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- 20 Apr 2010
Goodluck Jonathan to Ratify Silverbird’s National Licence
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has said that the Silverbird Communications' broadcast network licence was ready for ratification by the Acting President, Goodluck Jonathan. Mr. Awwalu…
- 23 Jun 2015
Goodluck Jonathan Left N7 Trin Deficit for Nigeria
Ahmed Joda, chairman of the Transition Committee formed by President Muhammadu Buhari to facilitate the transfer of power from the Jonathan administration, has said that the former President left a…
- 26 May 2014
Evil Forces Plan to Topple My Govt.-Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan has accused those behind the violence in the country of planning to bring down his government. Jonathan, who spoke yesterday at this year’s Democracy Day…
- 9 Jan 2015
Jonathan Says His Generation Has Failed Nigerians
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has openly admitted that his generation has failed Nigerians, adding that, it is the youths that will take the country to the promise land. Jonathan made the…
- 20 Feb 2014
Jonathan Sacks Sanusi, CBN Governor
President Goodluck Jonathan has suspended Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and directed Sanusi to hand over to Dr. Sarah Alade, most senior deputy governor…
- 4 Mar 2015
No Plans to Sack Jega- Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan has restated that he has no plan to sack Attahiru Jega, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), ahead of the March 28 and April 11 elections.…
- 4 Apr 2015
How World Powers Plotted Jonathan’s Defeat
President Goodluck Jonathan lost his re-election bid several weeks before the March 28 poll to a web of plots hatched at home and honed abroad, according to the Tribune. The Tribune said that…
- 11 Jan 2017
GEJ Breaks Silence, Washes Hands off $1.3Bn Oil Deal Scandal
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has reacted to the allegation that he received gratification to approve the controversial Malabu Oil transaction during his tenure. A report by AFP claimed that…
- 27 Jul 2015
Jonathan Explains Silence, Says He is Resting
Goodluck Jonathan, former President has said that he opted to remain silent despite the barrage of questions requiring answers from him by not just newsmen, but Nigerians in general on his handling…
- 16 Jan 2014
President Jonathan Sacks, Appoints New Service Chiefs
President Goodluck Jonathan has sacked all the service chiefs, who are statutorily the heads of the nation’s military apparatus. Dr. Reuben Abati, special adviser to the President on Media and…
- 27 Mar 2015
GEJ vs GMB: Embarrassment of Choices ahead of Tomorrow’s Election
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and Vice President Namadi Sambo are in a tight contest for Saturday's election with main opposition candidate Muhammadu Buhari and his running mate, Yemi…
- 13 Jul 2010
Jonathan Supports ECOWAS Bank
President Goodluck Jonathan has welcomed efforts to strengthen South-South cooperation through platforms such as the ECOWAS-Brazil Summit, and urged African leaders to utilize the opportunities…
- 20 Sept 2014
NYSC Member Donates N10, 000 for President Jonathan Re-Election
President Goodluck Jonathan was on Friday in Abuja excited by the N10, 000 donated toward his re-election by Ezemagu Nnamdi, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member. Dr Reuben Abati, special…
- 12 Feb 2013
President Jonathan Says West is Buying “Blood Oil”
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday met with David Cameron, British Prime Minister and pleaded his country’s assistance to stem the big oil theft in Nigeria’s Niger Delta. Jonathan reportedly told…
- 13 Sept 2016
Release my $15m, Mrs. Jonathan Tells EFCC
Dame Patience Jonathan, the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, said she was using her $15m, which was frozen in four companies’ accounts, to settle medical bills while she was out of the…
- 17 May 2014
President Jonathan Commissions Maritime University, Dockyard
President Goodluck Jonathan has commissioned Nigeria Maritime University, located in Delta State. Similarly, the President unveiled dockyard facilities belonging to the Nigeria Maritime…
- 18 Feb 2014
Jonathan Inaugurates Research, Innovation Council
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday in Abuja inaugurated the National Research and Innovation Council (NRIC) to bridge the link between research and industrialization. At the ceremony held at the…
- 2 Aug 2014
NNPC: Jonathan Fires Yakubu, Appoints Dawha
President Goodluck Jonathan Friday sacked Andrew Yakubu as the group managing director (GMD), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and appointed Dr Joseph Thlama Dawha to replace him. He…
- 12 Feb 2014
President Jonathan Sacks Odua, 3 Others
President Goodluck Jonathan this afternoon dropped embattled Stella Oduah, minister of Aviation and three others from his cabinet. Others are; Caleb Olubolade, minister of Police Affairs; Godsday…
- 4 Sept 2014
Jonathan Inaugurates Council on MSME
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday inaugurated the National Council on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises The President charged the council members to expand the frontiers of MSME, which he said…
- 2 May 2014
President Jonathan Commissions Maritime University, Dockyard
President Goodluck Jonathan will on Saturday, May 10 flag-off Nigeria’s first specialised university for the maritime sector as part of his tour of the facilities of the Nigerian Maritime…
- 9 Mar 2015
Henry Okah Attacks GEJ, Calls President “Coward”
Henry Okah, the assumed guerrilla leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND); a title he denies has again lashed out angrily at President Goodluck Jonathan describing the…
- 17 Jun 2013
Jonathan Orders Release of N3000m for Nollywood
President Goodluck Jonathan, has officially approved release N300 million, out of the N3 Billion intervention fund for capacity building to boost the Nigerian film industry, otherwise known as…
- 14 Mar 2013
Jonathan Nominates Akinkuotu to Replace Demuren @ NCAA
President Goodluck Jonathan has nominated, Fola Akinkuotu, rector, Ilorin College of Aviation, Kwara state, to lead Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) following the removal of Harold Demuren,…
- 24 Feb 2014
FG Says Sanusi is to Face Trial If…
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, sacked governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) may face prosecution if a criminal case is established against him, according President Goodluck Jonathan. Jonathan, who spoke…
- 31 Aug 2009
FG to Make Nigeria ICT Hub for Africa
The Federal Government is poised to make Nigeria a major Information Communication Technology (ICT) hub in Africa, Vice-President Jonathan Goodluck has declared. Jonathan, at a one day international…
- 11 Sept 2013
President Jonathan Fires Ewa, Science & Tech Minister
President Goodluck Jonathan has reshuffled his cabinet, dropping nine ministers including Prof. Ita Okon Bassey Ewa, formerly of Science and Technology ministry. Others affected are Ruqayat…
- 27 Mar 2014
President Jonathan Endorses JAMB e-Testing
President Goodluck Jonathan has endorsed the Computer Based Test (CBT) introduced by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in the conduct of her Unified Tertiary Matriculation…
- 16 Jan 2014
Jonathan Seeks Computerization of Land Registry
President Goodluck Jonathan has called for computerization of land registry in the country, to boost land administration in the country. Speaking during the Presidential launch of the Nigerian…
- 10 Jul 2013
President Jonathan in China, Inks $1.1Bn Loans
Goodluck Jonathan, Nigerian President and Xi Jinping, Chinese President presided Wednesday over the signing of accords between their governments to facilitate $1.1 billion in low-interest loans for…