The Federal Government has vowed to render operators of electricity generating sets in rural areas “jobless” by meeting the energy demands of rural communities through sustainable renewal energy solution. Acting President Yemi Osinbajo stated this at the inauguration of Nigerian Renewable Energy Roundtable on Tuesday in Abuja. According to him, already the government through the […]
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Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday met with Southeast governors and other leaders of thought from the region and urged them not to be tempted into a tit-for-tat amid hate speeches across the country. In his opening remarks at the meeting with the leaders of thought held at the old Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja, […]
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REMARKS BY AG. PRESIDENT YEMI OSINBAJO, SAN, AT THE SIGNING OF THE 2017 APPROPRIATION BILL INTO LAW ON MONDAY 12TH JUNE 2017 AT THE PRESIDENTIAL VILLA, ABUJA. A few minutes ago, I signed the 2017 Appropriations Bill into law. This is an important milestone in our economic recovery and Growth plan laid in April by […]
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Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has signed the 2017 budget into law. Senate President Bukola Saraki; Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the house of representatives; Udoma Udoma, minister of budget and national planning; Lai Mohammed, minister of information; Abba Kyari, chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari and Kemi Adeosun, minister of finance, witnessed the signing of the […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has given Acting President Yemi Osinbajo the go-ahead to sign the 2017 appropriation bill into law. According to a statement issued by Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, on Monday, the president indicated that it was in the interest of the country that his deputy sign the budget. “Following the receipt of a full […]
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Justs hours after Boko Haram insurgents attacked some towns in Maiduguri, Acting President Yemi Osinbajo travelled Maiduguri, Borno state, to launch the special intervention relief plan for internally displaced persons (IDPs). On Wednesday, security agents engaged the insurgents in a gun battle that lasted hours. Though residents were assured of safety, many of them fled their […]
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The Buhari administration is promoting a new way of thinking and engagement that will secure the development of the Niger Delta and the entire country, according to Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. That new approach, which he restated as the New Vision, according to him involves an active and effective collaboration between the government, the […]
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Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has expressed shock and profound sadness over the death of Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and a former Minister of Health in Nigeria. In a statement issued in Abuja by Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity in […]
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The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Legal Matters, Dr Bilkisu Saidu has dismissed recent nepotism charges credited to a faceless Social Media contributor using the name Ismaila Farouk from Zamfara State regarding appointments made by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, into some Federal agencies and the ones done in the office of […]
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Aisha Buhari, the First Lady of Nigeria has disclosed that her husband, President Muhammadu Buhari is recovering fast and will soon return home. She gave the update on the President’s health in a message to the 23rd Annual Ramadan Lecture of Ansar-ud-deen Society of Nigeria (ADS) held in Abuja. The First Lady, who left […]
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