Muhammadu buhari
Nigeria's VP announces run for president in 2023
He becomes the latest figure from the two main parties to join the race to lead Africa's most populous country and biggest economy.
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Nigeria's ruling party seeks unity before 2023 election
The meeting in Abuja will look to end internal bickering that Buhari warned could harm party unity and its success in the vote.
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Nigeria sets new date for 2023 elections
President Muhammadu Buhari, who is to step down next year after serving two four-year terms, signed the amended election bill on Friday, more than seven months after it was passed by the Senate.
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Nigeria's Buhari approves amended election law
Ballots in Nigeria have, at times, been marred by electoral fraud claims and court challenges since the country returned to civilian rule in 1999.
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Nigeria president approves record budget for 2022
Even as he signed the budget, President Muhammadu attacked "worrisome changes" by lawmakers, who had added an extra 550 billion naira of outlays for the coming year.
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Nigeria govt says to lift Twitter ban soon
The ban in June came days after Twitter deleted a remark from President Muhammadu Buhari's account, provoking an international outcry over freedom of expression.
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Nigerian police ordered to free 5 anti-Buhari activists
The men were arrested early this month by the Department of State Service (DSS) during a church service led by a well-known evangelical pastor in the Nigerian capital Abuja.
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Nigeria’s Twitter ban tiggers criticism from rights groups
This came two days after the social media giant deleted a tweet from President Muhammadu Buhari's account for violating its rules.
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Twitter restricted in Nigeria after govt decree
The suspension in Africa's most populous country came two days after the social media giant deleted a tweet from President Muhammadu Buhari's account for violating its rules.
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Nigeria army dismisses suggestions of takeover from Buhari
It was not the first time Nigeria's armed forces have issued a statement backing Buhari, but the latest has come after weeks of criticism of the 78-year-old former general's failures to stem the protracted security crisis.
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Nigeria's Buhari to visit UK Tuesday for 'medical check up'
Buhari visited London several times for checkups between May 2016, when he was first elected, and 2017 for an undisclosed ailment.
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Nigeria's Buhari gets COVID vaccine shot
Buhari said he wanted to encourage all Nigerians to have the jab, although the country faces massive security and logistical challenges in rolling out the inoculations.
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Nigeria president orders operation to rescue abducted schoolboys
"The President has directed the Armed Forces and Police, to ensure immediate and safe return of all the captives," presidential spokesman Garba Shehu said in a statement.
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Nigerian president names new anti-graft chief
The presidency named Abdulrasheed Bawa as chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
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Nigerian president appeals for unity after ethnic clashes
At least one person was killed after a dispute erupted on Friday at Shasha market in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo state.
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Nigerian president calls for 'urgent measures' as virus cases rise
The country's Centre for Disease Control said there has been a rapid increase in the number of new cases over the last two weeks, with 78,790 total infections registered as of Monday and 1,227 deaths.
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Nigeria lifts closure of borders with Benin and Niger
The unilateral move was criticised for violating commercial and freedom of movement treaties signed under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
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Nigerian school children abductors contact govt
Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina told President Buhari that discussions are ongoing on Tuesday while security agencies have located the position of the children.
