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
Nigeria recorded a high rate of inflation in September, the highest since March 2018. The country’s inflation rate rose to 13.71 percent in September 2020, 0.49 percent points higher than the rate recorded in August
President Buhari has finally addressed Nigerians since the beginning of the nationwide #EndSARS protests. In a two-minute video posted on his Twitter handle this afternoon October 12, President Buhari said the disbandment of the police
President Buhari Loses One Hundred Thousand Followers on Twitter as Reno Omokri Starts #UnFollowBuhari President Muhammadu Buhari has lost 100,000 Twitter followers in just three hours as bestselling author, Reno Omokri, started a hashtag, #UnfollowBuhari.
Presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad has revealed that President Buhari has been briefed about the #EndSARS protest which has gained a widespread attention. Ahmad who noted that every Nigerian has the right to protest, stated that
President, Muhammadu Buhari earlier today presented a budget of N13 trillion to the joint arm of the National Assembly for approval for the 2021 fiscal year. In the budget tagged: “Budget of economic recovery and
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the release of N10 billion to the National Population Commission (NPC) as part of the preparations for the next census, The Nation has reported. According to the newspaper, the fund
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a special salary scale for Nigerian teachers in commemoration of World Teachers Day on Monday, October 5. This announcement was made by Adamu Adamu, the minister of education, in a
INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF NIGERIA’S SIXTIETH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY, THURSDAY 1ST OCTOBER 2020 Fellow Nigerians I. speak to you today as
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has assured Nigerians of a better country. Obasanjo said he could see a new vision and observed Nigerians having a new understanding of the nation. The former President said this at
The Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday explained that Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020 (CAMA) will enhance transparency and corporate accountability in the fight against corruption. He spoke in a video message presented at
President Muhammadu Buhari has told the United Nations that Nigeria is still facing violent extremism from the insurgency of Boko Haram and bandits. He said this on Wednesday while delivering Nigeria’s National Statement, via video-message,
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, said the Federal Government would engage the services of members of the National Youth Service Corps to champion the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals 2030 at the grassroots.2 The
Nigerian human rights activist and founder of Online News platform, Sahara Reporters has released a report card for President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime. According to the pro-democracy campaigner and former presidential candidate, the report card is
Following a notice released by the Federal Government requesting Nigerians with bank accounts to do “self certification” on Thursday, Nigerians have blasted the Buhari led administration. the Federal Government has had earlier announced that all
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday September 16, unveiled the 60th Independence Anniversary celebration logo. The anniversary logo was unveiled as President Buhari presided over the 15th virtual federal executive council meeting. The FEC meeting was
