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FULL TEXT: President Buhari’s speech at 2023 budget presentation
Budget of Fiscal Consolidation and TransitionDelivered By: His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, President, Federal Republic of Nigeria At the Joint Session of the National Assembly, Abuja. Friday, 7TH October, 2022 PROTOCOLS: I am very pleased to be here today to present the 2023 Budget Proposals at this Joint Session of the National Assembly. This is the last time I will…
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PHOTO NEWS: Buhari presents 2023 budget to National Assembly
President MMuhammadu Buhari on Friday presented the 2023 budget before the joint session of the National Assembly.
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Goodluck Jonathan extols former PDP National Chairman, Solomon Lar
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has joined other political leaders to extol the virtues of the first civilian Governor of Plateau State, Chief Solomon Lar. Chief Lar who was also the first National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was celebrated and led the party to victory in 1999 in the transition programme midwifed by the military administration of General…
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PHOTO NEWS: President Muhammadu Buhari attends NDA passing Out Parade in Kaduna
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Kaduna attended the passing out parade and commissioning ceremony for Army, Airforce and Navy at the Nigerian Defence Academy in Kaduna. The President presented Sword of Honour to Best All Round Cadet Academy Senior Under Officer (ASUO) Nzubechukwu Nweze at the Passing Out Parade and Commissioning Ceremony of 69 Regular Course. President Buhari also…
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Buhari meets freed Kaduna train passengers
…thanks Nigerian military for brave services President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met with the freed 23 passengers of the March 28, 2022 Abuja-Kaduna train attack at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) hospital in Kaduna. The President made an impromptu visit to the hospital to see the victims of the train attack after commissioning Cadets of 69 Regular Course (Army, Navy…
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Buhari suffered post traumatic stress disorder- Aisha
First Lady, Aisha Buhari has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PSTD) for many years. Mrs Buhari who was speaking as special guest of honour at the ground-breaking ceremony for the Armed Forces Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Centre (AFPTSDC) initiated by the Mrs Vickie Irabor-led Defence and Police Officers’ Wives Association (DEPOWA), said she suffered…
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Catholic Church won’t direct members on how to vote in 2023, says Cardinal Onaiyekan
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, His Eminence, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has disclosed that the Catholic Church won’t direct members to vote for a particular political party. The cleric disclosed this on Wednesday while delivering a talk entitled: “The Church as an Agent of Dialogue and Reconciliation In Our Community In Quest For a…
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FEC approves N19.76trn budget for 2023
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N19.76 trillion as budget estimate for the 2023 fiscal year. The estimate has a deficit of about N12.41 trillion. The budget estimate is to be presented to the National Assembly on Friday, October 7. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, disclosed this to State House correspondents at…
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Military secure release of remaining 23 Kaduna train attack hostages
The Nigerian military has secured the release of the remaining 23 hostages of the Kaduna train attack. This was disclosed in a statement by the Secretary, Chief of Defense Staff Action Committee (CDSAC) Prof. Usman Yusuf on Wednesday. Prof. Yusuf said the hostages were released as a result of effort by the team set up by the Chief of Defence…
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Our university system will no longer be traumatised – CONUA
The Congress of University Academics (CONUA) says its registration will put an end to a traumatised university system. CONUA National Coordinator, Dr. ‘Niyi Sunmonu said this in a statement after the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige presented the body with a certificate of registration on Tuesday. He expressed gratitude to Ngige for granting the body recognition since 2018…
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