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President Muhammadu Buhari says the cashless policy and Naira swap by the Central Bank have short and long term benefits for the country in dealing with insecurity and corruption. The President’s spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in a statement, said Buhari stated this
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has faulted the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for going ahead to implement the currency swap policy in spite of the Supreme Court order. Gbajabiamila said this in a statement he personally
President Muhammadu Buhari has called for a lifting of the blanket visa ban clamped down on Nigerians by the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman, in a statement on Tuesday, said the president canvassed this
The federal government has concluded plans to unveil a carbon tax policy and budgetary system to enhance revenue generation in the country. The Director-General of the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC), Salisu Dahiru, made this known on Monday when he briefed
A meeting of the Council of State presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari went underway in Abuja on Friday. Top on the agenda are the 2023 general elections and the on-going cash crisis occasioned by CBN’s naira redesign and cashless policy. In
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N117 billion for the construction of Oloibiri oil museum in Bayelsa. The Minister of State for Petroleum resources, Mr Timipre Sylva, made this known when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a refund of N9.6 billion to Plateau and Borno State Governments for road projects executed by the two states on behalf of the Federal Government. Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, made this known
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), family members and friends of late Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Theophilus Ogunlesi, 99. The President, in a condolence message by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina on Friday in Abuja, noted that
The Lagos State Government on Friday said that President Muhammadu Buhari would be inaugurating at least five projects in the state in two days. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso made this known in Ikeja, during the news conference
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met with President of the Abu Dhabi Peace Forum, Shaykh Abdullah Bin Bayyah, at the sidelines of the African Conference for Peace, held in Nouakchott, Mauritania. The President, who had earlier been invested with the African Award