Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has praised NYSC certificate forger Kemi Adeosun, Nigeria’s ex-finance minister, for her DashMe initiative. Ms Adeosun resigned and fled to the UK after she was found out for using a fake NYSC exemption certificate to secure jobs in Nigeria and a political appointment in President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime. Though she committed […]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria cannot afford another civil war because it will not augur well for the country. Osinbajo said this at an interactive forum of All Progressives Congress Anambra governorship aspirants organized by the state chapter of APC Patriots in Abuja. “The thing about the kind of conflict in this part of […]
Nigeria’s entire defense system is being reorganized, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Osinbajo said the current security challenges the country is facing are preparing it for a greater and stable future when he received Ahmed Abdullahi Hassan, Yakanaje of Uke kingdom, Nasarawa state, at the presidential villa on Monday. The vice-president also emphasized the […]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said on Sunday that Nigeria has a “God-given pledge” to become “an oasis of stability, security, and prosperity unlike anything seen before on this continent and beyond.” He made the remark while speaking at the Nigerian Baptist Convention’s 108th annual convention in Ogun State. According to a statement signed by his […]
The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has pledged the support of the Federal Government for positive initiatives from all stakeholders in the Nigeria project. He said this on Tuesday when he received in audience the new Executive Committee of the FCT Branch of University of Lagos Alumni Association led by its Chairman, Aliu Akoshile. Professor […]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has been accused by some Nigerian politicians of being weak and unaware of the forces at play in the presidency. An alleged cabal has dramatically diminished Osinbajo’s authority, according to political heavyweights in this category, in order to swing the pendulum in their favor. Festus Keyamo said persons making such claims […]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Minister of Youth and Sports Development Sunday Dare, State Governors, and other top government officials will descend on Benin, the capital of Edo State, today, Tuesday, for the opening ceremony of the 20th National Sports Festival, dubbed the “Edo 2020 Games.” With the commissioning of facilities, Professor Osinbajo will declare the […]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is presiding over the Federal Executive Council in the absence of President Muhammadu Buhari (FEC). Before the meeting began on Wednesday, the cabinet members observed a minute of silence in honor of two former ministers: Senator Bode Olowoporoku, a former Minister of Science and Technology, and Alhaji Umaru Muhammad Baba, a […]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has warned detractors against fanning embers of disunity among Nigerians. Osinbajo gave the warning at the palace of Alhaji Abubakar Shehu the 3rd, the Emir of Gombe, during a courtesy visit on Tuesday. He said those preaching war and fanning embers of disunity among Nigerians would be put to shame. “Nigeria […]
Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, The Vice President, on Monday tasked private sector players to call out government officials who were making it difficult for people to do business in Nigeria. This charge was given at the inauguration of the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Trade and Convention Centre. The vice president said the position of government was to continue, […]
The Vice-President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo holds meeting with representatives of the Nigerian community in the West African country today. READ ALSO: COVID-19: How Buhari is working to reposition the economy, Osinbajo explains Daily Times understands that the $1m levy imposed by the Ghanian authorities on traders from Nigeria may be part of the agenda. The […]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, have prayed for more wisdom, strength and favour for the Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, as he clocked 60. In a congratulatory message made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, Osinbajo thanked God for Ogundipe’s life […]
Abuja – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday, presided over the first ever virtual meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting anchored from the Yellow Room, Office of the Vice President, was the fourth for the year as the nation strives to contain the spread of the COVID-19 […]
Abuja – Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, has urged Nigerians to ignore fake claims regarding the whereabouts of President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Akande in a reaction on Saturday in Abuja, said he made an Instagram post in which he […]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that providing support to small businesses in the informal sector should be a priority for all economies aiming at lessening any adverse effect of the pandemic on the economy. Osinbajo said this at a virtual conference entitled, “How Africa’s Informal Sector Reacts to COVID-19”, organised by africa.com. READ ALSO: Stop […]
April – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has held a virtual conference with eight governors from the geopolitical zones on how to harmonise federal and state governments’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, disclosed this via a tweet on Thursday […]
Abuja – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday in Abuja held an online meeting with representatives of the International Monetary Fund(IMF) and the World Bank. The meeting, anchored via videoconferencing from the Presidential Villa, deliberated on how the agencies could collaborate with Nigeria in the planned additional economic stimulus packages to address the fallout of […]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, presided over the meeting of the Economic Sustainability Committee(ESC) set up to address the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Abuja – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says there is need for more public enlightenment and sensitisation on the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic. The vice president urged governments at all levels to intensify efforts so that more Nigerians would become aware of the compelling and critical dimensions of the situation. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in […]
Abuja – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says questioning the legality of the presidential order restricting movements in the FCT, Lagos and Ogun States is unnecessary as the action is important and backed by extant Nigerian laws. Osinbajo’ spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Tuesday, said the vice president made this submission in Abuja while […]