The All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council’s spokesperson, Mr. Festus Keyamo has said that the name of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was missing from the campaign council list due to the directive given by President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement issued on Saturday, Keyamo said Buhari had directed that the names of Osinbajo and
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After weeks of anxiety and serial postponements, the presidential campaign council list of the flagbearer of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, was released with several notable names of party chieftains missing. The campaign council 422-man list has names of political heavyweights including APC governors, ministers, lawmakers, ambassadors as well as serving
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The Nigerian Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo(SAN), said it was unfitting to compare the realities of the Nigerian economy with those of other smaller African states. He argued that at least 10 Nigerian states “have bigger GDPs than those countries.” Osinbajo also noted that the violent reports emanating from the country did not reflect the
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The Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), said that the challenges Nigeria is currently facing as a nation are not insurmountable but are stepping stones to a great future. Osinbajo said this in a statement on Sunday during the thanksgiving/interdenominational service held in Owerri, Imo State, to commemorate the one year in office of Governor Hope
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Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday faulted the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria to prohibit deposit money banks, non-banking institutions and other financial institutions from facilitating trading and dealings in cryptocurrency. Osinbajo said the monetary authorities should rethink their stand on the issue. According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media
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The Federal Government has announced a scheme aimed at rolling out five million solar systems to provide power to communities Over 25 million Nigerians are expected to benefit from this and generate N7 billion yearly. The Federal Government through the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) also stated that as many as 250, 000 jobs would be
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Mr Samaila while responding to SERAP’s suit had last week forwarded his asset declaration form to the organization. The form dated 28 May, 2019, and sworn to before the High Court of Justice, Bikebbi, Kebbi state, shows that Mr Samaila declared assets, including landed property and cash in banks, valued at N353,136,378.56, from which he stated
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The suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ibrahim Magu has denied media reports alleging that he gave N4 billion to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and N28 million to renowned Human Rights Lawyer Femi Falana respectively. He said it was a calculated attempt to tarnish the image of the duo
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A group under the aegis of Good News Nigeria has urged Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to contest for president in 2023. The group wants Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State to contest for president and vice president respectively in 2023. The group in a statement on Friday, July 3, said
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The Nigeria Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday presented the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) to President Muhammadu Buhari. Disclosing this on his Facebook page, Osinbajo said the ESP with theme “Bouncing Back” is a reflection of “our” beliefs that this plan will avert the impending economic crisis and convert it to victory for Nigerians
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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos to set aside a judgment of a Federal High Court and to order public disclosure of asset declaration details submitted to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) by President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo, governors and their deputies
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