Press Releases

In continuation of its contributions to regional stability, Nigeria remains committed to the peace, security and territorial integrity of neighbouring countries in the sub region, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this while receiving a Special Envoy of the Cameroonian President, Mr. Rene Sadi, who is also Cameroon’s Minister of Territorial […]

The Buhari administration, in line with its New Vision for the Niger Delta (#NDNewVision), is working hard to ensure that the people of the region benefit maximally from the wealth of their land. So far, the Buhari administration has also taken actions to underscore its commitment to the people of the region. These include: Increased […]

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has said that financial inclusion was an important factor for the growth of the nation’s economy. He also noted that the Buhari administration was committed to ensuring that all Nigerians have access to financial services and credit facilities, no matter where they are. The Vice President said this on Wednesday […]

Nigeria has moved up 24 places to 145th in the World Bank’s ‘Doing Business’ report published today, and for the first time the country is recognized as one of the top 10 most improved economies in the world. The World Bank Doing Business project provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement across 190 […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has studied the report of the panel headed by the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, which investigated allegations against the suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Babachir David Lawal, and the Director General, National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ayo Oke. The President accepted the recommendation of the panel […]

Nigeria will continue to embrace transparency in the extractive sector because it is in the country’s overriding national interest to do so, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this during a bilateral meeting with the Chairman of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), Mr. Fredrik Reinfeldt, on the side-lines of the […]

We stand on the threshold of perhaps the most significant moment in the history of our nation. It is a time of economic challenges, ethnic and religious tensions. In May 2015, oil prices crashed from about $100 to $37; by 2016, we were losing 1 million barrels a day. I say that we stand on […]

In accordance with the targets of its Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP), the Federal Government is open to stronger partnerships and collaborations with the private sector to build infrastructure and make the necessary progress in the economy, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo spoke today when he received on a courtesy […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Chinese President Xi Jinping on his re-election as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and the leader of the nation. The President expressed his conviction that the success of the 19th National Congress of the CPC and the implementation of its important decisions will serve to […]

The exporters of yam to the UK and US have disputed the reports, initially aired by the Africa Independent Television (AIT), purporting that the yams exported after the official flag-off ceremony on June 29, 2017 were rejected at their export destinations. This has drawn widespread criticisms on various media platforms based on the misleading reports. […]

There is no question at all that corruption is our nation’s single greatest challenge. Indeed the notion that security was a more serious challenge was exploded, when in the last administration, it became clear that the escalation of the Boko Haram insurgency in the Northeast was on account of the fact that billions of dollars […]

President Muhamadu Buhari Tuesday in Niamey, Niger, urged ECOWAS member countries to tread carefully in pushing for a single currency in the sub-region by 2020, drawing attention to the challenges faced by the European Union in realising the same goal. In his speech at the 4th Meeting of the Presidential Task Force on the ECOWAS […]