Yemi Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has frowned at what he termed the spate of ethnic and religious prejudice in Nigeria, saying that it has deeply penetrated the nation’s fabric, especially in elections. He spoke on Monday at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) in Kuru, Jos, Plateau State at a lecture […]
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja later on Monday for a “routine” medical checkup in London, United Kingdom (UK). Femi Adesina, the special adviser to the president on media and publicity, announced the imminent trip. He said Buhari is expected back in the country in the second week of November. “President Muhammadu Buhari […]
Yemi Osinbajo, Nigeria’s Vice-President had on Tuesday labelled the vice-presidential candidate of the APC, Kashim Shettima, as the chairman of the “Osinbajo ice cream company”. Osinbajo said so at the book launching titled ‘Deputizing and Governance in Nigeria, written by the governor of Kano state, Abdullahi Ganduje. The vice-president, who was also a […]
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC Bola Tinubu, has emerged as the winner of the party’s presidential primary. He obtained 1,271 votes to defeat his closest rivals, ex-minister Rotimi Amaechi and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. While Amaechi polled 316 votes, Osinbajo scored 235 votes.
President Muhammadu Buhari is meeting with members of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting, slated for noon, has all members of the PGF represented. It is expected to provide a direction on who should become the flag bearer of the party. The Governors, who were elected under the […]
Nigeria’s Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday, officially declared his intention to contest the 2023 presidential election. He made the declaration in a short broadcast shared via his Twitter handle ending months of intense speculations. Osinbajo said, “In the past seven years, I have served as Vice President under a true Nigerian patriot, a […]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday, reiterated the importance of transportation in the economic development of the country. Osinbajo, represented by the Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi said this at the 3rd Annual National Transport Summit of the Chartered Institute of Transport Administration of Nigeria (CIoTA) in Abuja. The theme of the event […]
The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has said that Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State would leave worthy legacies behind for Deltans at the end of his tenure in 2023. Prof. Osibanjo stated this on Monday in Asaba during the commissioning of the Prof. Chike Edozien Secretariat Complex for civil servants and the 8.5 Megawatts […]
The Federal Executive Council presided over by Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has approved the sum of $1.484 billion for the rehabilitation of both Warri and Kaduna refineries. The rehabilitation of Warri and Kaduna refineries awarded to Messers Saipem SPA and Saipem Contracting Limited at the combined total sum of $1.484 billion, will be rehabilitated […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday signed the N982.7 billion supplementary budget for 2021 into law. The Presidency presented the budget to the National Assembly to address urgent security and COVID-19 needs of the nation. Malam Garba Shehu, the president’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, who confirmed this in a statement, said the […]
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