The President arrived Japan on Monday August 26, 2019 #PMBinJapan#TICAD7
On Wednesday August 28, 2019, President @MBuhari joined Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, UN Sec. Gen. @antonioguterres, AU Chairperson and President of Egypt Abdel Fattah El-sisi, and other African Leaders at the Opening Session and Plenary of #TICAD7#PMBinJapan
Wed Aug 28, on the sidelines of #TICAD7, President @MBuhari met with President Patrice Talon of Benin to discuss the partial closure of Nigeria’s border with Benin Republic. The limited closure is to enable Nigeria curb smuggling, especially of rice, taking place along the border
Wed Aug 28, on sidelines of #TICAD7, Pres @MBuhari met with Pres @CyrilRamaphosa of South Africa. Discussions touched on issues of common bilateral relations, especially the killings of Nigerians in SA. Further discussions scheduled for PMB’s official visit to Pretoria in October
On Thursday August 29, 2019, President @MBuhari presented Nigeria’s Statement at Plenary Session Three, a “Public-Private Business Dialogue”, at the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development #TICAD7: statehouse.gov.ng/news/nigeria-o…#PMBinJapan
Thur Aug 29, 2019, President @MBuhari held a Bilateral Meeting with PM Shinzo Abe of Japan. PM Abe pledged ¥12m in support for Nigeria’s public health sector,and also pledged Japan’s support for Nigeria’s Presidency of the 74th Session of @UN General Assembly. #TICAD7#PMBinJapan
Pres @MBuhari thanked PM Abe for the invitation extended to him to attend #TICAD7; also thanked the Japanese Govt for attending the pioneer celebration of June 12 as Democracy Day in Nigeria. He sought Japan’s support in combating piracy and illegal fishing in the Gulf of Guinea.
Thurs, Pres @MBuhari presided over the signing, between Nigeria & the European Union, of a €50m MoU to support humanitarian & development efforts in the North East. The agreement was signed by FM @GeoffreyOnyeama & EU Comm for Int’l Cooperation & Devpt, Mr Neven Mimica. #TICAD7
Also on Thursday August 29, 2019, President @MBuhari met with leaders of the Nigerian Community living in Japan, on the sidelines of #TICAD7. #PMBinJapan
Meeting was coordinated by @abikedabiri,Chair @nidcom_gov. In attendance: Reps of Nigerian Union in Japan (President: Nnaji Fintan); Nigeria/Japan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (Chair: Ochade Osakwe); & Nigerians in Diaspora Org Asia (President: Prof Ejiogu Emenike) #PMBinJapan
On Friday Aug 30, 2019, President @MBuhari held investment talks with top officials of Japan Bank for International Cooperation, and Toyota Group, at the margins of the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 7), holding in Yokohama, Japan #PMBinJapan
Led by Deputy Governor, Mr Nobumitsu Hayashi, the Japan Bank for International Cooperation indicated its interest in supporting projects in which Japanese companies are involved in Nigeria. The Bank indicated interest in oil and gas, and investments in infrastructure #PMBinJapan
At a bilateral meeting with Toyota Tsusho, a part of the Toyota conglomerate, President/CEO of the group, Ichiro Kashitani, indicated interest in sectors like energy, healthcare and automobiles, saying Toyota would be delighted to have presence all over Nigeria. #PMBinJapan
Kashitani said Toyota Tsusho wishes to also build an advanced medical diagnostics centre, which would foreclose the need for foreign travel to obtain cutting-edge medical diagnosis. #PMBinJapan#TICAD7
President @MBuhari urged the group to also consider setting up a car assembly plant in Nigeria, noting that Nigeria had the capacity to absorb the investment for positive returns. #PMBinJapan
Also on Friday August 30, 2019, President @MBuhari attended the Plenary on Solving Security Challenges in Africa, at #TICAD7 in Yokohama, Japan.
The President also met with the Prime Minister of Algeria, Noureddine Bedoui. #TICAD2019#PMBinJapan
At the meeting with the Algerian Prime Minister, Noureddine Bedoui, President @MBuhari counseled that the political programme in the country be faithfully executed, which would lead to general elections as soon as possible. #PMBinJapan#TICAD7
“Algeria is a good pan-Africanist nation, with a lot of influence over the continent,” President @MBuhari noted.
Prime Minister Bedoui said dialogue was in progress with all stakeholders leading to elections, hopefully by end of the year. #PMBinJapan
Vice President @ProfOsinbajo has accepted the offer of The Commonwealth to lead the Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) constituted by its Secretary-General, the Rt. Hon @PScotlandCSG to observe the general elections in Sierra Leone.
The Secretary-General constituted the observer group, a team of distinguished experts upon the invitation from the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone for next month's polls in the West African nation.
Following through on his administration’s determination to upgrade and expand the nation’s stock of infrastructure, President @MBuhari will (tomorrow) Tuesday, commission seven legacy projects completed by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing @FMWHNIG across the country.
Comprising three major Bridges, three Federal Secretariats and a Road, the historic event will be headlined by the Second Niger Bridge which was conceptualized in 2005.
In 2014, there was an attempt to begin the project through Public Private Partnership (PPP) but this was not… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT @MBuhari AT THE OFFICIAL COMMISSIONING OF THE KASHIMBILLA MULTIPURPOSE DAM, 40MW HYDROPOWER STATION AND ASSOCIATED TRANSMISSION LINE AND DISTRIBUTION SUBSTATIONS (PHASE I), THURSDAY, 18TH MAY, 2023
I am delighted to be commissioning, today, the Kashimbila Multipurpose Dam, 40MW Hydropower Station and Associated 132KV Switchyard, Transmission Line and Distribution Substation (Phase I) Project.
The Kashimbila Multipurpose Dam in Taraba State, with storage capacity of 500million cubic metres, was conceived principally to checkmate the threat of the imminent collapse of the structurally weak and poisonous Lake Nyos…
The Kashimbila Dam was built by the Federal Ministry of Water Resources @FMWRNigeria, and the accompanying Power Plant and Transmission Line by the Federal Ministry of Power. The contract for the project was originally awarded in 2007, with a completion period of 36 months.
Chairman, Takum Traditional Council, Ruler, HRH Ephraim Bala Ashumanu: “We thank @NigeriaGov for this Buffer Dam, which has given birth to electricity & water supply. We thank the FGN for all they have done. We want the Project to give employment to the youth of the communities.”
As a demonstration of his commitment to advancing healthcare management in the country, President @MBuhari will on Friday, May 19, inaugurate the state-of-the-art Presidential/VIP Wing of State House Medical Centre, Abuja.
This legacy project, situated within the premises of the Presidential Villa, had its ground-breaking ceremony conducted by the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof Ibrahim Gambari, on November 1, 2021.
Vice President @ProfOsinbajo today launched a $600 million programme for young Nigerians in the technology and creative sectors with a call on African governments and the private sector to do more to support the growth of innovation in the continent. #iDICENigeria#AsoVillaToday
The Vice President spoke at the presidential launch of the Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises (i-DICE) Programme, held at the State House Banquet Hall, Abuja.