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President Buhari’s speech on coronavirus pandemic — full text
From the first signs that Coronavirus, or COVID-19 was turning into an epidemic and was officially declared a world-wide emergency, the Federal Government started planning preventive, containment and curative measures in the event the disease hits Nigeria.
Nigeria outlines measures taken to check coronavirus spread
The presidency has outlined measures President Muhammadu Buhari has taken to help Nigeria check the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).
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[email protected]: Why we love this President
“That’s him, that’s him,” the two old women, wrinkled and bent with age, exclaimed. You could see wonderment and fulfillment in their eyes. And as if on cue, they both began to cry.
Federal government moves to crash cost of drugs
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Muhammadu Buhari approves committee on cheaper medicines, livestock drugs
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Rotimi Amaechi: How Muhammadu Buhari stopped unnecessary borrowings for Nigeria’s rail projects
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Sunday said that in the course of executing the Warri-Itakpe Rail line, stations were built in the villages of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftains.
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