Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday in Lagos inaugurated a large tech hub, which he said could drive Nigeria’s technology growth and export of innovations. The tech hub, known as Vibranium Valley, houses 30 tech companies and has the capacity to house 50 more. Vibranium Valley, owned by the Venture Garden Group (VGG), is housed […]
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A supremacy battle seems to be brewing between the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, and the Nigerian Senate over which agencies can be allowed to operate in the ports. While for instance, the Vice President had earlier excluded Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), from the list of Federal Government agencies to operate at the ports, […]
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday sought for re-twinkling of the African Petroleum Producers’ Organisation (APPO) Fund in the same manner of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) fund in order to attract investments from non-member countries. Speaking at the extra-ordinary session of the organisation in Abuja, he said APPO Fund is already undergoing recapitalisation […]
Read More The daily financial losses in Nigeria’s power sector since the beginning of this year have risen to ₦201.3bn, findings from the Office of the Vice President showed on Wednesday. Data from the Advisory Power Team in the Vice President’s office in Abuja showed that the ₦201.3bn loss accumulated between January 1 and June 5 this […]
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The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday, disclosed that Nigeria has widened its tax net from 14 million in May 2017 to 19 million this year. Osinbajo, who was the special guest of honour at the 2018 edition of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) conference, stated that as at December 2017, only […]
Read More The Federal Government said it saved over N200 billion after eliminating ghost workers from the Federal Civil Service. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo made the disclosure yesterday in his keynote address at the ongoing Open Government Partnership (OGP) week in Abuja. While commending the political will of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to fight corruption, Osinbajo, […]
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Workers got good news yesterday as they marked May Day. They will get a new minimum wage soon, the Federal Government assured them during the celebration of Workers Day at the Eagle Square in Abuja. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who broke the news, did not state the minimum wage. Labour is demanding ₦66,500 as minimum […]
Read More The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said that the Federal Government would create more jobs and continue to provide enabling environment for entrepreneurs to thrive. Osinbajo stated this in a keynote address he delivered on Tuesday at a programme titled `The Platform 2018′ organized by the Covenant Christian Centre, Lagos. According to the vice […]
Read More The Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, will visit the commercial city of Onitsha on Thursday this week for a two-day Anambra MSME Clinic, which starts on Wednesday, April 11, 2018. The event, which will hold at the All Saints Cathedral, Onitsha, will feature two segments of activities – open […]
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday, described the Nigerian Economic Diplomacy Initiative (NEDI), as an initiative of monumental importance to the nation’s foreign policy and economy. The Vice President, who spoke at the launch of NEDI in Abuja, said it is a convergence of Nigeria’s global reach and influence with tremendous opportunities for commerce and industry. […]
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Co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, yesterday, criticised the Federal Government’s Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP), saying it does not reflect people’s needs. Gates, who stated this at the expanded National Economic Council on Investment in Human Capital, presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, at the State House Conference […]
Read More The Federal Government has so far disbursed a sum of ₦1.91 trillion to various states in form of financial supports, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said. According to Osinbajo, who stated this Tuesday in Abeokuta, Ogun State, while declaring open the Ogun State Investors’ Forum 2018, the financial supports, which included the Anchor Borrowers Programme […]
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