President Muhammadu Buhari has resumed work. 

In a terse statement issued on Monday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, Buhari said he had written to the National Assembly to notify it of his resumption of duties after a 50-day medical vacation abroad.

Here is the statement:

President Muhammadu Buhari today resumed duties after his vacation.

In compliance with Section 145 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), the President has formally transmitted letters to the Senate and the House of Representatives, intimating the National Assembly "that I have resumed my functions as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria with effect from Monday, March 13, 2017, after my vacation."