Tag: Osinbajo
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Buhari, Osinbajo decorate COAS Farouk Yahaya with new rank
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo have decorated the newly appointed Chief of Army Staff, Farouk Yahaya. He was also decorated with a new rank of Lieutenant General. The ceremony which was held on Wednesday before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting had in attendance, the Chief of Defence Staff,…
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Kano Is Home To All Nigerians – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo speaks during the coronation of the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano State on July 3, 2021. Photo: State House. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday said Kano State is home to all Nigerians and a place where they can co-exist peacefully regardless…
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Osinbajo urges States to send #EndSARS judicial panels’ progress reports
The National Economic Council (NEC) has endorsed the 2022-2024 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP) which was presented to it at an emergency meeting of the Council today. Besides the MTEF presentation, the NEC also updated its focus on the reports of the State Judicial Panels set up across the country after…
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Osinbajo highlights reasons for poor contract negotiations in Nigeria
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday blamed corruption and lack of transparency, among other factors, for poor contract negotiations in Nigeria. The Vice President made the comment while addressing a two-day capacity building workshop for negotiators. The workshop, organised by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) in Abuja, seeks to help Nigeria…
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Buhari inaugurates committee to lift 100m Nigerians out of poverty, Osinbajo chairs
President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the National Steering Committee (NSC) of the National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy (NPRGS) to be chaired by the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo. In his remarks at the event on Tuesday in Abuja, the President reiterated his commitment to lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in 10 years,…
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Those waiting for Nigeria’s breakup will be sorely disappointed – Osinbajo
The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, is confident that Nigeria will remain united as a strong nation to the frustration of those waiting to see the country broken into pieces. He made the remark on Monday in Abuja at the maiden edition of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Progressives Youth Conference. “In the area of…
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VP Osinbajo test drives Nigeria’s first electric car
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has test driven a locally assembled electric car, Hyundai Kona, on Tuesday in Abuja. Osinbajo drove the car while on exhibition tour of made-in-Nigeria products at the opening ceremony of a 5-day Nigeria @ 60 Expo being held at the Eagle Square, Abuja. The event is organised by the Inter-ministerial Committee…
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Nigeria needs leaders to unite citizens for solutions – Osinbajo
Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has declared that Nigeria needs proactive leaders, who are prepared to unite the citizens in finding solutions to the current challenges besetting the country. Speaking in Lagos during a courtesy visit to the Oniru of Iruland, Oba Abdulwasiu Omogbolahan Lawal, on the occasion of his first coronation anniversary, the Vice…
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Kemi Adeosun gets back into limelight, launches ‘Dash Me’ foundation
Former Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun is back into the limelight with the launch of “Dash Me Store”, an online thrift-for-charity initiative. The store is established to mobilise resources for onward distribution to vulnerable people in the society via grassroots charities. Recall Adeosun went underground following her resignation as a minister in 2018 over the…
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Osinbajo wades into govs, CBN dispute over budget facility repayment
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has waded into the dispute between governors and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over repayment dates for the N614 billion budget support facility extended to 35 states. In 2017, the federal government had extended the conditional facility to states through the CBN to help cushion the impact of dwindling resources and…