Tag Archives: Yemi Osinbajo

Chimamanda: I was certain Osinbajo would win APC primary after he made this statement… (Watch)

The Nigerian literary mind, Chimamanda Adichie, has praised the Nigerian vice president, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, and revealed that she had hoped he won the All Progressives Congress’ primary election. Recall that the Nigerian president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, thrashed Osinbajo at the APC’s primary election by polling 1271 votes against …

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‘Targeting lower income earners’ d.light launches with life transforming solar energy, device financing solutions (Photos)

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d.light, a global leader in social transformation has officially launched into the Nigerian market with a promise to transform one billion lives globally by 2030. Founded in 2007 by Ned Tozun a Canadian & Sam Goldman an American who met at Stanford Business School, d.light has operated in several markets …

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‘Just in’ Osinbajo inaugurates new National Council on Infrastructure

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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, on Tuesday, inaugurated the National Council on Infrastructure, saying the move would bridge the nation’s infrastructure gaps while widening the frontiers of Public-Private sector collaboration. This was according to a statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, …

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‘Observed a minute silence’ Buhari presides as Gowon, Abubakar, Jonathan convene at Council of State meeting

Former Nigerian leaders Yakubu Gowon, Abdulsalami Abubakar and Goodluck Jonathan are in attendance as President Muhammadu Buhari presides over a meeting of the Council of State at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The meeting is expected to deliberate on important national issues, including security and economic challenges. Vice President Yemi …

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‘Awards of excellence’ WAEC honours outstanding students, schools, executives as Osinbajo felicitates body

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has presented awards of excellence and prizes to two Nigerian students and one Ghanian, whose performances were outstanding in the 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The examination was written in five west African countries of Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone and …

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‘I have no problem’ Buhari delegates presidential powers to Osinbajo first time in years as he leaves for London

Buhari has handed over presidential powers to VP Osinbajo for the next two weeks. Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari for the first time in current years stated publicly that Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo will be in charge during his two-week medical vacation. It is understood that President Buhari handed over to VP …

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‘NG-CARES’ VP Osinbajo insists World Bank’s $750 million will improve FG’s social investment, job development

The Federal Government announced on Monday that the $750 million COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus, also known as NG-CARES, will build on existing community-based job development, wealth creation, and poverty reduction programs. This, it said, would be part of the administration’s plan to lift 100 million Nigerians out of …

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