Mohammadu Buhari

Mohammadu Buhari

GIGG Condemns FG’s Plan To Borrow Additional N2trn

GIGG Condemns FG’s Plan To Borrow Additional N2trn

The  Global Initiatives for Good Governance (GIGG) has condemned the plan by the Federal Government to borrow an additional N2 trillion from China. The group in a statement by its Director-General, Dr Emeka Kalu said that the plan by the government would further push the country into more debts without proper use of the previous ones borrowed by the government. The statement further hinted that the level of borrowing by the government was not ideal in a modern society where fiscal federalism should have been given a viable opportunity to thrive. Kalu insisted that further application for borrowing was a…
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President Buhari launches annual 20,000 jobs scheme

President Buhari launches annual 20,000 jobs scheme

President Muhammadu Buhari has said the focus on job creation, consistency in policy and innovation stimulated a five per cent growth of the economy in the second quarter of 2021, which is the highest in six years. He said the Jubilee Fellows Programme will further consolidate on the success recorded. The president spoke yesterday at the launch of the Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme, State House, Abuja. In a statement issued by presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, the president listed some of the key drivers of economic growth and diversification in the second quarter to include telecommunications, transportation, electricity, agriculture and manufacturing.…
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Critics not fair to President Buhari administration – Governor Masari

Critics not fair to President Buhari administration – Governor Masari

Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, has reviewed aspects of activities of the All Progressives Congress (APC) government since its inception in 2015 reaffirming his belief that President Muhammadu Buhari rescued Nigeria from what he described as the prevalent anarchy prior to his election. “When this government came in in 2015, you could not go to your prayer house, whether as Christian or Muslim in peace, Masari said at the weekend, adding that, “you could not go to any public gatherings in peace without security scanning. “Life was very difficult for the people and there was tension everywhere because of…
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Buhari vows increased education spending over the next four years

Buhari vows increased education spending over the next four years

President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged that Nigeria will increase its budget for education as a sign of commitment to its citizens. The 78-year-old made the pledge at the Global Education Summit on Financing Global Partnership for Education (GPE) 2021-2025 in London, the United Kingdom on Wednesday, July 28, 2021. He said Nigeria will progressively increase annual domestic education expenditure by 50% over the next two years, at the end of which his second term tenure will end. The president also committed Nigeria to increase the annual expenditure by up to 100% by 2025, beyond the 20% global benchmark. “We fully…
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Buhari disowns son-in-law wanted for $65m fraud

Buhari disowns son-in-law wanted for $65m fraud

Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, has declared that Gimba Yau Kumo, the fugitive former Managing Director, Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) wanted by the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) over an alleged $65m fraud is no longer his son-in-law. The ICPC has since began a manhunt for Kumo over alleged fraud, committed with two others, while he was managing FMBN. Kumo, a former Managing Director, FMBN, got married to Buhari’s daughter in October 2016 in Daura, Katsina State. A statement issued Friday by the President’s spokesman, Garba Shehu, said the latest move by the ICPC to declare Kumo wanted, notwithstanding…
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