Tag: Presidency
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FG commences talks with US Govt over visa ban on Nigeria
The President Muhammadu Buhari led administration has reacted to the Visa ban slammed on Nigerian immigrants to the United States as announced by the Trump administration on Friday. The US presidential proclamation said it will suspend the issuance of visas that can lead to permanent residency for nationals of Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar and Nigeria. Acting…
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Presidency responds to critics of Buhari’s daughter’s use of presidential jet
Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, said wife and children of President Muhammadu Buhari, have the right to use the Presidential jet when they want. Garba Shehu’s reaction followed the criticisms from some Nigerians over the decision of the President to allow his daughter, Hanan, to use the…
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Presidency never summoned South West Governors over launch of ‘Operation Amotekun’ – Akeredolu
Ondo Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has denied reports the six South Governors were summoned by the Presidency over the launch of Western Nigeria Security Network code named Operation Amotekun. There had been insinuations in the social media that the Presidency had, a day to the inauguration, summoned the Governors to defend the security outfit for the…
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PDP is Nigeria’s obstacle to good governance – Presidency
The Presidency took a swipe on Thursday at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), describing the opposition party as Nigeria’s single biggest obstacle to good governance. It was a response to the remark credited to the PDP that there was disconnect between President Muhammadu Buhari and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement by…
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Presidency counters SERAP: no law compels Buhari to declare assets publicly
Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, has come out, forcefully to declare that President Muhammadu Buhari is not compelled by any law, to declare his asset openly. Adesina made the statement while reacting to the Freedom of Information requests sent by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) to the…
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Boko Haram: Why Nigerians should not panic over withdrawal of Chadian troops – Presidency
The Presidency on Sunday asked Nigerians not to panic over the withdrawal of 1,200 Chadian troops from the Lake Chad Basin bordering the country. It said the withdrawal was in line with the mandate of the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF), launched on July 1, 2016 and due to end on December 31, 2019. It…
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Having ‘cabal’ in government not an offence – Presidency
The Presidency has said there is nothing wrong in having ‘cabals’ around President, Muhammadu Buhari, which help him to run a government. Similarly, it also stressed the need to regulate the social media, saying its abuse had wrecked many homes and lives. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba…
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Alleged Human Rights Violation: Presidency replies UK, US, EU, Soyinka
The Nigerian Government has told the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union to stop interfering in its affairs as Nigeria is a sovereign country. President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, stated this while responding to a question on the allegations of human rights abuses by the…
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Nigerians not bothered about Sowore’s re-arrest – Presidency
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina said that millions of Nigerians are not bothered about the re-arrest of publisher and convener of the #RevolutionNow protest, Omoyele Sowore and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, last Friday. Adesina said this when he appeared on Channels TV…
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Restructuring: Take your agitation to NASS, Presidency tells Nigerians
The Presidency has asked Nigerians agitating for the restructuring of the country to take advantage of the constitutional amendment being proposed by the National Assembly to put forward their case for restructuring. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu who spoke at a media parley with House of Representatives…