The senate on Tuesday, resolved to suspend the consideration of all the nominees sent to it for confirmation by the executive. This is coming after Acting President Yemi Osinbajo sent a letter, asking for the confirmation of Lanre Gbajabiamila as the director-general of Nigeria Lottery Commission. Senator Ahmad Yerima, representing Zamfara west, had moved a […]
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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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The acting president of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday signed and launched the voluntary asset and income declaration scheme (VAIDS) to broaden the country’s tax base and offer incentives for tax evaders. Here is the full text of the executive order: “Whereas the Constitution imposes a duty on every citizen to declare his/her income fully […]
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The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has approved the appointment of 14 new Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The Director of Press, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), Bolaji Adebiyi, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. While 13 of the […]
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The Acting President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday morning signed an executive order backing the implementation of the voluntary assets and income declaration scheme (VAIDS). The executive order which was designed by the ministry of finance was signed at the state house banquet hall in Abuja, to ensure that the scheme is backed by […]
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Yemi Osinbajo, Nigeria’s Acting President, has approved the appointment of 14 Chief Medical Directors and Medical Directors in Federal Teaching Hospitals, Federal Medical Centres and Specialty Hospitals in Nigeria. In a letter approved by deputy chief of staff to the Acting President and addressed to the Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, the appointments take immediate […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commended Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on steps he had taken to douse tension in the country occasioned by “hate speeches’’ Sen. Ahmed Makarfi, Chairman, PDP National Caretaker Committee, said at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja, that Osinbajo deserved to the commended. Makarfi, a factional leader of the […]
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The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday evening met with state governors at the Presidential Villa in what is a continuation of the ongoing engagement with the Northern and Southeast groups. Earlier in the week, He met with a cross section of leaders from the north and south-eastern part of Nigeria where they reached a […]
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A man called Nnamdi Kanu and his movement called the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) single-handedly brings the whole of the south-east of our country to a standstill with his one day “stay at home order” and someone in the Presidency says they don’t consider him to be a leader of thought? Clearly the Villa […]
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