Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has called for the full implementation of the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA), especially the African Standby Force (ASF) and the Peace Fund. Osinbajo, made the call in his capacity as the Chairperson of the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) for the month of July, while reporting on the […]
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The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday morning, left Abuja for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to participate in the 29th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU). Mr Laolu Akande, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity (Office of the Vice-President) confirmed the journey on his twitter handle […]
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Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has flagged off the Lagos-Ibadan standard guage railway line, stating that the national rail project will create five hundred thousand jobs. Speaking at the ceremony in Lagos, Osinbajo said the project is one very close to the heart of President Muhammadu Buhari, who renegotiated the project with the Chinese, back in […]
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Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has assured oil producing communities in Edo state of Federal Government support in resolving the development challenges in the area. Osinbajo gave the assurance during a stakeholders’ meeting with oil-producing communities at New Era College in Benin on Monday. He said that the Federal Government was aware of the problems […]
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Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, on Friday held a meeting with stakeholders in Kaduna, where he vowed to initiate a process that will bring about lasting peace. He however, noted that it will take time for the crisis in the southern part of Kaduna state to be resolved. Leaders of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), […]
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Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, paid a surprise visit to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, just days after the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council, PEBEC, adopted a 60-day Action Plan to push Ease of Doing Business reforms in the country. Prof. Osinbajo was accompanied on the tour of the airport’s facilities by the Minister […]
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The time has come for both Nigeria and the United States to deepen the long-standing relationship between the countries based on mutual trust, according to Nigeria’s Acting President Yemi Osinbajo. Mr. Osinbajo, a law professor, spoke earlier on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa while receiving the Commander of the U.S.-Africa Command, Thomas Waldhauser, and the […]
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The Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has written to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, seeking approval for the issuance of 500 million dollars Eurobond to fund the 2016 budget. According to the letter which was read by the Speaker during plenary, the executive plans to issue the Eurobond in the international capital market […]
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Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has refused to sign four bills the national assembly forwarded to the executive for assent. Osinbajo’s decision was conveyed in a letter read on the floor of the senate by Bukola Saraki on Wednesday. The bills are – Dangerous Drug Amendment Bill, 2016; National Lottery Bill, 2016; Currency Conversion Freezing Order […]
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Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has assented to seven bills passed by the national assembly. Ita Enang, a senator and senior special assistant to the president on national assembly matters, confirmed Osinbajo’s endorsement of the bills. Enang said the acts are mainly amendments to the principal act and they are intended to bring the acts in […]
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