Tag: Osinbajo
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NASS Siege: PDP commends Osinbajo, demands Buhari’s expulsion from UK
…says president perfected NASS siege when Akpabio visited him in London Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) on Tuesday commended Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo for his timely intervention on the siege by the National Assembly by masked officials of the Department of State Services (DSS). The party however condemned in strong terms…
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Count Police out of NASS siege, IGP tells Osinbajo
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, has operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) were not involved in the siege on the National Assembly (NASS) by security operatives on Tuesday. The IGP said this on Tuesday when he met with the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo shortly after the invasion at the Presidential Villa,…
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Osinbajo meets Senate Leader, Lawan inside Aso Rock
The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday met behind closed doors with the Senate Leader, Ahmed Lawan, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting came at a time the ruling All Progressives Congress and some senators elected on its platform are insisting that the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, must vacate his seat having…
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Osinbajo takes over government as Buhari commences 10-day vacation today
President Muhammadu Buhari will begin another round of vacation to the London, United Kingdom, today (Friday). The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Wednesday. Adesina said Buhari would be away for 10 working days. He said Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo…
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Works on Apapa-Oshodi Road begins in two weeks – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has revealed that the reconstruction of the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway would start within the next two weeks. Osinbajo spoke at a dialogue with stakeholders on the Apapa traffic congestion in Lagos on Thursday. According to him, “We have been working quite hard now to get approval for road construction. Among the roads…
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Osinbajo visits Lagos, orders 72-hour joint operation to clear Apapa traffic gridlock
The Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Friday directed security agencies and relevant bodies to commence a 72-hour joint operation to restore order around Apapa and environs with a view to easing vehicular movement in that part of Lagos. Recall that trailers parked indiscriminately over a long stretch of the Apapa/Oshodi expressway have been causing…
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Photos: Osinbajo, Adeosun, others inspect Abeokuta flood
Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has arrived Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, for the on-the-spot assessment of last week Friday’s flood in which no fewer than eleven lives were lost and property worth millions of naira destroyed. The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun who was recently embroiled in NYSC certificate scandal and has been…
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How private sector can help revive Nigeria’s economy – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has given an insight on how the private sector can help revive the nation’s economy. The Vice President explained that the government alone cannot fix the economy. He said a private sector-led economy encapsulates the economic vision of the Muhammadu Buhari administration, saying the government is working on conducive environment to…
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Buhari, Osinbajo, ministers, ruling Nigeria in confusion – R-APC
The Reformed All Progressives Congress (R-APC) on Friday accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Ministers and other top government functionaries of lacking the required coordination to rule the country. The National Publicity Secretary of the RAPC, Mr. Kassim Afegbua, who cited the issue of restructuring as an…
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FG to fast-track implementation of transport treaties – Osinbajo
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, said that Federal Government had realised the need to fast track the implementation of all transport treaties and conventions it signed for economic growth. Osinbajo said this at the closing of the Sub-Sahara Africa Transport Policy Programme (SSATP) Annual General Meeting, hosted by the Federal Ministry of Transportation, Abuja.…