Speeches and Remarks

First, I would like to welcome you all to the State House. Today is a significant day for all of us in Nigeria, and most especially our young people – and role they play in our democracy, politics and national life. We are gathered here for the signing of the “Not Too Young To Run […]

*Commends US, EU for support “Gulf of Guinea States have, of course, long recognized that Security in the Gulf of Guinea is both a challenge to maritime safety and a significant threat to the economic prosperity of our States. From the rise in maritime insurance premiums for vessels coming to the Gulf of Guinea to […]

My Dear Nigerians! Today marks the 19th year of our nascent democracy and the 3rd Anniversary of this administration. I am thankful to Almighty God for bringing us thus far. This administration came at a time that Nigerians needed Change, the Change we promised and the Change we continue to deliver. We have faced a […]

Protocols: I am happy to join the array of eminent Nigerians present here today, as we celebrate the 2018 Nigeria democracy day which marks the 3rd year of this administration and to reflect on the progress we have made in our democratic journey and governance in the last three years. A government elected by the […]

Today affords me another opportunity to re-affirm our Administration’s commitment to the protection of children, a day to reflect on our roles and responsibilities as Parents and Leaders towards our children, and also assessing how far we have fared in this regard. As you may recall, one of the cardinal objectives of this Administration is […]

*Says Buhari administration will continue to implement policies to create more jobs, grow the economy “Creating an enabling environment for business is another must-do. We have pursued this goal aggressively since 2016, and I’m pleased to note that we’re already started seeing the results. We have reduced business registration times, we’ve implemented a functioning Visa […]

*Says FG has established an infrastructure fund for development *Nigeria’s greatest potential is its “incredibly energetic and entrepreneurial people,” VP adds “We are gathered here at this Summit to talk about investments meeting with opportunity as a compliment to the recent work done in the ERGP Focus Labs. The inspiring news is that we have […]

*Urges boundary commission to be more creative, innovative in addressing emerging border challenges “Permit me to mention that the role of the Commission given the numerous border challenges has to be more creative and innovative. Every nation attends to the peculiarities of its border issues with solutions that are nuanced, smart, affordable and result-oriented. We […]

I want to thank our party leaders from Ekiti and the South West for honoring the invitation to this dinner meeting. As many of you may know, it is not in my nature to interfere in the internal workings of our party – APC. It is the responsibility of the Party to conduct primaries for […]

This is another milestone in our determined and collective fight against corruption. Throughout my journey in national service and since 2015, I have made a very conscious decision to pursue a vigorous fight against corruption in public life. Since 2015, we have made significant progress in the fight against corruption. Everyone now knows that corrupt […]

It really is a special pleasure to be here with you, as we commence the Open Government Partnership Week in Nigeria. Our government came into office on the back of a three-pronged agenda, one ensuring security, two rebuilding the economy, and third, vigorously prosecuting the fight against corruption. This last issue, corruption, has been an […]

I welcome the Senate’s endorsement & support disclosed today by the Senate President, of FG’s earlier determined policy to spend 1% of our budget on healthcare in line with the National Health Act. The policy reflects the Buhari administration’s resolve to improve healthcare. Mr. Chairman, aside from lawyers, doctors are the next most important professionals. […]