Tag: Osinbajo
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Osinbajo didn’t call for suspension of NYSC, says aide
Contrary to reports circulating in the mainstream media, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo did not call for the suspension of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Osinbajo’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, made this known on Tuesday via Twitter. He said, “It is important to correct that it is the paramilitary orientation camping…
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COVID-19: 39.4m Nigerians may lose jobs before 2020 ends – Osinbajo
About 39.4 million Nigerians, representing some 33.6% of the population may be left without jobs by the end of 2020, as a result of the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic. This was part of the ramifications envisaged by the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN)-led Economic Sustainability Committee (EAC) in its Action Plan, submitted to President Muhammadu Buhari…
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COVID-19: Osinbajo constitutes committee on reopening of economy
Nigeria’s Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has constituted a committee on the reopening of the economy. This was one of the resolves after chairing a virtual National Economic Council (NEC) meeting on Thursday, May 21, the first since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. In a press release signed by Mr. Laolu Akande, the VP’s…
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COVID-19 pandemic opportunity to reset Nigeria’s critical sectors – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the COVID-19 pandemic presents an opportunity for the Nigerian people and government to reset the critical sectors of the economy and social services. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said the vice president featured, from his office, in a virtual launch of the Nigeria Solidarity…
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Presidency reacts to reports of Buhari, Osinbajo missing in Aso Rock
The Presidency has urged Nigerians to ignore fake claims regarding the whereabouts of President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the Vice- President on Media and Publicity, said he made an Instagram post in which he gave an insight on the vice president’s activities in the past few…
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COVID-19: Osinbajo meets IMF, World Bank representatives
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is enlarging the pool of options open to Nigeria in achieving the Buhari Presidency plan to turn the current economic challenges to an opportunity for Nigerians, especially the “Common Man.” Today, the VP has met with representatives of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank as Nigeria continues to improve…
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BREAKING: Osinbajo, Minister who accompanied Kyari to Germany test negative for coronavirus
Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday tested negative to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease. This was revealed on Wednesday in a Facebook post by Senator Babafemi Ojudu, Special Adviser to the President on political matters. “Vice President Yemi Osinbajo tested negative,” he shared on Wednesday morning. TheNewsGuru.com, TNGreports, the Vice President submitted himself for…