Tag: Yemi Osinbajo
Nigerians spend $8b annually on importation of vehicles – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said in Abuja that Nigerians spent about 8 billion dollars, annually, on importation of vehicles. Osinbajo, who was represented by the Director-General, National Automotive Design and Development Council, Jelani Aliyu, disclosed this at the 19th Abuja Motor Fair on Tuesday. “The government is fully committed to industrialisation and the mining sector ...Nigeria endorses UN Road Traffic Convention, becomes 78th party
L-R: CORPS MARSHAL OF FEDERAL ROAD SAFETY CORPS, DR BOBOYE OYEYEMI PRESENTING THE INSTRUMENT OF ACCESSION TO THE VIENNA CONVENTION ON ROAD SIGNS AND SIGNALS TO MR SANTIAGO VILLALPANDO, CHIEF OF THE TREATY SECTION OF THE UN ON THURSDAY EVENING IN NEW YORK The UN says Nigeria is the 78th country to assent to ...No plan to sell Ajaokuta Steel Complex, Osinbajo assures Gov. Bello
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, says Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has given him assurance that the Federal Government has no plan to sell the Ajaokuta Steel Complex. Bello spoke with State House correspondents shortly after a closed door meeting with Osinbajo on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said the vice president ...Alleged Degree Falsification: Niger Delta youths back Kachikwu, dismiss reports
Youths from the Niger Delta region on Sunday expressed solidarity with Dr Ibe Kachikwu, Minister of State for Petroleum and dismissed reports that he lied about his degree class. Pastor Tiedor Olayinka, Spokesman for coalition of Niger Delta Youth Leaders, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yenagoa that reports that Kachikwu claimed to ...Governments have a major moral duty to ensure human capital development is its major priority- Osinbajo at Oxford
Non-governmental and philanthropic organisations help to bridge development gaps through various interventions, but governments have a major moral duty to ensure human capital development is its major priority as tackling poverty will boost growth and development across different sectors, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said. According to a statement on Saturday by his Senior ...ANEC 2018: Osinbajo tasks editors on values, ethics of journalism profession
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday, tasked Editors to save journalism from total collapse by enforcing the rules and values of the profession. Osinbajo gave the advise in a goodwill message at the opening of the 14th All Nigeria Editors’ Conference (ANEC) in Asaba, Delta State. He noted that most professions, particularly ...Over a million displaced persons reunited with loved ones; rebuilding of destroyed communities underway – VP Osinbajo
Asides the on-going military operations that has significantly degraded the Boko Haram insurgents, over a million people displaced by the insurgency have been restored as efforts to rebuild destroyed their homes and communities are underway, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Prof. Osinbajo said this on Saturday, during the Passing out Parade of the 65 ...We will take more Nigerians out of poverty- VP Osinbajo
The Federal Government will continue to drive initiatives to get more Nigerians out of poverty and also improve the country’s Human Capital Development indices, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. This is contained in a release issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity Office of the Vice President, ...FG cuts cost of business registration from N10, 000 to N5, 000
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday announced the Federal Government’s approval of a 90-day special window to register businesses at a reduced rate of N5000 only. A statement, signed by Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President in Abuja, said that Osinbajo made the announcement ...Ambode in the cold; 36 Lagos lawmakers, Hamzat endorse Sanwo-Olu
Dr Obafemi Hamzat, one of the major contenders for the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship ticket in Lagos, on Saturday, stepped down for Babajide Sanwo-Olu. This is coming on the heels of the endorsement of Sanwo-Olu by 36 out of the 40 lawmakers in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Hamzat’s withdrawal ...
