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By Citizens platform President Goodluck Jonathan Tuesday in Abuja called for greater global cooperation and coordination in the war against terrorism. The President made the call while receiving the new ambassadors of Israel, Russia, Greece and Algeria at separate visits to present their letters of credence to him at the Presidential Villa. President Jonathan [...]
By Citizens Platform The Minister of Communications Technology, Mrs. Omobola Johnson has said that an additional 9million internet users every year is a brilliant opportunity. The Minister made this assertion at the 8th session of the Nigerian Internet Governance Forum. Omobola who stated that the cummulative internet usage of a country is a strong assessment tool [...]
By Agency Reporters President Goodluck Jonathan met in a closed-door with governors on Monday night over the crisis rocking the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) over sharing of revenue accruing to the three tiers of government. Speaking on the outcome of the meeting held State House which ended around midnight, presidential spokesman Reuben Abati told [...]
By CitizensPlatform The Super Eagles of Nigeria demolished Tahiti 6-1, in their opening game at the Confederations Cup. Players and officials arrived Brazil just 36 hours before the game, but there were no signs of fatigue, as Elderson Echiejile’s opened scoring with a deflected effort, as early as the 5th minute. Oduamadi doubled the lead five [...]
By Citizens platform The Federal Ministry of Finance has revealed the current status of payments in respect of 2013 verified claims by marketers as at June 10, 2013. A statement by the Special Adviser on Media to the Minister of Finance, Paul Nwabuikwu says revealing the list of payments made is “in line with the [...]
By Citizens platform The Presidency has refuted reports that the First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan’s visit to Rivers was in connection with the alleged ongoing plot to unseat the state Governor, Hon. Rotimi Amaechi. A Special Assistant on Media, Mr. Ayo Osinlu said in a statement that the reports were ‘misinformation’. According to him, the [...]
Prince Tonye Princewill is a Nigerian politician and businessman. He is the guest for this week’s series of Conversations with Abang Mercy. He believes the aircraft owned by the Rivers State Government is a distraction for Rotimi Amaechi. Princewill said Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is making sure President Jonathan is surrounded by good, clean, honest advice… [...]
By Citizens Platform President Goodluck Jonathan has sent his congratulatory message to the newly elected President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mr. Hassan Rouhani. President Jonathan commended the government and people of Iran on the successful and peaceful election of a successor to outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad. According to the Special Assistant to the [...]
By Citizens platform The Federal Government has formally commenced the N3 billion support promised the Nigerian film industry by President Goodluck Jonathan with the roll out of a N300 million capacity building fund. The presidential intervention, called Project ACT Nollywood, is managed by the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi [...]
By Citizens platform President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated the Emir of Kano, Alh Ado Bayero as he marks 50 years on the throne today. The Special Assistant to the President on New Media, Reno Omokri wrote on the micro blogging platform, Twitter ”The President notes that in his 50 years on the throne Alh. Ado [...]
