Tag: President Goodluck Jonathan
Jonathan calls for world order based on rule of law
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Monday in New York assured the global community of his administration’s “unwavering commitment” to upholding the…
PDP commends Jonathan over N5000 decision
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Sunday commended President Goodluck Jonathan for hearkening to the views of Nigerians by stopping…
Jonathan goes to UN General Assembly
President Goodluck Jonathan will on Sunday lead Nigeria’s delegation to attend the 67th General Assembly of the United Nations in…
Jonathan suspends Sanusi’s N5000 super currency
President Goodluck Jonathan has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to suspend the proposed introduction of the N5,000 notes,…
Group Wants More Rewards For Paralympians
A religious group, Muslim Right Concerns, MURIC, has called on the Federal Government to do more to appreciate Nigeria’s physically…
Jonathan to address UN assembly next week
President Goodluck Jonathan has been listed among 38 Heads of State that will speak at the general debate of the…
Jonathan barrages Senate with requests
Desmond Utomwen/Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan has forwarded to the Senate the medium term expenditure framework and fiscal strategy paper for…
I See Great Future For Nigeria —Jonathan
Nigeria is blessed with capable hands and its future is great, President Goodluck Jonathan has said. The president said at…
Gowon, Jonathan, others praise Ogbemudia at 80
JETHRO IBILEKE, Benin Former Military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon and prominent Nigerians, including State governors on Monday paid…
Falana: Awards To IG, Governors, Senators Illegal
Human rights activist and lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has criticised the national honours being conferred on serving public officials.…
Adenuga, others honored by Nigeria
President Good luck Jonathan on Monday morning in Abuja conferred the nation’s second highest honour of Grand Commander of the…
Editors urge Jonathan to work harder on Nigeria’s problems
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has urged President Goodluck Jonathan and other elected officials to put extra measures in place…
Jonathan rewards Nigeria’s Paralympians, Falconets
Ayorinde oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan late Saturday announced cash rewards for the country’s Paralympians and female Under-20 footballers for…
Jonathan sets up committee on flood
President Goodluck Jonathan has constituted a technical committee to assess and determine the extent of damage caused by recent floods…
Jonathan urges Tukur mentor political leaders
President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday urged the PDP National Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, to support and mentor political leaders to…
Tukur, 77, launches biography, The Global Villager
Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, the 77-year old chairman of Nigeria’s ruling party launched his biography, The Global Villager in Abuja today.…
Court Refuses To Stop Jonathan’s Impeachment
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja A desperate attempt by the National Chairman of African Liberation Party, ALP, and serial Presidential election…
Jonathan hopeful about Nigeria’s future
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Thursday in Abuja reaffirmed his confidence in Nigeria’s ability to overcome its present challenges and emerge…
Diezani Returns From UK
The Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, is back from the United Kingdom where she was said to have been…
Who Deserves A National Honour?
Recently a list of 149 so-called eminent Nigerians to be conferred with National Honours by President Goodluck Jonathan on 17…
National Honours’ List, An Embarrassment’
Nigerians have described the list of 149 nominees released for this year’s National Honours Award by President Goodluck Jonathan as…
Paralympics: Jonathan Hosts Team Nigeria On Saturday
Reports say Team Nigeria’s athletes to the just concluded London 2012 Paralympic Games would be hosted to a lavish reception…
Jonathan urges prayers for Nigeria
President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday advised members of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) to continue to pray for…
Jonathan to visit Malawi, Botswana
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan will begin a three-day working visit to Malawi and Botswana on Monday. .President Jonathan who…
Northern Govs Eye Aso Rock In 2015
Barely three years to the next general elections, the battle line for the 2015 presidential race appears drawn as talks…
Jonathan reconstitutes bodies for electricity
President Goodluck Jonathan said on Wednesday in Abuja he would forward the names of new ministers of defence and power…
Liberia tie: A Presidential boost for Super Eagles
President Goodluck Jonathan and Vice-President Namadi Sambo boosted the morale of Nigeria’s Super Eagles as they trained in Abuja today…
N5,000 Note : Sagay, Makinde, Musa Slam Jonathan, Sanusi
Constitutional lawyer, Prof. Itse Sagay, former Governor of Kaduna State, Balarabe Musa, Prelate Methodist Church Nigeria, Dr. Ola Makinde and…
‘Jonathan’s Stand On State Police Defective’
The representative of Apapa Constituency 1 in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mufutau Egberongbe, has faulted the comment credited…
Lawmaker Wants Paralympics Medallists Rewarded
Chairman of the House Committee on Youth, Sports and Social Development in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Babatunde Ayeni,…