Browsing: President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan

Baribote stated that the board’s recent method of slamming ban on football stakeholders does not speak well of the nation’s football, while stating also that this is the first time that Nigeria is witnessing such level of ban in her years of football history

“The Presidency also commends the generality of the mainstream media whose coverage of the President’s slight health challenge in London was mostly factual, objective, fair-minded and supportive

Ambassador Oke, who hails from Oyo State, takes over from the outgoing Director-General of the Agency, Ambassador Ezekiel Olaniyi Oladeji, whose tenure has elapsed

Speaking at an audience with Song, Jonathan said, however, that while Nigeria still maintains its endorsement and commitment to the guiding principles and objectives of the ICC, it wanted urgent action to address the current concerns of African leaders over the operations of the court

Speaking at the presentation ceremony held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the President said that there can be no meaningful economic development in an atmosphere of crisis and instability.
According to him, incessant fighting cannot bring about the desired growth, noting that the leaderships of the African Union and ECOWAS are now interested in helping African States to achieve sustainable peace

A statement signed by Anyim Pius Anyim, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, said: “His Excellency, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, has approved the composition and appointments of the Chairmen and members of the Governing Boards of the following 20 (Twenty) Federal Government Parastatals and Agencies

Ogundipe said: “Information at our disposal is that some thugs have been mobilised to disrupt the programme at ABUAD and give impression that the act was carried out by supposedly aggrieved PDP members

Three of the aggrieved governors, who have now come to be
known as the G7, were absent at the meeting held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja because they had gone on pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia

President Jonathan also seized the opportunity of Mazrouei’s visit to restate his call for greater international cooperation against the scourge of terrorism

The President, who spoke on Sunday night on Media Chat, a live television and radio programme, offered the explanation owing to the controversy surrounding whether he will seek reelection in 2015 or not

The nPDP observed that they have read various misleading accounts of what transpired at that meeting between the governors and Jonathan on how to resolve the crisis

Jonathan gave the assurance on Thursday night in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, when he held an interactive session with Nigerians living in that country

The organisation said the Abuja court lacks territorial jurisdiction over alleged politically-motivated trumped up charges and their subsequent detention at the Kuje medium security Prison in Abuja for several days after their arrest

Jonathan said he joins them in mourning the very distinguished entrepreneur and political leader who made significant contributions to the economic and political development of his community and country

In a congratulatory letter to the Sultan on the occasion of his 57th birthday on Saturday, President Jonathan prayed that God Almighty will grant the monarch, who is also the President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, many more years of worthy service to the nation

Those appointed are Dr. Abubakar Atiku, Deputy Managing Director; Sunny Iroche, Director, Finance and Accounts; Halima Aliyu, Director, Human Resources and Corporate Services; T.O. Utah, Director, Transmission Service Provider

Ukeje also said it was high time Nigeria adopted the principle of reciprocity to the fullest and to be backed by legislation. She said the Federal Government should treat foreign nationals the exact way Nigerians are treated in their country

“Confronting these new threats require new thinking, new approaches and greater sophistication in equipment and capabilities

Speaking at an audience with the outgoing Namibian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, Jonathan said that there was an urgent need for African leaders to move beyond declarations of support for greater intra-African trade and act in unison to overcome obstacles, which currently hinder economic relations between the nations and people of the continent

CCESSA however noted that the Chinese construction giant failed to inform the public that against 1,000 expatriates on record, there are only 35 senior staff in all their formation in Nigeria