Tag: Goodluck Jonathan
Nigeria opens ballistic armour factory; showcases first indigenous APC
Nigeria's president Goodluck Jonathan has officially opened a newly established ballistic armour factory and commissioned Nigeria's first locally produced armoured personnel carrier,...
Nigerian Navy commissions first locally built warship NNS Andoni
Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has commissioned the NNS Andoni, Nigeria's first locally built warship, and laid the keel for a second Seaward...
Nigeria to eradicate polio within two years: president
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan pledged yesterday to set up a special government team to ensure the eradication of polio from Africa's most...
Nigeria to clean up oil delta agency – president
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan pledged to clean up a government agency tasked with developing the oil-rich Niger Delta region after reports commissioned...
Nigeria says Boko Haram, al Qaeda-link behind UN attack
Nigerian authorities investigating last week's fatal bombing of the UN headquarters arrested two members of Islamist sect Boko Haram a week before...
Nigeria’s report on Islamist sect attacks delayed
A seven-man committee appointed by President Goodluck Jonathan to review almost daily attacks by a radical Islamist sect in Nigeria's northeast has...
Nigeria and Benin to fight pirates together
Nigeria and Benin will cooperate to fight the growing threat of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, which has seen a number...
Nigerian government to open talks with Islamist sect
President Goodluck Jonathan has set up a committee to negotiate with radical Islamist sect Boko Haram, a group behind almost daily shootings...
Nigeria’s Jonathan wants single, longer presidency term
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said he will send a constitutional amendment bill to parliament aimed at changing presidential and state governorship tenures...
Nigerian leader reappoints 12 ministers to old jobs
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan reappointed 12 ministers from the outgoing government to their old jobs following general elections in April, including oil...
Nigeria leader to choose new cabinet quickly: sources
Nigeria's Acting President Goodluck Jonathan will nominate a new ministerial team by early next week, and is likely to reappoint around half...
Nigeria’s VP can perform president’s duties: court
Nigerian Vice President Goodluck Jonathan can perform the executive duties of ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua, who is in hospital overseas, without a...
Nigerians to demand end to political uncertainty
Nigerian religious leaders, politicians and educators will lead a mass rally today in the capital Abuja to demand the government put an...
Nigeria seeks modern army to maintain influence
Nigerian Vice President Goodluck Jonathan, who has taken over ceremonial duties for an ailing president, called for the modernization of the country's...
More guidance urged for Nigeria youth post attack
Nigeria's vice president yesterday urged citizens of Africa's most populous country to provide better guidance to its youth after one of its...
