailing economic decline. Buhari As a direct response to the fiscal crisis, it said the Federal Government   and its agencies were now focusing on agriculture, solid minerals, taxation, infrastructure, industrialisation, plugging leakages, anti-corruption and reducing the cost of governance among others. A functional framework, it said, had been put in place at all levels of

Buhari’s first year: Five ways Nigeria has changed

By Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani.1. Are we safer?
Those of us who travel regularly in Nigeria's north-east had become used to what should be a 15-minute journey turning into an hour-long ordeal.
You had to stop dozens of times at roadblocks and disembark, while heavily armed soldiers inspected your vehicle for traces of the Islamist militant group, Boko Haram

PDP Chieftain Says President Buhari Wore N2.5m Shoes

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) director of new media, Deji Adeyanju, has alleged that the pair of shoes worn by President Muhammadu Buhari to Equatorial Guinea on March 14, costs $8,000 (about N2,592,000).

Nigeria : President Buhari Has Fulfilled One Eclectoral Promise In Seven Months

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has delivered on just one of his 200-plus electoral promises during the first seven months of his presidency, a report has claimed.

Nigeria:Buhari Supporters Write Petition To Counter Anti-Buhari Petition

A petition written by supporters of President Muhammadu Buhari intends to counter a similar one circulating online calling for his resignation or impeachment for violating court orders.

Nigeria: President Buhari Gives First Hint He'll Accept Naira Devaluation

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari hinted for the first time that he would accept a devaluation of the naira, spurring speculation it may take place early next year when the local market reopens for trading.

Nigeria:Unemployment’ll reduce after passage of 2016 budget, says Buhari

LAGOS — Inflationary pressure which abated in October appeared to have resurfaced, going by the latest reports from the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS.

Nigeria:Buhari to build 40 Blocks of Housing estate in each state,FCT — Fashola

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, Tuesday, revealed that there would be change in the policy direction of the Buhari’s administration in the settlement sector.

Nigeria:Buhari Leaves For S-Africa Today To Discuss Railway, Power Projects With China’s President

ABUJA—President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja for South Africa today to participate in the Forum on China/Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Johannesburg where he will ask China’s President Xi Jinping to fund rail

Nigeria's President Buhari seeks Senate approval to borrow N2.10 trn

ABUJA – – President Muhammadu Buhari, has sent a supplementary appropriation bill for the 2015 fiscal year to the Senate for approval.

Nigeria's President Buhari to Appoint Himself as Oil Minister: Spokesman

Lagos (AFP) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari is to take personal charge of the country's crucial oil portfolio, his spokesman said on Tuesday, as a deadline loomed for him to finally nominate his cabinet.