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French President Hollande congratulates Nigeria on Boko Haram clampdown, “We’ll maintain momentum” – Jonathan

President Francois Hollande of France has sent a congratulatory message to Nigeria for recent successes of its armed forces against Boko Haram. The message was conveyed on his behalf by the French Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Jacques Champagne De Labriolle during an audience with President Jonathan at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. In a statement … Continue reading

JONATHAN’S TRANSFORMATION EFFORTS: State by State Achievements

Since taking office, President Goodluck Jonathan has followed through on the ambitious plans laid out in his Transformation Agenda, delivering significant achievements across all states of the nation. Click on any state on the map below to learn more about President Jonathan’s achievements in that state. http://www.forwardnigeria.ng/state_by_state?utm_content=buffer945a5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

TRANSFORMATION VIA CONFIDENCE IN GEJ: Firm to invest N60bn in Jos steel milll

27 February 2015, Abuja – The Eta Zuma Group, which acquired the Jos Steel Rolling Mill from the Federal Government in 2005, has said that it will spend $300m (about N60bn) to rehabilitate the steel production plant. The Group Managing Director, Eta Zuma of the company, Dr. Innocent Ezuma, disclosed this when the Minister of … Continue reading

What Buhari failed to tell UK audience – Fani Kayode

The spokesperson of President Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign organisation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has stated that the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Muhammadu Buhari, has failed to inform his audience in the United Kingdom how he loves the extremist group, Boko Haram. Mr. Buhari spoke at Chatham House in London Thursday where he stated that if elected, … Continue reading

NIGERIAN PRESIDENT ACCUSED OF USING VICTORIOUS WAR AGAINST BOKO HARAM TO WIN VOTES – AL JAZEERA

Hmmm…Another proof that APC and Boko Haram are the same SIX and HALF-A-DOZEN According to a report by International Cable TV Al-Jazeera, Nigeria’s opposition has accused President Goodluck Jonathan of using the fight against Boko Haram as “positive propaganda” to win votes in next month’s election. These accusations follow the release of a video by … Continue reading

Army promotes troops involved in Baga recovery

The Nigerian army has announced a special promotion for the soldiers involved in liberating Baga, a border community in Borno state, from the grip of Boko Haram insurgents. Kenneth Minimah, chief of army staff, announced the promotion while addressing the soldiers during an official visit to the community on Wednesday. He said his visit was … Continue reading

Govt schedules payment of N264bn subsidy by March end

25 February 2015, Abuja – The Federal Government, Monday, scheduled to pay off about N264 billion between now and end of March, as subsidy reimbursement applications submitted to marketers as at end of January 2015. The sum comprises 2014 outstanding debts of N164 billion in addition to N100 billion derived from foreign exchange and bank … Continue reading

Nigeria Now Generates 5,500mw – FG

The Federal Government of Nigeria has revealed that the transformation of President Goodluck Jonathan in the power sector is substantially yielding positive as the nation can now boast of at least 5, 500 megawatts of power supply. This was disclosed Saturday during the inauguration of the rehabilitated Unit 6 and the overhauled Unit 4 of … Continue reading

New power coys employ 2,000 engineers

New owners of the successor companies of Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) have employed over 2000 indigenous engineers since they took over the assets on November 1st, 2013. Minister of Power,Prof.Chinedu Nebo,who disclosed this on Saturday at the commissioning ceremony of the 220 megawatts (MW) capacity plants belonging to Egbin Power company Plc. He … Continue reading

APC must produce ‘original Shekau’ – Fayose

Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti state, wants the All Progressives Congress (APC) to “produce the original Abubakar Shekau”, leader of the Boko Haram Islamist sect. Fayose made the demand to counter APC’s claim that the federal government and President Goodluck Jonathan were plotting to produce a fake Shekau and present before Nigerians in order to … Continue reading