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September 28, 2017
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[The Presidential Blog] This is why Nigeria is backing out of 90 organisations

On the heels of what many – including the country’s minister of foreign affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama – have described as a successful outing at the just concluded 72nd UNGA, the Federal Executive Council has just announced a decision to withdraw the nation from 90 out of the 310 international organisations she’s currently subscribed to. Why... Read More
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August 25, 2017
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[The Presidential Blog] Osinbajo finally denies “medical tourism” comments

We sort of predicted this already. When yesterday we learnt that ‘the Vice-President said that medical tourism has cost Nigeria billions of dollars and “we want to stop that trend because it is draining our reserves”, we knew a disclaimer was on its way from the Office of the Vice-president. He could not possibly have asked... Read More
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August 25, 2017
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[The Presidential Blog] Here’s what happens when the Presidency tries to be petty

The Nigerian Presidency is getting all the L right now for trying to clamp down of citizens’ right to freely express speech and thoughts. This week, on a Channels TV programme, the director of Defence Information, Major-General John Enenche said the Military will now monitor the activities of Nigerians on social media. In this country, and... Read More
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August 24, 2017
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[The Presidential Blog] Spot your happy Ministers

It’s nice to see members of the executive looking positive and happy despite all that’s threatening to tear up the polity and the pressure dealing with that must put them under. Here, you see Ministers Adeosun and Onyeama of the Finance and Foreign Affairs ministries respectively as well as service chiefs and the Interior Minister,... Read More
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August 24, 2017
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[The Presidential Blog] Did Osinbajo really send this man to throw shade at Buhari?

Premium Times has just reported that the Vice President decried the enormous amount of money Nigerians spend on medical tourism in other countries at the commencement of a two-day national health dialogue organised by the Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism, PTCIJ, the Project for Advocacy in Child and Family Health, PACFaH, and the Project Pink... Read More
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August 7, 2017
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[The Presidential Blog] Our diagnosis of President Buhari’s “immobile” left hand came up inconclusive

On Friday, the Archbishop of Cantebury, Justin Welby met with President Buhari in his London (medical) vacation home. It’s the second time that the clergyman has paid the Nigerian President a visit this year. The first visit was under similar circumstances on the 9th of March while the President was in the UK for his... Read More
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August 2, 2017
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[The Presidential Blog] Read all about Aisha Buhari’s commitment to breastfeeding

While Nigerians have begun betting on how soon President Buhari will return to the country, his wife, Aisha Buhari is betting on something entirely different -Nigeria’s commitment to “advancing breastfeeding to another level”. We are just as lost as this irate commenter: Where is your husband Ma? — Last Chance (@Princetobtob) August 2, 2017 So... Read More
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August 2, 2017
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A thread on what Professor Osinbajo has been up to today and one response that shows how Nigerians miss the point

Acting President, Professor Osinbajo is currently speaking alongside former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon on the importance of ensuring unity in diversity. His media aide, Laolu Akande is on Twitter updating us on his activities: AgP Osinbajo speaking this morning @ Institute for Security Studies seminar themed: Unity in Diversity. With him is General Gowon... Read More
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July 25, 2017
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[The Presidential Blog] It’s official! The Presidency, as a unit, is confused

Earlier today, we reported that the Acting President was going to swear-in two new ministers-designate – Stephen Ocheni and Suleiman Hassan – only for President Buhari’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu to debunk the report as false via his Twitter handle. So, a little misunderstanding right? We immediately reported the story since we had published the earlier... Read More
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July 15, 2017
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[The Presidential Blog] See why Professor Osinbajo and his wife were up at midnight

Mrs Dolapo Osinbajo, the wife of the Acting President Osinbajo turns fifty today and you’ll be amazed to learn that despite all that he has to manage within and outside Aso Rock, Professor Yemi Osinbajo still made time to spend some time with his wife at midnight. Sharing this photo on Instagram, Mrs Osinbajo thanked... Read More
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July 12, 2017
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[The Presidential Blog] Hey God! Where are these details of Osinbajo’s meeting with Buhari?

Acting President made a quick dash to and from London last night for a meeting with the ailing President Muhammadu Buhari. We have seen a video of him leaving the Abuja House in London where President Buhari is supposedly recuperating. https://instagram.com/p/BWcE7LRhrKu/ We have also seen that the Acting President is truly back in Nigeria as... Read More
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July 11, 2017
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[The Presidential Blog] Professor Osinbajo hosts another Presidential Quarterly Business Forum

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo is presently hosting the 4th Presidential Quarterly Business Forum at the State House in Abuja The event which forms parts of the multiple approaches being taken by the Office of the Acting President to encourage a stable and diversified economy in Nigeria was launch during the last quarter of 2016 when... Read More
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July 7, 2017
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[The Presidential Blog] Professor Osinbajo’s statement condemning the violence in Cross River

There have been reports of wanton destruction of lives and property in Cross River. This is as a result of communal issues between majorly, two communities in the Yala Local Government Area of the State – the Wanikade and the Wanihem communities. The Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has stepped in to condemn the violence that... Read More
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July 3, 2017
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[The Presidential Blog] Professor Osinbajo in Addis Ababa for the AU summit

The Acting President is currently in Ethiopia attending the 29th Ordinary Session of the African Union. According to an official statement from the Office of the Acting President, Professor Osinbajo. He will be representing Nigeria alongside other Heads of States & Governments from all over the continent and “other invited global & continental leaders”. The 29th session is... Read More
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June 29, 2017
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[The Presidential Blog] Bye bye #ThrowbackThursdays, hello #TaxThursdays

You may have heard that the Acting President has added another Executive order to his impressive line of business/economy-friendly executive orders today. It’s an order that accompanies the newly launched Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS). The VAIDS is a new initiative which seeks to encourage more Nigerians to declare and be more upfront... Read More
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June 29, 2017
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[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 Government’s economic diversification  programme already. Never mind that Nigerians in many parts of the country cannot still afford to benefit from this abundance. The launch... Read More
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June 29, 2017
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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, seeing him wearing a lot of white (the brightest there is) just begs the question: what exactly happened? It started on Sunday, the 18th of... Read More
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June 21, 2017
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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 has met with traditional rulers from the North and the South East in a series of consultations on the issue of ethnic agitations, between the... Read More
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June 20, 2017
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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 two old men decide to make a nasty feud into a national affair. The latest in their verbal assaults on each other was reported this... Read More
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June 19, 2017
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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 by Dr Chidi Anukam, is charged with the responsibility of ensuring the protection and development of the environment, biodiversity conservation and sustainable development of Nigeria’s... Read More
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June 19, 2017
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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 to new heights of cynicism. For that, we apologise. Like who knew the day would come for us to have access to several Medium accounts... Read More
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June 16, 2017
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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 from Kwara may have embarked on this trip in connection with his role as culture minister. Just yesterday, he declared an exhibition of repatriated Nigerian... Read More
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June 16, 2017
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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 the 11th of June, 2016. At that time, 35 million applicants got on the portal within 36 hours. 400,000 applicants got successful last year during... Read More
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June 16, 2017
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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 people all over the world who do what you ought to be doing. It should have been a “who you should be following” piece. Something... Read More
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June 12, 2017
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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 first set for signing it. But not to dampen the mood. Hoorah!!! We have a budget! Who’d have guessed – 6 months into the New Year,... Read More
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June 12, 2017
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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 Newspapers, the news outlet of Concord Press, one of Chief MKO Abiola’s many business ventures in Nigeria. Femi Adesina has also served as the president... Read More
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June 2, 2017
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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 a town hall where he assured the people of Bakassi and government of Cross River that the Federal Government remains committed to addressing the plight... Read More
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