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Press Release: There is now a New Orientation To Grow Business In Nigeria – VP Osinbajo
“I think a new orientation has been birthed which is that as bureaucrats, we are meant to facilitate trade and commerce and business in our environment”, says Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Speaking today at the State House to heads of Federal Government regulatory agencies at a meeting convened to review the implementation of the […]
Press Release: All Those Found Guilty in Osborne Towers Scandal Will Be Sanctioned – President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja said all those found culpable in the Osborne Towers scandal will be made to account and appropriately sanctioned. Receiving a report of the panel established to review the operational, technical and administrative structure of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), President Buhari described the discovery of monies in the flat […]
Press Release: Working Together Will Boost Economic, Technological Growth, VP Osinbajo Tells Young Innovators
Nigeria’s youths will achieve more if they collaborate more on projects that will benefit them and also boost the nation’s capacity in innovation and technology, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo said this when he received a delegation of young Nigerian innovators and beneficiaries of grants from the Growth and Employment (GEM) […]
Press Release: President Buhari Stresses Accountability, Good Neighbourliness In Meetings With ECOWAS and AU Commission
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday met with the President of ECOWAS Commission and Chairperson of the African Union Commission, at State House, Abuja, during which he emphasized the need for accountability and good neighbourliness in both the sub-region, and on the African continent. Receiving first His Excellency Marcel A. de Souza, president of the ECOWAS Commission, […]
Factcheck: Programme To Provide Uninterrupted Power Supply For University Students, Not A Mere ‘Streetlighting’ Project – Ministry
Contrary to a report by Punch Newspaper, the misrepresentation of the Energizing Education Programme (EEP) as merely a “solar-powered streetlight project” is false. Serving as a critical investment in the education sector, the EEP seeks to reinvigorate the system through electrifying 37 federal universities and 7 university teaching hospitals, with the Independent Power Plants (IPPS). […]
Press Release: NEC 83rd Meeting
An update of the ongoing forensic audit of revenue accrued from revenue generating agencies and meant for the Federation Account was given today at the National Economic Council, NEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. The Chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee of NEC on the audit, Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo, of Gombe […]
Speech: President Buhari’s Address at the International Climate Change Summit in Paris
I would like to thank His Excellency Mr. Emmanuel Macron, President of the Republic of France, the United Nations Secretary-General and the President of the World Bank Group for convening this high-level Summit on the issues of financing climate actions and aligning financial flows in order to reach the objectives of the Paris Agreement. The […]
Press Release: Nigeria Requires International Support To Mitigate Effects of Climate Change – President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Paris appealed to the international community to support Nigeria’s commitment to reducing the negative effects of climate change. In a submission to the One Planet Summit in the French capital attended by over 60 Heads of State and Governments, as well as representatives of non-governmental and private organisations, with the […]
Speech: VP Osinbajo’s Remarks at the PEBEC Impact Award Ceremony in Abuja
I want to thank you very much for attending, and also to congratulate all of our awardees who have clearly distinguished themselves and have helped so much in getting to where we are. I want to say in particular that what this demonstrates very clearly, is that there is absolutely nothing that we cannot achieve […]
Speech: VP Osinbajo’s Address at the Commissioning of the Petrolex Mega Oil City in Ibefun, Ogun State.
May I on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari, congratulate Mr. Segun Adebutu and his team for bringing to reality this vision for an integrated Petroleum Complex, here in Ogun State. What he and the Petrolex team have done, what they have accomplished here is an impressive testament to the power of vision and dedication, and […]
Factsheet: Why President Buhari is in Paris, France
The President is attending the One Planet Summit which aims to mobilize the financing needed for developing countries to attain the goals and targets of the Paris Climate Agreement. The theme of the Summit is ‘Climate Change Financing’. In Paris he will reiterate Nigeria’s commitment to realising the objectives of the Paris Agreement, as well […]
Press Release: Buhari’s Presidency Begins National Consultation on Farmers-Herders Conflict
Following his visit to Adamawa State on the 5th of December 2017 in the wake of the communal clashes in the area, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has today, Monday, 11th December 2017, commenced a series of national consultations with all relevant groups designed to find a lasting solution to the farmers-herders conflict in parts […]