27,000 Megawatts of power has been promised by the Federal Government and would be generated within the next 18 months to address the challenge of epileptic power supply in the country. Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo made this known at a book presentation held at Trenchard hall, University of Ibadan on Monday. Prof Osinbajo noted that […]
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday gave an assurance that the 2016 budget will become operational “in the next few days” as Nigerians anxiously await action from the National Assembly on the budget which was returned to it by the presidency for correction. The reconciliation committee of the National Assembly on the budget is currently working […]
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday revealed why most parts of the country experienced total blackout last weekend as he declared that 99.6 per cent of the total electricity generation was lost in one day. Specifically, Osinbajo stated that 3,132 megawatts of the total electricity generated on Saturday, April 23, 2016 was lost. The loss was […]
Read More SERVING and former public office holders in the country will now be required to account for their wealth, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo declared yesterday in Lagos in what appears to be a fresh strategy to fight corruption. The era is gone when people would become millionaires and billionaires overnight without anyone asking questions, Osinbajo said […]
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[su_dropcap]V[/su_dropcap]ice President Yemi Osinbajo has described the current five per cent Value Added Tax rate in the country as very low, adding that the Federal Government would increase the taxpayer base this year. Osinbajo stated this on Thursday in Lagos in a keynote address at the 1st National Forum on the Economy organised by Vintage Press […]
Read More [su_dropcap]T[/su_dropcap]he Nation’s Forum on the Economy will begin today in Lagos. The two-day event will focus on “National Economy: The way forward”. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will give a keynote address on the economic policy direction of the Muhammadu Buhari presidency at the event billed for the Airport Hotel in Ikeja, Lagos. Host Governor Akinwunmi […]
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[su_dropcap]T[/su_dropcap]HE Federal Government has resolved to release N350bn into the economy, which has been battered by the sharp drop in the price of crude oil in the global market, as parts of measures aimed at stabilising it. This is one of the outcomes of a two-day retreat organised by the National Economic Council chaired by […]
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NIGERIA Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday said the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is purely for the Nigerian people and is always open to dialogue on any issue. He made the remark when a delegation of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) visited him at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Osinbajo, in a statement issued by his […]
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ALL marketers in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, are to be closed today to honour the late Olubadan, Oba Samuel Odulana Odugade I, who would be buried in the ancient city today. Expected at the burial rite are: Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, governors and other notable Nigerians.In a statement by market women in the city […]
Read More PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Friday started what the Presidency described in a three-paragraph statement as a short vacation. For six days, according to Punchng, the 73-year-old retired general would not be at his duty post. Unlike what happened under late President Musa Yar’Adua that forced the National Assembly to adopt the doctrine of necessity, Buhari […]
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PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Friday began a five day vacation, the presidency has said. This is contained in a statement issued by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity. According to the statement, President Buhari, who is expected to be away from Friday, February 5th to Wednesday, February 10th, 2016 has […]
Read More PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari is under pressure from some highly-placed Nigerians to slow down his anti-graft war, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said yesterday. But the government will not pull the brakes because fighting corruption is what Nigerians want, the Vice President said. Prof. Osinbajo spoke during a meeting with a delegation from the Moslem Congress of […]
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