Speeches and Remarks

Protocoles: It is well known that Nigeria has immense potential but her potential has been handicapped by corruption, an imbalanced economy, and insecurity. Since 2015, the focus of this administration has been on Security, Economy and fight against Corruption. We recognized early in our administration that good governance is the solution to fullfiling our potential. […]

Your Excellency, Mr. President, I wish to specifically thank you for inviting me to attend this programme. Let me at the outset, convey on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria and myself, our deepest condolences on the passing of the former president of South Africa, Mr. Frederik Willem de Klerk. 2.​Together with former President […]

Address By President Buhari, Delivered By Vice President Osinbajo at the 2021 Biennial All Nigeria Judges Conference PROTOCOLS My Lords, I bring you the warm felicitations of President Muhammadu Buhari who would have been here in person but for his state engagement today in South Africa, which is why I have the privilege this morning […]

Protocols It is my great pleasure to be here once again to present the 2022 Federal Budget Proposals to this distinguished Joint Session of the National Assembly. Distinguished and Honourable leaders, and members of the National Assembly, let me start by commending you for the expeditious consideration and passage of the Supplementary Appropriation Bill 2021. […]

“I think what is important is to see how we can remove those barriers as much as possible so there is a level playing field. What I have experienced serving in the position as Vice President in the past few years and having the opportunity to bring on board young people, some elderly people in […]

Citizens of Nigeria. It is with full gratitude to God that today, we celebrate Nigeria’s sixty first Independence Anniversary.   2. For 1st of October 1960 to happen, all hands were on deck. East, West, North all came together to celebrate freedom. Today should not only serve as a reminder of the day the British […]

AT THE GENERAL DEBATE OF THE 76TH SESSION OF UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY Friday, 24TH SEPTEMBER, 2021 NEW YORK, USA ➢ Mr. President, ➢ Heads of State and Government, ➢ Mr. Secretary-General, ➢ Distinguished Delegates, ➢ Ladies and Gentlemen. Mr. President, Let me, on behalf of the government and people of Nigeria, congratulate you on […]

It is my pleasure to be here with you all today. We are in an unprecedented time in the history of our nation. A time when global economies have been battered by the COVID-19 pandemic. ​One of the significant impacts of the pandemic on economies was loss of jobs and opportunities, with the International Labour […]

Protocols: I am delighted to perform the virtual commissioning of the 1.5megawatt Solar project that serves the 4 blocks of offices housing the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing on one hand and the Federal Ministry of Environment on the other hand, in the Mabushi Area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. This is a […]

I am delighted to be with you this afternoon, to address you on this special occasion of my official visit to Borno State. I want to seize this opportunity to put it on record that our nation will forever be indebted to you, for your patriotic commitment to the defence of our fatherland against insurgency […]

Protocols: I am very pleased to be here today to witness the handing over of newly-acquired security equipment and assets to the Lagos State Police Command, by His Excellency the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on behalf of the Lagos State Security Trust Fund. There is no doubt that these new equipment being handed […]

While passionate debates over the place and future of our country can often become tense, care should be taken for them not to polarize or become toxic. This was the submission of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, this afternoon in Lagos where he keynoted an event honoring the transition of a number of media gurus […]