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
The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari on Friday commended the public-spiritedness of some wealthy Nigerians and organisations for standing up to be counted in the battle against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In a statement by
The presidency has debunked an audio making the rounds that President Muhammadu Buhari has been flown abroad for treatment over coronavirus. According to the audio in circulation online, President Buhari and his Chief of Staff,
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, on Thursday, charged the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to pay at least N25,000 monthly to all indigent families and the elderly, amid the Coronavirus outbreak. HURIWA,
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly gone into self-isolation after showing signs of COVID-19 despite testing Negative. According to SaharaReporters, A top government source told the news agency that persistent coughing by the President raised
Secretary to the Govt of the Federation, Boss Mustapha: announces suspension of FEC and NEC because of coronavirus Coronavirus literally shut down the Nigerian Government on Monday with the suspension of the weekly federal executive
The Federal Government (FG) may be making over N2billion from the sale of petrol as crude oil prices crashed to less than $30 per barrel while pump price of premium motor spirit (PMS) otherwise called
One of President Buhari’s daughters has gone into self-isolation after returning from the UK, which is one of the high risk countries with coronavirus. First Lady Aisha Buhari made the announcement via her Twitter handle.
The Federal Government has temporarily suspended the issuance of visas on arrival, following the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). This comes after the Federal Government on Wednesday restricted 13 countries from entering the country. In
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced travel entry restrictions from the United States of America, USA, China, Norway, United Kingdom, UK and other countries as the deadly Coronavirus disease continues to spread across the
The Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with families who lost loved ones, and all those affected by explosion in Abule Ado, Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State, on Sunday. Our Agency recalls
President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the death of Governor Yahaya Bello’s mother Mother of the Kogi State Governor’s Hajiya Hauwau Oziohu Bello died in Abuja on Sunday at the age of 101. Buhari prayed
The president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has affirmed that despite the criticism of his administration’s handling of the war against insurgency in the North-East, substantial progress has been made. He made the statement while receiving
The United States (USA) government has given the federal government conditions under which the recent visa policy affecting six countries, including Nigeria, could be reviewed. The US government maintained that once Nigeria improves her data
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the review of the curriculum of Nigerian universities to focus on the development of entrepreneurial skills of students which will ultimately impact greatly on efforts to generate employment and reduce
President Muhammadu Buhari has joined Kaduna State Executive Council and indigenes to celebrate the State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, who will turn 60 on Sunday. The President, in a congratulatory message by his Special Adviser on
