Tag: Osinbajo
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Osinbajo jets to US, to meet VP Mike Pence, others
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo is visiting the United States of America, according to a statement released by the Presidency in Abuja. He left Abuja on Saturday. The statement, which was signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Laolu Akande, reads, “Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, will be visiting the…
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Sallah homage: Buhari hails Osinbajo, urges him to remain exemplary
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, received Vice President Yemi Osinbajo alongside service chiefs and an FCT delegation, who paid him the traditional Sallah homage. Muslims worldwide are celebrating Eid-el-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, a month of fasting and prayer. Buhari, while receiving the guests, said he was pleased…
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New minimum wage: Osinbajo advises returning, governors elect to improve IGR
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says there is the need for states to explore ways of improving their Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in the next few years. Osinbajo said this on Monday at the opening of the Induction of New and Returning Governors at the State House Banquet Hall, Abuja. The induction was organised by the…
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Insecurity: Osinbajo commends Military for ‘job well done’
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday said the Nigerian Military has the capability and wherewithal to overcome the current security challenges across the country, asserting that they have in recent times been very busy doing a good job of confronting the security challenges. He also said the Present administration of President Muhammadu Buhari decided to…
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Presidency reacts to Omotola’s viral Nigeria ‘hellish’ under Buhari, Osinbajo tweet
President Buhari’s personal assistant on new media, Bashir Ahmad has reacted to Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade criticism of the presidency. According to Omotola, the country is hell under the watch of the Presidency, she added that the innocent killings of Nigerians by uniformed men makes the country more unbearable. She wrote: The Country Under your…
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BREAKING: Ndume meets Osinbajo, insists on contesting against Lawan for Senate President
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday met behind closed doors with the former Senate Leader, Ali Ndume. Ndume has been aspiring to be President of the 9th Senate due for inauguration in June. He had declared his intention to run for the number three highest political office despite endorsement of the current Senate Leader, Ahmed…
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No law says Osinbajo must succeed Buhari in 2023 — Babachir
Babachir Lawal, a former secretary to the Nigerian government, has asked Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo not to expect preferential treatment on the question of who will succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. Lawal, a long-time associate of Mr Buhari, said the APC did not promise Mr Osinbajo its ticket for 2019, and no law compels the…
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[Photo] Osinbajo receives former UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair in Abuja
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and a former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair on Friday had a private meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. There was, however, no interview after the duo emerged from the meeting. Blair served as Prime Minister of the UK from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994…
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Osinbajo reveals Buhari’s next focus
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has revealed that the focus of the Buhari administration in the next four years will be to address, among other things, the deficits in the quality of human resources caused by poor education and healthcare. Osinbajo spoke on Monday at the University of Lagos where he delivered the Convocation Lecture…
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How Buhari will transform Nigeria under fresh ‘Next Level’ mandate – Osinbajo
The Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, says Nigeria is on the path of taking its place among the comity of nations with various developmental programmes ongoing in different sectors of the country. Osinbajo made the assertion at the 2017/2018 50th Convocation Lecture of the University of Lagos on Monday in Lagos. The theme of the lecture…