Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Visits Nigeria, Targets Ties, Trade and Investments
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was in Nigeria over the weekend. She came by after the Africa-South America Summit, held in Guinea last week. She met with the President, high level bureaucrats and business leaders, to improve trade ties and corporation between Nigeria and Brazil. She signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with President Jonathan, for […]
Onitsha Port for Concession in February
The port commissioned in Onitsha, Anambra State – by the President – in September, has been announced ready for concession — in February. This was made known, when the National Good Governance Team, visited Anambra and went to the port site. The N4.6 billion port is expected to complement the existing one in Rivers state and the […]
World Economic Forum of 2013: Nigeria, others heedful of the Global Economy
The World Economic Forum (WEF) – annually held at Davos, Switzerland – held over the past few days and was concluded yesterday, as world leaders, business leaders, government officials and pundits – gathered, to look into the world economy, its position, risks and possibilities in the near term. The forum comes as the global financial crisis […]
CWC Group: Authorities In Energy And Infrastructure
Energy and infrastructure are basic facilities necessary for the functionality, growth and development of a society and its economy. Nigeria, richly blessed with natural and human resources, has become the center of attention for global players in the energy and infrastructure industry. One of such players, in fact, an authority in the oil, gas, power […]
Oluwagbemiga Kuye appointed MD of NEPZA
President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed Oluwagbemiga Kuye as the Managing Director of Nigeria Export Processing Zone Authority (NEPZA). Kuye is expected to lead the agency into new heights complimenting the Ministry of Trade and Investment efforts to grow investments into Free Zones in Nigeria. Kuye was the Executive Director, Operations and Technology, at ECOBANK Nigeria […]
Nigeria and Pakistan Strengthen Economic ties with Textile and Sugar Production
President Goodluck Jonathan returned today, from a Developing Eight, D-8, Summit held in Pakistan, this week. He met with the leaders of other developing economies and they discussed ways forward, and he also sought bilateral ties with some countries. He also met with some Nigerians in Pakistan, while his cabinet member, Minister for Trade and […]
President Jonathan’s Speech at the Premiere of New Movie “The Meeting”
Showing commitment to the Nigerian Entertainment Industry, the Federal Government of Nigeria has revved up its attention to contents and outputs from the industry. This from a number of moves, and at the weekend in a speech by President Goodluck Jonathan at the premiere of new movie “The Meeting”, was evident. President Jonathan praised the […]
Bill Clinton’s Daughter, Chelsea Clinton Visits Nigeria
Daughter of former US President, Bill Clinton and Current Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton paid a one-day visit to Nigeria, yesterday, for a health initiative under her father’s foundation. Clinton Global Initiative – CGI – a foundation run by Bill Clinton, that billions of dollars in aid has been committed to, has several […]
President Jonathan Presents 2013 Budget!
President Goodluck Jonathan has presented the 2013 budget to a joint section of the Legislature – Senate and the House of Representatives. He presented 4.93 trillion naira ($31.35 billion), with cuts to recurrent expenditure and increase in spending, in key areas. He based the revenue to fund the budget from oil at $75 per barrel, […]
Nigeria appoints New Military Chiefs
President Jonathan has appointed new military chiefs. They will take charge of three of the four top military positions in the country. Vice Admiral O.S. Ibrahim replaced Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin as the new chief of defense staff, Rear Admiral D.J. Ezeoba is new chief of naval staff while Air Vice-Marshal A.S. Badeh replaced […]
President Goodluck Jonathan’s Independence Day Speech [FULL TEXT]
Beloved countrymen and women, on this day, fifty-two years ago, our founding fathers brought joy and hope to the hearts of our people when they won independence for our great country. Nigeria made a clean break with more than six decades of colonial rule, and emerged as a truly independent nation. That turning point was […]
N5000 Note suspended!
By David Stephen. The Federal Government of Nigeria has suspended the introduction of N5000 note and the intended currency restructuring exercise by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The announcement came in a statement, yesterday, by the Special Adviser to President Jonathan on Media, Dr. Reuben Abati. He said, “The introduction of the new note […]
Sure and Steady Transformation: A Report on Jonathan’s Presidency
President Goodluck Jonathan has unveiled a report of his presidency, to Nigerians, called Sure and Steady Transformation. The 80-page book highlights his achievements, projects he commissioned, some of his official meetings, and achievements by all the ministries. The publication is a Volume 1, and was put together by the Office of the Special Adviser to […]
President Goodluck Jonathan Rewards Nigeria’s Paralympian Team.
By Arinze Ude. President Goodluck Jonathan hosted the Nigerian Paralympics delegates and The Falconets for dinner at the State House Abuja on Saturday, 15th September 2012. At the dinner, Mr President announced N5 million cash reward for Paralympic Gold; N3 million for Silver and N2 million for Bronze winners respectively! Other Paralympians who did not win […]
149 Nigerians To Become Recipients For The 2012 National Honours Awards [FULL LIST]
By David Stephen. The Federal Government of Nigeria will confer on 149 recipients, its honours awards, at the International conference center Abuja on September 14, 2012. The list was announced in a statement by Dr. Henry Akpan, the Permanent Secretary for Special Duties, at the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. […]
Refinery, Brewery And Oil Well For Anambra!
By David Stephen. President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday, August 30th commissioned a new oil refinery and a brewery in Anambra state. He did this in style, in company of the state governor – Peter Obi, a host of dignitaries and the people. The projects are nearly completed and operations will fully commence in a few […]