Tag: Presidency
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Presidency reacts to report on Buhari’s reversal of appointments, 150 memos made by late Kyari
THE Presidency has said that there was no iota of truth on the allegation that President Muhammadu Buhari has upturned about 150 memos and reversed some appointments made by the late Chief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari. There were media reports recently published, which insinuated that President Buhari has canceled some of the appointments made…
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Differences between Buhari and Obasanjo – Presidency
The presidency has said there are things that Nigerians are demanding from President Muhammadu Buhari that they cannot demand from former President Olusegun Obasanjo. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Olusegun Obasanjo was president from 1999 – 2003. Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to President Buhari specifically said Nigerians can pester former President Obasanjo like they are pestering…
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14 things Buhari will do to salvage Nigeria after COVID-19 pandemic – Presidency
The Presidency on Thursday released list of 14 critical actions President Muhammadu Buhari will do to salvage the nation after COVID-19. It said the president had already started doing some of the things According to Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, said some of the actions of the president would…
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See how Presidency is to spend newly repatriated $311m Abacha loot
Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity has clarified those to benefit from the recently repatriated Sani Abacha loot. He said the loot would be used towards three of the Federal Government’s five priority projects, excluding the Mambilla power and East-West road projects. The statement read in part: ”In an…
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Presidency reacts to reports of Buhari, Osinbajo missing in Aso Rock
The Presidency has urged Nigerians to ignore fake claims regarding the whereabouts of President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the Vice- President on Media and Publicity, said he made an Instagram post in which he gave an insight on the vice president’s activities in the past few…
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Repatriation of $311m Abacha loot, sign of foreign trust in Nigeria – Presidency
The Presidency has described the recent repatriation of $311million to Nigeria by the government of the United States of America (USA) as a sign of growing respect for Nigeria and its government. It noted that the fund, just like those earlier repatriated from countries such as the United Kingdom (UK) and Switzerland, had been earmarked…
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Lockdown relaxation: Presidency clears air on reopening of schools nationwide
The Presidency has made clarifications on school resumption following the gradual relaxation of the lockdown. President Buhari had ordered a gradual relaxation of the lockdown starting from Monday next week but was silent on the reopening of schools. However, Buhari’s spokesperson, Femi Adesina while featuring on TVC, said schools may re-open for those about to…
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Presidency slams Zlatan over mocking coronavirus surge
The presidency has reacted to Zlatan Ibile’s tweet where he mocked the latest update of the surge of coronavirus in the country. Recall that on Sunday, April 19, 2020 the Nigeria Center for Disease Control took to its Twitter page to announce the latest update on the cases of coronavirus in the country. It…
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Abba Kyari: Presidency bans condolence visits
The Presidency has told those wishing to pay condolence visits over the death of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Malam Abba Kyari, to remain at home and pray for the soul of the deceased. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, made this known to newsmen in Abuja on…
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COVID-19 palliatives: Presidency knocks Senator Ndume over ‘kleptocrats around Buhari’ statement
Senator Ali Ndume has earned the knocks of the presidency after he suggested that kleptocrats around President Muhammadu Buhari are undermining the COVID-19 palliatives meant for poor Nigerians. Ndume in a press interview in Maiduguri described Buhari as an innocent man surrounded by corrupt politicians who use their positions to exploit and kill other Nigerians.…