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Speech: Address Delivered by VP Osinbajo for a Book Presentation at ICC, Abuja
May I begin by commending my brother, Dr. Bode Ayorinde, who has a Doctor of Law and is a former lecturer at the University of Ife. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers; the Founder & Pro-Chancellor of Achievers University, Owo and Chairman of the House Technical Committee on Recession. I […]
Press Release: Please Convince Your People That We Are Doing Our Best to Solve Attacks by Armed Herdsmen – President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to leaders of various groups in Benue State to convince their constituents that the Federal Government is doing its best to end the recurring attacks by armed herdsmen in various parts of the country. Responding to remarks by various stakeholders during a Town Hall meeting in Government House, Makurdi, on […]
FG Exploring Alternative Sources to Improve Healthcare Funding in Nigeria – VP Osinbajo
President Muhammadu Buhari is committed to finding lasting solutions to the challenges of healthcare delivery and funding in Nigeria, including exploring alternative sources, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this today at the Presidential Villa when he received a delegation from the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), an international […]
Part Three of the Transcript of a Media Interview Granted by the Vice President to a Group of Journalists & Social Media Practitioners in Lagos State on March 2, 2018
Q: The state of primary healthcare in the country. Vice President: Of course, our health system has long suffered. That is one of the chief concerns that we have been focusing on; getting the diaspora to work with us to improve our health system. We are also looking at how healthcare insurance can improve it. […]
Speech by President Buhari at the 61st Independence Day Anniversary of Ghana
Protocols: On behalf of the Government and people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria I am honoured by the special invitation extended to me by His Excellency, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on this auspicious occasion of the celebration of the 61st Independence Anniversary of the Republic of Ghana. I am delighted at the warm […]
Part Two of the Transcript of a Media Interview Granted by the Vice President to a Group of Journalists & Social Media Practitioners in Lagos State on March 2, 2018
*Adds: Buhari administration is building a bright future for Nigeria’s youths *On Dapchi & other security hotspots: We Are Working On Ensuring Effective Security Q: Revamping Nigeria’s education system. Vice President: If you will recall about a few months ago, I think it was in January, we had an education retreat; what needs to be […]
Transcript of a Media Interview Granted by the Vice President to a Group of Journalists & Social Media Practitioners in Lagos State on March 2, 2018
Q: On Nigeria’s rating by Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index. Vice President: I think that by even Transparency International’s own assessment, Transparency International uses nine different indexes to come to a conclusion. In four out of those indexes, Nigeria moved up, in another four Nigeria stabilized & dropped in only one index. So in aggregation, […]
Press Release: President Buhari To Visit Taraba, Benue, Yobe, Zamfara and Rivers States
In view of recent terrorist attacks, criminal activities and communal clashes in some States leading to tragic loss of lives and kidnapping of 110 schoolgirls, President Muhammadu Buhari immediately tasked the Armed Forces and other Security agencies to compile comprehensive reports on the various incidents. Having received and studied the Reports, the President has decided […]
Press Release: ECOWAS Needs to Run a Leaner, Smarter Organisation, says President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari said Friday that the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, must run a leaner and smarter organisation by cutting costs and becoming more efficient to achieve the objectives of the sub-regional body. Speaking while receiving the new President of the ECOWAS Commission, Mr Jean Claude Brou at the State House, Abuja, […]
Press Release: Dapchi Update: Search for Dapchi Girls Extended to Neighbouring Countries – FG
The ongoing search for the 110 girls who were abducted from the Government Girls Science and Technical College (GGSTC), Dapchi, Yobe State, has been extended to the neighbouring countries, the Federal Government has announced. In a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said top military and […]
Factsheet: Federal Government’s Efforts to Ensure the Safe Return of the Dapchi Girls
Background: On February 19, 2018, 110 girls were abducted by suspected Boko Haram militants from the Government Girls’ Technical School, Dapchi in Bursari Local Government of Yobe State. By February 21, 2018, President Muhammadu Buhari reacted to the abduction of the school girls, by directing the military and police to mobilize immediately and begin rescue […]