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Nigerian traders: Ghana still adamant after assurances given – Osinbajo

Ihesiulo Grace 17 September 2020 0

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that despite assurances the Federal Government received from the Ghanaian authorities, the government is still adamant to consider Nigerian traders in Ghana. Osinbajo said this during a meeting with representatives of the Nigerian community in Ghana at the

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$1m imposed levy, Osinbajo leaves for Ghana

Ihesiulo Grace 15 September 2020 0

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 […]

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COVID-19: How Buhari is working to reposition the economy, Osinbajo explains

Ihesiulo Grace 12 September 2020 0

Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has revealed that the Federal Government’s ₦2.3 trillion stimulus package was designed to reduce the shock, help the vulnerable, create and protect jobs, rescue businesses and reposition the economy post-COVID-19, Daily Times. The Vice President disclosed this in his keynote at the 61st annual conference of the Nigerian

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Tariff increase is for Nigerians consuming 12 hours electricity per day – Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 7 September 2020 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that only customers who get electricity for 12 hours and above per day would have their tariff increased. Buhari said this on Monday, September 7, during his second-term First Year Ministerial Performance Review Retreat in Abuja. The First Year Ministerial Performance Review Retreat focuses on examining the performance of the […]

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Nigeria’s economy is collapsing — Yemi Osinbajo

Ihesiulo Grace 7 September 2020 0

On Monday, Nigeria’s vice president, Yemi Osinbajo, said the coronavirus pandemic had diminished revenue and foreign-exchange earnings in the country. “For the government, it has been a particularly trying time,” Osinbajo said while representing President Muhammadu Buhari at the start of the first-year Ministerial performance review retreat holding in Abuja. “As a

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Reps committee speaks on investigating VP Osinbajo’s office

Ihesiulo Grace 12 August 2020 0

Committee on Public Accounts under the House of Representatives on Tuesday disclosed that it is not investigating the office of the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo as insinuated in some quarters. Chairman, House Committee on Public Accounts, Hon. Wole Oke who gave the clarification while addressing the Permanent Secretary of Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget […]

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The priority of the FG is to ward off recession – Yemi Osinbajo

Ihesiulo Grace 8 August 2020 0

In a virtual meeting of the Presidential Policy Dialogue hosted by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Friday, Yemi Osinbajo addressed the state of Nigeria’s economy and the need to collectively rescue the economy. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says it is important for government agencies to reduce the harassment and extortion of […]

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Abuja property owner dismisses allegation against VP’s daughter

Ihesiulo Grace 11 July 2020 0

Dr Ayuba Musa, the landlord of the property housing the company, GLAM’D Africa, has dismissed Mr Jackson Ude’s claims concerning the ownership of the house. Musa’s reaction was sequel to a social media post by Ude, a New York based blogger, that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s daughter, Kiki, owns the property which houses her company, […]

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Corruption: Osinbajo petitions IGP over alleged N4bn bribe from Magu

Ihesiulo Grace 10 July 2020 0

*Says he won’t be distracted by campaign of lies, calumny Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has asked the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to investigate allegations that the suspended Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu gave him N4 billion for soft landing. He also asked the IGP to prosecute the […]

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Osinbajo will not be distracted by campaigns of lies, calumny—Aide

Ihesiulo Grace 9 July 2020 0

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will not be distracted by campaigns of lies and calumny. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President has said. PDP Insists On Magu’s Probe Akande, in a statement in Abuja, dismissed as false and baseless fabrications claiming to reflect goings-on at […]

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Osinbajo, NASS leaders confer on botched electricity tariff hike

Ihesiulo Grace 1 July 2020 0

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja met with Senate President, Ahmed Lawan and Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, over the proposed increase in electricity tariff. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Osinbajo, heads the Power Sector Reform Coordination Working Group. The National Assembly had in a

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FEC approves N2.3trn stimulus package to keep economy afloat

Ihesiulo Grace 25 June 2020 0

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a N2.3 trillion stimulus package to keep the nation’s economy afloat which is part of the recommendations of the Nigeria Economic Sustainability Plan (NESP) led by the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo-led committee. Zainab Ahmed, the minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, announced this while addressing journalists

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Nigerians will pay for electricity if… — Osinbajo

Ihesiulo Grace 22 June 2020 0

…Says FG targets 25m homes for micro grids across Nigeria Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigerians are willing to pay for electricity if the services they receive from the distribution companies are constant and better. Osinbajo expressed this view while featuring in a webinar on Economic Sustainability Beyond COVID-19 organised by Emmanuel Chapel on Sunday […]

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COVID-19: 39.4m people may be unemployed by end of 2020 – Osinbajo

Ihesiulo Grace 12 June 2020 0

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the economic sustainability committee has received projections that the number of unemployed people may rise to 39.4 million by the end of 2020 if the government does not take prompt measures. Speaking on Thursday when he presented the committee’s report to President Muhammadu Buhari, Osinbajo said the National Bureau of […]

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Osinbajo commissions 200,000 capacity yam storage facility in Benue

Ihesiulo Grace 9 June 2020 0

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has commissioned a 200,000 capacity yam storage facility in Zaki Biam, the headquarters of Ukum Local Government Area of Benue state. Osinbanjo, who performed the ceremony on Tuesday via conferencing video, said Zaki Biam accounts for over 70 per cent of cultivated yams in the country. According to him, over 200,000 […]

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NAFDAC offers 80% discount on product registration to MSMEs

Ihesiulo Grace 16 May 2020 0

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is offering a discount to micro, small and medium scale enterprises to get their products registered. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo announced the discount in tweets shared on his Twitter handle on Saturday. READ ALSO: No guidelines for flights resumption yet – FAAN According to […]

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Don’t cover-up with nonexistent Osinbajo indictment, account for $5B Abacha loot-BMO tells PDP

Ihesiulo Grace 6 May 2020 0

The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has denied that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was indicted by the House of Representative Committee on Emergency and Disaster Preparedness in 2018, contrary to the impression they say that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is bent on creating. READ ALSO: COVID-19: NEDC donates 2 ambulances, thermometers to Taraba In a […]

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Economic stimulus: Osinbajo’s c’ttee receives 3 reports

Ihesiulo Grace 24 April 2020 0

The Economic Sustainability Committee (ESC) headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says its three sub-committees have submitted their reports for review. The Minister of State, Budget and National Planning, Clem Agba, briefed State House correspondents after the ESC’s fourth meeting on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The ESC was constituted by President

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FG reassures entrepreneurs of addressing sectoral operational challenges

Ihesiulo Grace 9 March 2020 0

The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has assured entrepreneurs and business owners that the Federal Government is committed to solving some of the challenges facing the establishment and operations of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, MSMEs in the country. He gave the assurance while flagging off the second phase of National MSME Clinics for viable Enterprises […]

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Osinbajo, Lawan, Okowa task leaders to work for Nigeria’s progress

Ihesiulo Grace 24 February 2020 0

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan and Governor of Delta state, Ifeanyi Okowa, on Sunday called for concerted efforts by government at all levels to work for the progress of the country. They spoke at the Mother of the Redeemer Catholic Church, Effurun, during a thanksgiving service by the Deputy President […]