Buhari, Osinbajo to attend Edo APC rally

President Muhammadu Buhari will try to sway voters in favour of APC governorship candidate, Obaseki by attending his rally in Benin city ahead of Saturday’s Edo election. Buhari will be accompanied by vice president, Yemi Osinbajo, who will dance along with him on Tuesday, September 6 It was learnt that President Muhammadu Buhari and vice […]

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Osinbajo tasks Police force on smart-policing

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday performed the foundation-laying of the Nigeria Police Force Crime and Incident Data Base Centre in Abuja urging the force to embrace smart policing. He said that the administration was ready for smart policing as that was the only way the police could outsmart criminals and ensure protection […]

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“We met already meltdown economy”

By: Bisola Adeola, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday admitted that the present administration met an already meltdown economy. Although he assured Nigerians that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration was doing its best to salvage the situation, he stressed that the country did not adequately exploit the oil boom era by investing massively in infrastructure and diversifying the economy. […]

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Nigeria will attain greatness under Buhari – Osinbajo

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has urged Nigerians not to despair following the current economic difficulties as the nation would achieve greatness under President Muhammadu Buhari, News Agency of Nigeria report. He spoke on Friday in Abuja during a reception in honour of “Quintessential Public Servants in Nigeria” organised by the Full Gospel Business […]

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VP. Osinbajo, Jonathan mourn Stephen Keshi

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday expressed condolence to the late Stephen Keshi’s family, friends and Nigerians. In a statement signed personally, Osinbajo said the news of Keshi’s sudden death had saddened the nation. He said: “His personal triumphs and pursuits as a world-class professional footballer inspired many young talented sportsmen and women around Africa to […]

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Fed Govt sets up panel on Rice and Wheat production

Target massivce output within the shortest possible time The Federal government has established a National Rice and Wheat Task Force to set up targets that will yield comprehensible and self-evident results in rice and wheat production in the country. In a press release from the Senior Special Assistant-Media & Publicity, In the Office of the […]

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VP. Osinbajo to act as President for 10 days

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said he has transmitted a letter to the National Assembly intimating the federal lawmakers of his 10-day vacation starting today. Buhari disclosed this while speaking to journalists at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, shortly before leaving for London where he is expected to attend to his ill-health. With the […]

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Excitement as Fed Govt begins Ogoni oil spill clean-up

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday sounded a note of warning that oil theft and illegal refining will not be tolerated. He also charged regulators of the oil industry to ensure that oil companies operate within international standards. The President spoke in Bodo, Rivers State when he inaugurated the clean-up of oil spill in Ogoni, Rivers State. President […]

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FG begin Ogoni Clean-Up Exercise

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, who represented President Muhammadu Buhari at the event, performed the launch on Thursday, June 2. Just before delivering the President’s message to the people, Professor Osinbajo described the occasion as an historic one, not just in the lives of Ogoni people but also for the entire Niger Delta. According […]

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Buhari urged Nigerians to support his administration

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday urged Nigerians to support his administration, despite the economic hardship they are going through. He spoke during his visit to Lagos to inaugurate some projects carried out by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration. According to The Nation, He was represented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who said: “This country is going to be a […]

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VP Osinbajo to launch projects in Lagos

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will inaugurate some projects undertaken by the Lagos State Government today on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari. The President, who had been slated to make a two-day official visit today and tomorrow, will no longer make the trip. As at yesterday, the route the President would have taken had been decorated with […]

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VP. Osinbajo laments $45.5bn steel and aluminum products annual import

[T]he Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said that it is unpalatable that Nigeria, will in the next few years, importing approximately 25 million tonnes of processed steel and aluminum products per annum at an estimated cost of $45.5bn. He urged indigenous industrialists to reverse the situation and produce more of those products locally. He stated […]

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