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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 […]
Speech: VP Osinbajo’s Address at the 2017 The Future Awards Africa Event in Lagos
There are particular moments in the history of nations when there is a palpable feeling that something new is about to emerge that the nation can be transformed. Often it begins with hopelessness and cynicism. It may be that the nation has laboured under oppressive and divisive circumstances, living with poverty, inequality, bitter ethnic and […]
Speech: VP Osinbajo’s Address at 2017 Nigerian National Order of Merit (NNOM) Laureates
I am delighted to join you at this investiture dinner in honour of our two new Nigerian National Order Of Merit Laureates: Professor Adesoji Adediran Adesina, NNOM, who is honoured for his outstanding work in Engineering and Technology; and a living legend, Mr. Bruce Paul Obomoyema Onobrakpeya, NNOM, who is honoured for his exceptional work, […]
Press Release: APC Stakeholders In Kano Endorse President Buhari, Ganduje For Second Term
Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State on Thursday adopted the President Muhammadu Buhari as their candidate for the 2019 general elections. The party leaders also expressed their commitment and support to Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje as their sole candidate for 2019. President Buhari did not say he accepted, nor did he […]
Press Release: Massive Reception In Kano, Clear Message To The Opposition – President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday night declared that the massive reception that greeted his arrival in Kano for a 2-day working visit “is a message to the opposition’’ that his popularity in the region remains unshaken. Speaking at state dinner held in his honour, President Buhari was full of thanks and gratitude to the government […]
Press Release: President Buhari Pledges To Reform and Decongest Prisons, Witnesses Release of 500 Inmates in Kano
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Kano reaffirmed that prison reforms and decongestion will be pursued with greater vigor by his administration. Speaking at a ceremony in Kurmawa Central Prison Kano, at which 500 inmates were either pardoned or set free upon the payment of fines by the State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, President […]
Press Release: President Buhari Signs Three Bills
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 assented to the following Bills: 1. Federal College of Dental Technology and Therapy (Establishment) Bill, 2017. The college to be sited in Enugu, is to provide courses of instruction leading to the award of degrees, diplomas and certificates in dental technology, dental therapy and related courses. 2. […]
Press Release: Buhari Commends Guards Brigade For Professionalism
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja commended the Guards Brigade for demonstrating a high-level of discipline and professionalism expected from officers and men of the Nigerian Army. Speaking at the decoration ceremony of the Commander, Guards Brigade, Brig-Gen. Musa Yusuf as Major-General, President Buhari said it was instructive that the senior officer displayed a […]
Press Release: President Buhari Congratulates Wizkid, Davido On Awards
President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates renowned hip-hop artistes, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, WizKid, and David Adedeji Adeleke, Davido, on their awards at the Music of Black Origin (MOBO). President Buhari joins the teeming fans of the artistes in Nigeria and all over the world in celebrating the highly deserved and meritorious recognition, which saw WizKid winning “International […]
Press Release: VP Osinbajo Attends MSME Clinic Launch in Osogbo
Nigeria’s future economic growth will be driven by small and medium-sized businesses, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo said this during the launch of the nationwide MSME clinic in Osogbo, Osun State on Thursday. He added that the Buhari administration will continue to support small businesses nationwide through its economic initiatives. The […]