Muhammadu Buhari GCFR (born 17 December 1942) is the President of Nigeria, in office since 2015. He is a retired major general in the Nigerian Army and previously served as the nation’s head of state from 31 December 1983 to 27 August 1985, after taking power in a military coup d’état.
The term Buharism is ascribed to the Buhari military government
He unsuccessfully ran for the office of president in the 2003, 2007 and 2011 general elections. In December 2014, he emerged as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the March 2015 general elections. Buhari won the election, defeating the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan. This marked the first time in the history of Nigeria that an incumbent president lost to an opposition candidate in a general election. He was sworn in on 29 May 2015.
Muhammadu Buhari has stated that he takes responsibility for anything over which he presided during his military rule, and that he cannot change the past. He has described himself as a “converted democrat
ECONOMY: NLC Attacks FG, Reveals Cause of Second Recession. The Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC) has faulted the Muhammadu Buhari-led government social intervention programs and misappropriation of foreign loans, accusing it for the recent recession suffered
Buhari Will Set Nigeria on Fire – Governor Wike. The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to prove to Nigerians that he has the willingness to do the people’s requests.
EndSARS: FG Reaches Out To UK over Sanction Threat. The federal government of Nigeria disclosed that the United Kingdom’s parliament do not speak for its government, after reports that the lawmakers have proposed sanctions for
Buhari Commissions Oil Refinery to Produce 5,000 Barrels a Day. The President, Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated a medium-sized refinery in Ibigwe, Imo State, on Tuesday. The Ibigwe refinery will process 5,000 barrels a day, the president
LekkiMassacre: CNN Dares Nigeria Government, Releases Second Report The Cable News Network, CNN seems not to be done with the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government with the television channel releasing yet another report on the shooting
Recession: FG Removes Minimum Wage Earners from Tax In the quest to minimise the impact of inflation on Nigerians, the Buhari-led administration has through the 2020 Finance Bill, proposing the exemption of minimum wage earners
Recession: FG Set to Patronize Locally Assembled Cars The President, Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said the Federal Government has proposed in the 2020 Finance Bill to exempt minimum wage earners. He said the move was
#EndSARS: ‘Your Report Will Set Nigeria on Fire’ — Lai Mohammed Writes CNN The Federal Government of Nigeria through the Minister of Information, has condemned the documentary disclosed by CNN on the Lekki toll gate
LekkiMassacre: FG Threatens CNN in Fresh Petition The President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government has dared to take legal action against the Cable News Network (CNN) following its investigative report on the shooting of #EndSARS protesters
ECONOMY: COVID-19 Caused Recession – Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has hipped the blame of the country’s current state of recession on the COVID-19 pandemic. The President said this while declaring open the 26th Nigerian Economic
“There’s Too Much Waste” – Peter Obi Blames Buhari over Recession in Nigeria The 2019 Vice Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party and also the Former Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi has stated
FG Set to Slash Levy on Imported Cars From 35% To 5% The Federal government of Nigeria has finally reached conclusion on plans to slash the levy to be paid on imported cars from 35
Nigeria’s economy has slid into its worst economic recession since 1987 The National Bureau of Statistics on Saturday, November 21, released its Gross domestic product (GDP) numbers, indicates the nation recorded a contraction of 3.62
Nigerian Government Set To Import Petrol from Niger Nigeria has come to an agreement with the Niger Republic for the transportation of imported petroleum products. The Ministry of Petroleum Resources in a statement, explained: “The
2023 Presidency: Nigerians Can’t Wait To Throw Out Buhari – Senator Abaribe Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, The Senate Minority Leader has described the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari as a failed government. He reiterated that Nigerians
