Akwa Ibom Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Charles Udoh, says plans have been concluded for the state visit of the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday. Udoh said in a statement on Wednesday that acting President Osinbajo would inspect the ongoing construction of the second runway at the Akwa Ibom International Airport shortly […]
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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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Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) chaired by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN has approved a 60-day national action plan to push through short term reforms. The Acting President, who addressed journalists after the Council’s meeting at the State House, said the Council will within the stipulated period focus on areas that will not only […]
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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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Acting President Professor Yemi Osinbajo arrived Bayelsa today to continue the Federal Government’s policy of engagement and dialogue with the people of Niger Delta. Here is a photo report by Novo Isioro. Acting President Osinbajo in Yenagoa with the staff of office representing Honour from the Council of Elders of the Niger Delta Region. Left […]
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Some workers coordinated by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) took to the streets on Thursday in Lagos and Abuja to protest what they described as the worsening human condition. They called on the Federal Government to formulate policies that would reduce hardships and improve the lives of workers. The Acting Nigerian President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, […]
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The Acting President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo acting on the orders of President Muhammadu Buhari has forward the name of Walter Onnoghen, acting chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), to the senate for confirmation as the substantive CJN. The decision will usher in the first southern CJN in almost 30 years, was announced in a […]
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