Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity) Office of the Vice President, Laolu Akande, has denied the widespread news story that broke Tuesday that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo had indeed said that kidnapping was exaggerated in the country.…
How we are diversifying the Nigerian economy – Osinbajo
The Federal Government’s programme for the establishment of special economic zones; its agricultural diversification programme and partnership with the Brazilian government under the Green Imperative initiative, are geared towards sustaining efforts in diversifying and strengthening the economy, Vice President Yemi…
Nigerians should expect prosperity, decent existence in the next four years – Osinbajo
The focus of the Buhari administration in the next four years will be to address, among other things, the deficiencies in the quality of human resources caused by poor education and healthcare, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. A…
‘30,000 petty traders have received TraderMoni loans since after elections’
The TraderMoni scheme and other GEEP micro-credit products (MarketMoni and FarmerMoni) are still very much in operation, Mr. Laolu Akande, the Senior Special Assistant on Media & Publicity to the President (Office of the Vice President), has said. The products…
Fake news o: I have not resigned – Osinbajo
Contrary to the fake news in circulation yesterday, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has not resigned his position in the Buhari administration. A statement by his spokesperson, Laolu Akande, said that while speaking at a meeting with young Christian leaders…
Chopper Incident: Safe & sound, VP Osinbajo thanks Nigerians for concern
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has expressed thanks to Nigerians for their concern following the chopper incident Saturday in Kabba, Kogi State. A statement by his spokesperson, Laolu Akande, said the chopper carrying the Vice President had crash landed after a…
How I survived helicopter crash – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that it took the intervention of the crew and God to save his life after he survived a helicopter crash on Saturday, February 2. The helicopter conveying the Vice President crash-landed in Kogi State…
TraderMoni: OBJ is either ignorant or mischievous – Presidency
The statement purportedly attributed to former president Olusegun Obasanjo regarding Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, and the Federal Government’s TraderMoni microcredit scheme if, indeed true and accurate, is most unfortunate, according to the Senior Special Assistant to the President on…
Nigeria needs effective resource management, not restructuring to move forward- Osinbajo
Yemi Osinbajo, Nigeria’s vice president has stated that the country needs better management of resources and meeting the citizens’ to move forward. This is, in contrast, to call from different quarters for simple geographical restructuring of the country as a…
Security: FG, governors explore decentralisation of policing in Nigeria
Short of constitutional amendment, the Federal Government and state governors have resolved to explore how the operations of the Nigeria Police can be decentralised in order to improve the level of policing and security in the country. “This is one…