The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says there will be no fuel scarcity during the Christmas celebrations. Mele Kyari, group managing director (GMD) of the NNPC, said this during a meeting of stakeholders in the oil and gas sector at the presidential villa, Abuja. The meeting, chaired by Abba Kyari, chief of staff to President Buhari, was attended by Babatunde Fashola, minister of works and housing; Mohammed Adamu, inspector-general of police, and heads of agencies in the oil and …
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President Buhari on Monday, December 2nd in Daura, Katsina State, said Nigeria’s socio-economic and political salvation would come from education. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in a statement in Abuja on Monday, said the president stated this at an event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of Community Secondary School, Daura. Buhari and five others founded the school as a community service. The president urged Nigerians to embrace learning …
President Buhari who received Carlos Trejo Sosa, outgoing Cuban ambassador to Nigeria at the presidential villa in Abuja on Thursday November 28, stated that oil earnings is not enough to take care of the country’s needs. In the statement released by Femi Adesina, President Buhari also expressed hope of a stronger relationship with Cuba especially in the area of health care and transfer of knowledge. “We have deficit in infrastructure, in education, health care, and many other areas, but …
President Buhari will depart Abuja on Friday, November 29th to participate in the 5th Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. After the Summit, Buhari will head for his home town Daura, Katsina State for what officials called, a five-day official visit. The one-day gas meeting in Malabo will be attended by leaders of major gas producing nations of the world namely, Algeria, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Libya, Bolivia, Iran, Qatar, Russia, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, …
President Buhari will on Thursday confer the National Productivity Order of Merit award on the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof Is-haq Oloyede, the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Col Hameed Ali (retd.), Alhaji Aliko Dangote and other notable Nigerians. The award is said to be instituted by the Federal Government to recognise “hard work and excellence among deserving Nigerians.” According to JAMB on Sunday, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, confirmed the nominations …
PRESIDENT BUHARI on Saturday lamented that corruption has retarded development as well as dented the image of the country among the comity of nations. Against this background, the President Called on officers and men of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to redouble their efforts in the war against corruption. Buhari also charged the commission to spare no one irrespective of their profile in the country in tackling corruption. The President gave the charge at the passing out parade of …