The President commends Elumelu’s vision of Africapitalism, which espouses that Africa’s private sector must play a leading role in the continent’s development through long-term investments, entrepreneurship, and regional connectivity, ...
... adding that it was just a matter of time before such caught global attention.
President Buhari says Elumelu’s commitment to the development of African youths, whom he has given a voice and empowerment, investing $5,000 in 1,000 young entrepreneurs per year across 54 countries, pedestals him as a visionary, ...
... with milk of human kindness, “and such, among others, must have qualified him for the Time Hall of Fame.”
The President wishes Elumelu greater successes on all fronts, and recommends his strides to other high networth people. //
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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.