SPEECH

  By Fatai Akinbade   Democracy as a system of installing government, has no doubt, become a new world order. From the elementary perspectives, it provides the people with the latitude of choosing those who will lead them at every defined time. Its timing and setting, differs from country to...

  Review of the Performance of the Federal Ministry of Finance between 2015 and 2018   With the inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration in May, 2015, and subsequent assumption of duties as the Honourable Minister of Finance in November, 2015, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun has focused her attention on the...

    *Says Buhari administration will continue to implement policies to create more jobs, grow the economy   “Creating an enabling environment for business is another must-do. We have pursued this goal aggressively since 2016, and I’m pleased to note that we’re already started seeing the results. We have reduced...

REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PROF. YEMI OSINBAJO, SAN, GCON, VICE PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, AT THE FUNERAL MASS OF THE CATHOLIC PRIESTS AND WORSHIPPERS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN MBALOM, BENUE STATE, ON TUESDAY, 22ND MAY, 2018. It was early in the morning of April  24th, 2018, that Rev....

*Urges boundary commission to be more creative, innovative in addressing emerging border challenges “Permit me to mention that the role of the Commission given the numerous border challenges has to be more creative and innovative. Every nation attends to the peculiarities of its border issues with solutions that are nuanced,...

  *Urges more effective international collaboration at Commonwealth regional conference   The cost of corruption, therefore, imposes on all African countries and governments a moral obligation to fight it with vigour and political will, by strengthening all institutions and systems involved in law enforcement, as well as in promoting a...

  *Number of Nigerian taxpayers increases by 5 million in 12 months “In reality, we shouldn’t have to debate this at all; tax compliance and good governance should exist side-by-side as the head and tail of the social contract that binds – or should bind – citizens and governments anywhere...

Says FG determined to stop grand corruption Implementation of OGP has improved Nigeria’s image in international community “We have, since we assumed office three years ago, made remarkable progress in pushing the frontiers of transparency and accountability in the Federal Government. One of the first things that the President did...

  “We will continue to expand social investment schemes as income increases” ”The difference between us and any previous government is that we are not going to steal the money. We spend the money on the people, that’s the difference. “We will continue to invest in states through the Social...

  *Says Buhari administration determined to improve healthcare in Nigeria *Implementation of Basic Healthcare Provision Fund soon to commence as pilot scheme in Abia, Niger & Osun States *Advocate for a robust National Health Insurance Scheme “I welcome the Senate's endorsement & support disclosed today by the Senate President, of...