Tag: President Goodluck Jonathan
Nigeria probes Guinea Bissau attack against citizens
Nigeria is investigating attacks on its embassy in Guinea Bissau and the death of some of its citizens during the…
Jonathan goes for medical check up—in Aso Villa!
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan and Vice President Namadi Sambo on Wednesday took some time off the weekly meeting of…
Jonathan mulls special funds for medical facilities
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan pledged Tuesday in Abuja that the Federal Government will fully explore the option of creating a…
Nigeria’s Centenary Village To Cost N3.2Trn
The proposed Centenary Village, an ultra-modern city within the Nigerian capital of Abuja, to mark the 100 years of the…
‘New PDP’ Governors, Jonathan postpone peace talks
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan, and the Baraje-led faction of the People’s Democratic Party agreed on Monday to reschedule a meeting…
Confab will not break up Nigeria, says Jonathan
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan gave an assurance on Monday that the proposed national dialogue will strengthen rather than lead…
Jonathan approves funds for Nigeria-Ethiopia tie
Nigeria’s Minister of Sports, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, on Friday said that President Goodluck Jonathan had approved funds for a large…
President Jonathan Deserves A Second Term
By Ben Nanaghan Many state governors in Nigeria have now abandoned their primary constitutional assignments and responsibilities and have veered…
TUC Vows To Fight On, NLC Decries State Of Economy
The President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Mr Bobboi Kaigama, on Tuesday in Abuja said the congress would continue…
Nigerians hail Jonathan on National Confab
Some Nigerians on Tuesday commended President Goodluck Jonathan for his endorsement of a National Conference. In his address to mark…
Okurounmu heads agenda setting panel for Nigeria talks
EROMOSELE EBHOMELE President Goodluck Jonathan this morning named former senator and Afenifere chieftain, Femi Okurounmu, as the chairman of an…
Jonathan sets up committee for national dialogue
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday announced the setting up of an advisory committee to come up with the frame…
Jonathan faces the nation again
Less than 48 hours after he faced a panel of interviewers on television Sunday, President Goodluck Jonathan will make an…
Jonathan hands over power plants to new owners
Nigeria’s Federal Government Monday in Abuja handed over share certificates and licences to new core owners of 15 of the…
Nigeria At 53: A Celebration With Mixed Feelings
By all accounts, Nigeria’s political history has shown that the struggle for independence and nationhood has not only been tortuous…
Nigeria not a mistake, says Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday declared that the amalgamation of Nigeria by Lord Lugard was not a mistake and called…
Jonathan wants labour laws reviewed to tame ASUU
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday advocated a review of labour laws to curtail the excesses of the…
APC accuses PDP of Satanic plots to rig 2015 polls
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has uncovered a grand and serpentine plot by the PDP and the Presidency to rig…
APC, New PDP in secret pact, says THISDAY
The Group of Seven Governors who broke away from the Peoples Democratic Party to form a splinter group called New…
Jonathan on hot seat Sunday
President Goodluck Jonathan will face a panel of interviewers on Sunday, beginning from 7p.m. The Presidential Media Chat will be…
Nigeria’s Wobbling Economy
At the Saint Regis Hotel in Washington, DC, United States, the lingering problems of Nigeria’s economy echoed when some of…
Jonathan makes case for Nigeria in UN Council
President Goodluck Jonathan Tuesday in New York made a strong case for Nigeria’s election to the United Nations Security Council.…
Forget 2015, New PDP tells Jonathan
The Abubakar Baraje led faction of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has advised President Goodluck Jonathan not to seek re-election in…
Jonathan, in talks with Obama, urges global action on terrorism
President Goodluck Jonathan Monday in New York called for a stronger global consensus and determination to end the scourge of…
Gulak in US urges Nigerians to support Jonathan
The Special Adviser to Nigeria’s President on Political Matters and National Coordinator, Goodluck Support Group, GSG, Barrister Ahmed Gulak has…
New Power tariff: Groups petition UN against Nigeria
The government of President Goodluck Jonathan faces rising pressure to reverse the recently introduced electricity tariff as the Nigerian Guild…
Jonathan sacks 2 more aides
President Goodluck Jonathan, still wielding the long knife, on Friday relieved two of his special advisers of their appointments. They…
Jonathan jets out for UNGA, Obama
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan will fly to New York on Saturday to participate in the 68th Session of the United…
Nasarawa: APC Wants Defence Portfolio Taken From Maku
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has demanded that Information Minister Labaran Maku be relieved of his new assignment as the…
Jonathan, Nigerians And Corruption
On Tuesday at the 54th annual conference of the Nigerian Economic Society in Abuja, President Goodluck Jonathan scored a point,…