By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, departs Abuja on Sunday for the first high level visit to Canada, since 2000 when then President Olusegun Obasanjo visited the North American nation. The visit will deepen diplomatic ties between Nigeria and Canada as Prof. Osinbajo will meet...
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Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria’s exchange rate regime remains a subject of concern which needs to be redressed. Osinbajo expressed this view in his address at the opening of the 28th Nigerian Economic Summit (NES) where he represented President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja. The 2-day summit, with...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called for more investments in Open Universities in the country and expansion of capacities of tertiary institutions. Osinbajo in a statement by Dr Sam Idiagbonya, Media Assistant to the Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo on Sunday in Abuja, made the call at the 20th...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Ahead of next week’s Nigerian Economic Summit, an annual event where the public and private sector stakeholders deliberate on developmental issues, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, says, focusing on few pressing national issues should be the objective of the meeting this year. “Sometimes we...
The Federal Executive Council(FEC) presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has approved the variation order for the East West road project sections 1-4 from N246 billion to N506 billion. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, briefed State...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said the current trend in the global economy, climate change and the Ukrainian conflict all present opportunities for closer ties among developing economies especially in refocusing attention on trade and energy access for the benefit of the people. Prof....
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN on Tuesday said holding political office is more of an opportunity to serve and positively impact the lives of millions of people, rather than the prestige that comes with the position. Prof. Osinbajo stated this in Abuja at the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has said aside from the extractive industry, agriculture and food processing especially, the export of manufactured and processed food, is really where the potential and wealth of Nigeria lie. Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Friday in Abuja at the...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says a more market driven approach will be best for Nigeria’s exchange rate management as it will boost confidence and inwards flows. Osinbajo made this submission in his presentation at the 3rd Ministerial Performance Review Retreat for Ministers, Permanent Secretaries and top Government Functionaries on...
Teachers worldwide play a critical role in the formation of the behaviour patterns and by extension, the future of young persons. Therefore, the role of teachers goes beyond teaching. The teacher functions in different capacities including parenting, counseling, mentoring and being a role model. Given their strategic position in...
……Calls teachers most important persons By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Teachers are critical in the transformation and development of a country, and this is why they should harness the power of cutting-edge technology in their work so as to better prepare young people for today’s world. This was the...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government is implementing the professional teaching and teacher qualification framework standards to improve their performance at the pre-school, basic, secondary and tertiary levels. Osinbajo said this at an occasion to mark the 2022 World Teachers Day in Abuja on Wednesday. The theme...
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says African countries must evolve strategies for the sustainable development of the continent’s blue economy through exploration and exploitation of seabed minerals. Osinbajo said this while declaring open the 4th Africa’s Deep Seabed Resources (ADSR) sub-Regional workshop in Abuja on Wednesday. The vice-president, who was represented...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the assignment of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) goes beyond the training of combatants to the production of warrior-scholars and innovators. Osinbajo was the Special Guest of Honour at the 32nd Convocation Ceremony of NDA in honour of Cadets of 69 Regular Course, Post...
Dignitaries including President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday gathered at the Eagle Square in Abuja for the 62nd Independence Day Anniversary parade. In attendance include the wife of the President, Aisha Buhari; former President Goodluck Jonathan; Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and his wife, Dolapo; Secretary to the Government of the Federation,...
Elites must be willing to sacrifice so people can benefit, says Osinbajo at Independence Day lecture
Elites must be willing to sacrifice so people can benefit, says Osinbajo at Independence Day lecture
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said in order to build a successful society and nation, there must be a deliberate effort to create unity, with equity, justice, the rule of law, accountability as components. Osinbajo said the onus particularly lies on the elites of...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that a brighter future filled with prospects and God’s blessings awaits Nigeria. Osinbajo made this known in a speech at the 62nd Independence Anniversary Inter-Denominational Church Service held at the National Christian Centre, Abuja, on Sunday. Nigeria clocks 62 years of independence on...
The Spokesperson for the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, has given reasons for the exclusion of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, from the 422-man list of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council. According to him, their absence was...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says African countries account for less than one per cent of cumulative global carbon emissions. Osinbajo disclosed this in his keynote address at the 60th Anniversary Dinner of the Oil Producers Trade Section (OPTS) of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Thursday...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government will be reaping billions of dollars in debt relief from some creditors if the Debt-for-Climate (DFC) swap deal is accepted. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said the swap deal was proposed recently in the U.S....