Osinbajo Archives — Page 8 of 9

March 24, 2017 No Responses

Osinbajo implores political leaders on dedication, fight against corruption

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has called on political leaders in the country to commit themselves to doing something collectively and individually that can alter the ways things are done in Nigeria for good. Osinbajo was speaking on Thursday when he...

March 16, 2017 No Responses

FG seeks Senate approval for $500 million Eurobond

The Federal Government has urged the Nigerian Senate to approve $500 million Eurobond to fund the 2016 Budget deficit. In a letter to the Senate read by president of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo explained that the...

March 14, 2017 No Responses

Buhari to Osinbajo: Head delegation on Niger Delta crisis

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday directed Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to head a special presidential delegation charged with the task of resolving the crisis in the Niger Delta. Speaking with Journalists on Monday in Abuja, the Special Adviser to the...

March 7, 2017 No Responses

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Ag President’s visit to Edo: L-R: HRM Oba Ewuare II, Oba Of Benin, Ag. President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, Minister of State for Petroleum and Mr. Godwin Obaseki, Governor Edo State.

March 6, 2017 No Responses

LCCI to Osinbajo: Sustain strategic engagement with Niger Delta stakeholders

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) at the weekend advised the Acting President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo to sustain ongoing engagement with stakeholders in the Niger Delta. President of LCCI, Dr (Mrs) Nike Akande, said: “The country has witnessed...

March 1, 2017 No Responses

Osinbajo tasks SON, NAFDAC, others on regulatory approvals within time limits

It is the role of government’s regulatory agencies to act as catalysts of beneficial change and to take responsibility for facilitating businesses in the country, the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo has said. “We must see ourselves as agents of some...

February 28, 2017 No Responses

Presidency: Osinbajo not performing better than Buhari

The Presidency on Monday said it was wrong for anybody to be claiming that the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, has been performing better than President Muhammadu Buhari since the President started his extended medical vacation. It said Osinbajo still co...

February 24, 2017 No Responses

Communities, 44 varsities to benefit from N20b green bond

Not less than 44 Nigerian universities and several communities are to benefit from the proposed N20billion sovereign green bond scheduled to commence next month. Speaking at the investors’ conference for the green bond at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on...

February 12, 2017 No Responses

Ogbeh lauds FG’s new plan for Niger Delta

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has commended the recently unveiled Federal Government’s plan for the Niger Delta region especially the proposed modular refineries as announced by the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo d...

February 8, 2017 No Responses

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Ag. President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (Right), Governor Godwin Obaseki (Middle) and Mrs. Betsy Obaseki wife of the Edo State Governor (Left) exchanging pleasantries with the guest

February 7, 2017 No Responses

‘My conversation with Buhari was focused on economy, Budget’

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has assured the nation that President Muhammadu Buhari is hale and hearty and would return home as soon as he completes the necessary tests recommended by his doctors in the United Kingdom. Prof. Osinbajo gave...

February 2, 2017 No Responses

FG constitutes task force on food prices

The Federal Governmrnt has constituted a Presidential Task Force to urgently consider measures that would ensure a steady flow of produce to the market and reverse recent price increases. Giving the directive on Wednesday at the Federal Executive Council meeti...

January 26, 2017 No Responses

‘Osinbajo not under pressure to resign’

The Presidency on Wednesday denied reports in some quarters that Acting President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo was under pressured to resign. A statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Political Affairs, Femi Ojudu, explained that it was not tru...

January 25, 2017 No Responses

FG tasks General Electric CEO on $2b East-West rail project

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday in Abuja urged a delegation from General Electric (GE) led by its Global Chief Eexecutive Officer, Jeff Immelt to speed up its infrastructural engagements in Nigeria. One of such engagements according to...