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Boko Haram, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), National Politics, Presidency, Raw Politics
Thursday, November 8th, 2012
The National Leader of the Congress for Progressive Change, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has said he does not know any member of Boko Haram sect. Buhari said this in an interview with journalists at his party’s national secretariat in Abuja on Wednesday during the party’s Board of Trustees meeting. He also said he did not […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Ministries, Presidency
Wednesday, October 31st, 2012
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday effected a minor cabinet reshuffle. In the surprise shakeup, Jonathan moved the Minister of State for Power, Darius Dickson Ishaku, to the Ministry of Niger Delta. Dickson swapped places with the Minister of State for Niger Delta, Hajia Zainab Kuchi. The change takes effect from next week. The announcement was […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Wednesday, October 31st, 2012
VICE-President Namadi Sambo, on Tuesday, declared the readiness of the Federal Government to begin the implementation of the Subsidy Re-investment and Employment Programme (SURE-P) on a nationwide scale following its successful test-run in some selected states. Inaugurating the State Implementation Committees (SIC) in the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, he said government was determined to match […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Wednesday, October 31st, 2012
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has given approval for the National Orientation Agency (NOA) to organise a value-orientation programme for the Federal Executive Council (FEC) as part of the transformation agenda of government. Director-General of NOA, Mr Mike Omeri, stated this at the inauguration of the second phase of the agency’s patriotism and ethics first training programme, organised for […]
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Africa & World Politics, Articles, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), NNP Columnists, Presidency
Saturday, October 20th, 2012
By Goodluck Jonathan (President, Nigeria) and Jens Stoltenberg (Prime Minister, Norway) In 2010, the UN Secretary-General’s Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health highlighted the suffering of women and children around the world caused by lack of access to life saving commodities. Life in the developing world is filled with stories like that of the […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Thursday, October 18th, 2012
October 18, 2012 by Bayo Olupohunda In spite of frequent denials, the race for 2015 has begun in earnest. The clandestine and often veiled reference to the politics of a second term beyond 2015, involving the interest and the re-election of the incumbent, President Goodluck Jonathan, often dismissed as a distraction by the President and […]
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Africa & World Politics, Presidency
Thursday, October 18th, 2012
Abuja – President Goodluck Jonathan will today pay a working visit to Niamey, Niger Republic, for a scheduled meeting of the High Authority of the Nigeria-Niger Joint Commission. This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr Reuben Abati. Abati said […]
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Abdulsalaami Abubakar (1998-99), National Politics, Presidency, Top Stories
Wednesday, October 17th, 2012
Integrated Energy Distribution and Marketing Limited, a firm in which the former Head of State, Gen. Abdusalami Abubakar, is the chairman, is in the lead to acquire three of the juiciest electricity distribution companies in the country. The electricity distribution companies are Eko, Ikeja and Ibadan. Integrated Energy Distribution and Marketing was prequalified to take […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Sunday, October 14th, 2012
Written by Shola Adekola, Lagos Monday, 15 October 2012 One of the victims of the June 3, 2012 Dana Air plane crash at the Iju-Ishaga area of Lagos, Pastor Daniel Omowunmi, has petitioned President Goodluck Jonathan, the Senate President, Senator David Mark, House of Representatives Speaker, Honourable Aminu Tambuwal and the governor of Lagos State, Mr […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Tuesday, October 9th, 2012
Written by Clement Idoko Tuesday, 09 October 2012 THE Federal Government has announced the selection of 101 First Cass honours degree candidates as recipients of 2012 Presidential Special Scholarship for Innovation and Development. The awardees will be sent abroad to study in the top 25 universities in the world up to Masters and PhD levels. […]
