Tag: Osinbajo
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Vice President, Osinbajo fears Nigeria may break up
The Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said Nigeria may break up if efforts are not made to address the cracks. He said efforts to mend the crack may be opposed, but such opposition would be defeated with focus and consistent prayers. Osinbajo gave the warning on Sunday in Abuja at an interdenominational church service to…
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Can Osinbajo bring lasting peace to broadcasting? – Okoh Aihe
By Okoh Aihe There is hardly any homogeneity between khaki (military) and Agbada (civilian). Which is why anyone with a descent respect for, and recollection of the country’s history will confess that the relationship has not fared better than a poisoned chalice. Premised on the foregoing, it will not be farfetched to suggest that apart…
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How Nigeria can recover from COVID-19 ― Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has counselled that Nigeria must deploy technology and innovation to address emerging challenges as they will be crucial to the country’s recovery from the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. He stated this, on Monday, at the virtual conference of the Centre for Lion Gadgets & Technologies (University of Nigeria, Nsukka)…
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Electricity tariff hike won’t affect majority of Nigerians -Osinbajo’s spokesman
The spokesperson for the Vice-President, Laolu Akande, has said the recent hike in electricity tariff will not affect majority of Nigerians because the hike is targeted at only those who experience stable electricity for 12 hours and above. Akande made this known on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’ programme on Wednesday. Akande was responding…
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Osinbajo attends ECOWAS extraordinary summit in Ghana
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will depart Abuja on Tuesday for Accra, Ghana, to attend an Extraordinary Summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on the situation in Mali. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement said the vice president will represent President Muhammadu Buhari at the summit. He will join other leaders…
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Poverty level deepening daily, ministers must quickly implement Buhari’s N2.3trn stimulus- Osinbajo
VICE President Yemi Osinbajo has lamented that the poverty situation in the country, as well the economic distortions and hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are deepening daily. He said it was therefore important for relevant ministers and other key actors to expedite action on the N2.3trn stimulus package designed by the government to mitigate…
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Osinbajo, others to speak at virtual summit
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will on September 3, 2020 deliver a keynote address in an online conference titled “Media Coverage of Virtual Court Proceedings: Prospects and Challenges organized by Gavel International, an online news platform that covers the adminstration of justice system in Nigeria. According to the Publisher of Gavel International, Mr Mustapha Ogunsakin, the…
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Buhari names Osinbajo chair of Executive-Legislative party forum
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday inaugurated a government Consultative forum including representatives of the Executive and the legislative arms alongside APC party leaders. The forum will foster harmonious working relationship between the executive and legislative arms of government in such a way that they will both effectively work to advance the Next Level manifesto of…
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Osinbajo: Why Church leaders are afraid of CAMA
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said on Thursday that the agitations by some Nigerian Church leaders against the recently signed Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020 was the possibility of the abuse of the provisions of the law in a way that can compromise the entire organization. Osinbajo said this on Thursday during a special…
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Osinbajo’s ex-aide in trouble, allegedly collected N250m without executing contracts
An ex-aide to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Donald Wokoma, allegedly failed to execute some contracts awarded to his firms in 2018, after receiving N250million. This was when he served as Special Assistant to the VP on the National Economic Council (NEC). A report published in PRNigeria’s Economic Confidential reveals that Wokoma was a signatory to…