Nyesom Wike is the 17th Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister. Since 1999, the starting block of the 4th Republic, Wike is the 8th minister of Nigeria’s fast-transforming capital. But even as one in a class of 17 members, Wike stands out. He always does. As governor of Rivers state...
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Former Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) and the Emir of Kano, His Highness Muhammadu Sanusi II, will headline a major national leadership conference scheduled to take place in Abuja on Tuesday. The event, organised by the Oxford Global Think Tank (OGTT), is themed “ _Better Leadership for a...
Spokesperson to former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Mr Laolu Akande, has said there is no reason for anyone to assume Osinbajo has left politics or has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC). Akande, a former Senior Special Assistant on Media & Publicity to Osinbajo, said this in an...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – A political group has condemned attempts by some faceless individuals to disparage the immediate former Vice President of Nigeria, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, over recent decisions of the President Bola Tinubu Administration to drop a ministerial nominee and the sack of...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The national honour (Officer of the Order of the Niger, OON) conferred on Mr Laolu Akande, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity in the Office of the Vice President, is a well deserved honour and reward for exceptional service...
Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, says the national carrier, Nigeria Air, will commence operations before the present administrations winds down. Sirika made this clarification while briefing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja....
Former Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, says the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) is one of the best schemes introduced by the military and should be sustained. Jega said this on Monday in Abuja while delivering the 50th anniversary lecture of the NYSC with the theme:...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the universal implementation of the Employee Compensation Act (ECA) 2010. Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, disclosed this on Monday after an emergency FEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to the minister,...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and wife, Dolapo, are among notable Nigerians that attended the Easter Sunday Service at the Aso Villa Chapel, Abuja. Osinbajo, who spoke with State House correspondents after the service, said Easter signifies sacrifice and the amazing love of God. “My message is contained in the...
The Presidential Committee on Repatriation, Return and Resettlement of Displaced Persons in the North East says no fewer than 300,000 displaced persons have been repatriated from neighbouring countries. Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno spoke with State House correspondents on Friday after a meeting of the committee chaired by Vice...
The Federal Executive Council(FEC) has approved the recommendation for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC LTD.) to invest 1.9 trillion in the reconstruction of 44 federal roads under the tax credit policy. The council gave the approval at its meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Vice- President Yemi Osinbajo, and his wife, Dolapo, have congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on the occasion of his 80th birthday on Saturday. Their congratulatory message was contained in a statement personally signed by the vice-president in Abuja. The statement said: “Happy 80th Birthday, Mr...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the Finance Bill 2022 designed to support the implementation of the 2023 budget. Hajia Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, briefed State House correspondents after the FEC meeting presided over Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday at the Presidential...
Carbon market will create 30m jobs, positive impacts on Nigeria, Africa’s economic growth – Osinbajo
Carbon market will create 30m jobs, positive impacts on Nigeria, Africa’s economic growth – Osinbajo
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Participating in the carbon market would not only offer Nigeria and Africa the opportunity for growth, industrialization and job creation for its teeming population, it would also provide the right incentives for clean energy and climate action, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN....
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, on Friday in Abuja inaugurated Omeife, Africa’s first humanoid to boost Artificial Intelligence (AI) and technological development in Nigeria and the continent. Osinbajo was represented by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, who in turn was represented by the Director-General, National Information...
Hours after PRNigeria fact-checked a claim that the daughter of Nigeria’s Vice president was arrested in London, TikTok has banned one of the originators of the fake news with an account “Realcharly22.” A PRNigeria fact-check has proved that the claim that the daughter of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – In what is expected to be the largest hydropower project in West Africa, the National Council on Privatization, NCP, has approved a governance framework for the development of a $3 billion plant in Makurdi, Benue State. This was one of the highlights of the meeting...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says only strong partnerships and coordination among African countries can guarantee the mobilisation of resources required for a just energy transition. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said the vice president sent a recorded message to an African Union event...
President Muhammadu Buhari says the indices of development in the mining sector has improved as Nigeria, for the first time, has a world-class goldmine in Segiola, Osun State. Buhari disclosed this on Tuesday in his address at the 6th Edition of the Nigerian Mining Week at the International Conference...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday said that Nigeria’s Energy Transition Plan (ETP) would require funding of about 1.9 trillion U.S. dollars up to 2060. Osinbajo represented by the Minister of Power, Mr Abubakar Aliyu, said this in Abuja while declaring open the ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Forum(ESEF)2022. ”For the...