FEATURES

  *Attributes progress recorded in economy to effective coordination between FG, States “We are discovering every day that the business of governing is becoming more complex and nuanced, therefore the sensible approach is collaboration, and sharing of ideas and working together at every opportunity that we can get. “The National...

*Says journalists, judges, lawyers others are poorly paid “We have to address concerns about what people earn and if it is right for them to earn what they earn. The truth is we cannot pretend that these are wages that make sense, if a president of a country does not...

  *Commissions 300million litre capacity tank farm “Significant local investments such as this send the strongest possible signal to foreign investor that not only is government saying that Nigeria is the investment destination in Africa, local smart money like Petrolex is also saying the same thing. “And may I also...

“A new tribe can emerge. A tribe of men and women from all tribes, ethnicities and faiths; built on principles that all persons are created equal; that resources attain their greatest use when they are rendered for the benefit of all…’’ “In the womb of this ‘New Tribe’ is the...

  *Nigeria is proud of your outstanding contributions, VP tells 2017 NNOM awardees SPEECH DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PROF. YEMI OSINBAJO, SAN, GCON, THE VICE PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, AT THE DINNER IN HONOUR OF 2017 NIGERIAN NATIONAL ORDER OF MERIT (NNOM) LAUREATES AT THE TRANSCORP HILTON HOTEL, ABUJA,...

  Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, still pushing through the Voluntary Asset and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS), scheme aimed at getting more Nigerians into the tax net voluntarily, in this interview throws more lights on the issues involved. VAID is a few months to lapse. Don’t you think that the time...

  How much has Nigeria raised in the international capital markets and at what price? Nigeria has raised a total of US$3 billion. The Notes comprise a US$1.5 billion 10-year series and a US$1.5 billion 30-year series.  The 10-year series will bear interest at a rate of 6.5%, while the...

We are making the point to our neighbours that smuggling is an existential threat, we can’t permit the level of smuggling going on.   Remarks by the Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, at the 6TH Presidential Quartely Business Forum for Private Sector Stakeholders,...

  I received members of the All Progressives Congress at my house in Abuja. They had come to appeal to me to join their party after my party, the Peoples Democratic Party, had become factionalized as a result of the special convention of August 31, 2013. The fractionalization of the...

***There is no better opportunity than this conference, for a thorough engagement on the whys and wherefores, but more importantly, the practical steps that are required, to ensure that African aviation is not left behind in the growth story of world aviation. Remarks by the Vice President, Federal Republic of...