Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said on Monday, that the United Nations’ $250M support package for COVID-19 aligns with Buhari administration’s economic recovery plans. He said this at the launch of the United Nations Plus Offer for Socio-Economic Recovery attended by the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, and top officials of the world body at the…
COVID-19 Challenge: Economic Sustainability Committee, National Assembly Leadership meet
The Economic Sustainability Committee, ESC, Thursday afternoon, held a virtual meeting with leadership of the National Assembly. Led by its chairman, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, senior advocate of Nigeria, SAN, members of the Committee had interaction with leadership of the National Assembly on the draft Sustainability Plan, ahead of the submission of the Plan to…
The ‘Sins’ of Osinbajo
As APC hawks strategize ahead of 2023 presidency, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will require the grace of God to survive the intrigues with his reputation intact It is forty-four months to the next general elections in Nigeria and just four months into President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term of four years but politicians are already executing…
Second Term: Buhari Keeps Nigerians Guessing
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo were sworn-in Wednesday for their second term of four years in a colourful ceremony at the Eagle Square, Abuja. Witnessed by a modest audience of local and the diplomatic community, the acting chief justice of the Federation, Justice Tanko Mohammed administered the presidential oath and oath of…
Cover Story: A diminishing President
President Muhammadu Buhari’s serial verbal gaffes and actions of officials of his government are raising questions over his fitness and competence to continue to hold office President Muhammadu Buhari rode to power in 2015 on a high voltage of goodwill. He was expected to fix all the problems of the country, and take the nation…
Osinbajo To Commission Lagos – Abeokuta Rail Line
By Janet Ifidon and Timileyin Okunuga Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will on Friday commission the first phase of the Lagos – Abeokuta standard gauge rail line. The test run of the train ride starts from the Iju area of Lagos to Abeokuta in Ogun State. The Vice President will ride along with the Transportation Minister,…
Lagos-Abeokuta Rail To be Inaugurated This Week
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will this week, inaugurate the newly constructed standard gauge Lagos-Abeokuta rail line. Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi disclosed this on Sunday while inspecting the project. The rail line, according to the minister, which is part of the Lagos-Ibadan rail project has been nearly completed and due for flag off this week.…
Why Nigeria Must Change
Those clamouring for restructuring of Nigeria insist it will produce a country where healthy rivalry among regions will promote development, douse the current recrimination between the nationalities and engender peaceful co-existence.[powr-banner-slider id=f615b390_1500277847679] It will not be the same country that President Muhammadu Buhari left over 70 days ago for medical management in London that…
The Challenge Of Change
Managing A Tottering Economy Two years into President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, the economy still wobbles with telling effects on the people Acting President Yemi Osinbajo’s Democracy Day assessment of what Nigerians are passing through was a graphic picture of the economic reality in part; and stating otherwise as many politicians would have preferred, would have…
Short And Sharp
For Kaduna to be great again, we must forgive. Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna State, while promising to implement the recommendation of two committees, one of which was initiated by a past administration in the state I have been following the trend of things in Yoruba land, particularly Ekiti State, and I am proud…
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