Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will on Saturday inaugurate TraderMoni initiative, a Federal Government’s Social Investment Programme, in Owerri, Imo State. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. The initiative was designed to assist petty traders across […]
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Some petty traders at the Nyanya Market, FCT on Wednesday confirmed the receipt of ₦10,000 from the TraderMoni scheme as Vice President Yemi Osinbajo visited the market. TraderMoni is a Federal Government’s initiative aimed at providing two million petty traders across the country with collateral-free loans before the end of the year. Osinbajo, who arrived […]
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has joined the renewed debate on restructuring, aligning with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s position that Nigeria needs good and accountable governance, more than the rhetoric of restructuring. The party said as part of its practical approach to implementing restructuring, its committee’s report on restructuring is being considered by the federal […]
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that Buhari’s government is optimistic that Nigerian universities will play vital roles as incubators and accelerators for small and emerging business ventures. Osinbajo made this known at the Student Innovation Challenge in Bayero University, Kano on Tueday. He also said that he was pleased that a platform has been […]
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The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has commended the entrepreneurial drive of young Nigerians to create value in the technology sector. Osinbajo said this during his visit to Ventures Platform Hub in Abuja, alongside British Secretary for Africa & International Development, Harriett Baldwin. He noted that the federal government is supporting technology and innovation because, […]
Read More The Federal Government is putting the sum of ₦500 billion into wealth creation and poverty alleviation, Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said. Osinbajo featured at the question and answer session of the 58th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Tuesday at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. The theme of the four-day […]
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As President Muhammadu Buhari returned home after his 10-day vacation in the UK, sources at the seat of power, yesterday, spoke of how closely Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Buhari collaborated to take important decisions affecting Nigeria while the President was away. Actually, it was revealed that although the President was on vacation, he and […]
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National Economic Council, NEC, has set up a committee in the six-geopolitical zones of the country to decentralise operations of Nigeria Police Force. This came as National Security Adviser, NSA, Babagana Monguno, said ongoing security challenges in the country were asymmetric, which cannot be overcome within a short period. This is even as Nigeria Governors […]
Read More Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has directed Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Ibrahim Idris to, with immediate effect, overhaul the management and activities of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). This followed complaints and reports on the activities of SARS, which bordered on allegations of human rights violations. There have been outcries on alleged infractions and atrocities by […]
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Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has berated gospel preachers for failing to lend support to the Federal Government’s anti-corruption war by failing to preach against the scourge. Speaking at the 30th National Biennial Conference of the Students Christian Movement (SCM) of Nigeria holding in Enugu, Osinbajo noted that preachers were preoccupied with preaching prosperity rather than […]
Read More The anti-corruption war being waged by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration took a new toll on Tuesday after the removal from office of the former Director General of the Department of State Services, Lawal Daura. Already, the Acting President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has settled the rift between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and […]
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The Emir of Daura, Katsina State, Alhaji Umar Faruk, has described the Acting President, Prof.Yemi Osinbajo, as a typical example of loyalty and trustworthiness in politics. A statement by Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice-President said Faruk made the remark when Osinbajo paid him a […]
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