Press Releases

Taking more than 40 questions from the Nigerian community in New York Sunday night, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has reassured Nigerians in Diaspora about the determination of the Buhari administration to secure the country and prosper the people. Prof. Osinbajo stated this while responding to questions during a townhall meeting with some members of […]

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, will be visiting the United States where he will be meeting with his US counterpart, Mr. Mike Pence, and other key groups and interests in the country. Ahead of his meeting with the US Vice President in Washington D.C on Wednesday, Professor Osinbajo will be meeting with the Council on […]

*VP inspects progress of work done in the Apapa area *Expresses hope that gridlock will be cleared soon The Federal Government is adopting short-term, mid-term and long-term measures, including improving infrastructure, towards resolving the Apapa gridlock and easing traffic around the area, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Saturday, […]

**VP interacts with visiting Harvard Business School faculty, top business executives The Federal Government’s vision for Nigeria in the next 10 years and more is to transform the economy into an industrialized one with a strong middle class and a place where the majority of the people are living above the poverty line, according to […]

*GEEP aims to reach 10 million people by 2023 A key element of the Buhari administration’s Social Investment Programmes has won continental praise as African Bankers named the the Government’s Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP) as Africa’s most impactful financial inclusion scheme. The Bank of Industry (BOI) which implements GEEP, was given the award at […]

*Adds: Responsible fatherhood helps in nation-building The responsibility of fatherhood in families and society is very crucial in setting good examples for future generations, as it would guide them in the right path to lead exemplary lives, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Sunday after a special Father’s Day […]

The Federal Government has extended by two weeks, the time given the Presidential Taskforce on the Apapa traffic gridlock to resolve the matter following a request for extension by members of the taskforce and other stakeholders. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, approved the extension at a meeting of the Presidential Taskforce with stakeholders held at […]

*VP Osinbajo calls him hero, deserving of honour The 83-year-old Muslim Cleric, Imam Abdullahi Abubakar, who saved the lives of hundreds of persons fleeing from attacks by suspected bandits in Yelwan Gindi Akwati, Swei and Nghar villages in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, has been described as a hero by Vice President […]

*Commissions FG & State projects in Gombe *VP gets rousing welcome by N-Power beneficiaries & Homegrown School Feeding cooks in the State The Federal Government’s programme for the establishment of special economic zones; its agricultural diversification programme and partnership with the Brazilian government under the Green Imperative initiative, are geared towards sustaining efforts in diversifying […]

Ahead of the oath-taking ceremony slated for tomorrow, 29 May 2019 and in compliance with the requirement of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has submitted his assets declaration forms to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). The submission by the Vice President follows right […]

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, will be representing Nigeria at tomorrow’s inauguration of South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa in Pretoria. Prof. Osinbajo would be joining several other heads of State and Government from Africa and beyond who are expected at the swearing-in ceremony in Loftus Versfeld Stadium. The Vice President who leaves Abuja this evening […]

*VP chairs special NEC meeting, urges members to do more for the welfare of Nigerians *Governors commend VP for leadership & robust NEC group At a special valedictory meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting in the first term of the Buhari administration, the Council, chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, today presented […]