Tag: Osinbajo
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No going back on completion of critical projects in Niger Delta – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government will ensure the completion of the critical projects it has embarked upon in the Niger Delta region. Osinbajo’ spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja said the vice president spoke at the 6th Anniversary Lecture/Niger Delta Awards Organised by Gbaramatu Voice Newspaper in Lagos.…
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Osinbajo, Jonathan, Fayemi, others attend Gbenga Daniel daughter’s wedding
Top political officials and other prominent Nigerians from all walks of life, on Saturday identified with the former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel at the Holy Matrimony of his daughter, Kehinde Abioye Daniel and her husband, Adebola Tokunbo Williams. The ceremony which was held at the Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, witnessed…
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[Video] Group launches Osinbajo’s 2023 presidential bid
The Osinbajo Grassroots Organisation, OGO, has declared that the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, is the future of Nigeria. The group in a video released and obtained by TheNewsGuru.com, TNG highlighted the characteristics of the Vice President saying he deserves to take over from his boss, President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. OGO’s National Convener, Foluso Ojo…
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VP Osinbajo presides over FEC meeting
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday presided over a virtual meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari is in London, UK, for a medical check-up after participating in the Global Education Summit on Financing Global Partnership for Education (GPE) 2021 to 2025. Ministers physically present at the…
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Supreme Court verdict: Buhari rattled by possible fallout from APC congresses, gives matching orders to Osinbajo
President Muhammadu Buhari appears not to be taking the recent judgement of the Supreme Court judges which narrowly upheld the election of Rotimi Akeredolu as Ondo State governor lightly. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that Akeredolu’s major rival and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Eyitayo Jedege had challenged Akeredolu’s victory from the Tribunal up to…
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Federal Govt tackling inflation, food insecurity – Osinbajo
Transforming Africa’s food system is an obvious task requiring the active mobilisation and prioritisation of both public and private investments, says Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN). This explains the resolve of the Federal Government of Nigeria in complementing existing development plans, sectoral strategies, and prioritising investments in specific innovations and technologies to transform food systems…
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Osinbajo wants judiciary to embrace technology, innovation
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Nigerian judiciary must embrace technology and innovation for efficient service delivery. Osinbajo said technology was imperative for the evolution of the profession and national development. The vice president disclosed this in a statement by his spokesman, Laolu Akande, on Monday in Abuja. He said when he delivered a pre-recorded…
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COVID-19 Third Wave: Osinbajo-led NEC speaks on fresh lockdown
The National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday assured that there was no indication of an imminent lockdown, as the nation braces up for COVID-19’s third wave. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, stated this in a briefing to State House correspondents after the virtual NEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, at the…
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SERAP drags Buhari, Osinbajo, 36 governors, NASS members to court; seeks slashing of jumbo pay allowances
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja “to order the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) and the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC) to perform their statutory functions to review downward the remuneration and allowances of President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, 36 governors and…
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Osinbajo reveals how Buhari-led govt intends to lift 100m Nigerians out of poverty
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday said the President Muhammadu Buhari administration will adopt a simple and common-sense approach to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in the next ten years. Expressing the strong hope that this way, the Committee will be able to achieve rapid progress, Prof. Osinbajo said “in order not to…