Press Releases
FG Exploring Alternative Sources to Improve Healthcare Funding in Nigeria – VP Osinbajo
President Muhammadu Buhari is committed to finding lasting solutions to the challenges of healthcare delivery and funding in Nigeria, including exploring alternative sources, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this today at the Presidential Villa when he received a delegation from the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), an international […]
Part Three of the Transcript of a Media Interview Granted by the Vice President to a Group of Journalists & Social Media Practitioners in Lagos State on March 2, 2018
Q: The state of primary healthcare in the country. Vice President: Of course, our health system has long suffered. That is one of the chief concerns that we have been focusing on; getting the diaspora to work with us to improve our health system. We are also looking at how healthcare insurance can improve it. […]
Part Two of the Transcript of a Media Interview Granted by the Vice President to a Group of Journalists & Social Media Practitioners in Lagos State on March 2, 2018
*Adds: Buhari administration is building a bright future for Nigeria’s youths *On Dapchi & other security hotspots: We Are Working On Ensuring Effective Security Q: Revamping Nigeria’s education system. Vice President: If you will recall about a few months ago, I think it was in January, we had an education retreat; what needs to be […]
Transcript of a Media Interview Granted by the Vice President to a Group of Journalists & Social Media Practitioners in Lagos State on March 2, 2018
Q: On Nigeria’s rating by Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index. Vice President: I think that by even Transparency International’s own assessment, Transparency International uses nine different indexes to come to a conclusion. In four out of those indexes, Nigeria moved up, in another four Nigeria stabilized & dropped in only one index. So in aggregation, […]
Press Release: President Buhari To Visit Taraba, Benue, Yobe, Zamfara and Rivers States
In view of recent terrorist attacks, criminal activities and communal clashes in some States leading to tragic loss of lives and kidnapping of 110 schoolgirls, President Muhammadu Buhari immediately tasked the Armed Forces and other Security agencies to compile comprehensive reports on the various incidents. Having received and studied the Reports, the President has decided […]
Press Release: Dapchi Update: Search for Dapchi Girls Extended to Neighbouring Countries – FG
The ongoing search for the 110 girls who were abducted from the Government Girls Science and Technical College (GGSTC), Dapchi, Yobe State, has been extended to the neighbouring countries, the Federal Government has announced. In a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said top military and […]
Press Release: Dapchi Update: FG Sets up Committee to Probe Abduction of Dapchi Girls
The Federal Government has set up a 12-member committee to unravel the circumstances surrounding the abduction of 110 students of the Government Girls Science and Technical College (GGSTC) in Dapchi, Yobe State, following the attack on the school by insurgents on 19 Feb. 2018. The committee was convened by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Maj.-Gen. […]
Press Release: President Buhari Re-appoints Segun Awolowo NEPC Chief Executive Officer
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-appointment of Mr Olusegun Awolowo as Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC). According to a letter signed by Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the appointment lasts for four years. Mr Awolowo, a lawyer and scion of the Obafemi Awolowo […]
Press Release: Maritime University Granted Approval to Commence Undergraduate Degree Programmes
In line with the Buhari administration’s New Vision to develop the Niger Delta region, Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta State, has been granted approval by the National Universities Commission (NUC) to commence undergraduate degree programmes effective from the 2017/2018 academic session. The NUC approved that academic activities commence in three faculties namely; Transport, Engineering and Environmental […]
Press Release: President Buhari Greets Femi Okunnu on 85th Birthday
President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates elder statesman and Nigeria’s former Federal Commissioner for Works and Housing, Alhaji Femi Okunnu, on his 85th birthday. President Buhari felicitates with all the family, friends and professional colleagues of the elder statesman for the grace of living a long and fulfilled life, looking back at his foundational contributions to the […]
Press Release: President Buhari Congratulates Prince Adams Onyenkenwe Gbenoba at 80
President Muhammadu Buhari warmly congratulates scholar and community leader, Prince Adams Onyenkenwe Gbenoba, on his 80th birthday, February 16th, 2018. President Buhari joins professional colleagues, family and friends of the octogenarian in celebrating the milestone, which has been lined with worthy achievements of contributing to the development of education, and instilling strong values of discipline, […]
Press Release: We Will Ensure Things Are Done Faithfully In This Government, Says VP Osinbajo
The Buhari administration, in line with its Economic Recovery and Growth Plan, would continue to ensure the implementation of policies to drive socio-economic growth and prosperity, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this today at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, when he received a delegation from the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and […]