Category: The Presidential Blog

[The Presidential Blog] 10 things to know about the Ministry of Agriculture’s Yam Export launch

We spoke about the Ministry of Agriculture's brilliant initiative to export Nigeria's incredible amount of yam produce (61% of the total world produce) as a means of aiding the Federal…

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[The Presidential Blog] Looks like Professor Osinbajo has a new style (PHOTOS)

It's not that we are not here for the switch up. We are! It's just that for an Acting President who we have become accustomed to seeing in darker tones,…

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[The Presidential Blog] If you like pounded yam, you better read this

Or  Yam and egg. Or Yamarita. You get the drift. If you like anything that is made with yam, this message is for you. It's from the Minister of Agriculture…

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[The Presidential Blog] Even if it’s the last thing you read, you mustn’t miss this speech by Osinbajo

Like you, we often find it impossible to explain what it is exactly about Professor Osinbajo that makes him seem so dependable. It could be anything from the way he chooses…

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[The Presidential Blog] One photo from Osinbajo’s consultations says (almost) everything about Nigeria right now

It is so interesting, all these unexpected extras we are learning about Nigeria from the recent ethnic agitations and the consequent consultations. Who'd have thought that a situation as ugly as the issuance of…

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[The Presidential Blog] Aso Rock wants You to WiN 2.5 billion yearly for your small businesses and start-ups

In a series of tweets posted earlier, the Federal Ministry of Finance finally announced the fate of the GEJ-administration initiative, YouWiN while also promising NGN 2.5 billion yearly in equity…

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[The Presidential Blog] 4 important points Osinbajo made today during his meeting with governors

Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, concluded his consultative sessions in relation to recent ethnic agitations today with a meeting with State Governors. Over the course of one week, the Acting President…

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[The Presidential Blog] Is this why the Minister of Communications has been AWOL?

Quick question: did you know that Nigeria has a Minister of Communications? You probably did not and that's okay. Sometimes we forget too. Nigeria has a Minister of Communications named…

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[The Presidential Blog] What Minister Amaechi was actually doing when he insulted Wike this morning (PHOTOS)

The long running battle between Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and his successor as Rivers governor, Nyesom Wike is getting tiring. There's only so much anyone can find funny when…

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[The Presidential Blog] Osinbajo is currently meeting with Northern leaders (WATCH)

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, as part of efforts to restore peace after the series of threats from Northern and South Eastern groups to Nigeria's unity, is now meeting with Northern…

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[The Presidential Blog] The Federal Government is opening something new in Owerri

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), a regulatory arm of the Ministry of Environment is currently opening up a new zonal office in Owerri, Imo. The agency, headed…

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[The Presidential Blog] 10 things Aso Rock wants you to know about the 2017 Budget

When the Federal Government started to take this digital communications business very seriously, we did not take them too seriously. We were plagued by the peculiar Nigerianess that takes one…

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[The Presidential Blog] Lai Mohammed is back home in Kwara (PHOTOS)

Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture has spent the whole of today visiting with one of the traditional leaders in Kwara State. The Minister who incidentally hails…

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[The Presidential Blog] What unemployment? N-Power portal is apparently popping

The Federal Government's Social Investment Programme, N-Power, has the ambitious goal to hire 350,000 unemployed graduates. The process for application is done through a portal which was first opened on…

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Dear Lai Mohammed, can you please introduce us to your weed supplier?

Dear Minister of Information, This should have been a friendlier piece, sir. I have been obsessing over communications ministers, press secretaries, Liaison officers and Information secretaries; basically the kind of…

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These photos from the budget-signing make it look like misogny lives in Aso Rock

After what seems like an order from Mr President-in-diaspora, Muhammadu  Buhari, Acting President Yemi Osinbajo finally got around to signing the 2017 Appropriation Bill, 11 days after the deadline he…

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[The Presidential Blog] What Femi Adesina learnt while working for MKO Abiola

Femi Adesina, President Muhammadu Buhari's special adviser on media and publicity has lived long years in the media industry. He has written for Vanguard Newspapers, The Sun Newspaper, and Concord…

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[The Presidential Blog] Osinbajo made interesting remarks about Bakassi in Calabar

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN was in Calabar yesterday to commission the Monorail and other milestone projects. Asides meeting with kids and holding and MSME meet up, he also attended…

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[The Presidential Blog] Guess what Osinbajo will be doing in Calabar today

Acting President ‘Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, will visit Cross River State today to commission several milestone projects undertaken by the state government. Prof. Osinbajo will be received at the Margaret Ekpo…

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[The Presidential Blog] 37 hilarious tweets that will help you know all your Ministers

How on earth did we miss this??? On Democracy day, Nigerian lawyer/author/mentor and "prospective Vice-President of Nigeria" (you already know this is a funny person right?), Orji A. Uka dedicated…

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[The Presidential Blog] Osinbajo is bent on making life easier for small and medium businesses

Professor Osinbajo has been adamant about his desire to see businesses work in Nigeria - especially small and medium scale businesses. Through the Ease of Doing Business reforms, the Office…

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[The Presidential Blog] Aisha Buhari off to spend sometime with her husband in the UK

23 days after President Buhari took off for his medical follow-up to the United Kingdom, Aisha Buhari has gone to meet her husband, The Cable reports. According to a report…

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[The Presidential Blog] How the Osinbajos attended Democracy Day Church service [PHOTOS]

"Today marks the 2nd anniversary of our assumption of office" tweeted a presumably excited Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo early this morning, before he released his bombshell of a Democracy…

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#Biafra50: This is the Osinbajo speech that everyone is talking about

Professor Osinbajo earlier today delivered the keynote address at the one-day conference organised to commemorate the 50th year of the Nigerian Civil War. The event was themed: Memory and Nation…

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[The Presidential Blog] Photos of Professor Osinbajo and Obasanjo at the #Biafra50

It's been 50 years since the Nigerian Civil War was fought and a one day conference was organised today in Abuja for Nigerian leaders to discuss the importance of the…

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[The Presidential Blog] We can’t wait to hear what Professor Osinbajo has to say about Biafra #Biafra50

Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has made a reputation for himself as a very eloquent man with no words to spare for frivolities. He says what needs to be said…

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[The Presidential Blog] Aisha Buhari is ‘THE politician’ with this new food distribution move

Do not let anyone tell you otherwise. This woman right there is a politician. In fact, forget everything we have told you about her—from calling her a woman on fire…

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[The Presidential Blog] See the hilarious mess Nigerians are making of #AskVillaNG

Last night, The Presidency tweeted that Nigerians should post questions they have for the Presidential media aides. Apparently, they hope that the answers they will provide to curious Nigerians during…

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[The Presidential Blog] We are keeping this receipt for Minister Kachikwu till 2019

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu just went and promised, with no bidding from anyone, that he'll "walk away" from the government if Nigeria has not stopped…

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