Laolu Akande, senior special assistant to the vice-president on media and publicity, says it is untrue that beneficiaries of the federal government's Trademoi, N10,000 collateral-free loan, must present their permanent voters cards (PVC), to qualify for the scheme.Akande said this while giving update on the initiative.He said no documentation of any kind is required before one is qualified for the [...]
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Jide Omokore, a business associate of Diezani Alison-Madueke, a former minister of petroleum resources, has denied stealing $3 billion in connivance with the minister.Laolu Akande, spokesman of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, had accused the trio of Omokore, Alison-Madueke and Kola Aluko, another businessman, of stealing $3 billion from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).Akande had said: “The companies of both Jide Omokore [...]
Laolu Akande, spokesman of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, says his principal is standing by the allegations of corruption he levelled against the government of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan.He said this on Monday, while reacting to a report attributed to “Jonathan’s media office” on previous allegations.Osinbajo had been accused of lying against the ex-president or his government by citing the looting of the nation’s [...]
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and his family are currently on vacation in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).Laolu Akande, spokesman of Osinbajo, disclosed this in a tweet.Akande did not disclose when Osinbajo travelled but said he is expected to return to the country this weekend."VP Osinbajo, his wife & children have been resting abroad on his annual leave," he tweeted."He is expected [...]
The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) says “nothing concrete” has been done regarding the clean-up of Ogoni land.At a press briefing in Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital, on Thursday, MOSOP warned against government's continued delay over the exercise.They gave the federal government a December deadline to commence the clean-up, lamenting that the oil spills in the [...]
Laolu Akande, presidential spokesman, has described as "mischievous" reports that President Muhammadu Buhari is teleguiding Acting President Yemi Osinbajo.Responding to a question from TheCable on a widely circulated report alleging that a cabal was holding Osinbajo back from exercising presidential powers, Akande said such speculation was "curious"."Acting President Osinbajo has the full authority and as you can see he is [...]
Laolu Akande, spokesperson of Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, says work has already begun on the clean-up of Ogoniland.TheCable had reported that the clean-up was yet to commence one year after President Muhammadu Buhari flagged off the exercise.In reaction, Wale Edun, the chairman of the board of trustees for the clean-up, had said machinery was in place for necessary funding for [...]
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo will on Wednesday swear in the two ministers-designate who were screened and confirmed by the senate in April.Laolu Akande, spokesman of the acting president, disclosed this in a tweet on Tuesday evening.AgP Osinbajo would be swearing in the two new ministers already confirmed by the Senate tomorrow morning @ start of the Federal Exco meeting — Laolu [...]
Laolu Akande, spokesperson of Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, says that the new distribution method will curb diversion of relief materials meant for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).The aide said that the acting president launched a programme on June 8 to distribute grains to 1.8 million people still displaced by the insurgency, many of whom reside in internally displaced persons camp.According to [...]
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has returned to the country after the G7 summit in Sicily, Italy.Laolu Akande, his spokesman, announced this around 6pm on Saturday.While announcing the departure of the acting president, Akande had said his principal would return later on Saturday."AgP Osinbajo now back in Lagos after participating in the G7 summit Africa outreach. In his speech he said [...]
Laolu Akande, spokesman of Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, says existing civil service laws will be evoked to ensure the implementation of executive orders which the acting president signed last week.Speaking on Tuesday at a press briefing to commemorate the second anniversary of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration, Akande said the orders were meant to ensure the restoration of the business clime.He [...]
Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari, says his principal will win another election if "one is to be held today".Shehu said this on Tuesday at a press briefing organised as part of activities to mark Buhari's second year in office.He said Nigerians were happy with Buhari's performance in the two years of his administration and would still [...]
The confusion around the assent of 2017 budget is not going away anytime soon as Ita Enang, special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on national assembly matters, says "Mr President" will sign 2017 budget into law.This is in opposition to a statement made by Laolu Akande, special adviser on media and publicity to Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, that his principal [...]
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo will sign the 2017 budget into law when he is satisfied with it, Laolu Akande, his spokesperson, has said.The N7.441 trillion budget was passed by the national assembly exactly one week ago, on May 11.But it is yet to be transmitted to the presidency, according to Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture.The minister had also [...]
Laolu Akande, spokesman of Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, says 25 million meals have been served under the national homegrown school feeding programme of the current administration.In a statement on Tuesday, Akande said pupils were being fed across Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, Ogun, Osun, Oyo, and Zamfara.Akande said 8,587 schools are involved in the programme and that at least 11,847 cooks had been [...]
The emirate council of Adamawa state has conferred the title, 'Jagaban Adamawa', on Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo.Muhammadu Musdafa, the most prominent traditional ruler in the state, honoured Osinbajo at a ceremony in the state on Thursday.The nation's number two citizen is currently on a one-day working visit to Adamawa.Laolu Akande, spokesman of the vice-president, shared some information about the visit on his [...]
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