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VP Osinbajo’s Address at the Inauguration of the Deeper Life Bible Church Headquarters Building in Lagos.
It is a special privilege and honour to be here at the formal inauguration of the new Headquarters building and auditorium of the Deeper Life Bible Church. This is one of the proudest moments for me as a Christian, seeing this great edifice being dedicated for the propagation of the gospel of Jesus Christ and […]
Press Release: Liberia’s Success is Important to Us – VP Osinbajo
*Visiting Vice President commends FG’s sustained support Nigeria will continue to extend a full range of diplomatic and other forms of assistance to Liberia as the country progresses with a new administration, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, while receiving his Liberian counterpart, Dr. Jewel Howard Taylor at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, earlier today. […]
Press Release: Buhari Administration Will Continue To Support Young Nigerians – VP Osinbajo
*Says preparation and competence, not age to run for public office, should matter more *Many young people working in Presidency Young Nigerians should be allowed to run for elective positions in the country, especially as they have demonstrated capacity and competence in the fields of technology, education and other sectors of the economy, according to […]
Press Release: President Buhari Couldn’t Have Derided All Nigerian Youths
At the Commonwealth Business Forum in London on Wednesday, April 18, 2018, President Muhammadu Buhari gave a keynote address on Making Business Easier Between Commonwealth Countries. The presentation was followed by a discussion, and question and answer session. Responding to a question, President Buhari had cause to talk about some Nigerian youths, and he said: […]
Transcript of an Interview by VP Osinbajo during His Visit to ICT/Innovation Hubs/Companies in Lagos
Q: What’s your impression of the seven Technology & Innovation hubs you visited? Vice President: It has been an exciting day. We’ve been, as you said, to a number of technology enterprises and hubs. We’ve been to Paystack, Andela, Flutterwave, Workstation, FarmCrowdy, African Fintech Foundry, and here we are at Co-Creation Hub. What strikes one […]
Press Release: President Buhari Assures Nigerians: Your Confidence In Us Will Not Be Abused
“We will do our best to justify your trust in us, and that confidence won’t be abused,” President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians. The President spoke in London Sunday while receiving the Buhari Diaspora Support Organization, led by Mr Charles Efe Sylvester. “I am happy that people like you are here, on your own, defending […]
Press Release: Niger Delta New Vision: Maritime University Commences Lectures
*University take-off fulfilment of Buhari administration’s promise to develop the region In fulfilment of the Buhari administration’s commitment to develop the Niger Delta in line with its New Vision for the region, the Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta State, has today commenced lectures for the 2017/2018 academic year. A total of 196 students have so far […]
VP Osinbajo’s Remarks at the Launch of Abia State Tele-Health Support Center in Umuahia, Abia State
I am delighted to be here today to express the support of the Federal government for, and to launch The Abia State Tele-Health Support Center. This is a giant leap forward, in terms of Universal Basic Healthcare, for the people of Abia State. The work of investing in people is a responsibility jointly shared by […]
Press Release: President Buhari Condoles President Bouteflika and Algerians on Military Plane Crash
On behalf of the government and people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari commiserates with President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and the people of Algeria on Wednesday’s military plane crash near the Boufarik military airport in Algiers which claimed many lives. The President also extends deepest condolences to the families and friends of bereaved […]
Press Release: Why I Declared My Intentions For 2019 Now, by President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has explained why he declared his intentions to run for another term in office on Monday, April 9, 2018, during the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Receiving the Archbishop of Canterbury, His Grace Justin Welby in London Wednesday, President Buhari said: “I declared before leaving home […]
Press Release: President Buhari Extends VAIDS Deadline to June 30
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the extension of the Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS) to June 30, 2018. The short extension after the original March 31 date is based on the appeals of professional bodies and individual taxpayers. However, no further extension of time will be approved after June 30. The President added […]
Press Release: NAP 3.0: PEBEC Receives Favourable Report of Reforms
*Achieves 68% success rate In furtherance of Buhari administration’s reform agenda to improve the business climate in the country through its ease of doing business initiative, the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) presented the National Action Plan 3.0 (NAP 3.0) scorecard, indicating an improvement on reforms aimed at making Nigeria a progressively easier place […]