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  #NigeriansCheatingNigerians with the abundance of rice mills and stone-free rice nationwide.  How producers and middlemen choose personal gains despite the federal government's economic support in the rice revolution, baffles me. Influenzas are proud of the unjustified hike we all bear, lets #EndUnpatriotism.

Many have questioned the Federal Government’s reduction of levy on motor vehicles for the transportation of persons (cars) from 35% to 5%. They have called instead for prices of food items, petrol, electricity, etc to be reduced. Some have even said they have no cars and do not have any intentions of buying one, so why should the 30% slash excite them? Let me explain why this red u ction affects all of us and why it is a good thing. The reduction on duty to be paid on imported vehicles was influenced by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to check inflation brought on by the high cost of transportation. This high cost of transportation includes the transportation of food items and people. December is almost here and our transport operators in their usual style have begun hiking transport fares. When the Vice President was explaining the reduction, he said, “The point of the reduction in levies on motor vehicles, commercial vehicles for transportation is to reduce the cost of transportation by...

This week, youths across Nigeria will begin engagements/meetings with state governors and then Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and I am wondering what questions will they be asking? I remember when they made 5for5 demands, Osinbajo quickly ensured that all those demands were met in a National Economic Council meeting. He ordered governors to set up Judicial Panel of Inquiry, the Victims Fund and prosecution of erring police officers. In other to have an orderly engagement, the Vice President Osinbajo has developed and forwarded the engagement guidelines to Governors who will interface with the youths within a week.  It will go further to zonal engagements that include meetings with the community leaders. The youth will progress at all levels of governance in politics, religious organization, civil society and security agencies but they need to be guided in handling issues and recommend effective solutions towards strengthening national unity among others. The youths must seize this op...

In continuation of the process of reform of the police force, the VP made a firm the proportion for the integration of young people in the new take of repositioning society, he also noted that certainly, we cannot afford to alienate our young people who constitute the majority of our society.   Based on the fact that the VP believes that “Nigeria is blessed with an energetic and resourceful youth population that could partner global technology giants to excel in any field”, alienating youths who are over 60 per cent of the nation’s population would not be in the best interest of the nation.   Alienation is simply put as neglecting, alienation occurs when a person withdraws or becomes isolated from their environment or from other people. People who show symptoms of alienation will often reject loved ones or society, they may also show feelings of distance and estrangement.   Youth involvement in government, policymaking, innovation, creativity is the solution t...

Vice President Prof. Osinbajo on behalf of the Federal Government chaired the launching of funds raising for the Rebuild Lagos project. Osinbajo in his words stressed that the task of rebuilding Lagos must be a collective effort of Lagosians and all international friends of Lagos State. For those of us at the Lagos Trust Fund inauguration, it was far from the fanfare that some had claimed on social media, it was a sombre time. There were no laughs and there were no jokes. The only thing that stared us in the face were the grim images out of Lagos state. This event was not glamorous, in fact, it was the bringing together of donors and the inauguration of a Trust board that will ensure that Lagos is rebuilt after the destructions that followed the EndSARS protests. Osinbajo however encouraged everyone, saying that although we were in trying times, it provides us an invaluable learning opportunity, adding that lessons learnt from this period will help shape our paths going forward. One th...

Building public trust at this crucial time in Nigeria can be a Herculean task but if the government is going to get any shot at convincing the people otherwise, then Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has to be man to lead that line. This is not the first time the VP has led the Buhari administration's agenda to build public trust. Many might have forgotten but in 2015 shortly after the election, there was unrest in the Niger Delta and the militants were threatening to destroy pipelines and oil installations. Something needed to happen quickly. With the urgency and peculiarity of the issue, President Buhari sent Prof. Osinbajo to the region and he did not only quell the tension there, he brought prosperity to the region. The Ogoni Clean-Up that was a huge problem was resolved and clean up work began immediately. Then came the modular refineries. Since then, four modular refineries have become operational, employing thousands of people just like the Ogoni Clean-Up managed by HYPREP. This...

• Apapa Wharf road – Completed since 2018 and already in use. • 1.4km Liverpool road – Almost completed but open for public use. • 2.9km Creek road – Almost completed but open for public use. • Apapa-Oshodi Expressway from Creek road to Tin Can Port gate 1 – Almost completed. • Apapa-Oshodi Expressway from Tin Can Port gate 1 to Mile 2 – at advanced stage of completion • Tin Can Island Transit Truck Park - Completed and now in use PROBLEMS Return of idle trucks that park on the road for many days cause of traffic/gridlock in Apapa Return of indiscriminate parking of trucks, tankers, containerized heavy duty vehicles on roads leading to Apapa and its environs COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown altered the pace of work. The temporary closure of major transit routes like Third Mainland Bridge, Eko Bridge and several other roads have impacted the Apapa route. OUTSTANDING ISSUES Other development includes the adoption of a Call-up system for trucks at the Lagos Port which is at advan...