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Speech Delivered by VP Osinbajo at the Opening of the Joint Lagos-Kano Economic Investment Summit in Lagos State
Any student of colonial history will confirm that perhaps the smartest economic decision made by the British was the Lagos-Kano rail, an amalgamation of the Lagos-Ibadan and the Baro-Kano rail in 1912. This sparked off the creation of other rail routes across the country, such that by 1930, there was a unified rail system in […]
Press Release: Dapchi Update: FG Sets up Committee to Probe Abduction of Dapchi Girls
The Federal Government has set up a 12-member committee to unravel the circumstances surrounding the abduction of 110 students of the Government Girls Science and Technical College (GGSTC) in Dapchi, Yobe State, following the attack on the school by insurgents on 19 Feb. 2018. The committee was convened by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Maj.-Gen. […]
Press Release: President Buhari Re-appoints Segun Awolowo NEPC Chief Executive Officer
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-appointment of Mr Olusegun Awolowo as Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC). According to a letter signed by Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the appointment lasts for four years. Mr Awolowo, a lawyer and scion of the Obafemi Awolowo […]
Press Release: Dapchi Update: FG Releases Names of Missing Girls, Gives Breakdown (List Attached)
The Federal Government has released the names and other details of the 110 girls who have yet to be accounted for, following the attack on the Government Girls Science and Technical College (GGSTC), Dapchi, Yobe State, on 19 Feb. 2018. The list was contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by the Minister […]
Press Release: FG Says 110 Dapchi Girls Unaccounted For, Steps Up Rescue Efforts
The Federal Government has confirmed that 110 students of the Government Science and Technical College in Dapchi, Yobe State, are so far unaccounted for, after insurgents believed to be from a faction of Boko Haram invaded their school on Monday (19 Feb. 2018). The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the figure […]
Press Release: Maritime University Granted Approval to Commence Undergraduate Degree Programmes
In line with the Buhari administration’s New Vision to develop the Niger Delta region, Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta State, has been granted approval by the National Universities Commission (NUC) to commence undergraduate degree programmes effective from the 2017/2018 academic session. The NUC approved that academic activities commence in three faculties namely; Transport, Engineering and Environmental […]
Q: What Has FG Done in Response to the Herdsmen/Farmers Conflicts?
A: VP Osinbajo Explains in Details Below: What then is being done about security? The approach of the government has been to deploy mobile police forces to troubled areas and also both the army and airforce, the Nigerian Army formations and units in Benue State for example, especially 72 Special Forces Battalion, have consistently maintained […]
Press Release: President Buhari Greets Femi Okunnu on 85th Birthday
President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates elder statesman and Nigeria’s former Federal Commissioner for Works and Housing, Alhaji Femi Okunnu, on his 85th birthday. President Buhari felicitates with all the family, friends and professional colleagues of the elder statesman for the grace of living a long and fulfilled life, looking back at his foundational contributions to the […]
Press Release: President Buhari Congratulates Prince Adams Onyenkenwe Gbenoba at 80
President Muhammadu Buhari warmly congratulates scholar and community leader, Prince Adams Onyenkenwe Gbenoba, on his 80th birthday, February 16th, 2018. President Buhari joins professional colleagues, family and friends of the octogenarian in celebrating the milestone, which has been lined with worthy achievements of contributing to the development of education, and instilling strong values of discipline, […]
Speech: President Buhari’s Address at the First Adamawa State Anti-Corruption Summit
I am delighted to be here today, and to be part of this memorable event. It is very encouraging that a State Government on its own ventures into the subject matter of fighting Corruption deliberately, as well as transparently subjects its methods to the whole nation for detailed discussion. You may recall that on 29th […]
Press Release: We Will Ensure Things Are Done Faithfully In This Government, Says VP Osinbajo
The Buhari administration, in line with its Economic Recovery and Growth Plan, would continue to ensure the implementation of policies to drive socio-economic growth and prosperity, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this today at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, when he received a delegation from the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and […]
Press Release: President Buhari Congratulates Dr. Olatokunbo Awolowo-Dosunmu on 70th Birthday
President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates Nigeria’s former Ambassador to The Netherlands, Dr. Olatokunbo Awolowo-Dosunmu, on her 70th birthday, February 20, 2018. President Buhari joins the Awolowo family, friends and professional colleagues of the cerebral daughter of the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, in celebrating the landmark age, in a life that has over the years been […]