Buhari Orders MDAs to Defend Budget at NASS President Muhammadu Buhari, has directed ministries, agencies and departments (MDAs) yet to defend their 2018 budget proposal before the National Assembly (NASS) to do so without delay. The directive is to fasttrack the passage of the 2018 budget...

Buhari Approves Rates for Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco President Muhammadu Buhari has approved an amendment to the excise duty rates for alcoholic beverages and tobacco with effect from Monday, 4th June 2018. The President has also granted a grace period of 90 days (three months) to all...

Buhari Wants Solution To Lake Chad Basin Problems President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the international community would pay heavily if nothing is done to solve the problem bedeviling the Lake Chad Basin. The President Buhari, who was represented by Vice president Yemi Osibanjo, at the...

Nigeria Warns on ECOWAS Currency Integration The Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has cautioned member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) against forcing through the planned currency integration in the sub-region by 2020. President Buhari, who was represented by the Governor, Central Bank...

The Federal Government has approved the sum of N800 million each for 35 states of the Federation totalling N28 billion to help them meet salaries, pension and other infrastructure obligations. Out of the 36 states, only Lagos State was excluded from the loan. The package was...

The House of Representatives on Thursday said it approved the $5.5 billion loan request from the executive because President Muhammadu Buhari is trustworthy and keeps to his words. It said that the approval was in spite of the nation’s rising debt profile. Recall that both chambers...