#EndSARS: Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s full speech to Nigerian youths I fully understand how many young people feel. Many feel that we have been too silent and have simply not done enough. These feelings of frustration are justified. There are far too many people who have been brutalised at the hands of the police and ...

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, raised a seven-man Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution to investigate cases of brutality and human rights violations committed by operatives of the dissolved Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in the State. The move is part of the steps being taken by Lagos Government to address the five-point ...

Nigeria will avoid issuing Eurobonds due to their expense, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said, and will look at alternative ways to raise funds to support the economy in the face of a looming recession. “We are not likely going to explore again the Eurobond market because we are trying to avoid commercial borrowing,” Osinbajo told ...

The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo says President Muhammadu Buhari understands the pains and burdens Nigerians are going through because of the economic aftermath of COVID-19 pandemic and that the Federal Government is considering palliatives that can offer succour to the people. Osinbajo stated this while fielding questions from State House Correspondents at the Presidential Villa. ...

Nigeria’s desire and pursuit of economic growth and sustainable development is best achieved through the adoption of merit as a national value, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. The Vice President made the remarks in a keynote address delivered at the Nigeria Leadership Initiative (NLI) webinar series themed: “A National Conversation on Rebuilding our National ...

The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has expressed concern over cases of killing and maiming of young men and women in the country by men of the Police. Speaking to State House correspondents in Abuja on Sunday, Osinbajo said: “I am very concerned, in fact, very angry about what I see, happening to young men and women ...

As Nigerians, including public commentators reflect on the country’s journey to nationhood over the past 60 years, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN has called on the youth not succumb to the challenges confronting the nation, noting that young Nigerians hold the key to a more united, peaceful and prosperous nation. This was disclosed in a ...

In an effort to address urgent financing needs and advance sustainable development of countries in the era of COVID-19 and beyond, President Muhammadu Buhari has called for the reallocation of unused International Monetary Fund (IMF) reserve assets also known as Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), currently held by developed countries, to support recovery efforts in developing ...

In a bid to broaden and enhance the efficacy of the Federal Government’s whistleblower policy, there should be an expansion of the scope of the current framework to include issues of public safety, security, gross mismanagement of the rights of people, and waste of resources, among others, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. The Vice ...

Leading the call for an effective global action against Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) and related vices, which is negatively impacting progress in developing countries especially in Africa, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has called for an overhaul of the international tax system in order to tackle the scourge. This was contained in a statement by the ...