SPEECH

It is my pleasant duty, today, on my 77th birthday, to sign the 2020 Appropriation Bill into law. I thank the National Assembly, in particular, the Senate President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and indeed all the Distinguished and Honourable Leaders, and Members, for passing the 2020 Appropriation...

SIP is the first phase of our plan to fight poverty REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PROF. YEMI OSINBAJO, SAN, GCON, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, AT THE SECOND ANNUAL ABIOLA AJIMOBI ROUNDTABLE SYMPOSIUM IN HONOUR OF THE 70TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION OF FORMER GOVERNOR OF OYO STATE, SENATOR...

  By Dr. Joel Ademisoye Having read the "FOWOSO: A new approach to women empowerment, " report and in addition to my personal attendance at the organization's many economic empowerment events for women and girl-child programs in the 18 Local Government Areas of Ondo State, I am a living witness...

  “It is the combined effect of the corrective and coercive powers of State agencies and actors, and the moral authority of the throne that we believe can deal a death blow to this terrible scourge that today destroys the lives of thousands of our young persons” “If the traditional...

  “Every Sunday, my family and over 100 Christians attend service in the Chapel at the Villa. The Chapel is located in the premises of the President and his family. It is located a few seconds away from the First Lady’s kitchen. Sometimes when I see the President on a...

    “Education reduces economic inequalities. It was found that if workers from poor and rich backgrounds received the same education, the disparity between the two in terms of their inequality in earning is decreased by as much as almost 40%.” “There is a logical link between education and poverty,...

  Opening Statement at the on-going Global Gender Summit (the first to be held in Africa) in Kigali, Rwanda by Dr. Akinwumi  Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group   Protocols:   Welcome to the Global Gender Summit! I wish to welcome all participants, ministers and leaders from around...

  *Policy not the issue but implementation, VP submits “One thing that we must bear in mind, which is my challenge to NIPSS; the problem of Nigeria has never been a shortage of ideas, there is no policy that has never been thought of, but the problem has always been...

“Deep reflection is crucial in political leadership and is the difference between transformational leadership and the banal. So, we are able to understand why Awolowo thought it fit to spend 41% of the budget of the Western Region on education. Why he believed that the misery and wretchedness of the...

  ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PROF. YEMI OSINBAJO, SAN, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, AT THE NIGERIA – CANADA INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2019 (NCIS – 2019), ABUJA, ON MONDAY, 4TH NOVEMBER 4, 2019 Protocols I am extremely pleased to be here with you at the Nigeria-Canada Investment Summit...