Tag: President Goodluck Jonathan
NBA Protests Salami’s Supension
Three branches of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, namely Ikorodu, Lagos and Ikeja this morning took to the streets to…
Tribunal Fixes Hearing of CPC Petition for 12 September
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Wednesday released the programme for the hearing of the substantive petition…
Jonathan Visits Flood-Hit Ibadan
President Goodluck Jonathan arrived Ibadan, the Oyo State Capital, Southwest Nigeria, this afternoon, on an official visit, amidst tight security.…
Tsav Slams Jonathan
Former Lagos State commissioner of Police and social critic, Alhaji Abubakar Tsav has slammed President Goodluck Jonathan for the state…
Okonjo-Iweala Sworn-In, Won’t Earn Dollar Salary —Jonathan
At last, former World Bank chief, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was sworn-in this morning as Nigeria’s finance minister with President Goodluck…
ACN To Jonathan: Don’t Scrap States/LGs Joint Accounts
The Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has advised President Goodluck Jonathan to jettison his proposed constitutional amendment that aims to…
Jonathan Warns Couples Against Divorce
President Goodluck Jonathan has counselled couples to shun divorce and make love their watch word. Jonathan gave the advice at…
Forget About Tenure Elongation, Islamic Cleric Tells Jonathan
Improved living standard for Nigerians should be the focus of President Goodluck Jonathan, rather than mundane issue of political office…
MINIMUM WAGE PALAVER: Fashola Slams Austerity Measures
To overcome the economic challenges that would result from the introduction of the new minimum wage law recently passed by…
Opposition Mounts Against Jonathan’s 6-Year Single Tenure
Opposition has mounted against President Goodluck Jonathan’s proposed six years single tenure for president and governors, as some see it…
Forget Tenure Extension, Lagos Lawmakers Tell Jonathan
The alleged move by President Goodluck Jonathan to ensure that the country’s constitution is reviewed to favour a six-year single…
Presidency Denies Six-Year Tenure Elongation Plot
The Presidency has described as “speculative and a non issueâ€, reports and comments in the media that President Goodluck Jonathan…
Okonjo Iweala Still Absent As Weekly Meetings of FEC Kicks Off
The first weekly meeting of Federal Executive Council, since the election of President Goodluck Jonathan kicked off on Wednesday morning with…
Okonjo-Iweala Set To Return As Finance Minister
With the allocation of portfolios to all the ministers that have been sworn-in so far yesterday by President Goodluck Jonathan,…
NCMDLCA Charges Jonathan On Power
The National Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents (NCMDLCA) has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to make power…
Politicians Task Jonathan On Boko Haram
Some politicians on Thursday urged President Goodluck Jonathan to take decisive actions on the Boko Haram sect and not treat…
Akwa Ibom Evacuates Lunatics For Jonathan
The Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare in Akwa Ibom State, Southsouth, Nigeria, has commenced the evacuation of lunatics…
Hitches As Sports Festival Begins
With 48 hours to the official opening ceremony of the 17th National Sports Festival, there are complaints about some organisational…
Senate Clears More Ministerial Nominees
The Nigerian Senate today cleared more ministerial nominees. President Goodluck Jonathan sent 34 names to the upper chamber of the…
Senate Begins Screening Of Ministerial Nominees
Nigerian Senate this morning began the screening of the 34 ministerial nominees sent to the upper chamber yesterday by President…
MINISTERIAL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala’s Name Missing As David Mark Unveils Jonathan’s Nominees
A 34-man ministerial nominee list sent by President Goodluck Jonathan was this morning unveiled on the floor of the Senate…
ACN Urges Governors To Pay Minimum
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Rivers State chapter has urged the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) to reconsider its stance…
18 Years After June 12: Nigerians Want Jonathan To Immortalise Abiola
Eighteen years after the botched 12 June 1993 presidential election, Nigerians have called on President Goodluck Jonathan to immortalise the…
Cabinet: Lagos PDP Wants Indigenes Appointed
The Lagos State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday urged President Goodluck Jonathan to nominate indigenes to…
‘Compel States To Declare Free Education’
MGodwin Abba, Senior Pastor of Word Alive Revival Ministry, has appealed to President Goodluck Jonathan to prevail on state governments…
Stakeholder Tasks Jonathan On Appointment Of Sports Minister
As President Goodluck Jonathan gets set to name a new Sports Minister, a boxing stakeholder, Oladele Pius, has advised the…
Atiku Hails Passage of FOI Bill
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has commended what he called the courage of President Goodluck Jonathan to formally sign into…
Nigerians Want Jonathan To Tackle Power Supply
Some civil servants in Abuja on Tuesday, called on President Goodluck Jonathan to fulfil his campaign promises by addressing electricity…
N18,000 Minimum Wage Unrealistic, Says Okogie
The Catholic Arch Bishop of Lagos, Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie, has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to appoint patriotic people who…