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Africa can be the first green industrial hub of the world because of its vast potential of renewable energy, the youngest and fastest growing workforce and an abundance of critical minerals, according to the immediate past Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON. Osinbajo, who was a Special Guest and speaker at the 10th anniversary of the Financial Times (FT) ...

With the largest renewable energy potential and critical minerals located in the global South, the global North must collaborate with the South with openness and transparency, rather than merely seeking influence and leadership of the South, which will waste this crucial opportunity for effective global action for climate, peace and security, according to the immediate past Vice President, Prof. Yemi ...

The Climate Action Platform for Africa (CAP-A), a public benefit organisation working to unlock Africa’s potential as a global hub for climate action, has announced the immediate past Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON, as the new Chair of the Board of Directors. The organisation made the announcement in a statement yesterday. CAP-A’s work is informed by the realisation ...

The Immediate Past Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON, has reaffirmed his commitment to the ruling Party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, even as he expressed his regrets for his inability to attend the caucus meeting of the Party scheduled for Wednesday 2nd August 2023. In a letter of apology addressed to the Acting Chairman of the ...

Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP), an international agency funded by the Rockefeller, IKEA Foundation and the Bezos Earth Fund have appointed the immediate past Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON, as a Global Advisor. This announcement was made at a press conference which held at The Wheatbaker Hotel in Lagos, yesterday. GEAPP launched at COP26 with ...

Immediate past Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has described his two terms as Nigeria’s number two citizen, as an incredible journey of service to the nation. Prof. Osinbajo, who was deputy to the immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari between May 29, 2015 and May 29, 2023, noted that he came into office eight years ago with the vision of ...

Nigeria’s cultural diversity, hard work, innovation and infectious optimism of its people are some of the attributes that make it a great country, one that welcomes all classes of people from all over the world, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. The Vice President spoke on Saturday while representing the President at the 1st 2023 Award of Nigerian Citizenship ...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has accepted the offer of The Commonwealth to lead the Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) constituted by its Secretary-General, the Rt. Hon Patricia Scotland KC to observe the general elections in Sierra Leone. The Secretary-General constituted the observer group, a team of distinguished experts upon the invitation from the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone for next ...

As FG targets achieving universal health coverage for all Nigerians  Achieving Universal Health Coverage for all Nigerians is the focus and essence of the Health Reform Report and Draft Bills proposed by the Presidential Health Reform Committee, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, who chaired the group. Prof. Osinbajo stated this today in his remarks at the presentation of ...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has described the late founder of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Otunba Subomi Balogun, as “noble in word and deed, an outstanding legal mind, and a doyen of the Nigerian capital market and investment banking.” Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Saturday in a personal tribute to the late FCMB founder, who died Friday morning in ...