President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of Uju Hassan-Baba as the new executive secretary/Chief Executive of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission, NIPC, with immediate effect. Reuben Abati, special adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, announced the appointment of Hassan-Baba earlier today. The new NIPC boss had served previously as Director-General, Legal Aid…
Jonathan vows to Subdue Boko Haram
President Goodluck Jonathan has said that he would hand over to General Muhammadu Buhari, president-elect a country free of the hold of Boko Haram. He told delegates of heads of customs from West and Central Africa that the military is working hard to ensure that Sambisa forest, the only place left in the hold of…
Jonathan says PDP Will Bounce Back
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday declared that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, which lost the presidential election in the last exercise, will bounce back. The President, however, said that this will be realized if members of the PDP remain committed to the vision of its founding fathers and work very hard. The President made the…
Jonathan appoints new heads for SEC and NHIS
Barely a month to the May 29 handover to President-elect Muhhamadu Buhari, a gale of sack has hit political appointees of the federal government. First to be hit was Suleiman Abba, inspector general of police, IGP, who was relieved of his appointment on Tuesday, April 21, by President Goodluck Jonathan. While Nigerians were still at…
Why Jonathan Would Hand Over Before May 29
Against expectations that President Goodluck Jonathan will hand over power to Muhammadu Buhari, the President-elect on May 29, Democracy day, the outgoing president will hand over on May 28, a day before the actual inauguration date. Patricia Akwashiki, Minister of Information, disclosed this at the end of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting held in…
APC, PDP Bicker Over Jonathan’s Visit To Lagos
The visit of President Goodluck Jonathan to Lagos on Friday ahead of tomorrow’s governorship and state House of Assembly elections in Nigeria has generated accusations and counter-accusations between the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC in the state and the major opposition, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The APC had accused the PDP of planning to rig…
Election: Danjuma Commends Jonathan
Theophilus Danjuma, a retired general and former Minister of Defence has commended the way President Goodluck Jonathan conceded defeat in the recently held presidential election describing it as a strange development in Africa. Danjuma made the remark when the president paid a private visit to his residence in Abuja on Wednesday. Reuben Abati, Special Adviser…
Jonathan Congratulates Israeli Prime Minister
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has congratulated Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister over his victory at Israel’s general elections. President Jonathan sent his congratulatory message in a statement issued by Reuben Abati, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity. The president said he looks forward to continuing to work with Netanyahu to further strengthen the existing…
Jonathan Swears in Eight New Ministers, Assigns Portfolios
President Goodluck Jonathan, on Wednesday, administered oaths of office on Musiliu Obanikoro and seven others who were recently confirmed as ministers by the Senate. At the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting held in Abuja, the President assigned portfolios to Kenneth Kobani as minister of State, Industry, Trade and Investment; Patricia Akwashiki as minister of Information;…
Senate Approves Extra $200m Loan Request For Jonathan
The Senate has granted President Goodluck Jonathan’s request for an additional $200m Diaspora Bond from the international market on Tuesday. On February 4, 2015, Jonathan sought the approval of the Senate to increase the initial $100m that had been earlier approved in the 2012-2014 Borrowing Plan. This request was made known to Senator David…
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