Tag: Muhammadu Buhari
SERAP Sues FG, Lai Mohammed, NBC Over Directive Asking Broadcasters To Stop Using Twitter
June 20, 2021 Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit asking the Federal High Court in Abuja “to stop the Federal Government and the Minister of Information and Culture, Mr. Lai Mohammed from using their patently unlawful directive to all TV and radio stations not to use Twitter. According to SERAP in ...Borno gave me highest number of votes, I will fight to restore peace here – Buhari
June 18, 2021 I will never forget in my life that during my career as a politician, Borno State is where I got the highest percentage of votes, more than 90 per cent! The least I can do for you is to continue the relentless effort to fully restore peace to this state, the North ...Police in Lagos, Ogun collaborate on border communities’ security
June 17, 2021 Police in Lagos and Ogun states are collaborating to secure border communities between the two states, Police spokesman in Lagos, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said. Adejobi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday that the commands in the two states have worked out modalities for the operation. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on ...Buhari arrives in Borno on a one day working visit
June 17, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Maiduguri on a one-day working visit to Borno State. The President arrived at the airport located at the Air Force base in Maiduguri a few minutes before 10.00 am on Thursday. The President is expected to address Nigerian army troops on the frontline and commission some ...Buhari flags off NLNG Train 7, seeks execution of more gas projects
June 15, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari has flagged off the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) train 7 project, seeking its timely completion so that the Train 8 project can commerce. The President stated this on Tuesday at the virtual groundbreaking ceremony of the project in Bonny Island, Rivers State. According to a statement by Femi ...10 days after, Buhari Twitter ban grounds businesses as more Nigerians count losses
June 15, 2021 NOI Polls estimates that 39.6 million Nigerians use Twitter – 20% of them for business advertisement and 18% to look for employment. Experts warn its lack of ready availability – it is accessible using Virtual Private Networks that mask location – could ripple across the economy A good ten days after the ...Cryptocurrency: Despite Ban Nigerians Will Lead Bitcoin – Twitter CEO
June 13, 2021 Twitter CEO and billionaire co-founder Jack Dorsey says Nigerians will lead bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market value. “The people of Nigeria will lead bitcoin” he said in a tweet on Sunday. Mr. Dorsey was reacting to an open letter to the country’s president Muhammadu Buhari by NFL star and Nigerian descendant ...June 12: Support a Democratic system, demand accountability from elected leaders – Buhari tells Nigerians
June 12, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerians to support a democratic system that works for all and not for a section or a select few while also demanding accountability from elected leaders. The President said this in a nationwide broadcast on Saturday in Abuja to mark this year’s Democracy Day. According to ...FG signs Brass Petroleum Products Terminal agreement to tackle illegal refining, approves building of Oloibiri Museum
June 11, 2021 The Federal Government has signed shareholders agreement for the construction of Brass Petroleum Products Terminal Ltd (BPPT) to curb illegal refining and stabilise products price in the Niger Delta. Chief Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, at the signing ceremony on Friday in Abuja said the project would help to ...Piracy: Buhari Inaugurates Deep Blue Project at the ENL Terminal, Apapa Port
… Says FG has secured 10 convictions for various maritime offences since June 2019 June 10, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari has flag-off the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure in Nigeria also known as the Deep Blue Project at the ENL Terminal, Apapa Port, Lagos. Buhari on Thursday at the formal inauguration, also ...
