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Jonathan calls for church-led health revolution in Nigeria
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has urged the Church to take the lead in the crucial role of advancing Nigeria’s healthcare system. Jonathan said this in his keynote address at the maiden edition of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion Health Summit in Abuja on Wednesday. The former President, who was was represented by the former Executive Secretary of Nigeria Christian…
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Jonathan states attributes of leadership
Former President Goodluck Jonathan says visionary leaders will always prioritise the welfare of its workforce to boost governance. Jonathan said this on Wednesday when he inaugurated the Edo State Civil Service Secretariat Complex on Sepele Road, Benin. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that, Jonathan also performed the foundation laying ceremony of a 1,500-capacity auditorium for civil servants within…
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Rivers crisis: Jonathan’s call for truce commendable– Lagos PDP chairman
The Lagos State PDP Chairman, Mr Philip Aivoji, has described former President Goodluck Jonathan’s call for truce in Rivers political crisis as commendable. Aivoji made this remark in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. NAN reports that Jonathan had on Monday implored Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers and his predecessor, the FCT Minister,…
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Election: Jonathan leads West African elders to Senegal
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has led the West African Elders Forum (WAEF) to Senegal on a mediation mission ahead of the country’s presidential election on Saturday. This is contained in a statement signed and issued in Yenagoa on Thursday by the Communications Officer of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation, Mr. Wealth Ominabo. According to the statement, Jonathan, who is also the…
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Group laments slow pace of Okenne-Auchi-Benin highway project
A group, Justice Research Centre (JRC), has decried the slow pace of work on Okenne-Auchi-Benin dualization, inaugurated in 2013 under former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration. The group made this known in a statement issued by its Executive Director, Mr. Donald Inwalomhe and made available to newsmen in Benin on Thursday. Inwalomhe noted that the slow pace of work had contributed…
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Governorship aspirant promises jobs for youths
Prince Godswill Edward, Special Adviser on Sports and Cinematography to Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River, has promised to create jobs for youths in the state, if elected governor in 2023. Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Calabar, Edward, a son- in-law to former President Goodluck Jonathan, stressed that job creation for…
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Jonathan mourns Shonekan, describes him as peacemaker, bridge builder
Former President Goodluck Jonathan, has expressed sadness over the news of the passing of former head of the Interim National Government, Chief Ernest Shonekan, who died Tuesday at the age of 85. Jonathan made this known in a condolence message to the family and the Government of Ogun State, signed by his Special Adviser, Mr. Ikechuwu Eze, on Tuesday in…
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2023: Jonathan’s son-in-law joins Cross River guber race
 Prince Godswill Edward, Special Adviser on Sports and Cinematography to Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River, has indicated interest to contest the 2023 governorship election under the All Progressives Congress (APC). Edward, who spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Calabar, said his desire to be in the contest is to consolidate on…
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NIM decries FG’s neglect of blueprint on education, health
The Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) has decried the neglect of its blueprint on education and health by the Federal Government. Former President of the institute, Dr. Sally Bolujoko, made this known at the organization’s 2021 Corporate Dinner organized by the NIM Maitama chapter, on Thursday night in Abuja. Bolujoko described the the institute as a watchdog for management practice…
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ICIR tasks journalists on utilizing FOI Act
 Mr. Dayo Aiyetan, Executive Director, International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) has enjoined journalists to utilize the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act to improve on their reportage. Aiyetan said this in Abuja on Wednesday at a one-day workshop on the use of Freedom of Information Act in Nigeria. According to Aiyetan, FOI Act is a strong investigative journalism tool to help journalists…
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FOI: Ex-President Jonathan canvasses access to information for Nigerians
 Former President Goodluck Jonathan says Nigerians need increase access to information to enhance their wellbeing and knowledge for development of the country. Jonathan said this shortly after being honored with a Special Recognition Award at the 10th anniversary of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Acts awards night on Friday in Abuja.. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Jonathan…
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Why I signed Nigerian Content Act in 2010—Jonathan
 Former President Goodluck Jonathan has explained that he signed the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Development Act in 2010 to ensure that at least 80 per cent of the needs of the nation’s oil industry is produced locally. Jonathan stated this on Friday when he led his course mates, the 1981 Class of the University of Port Harcourt Alumni on…
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Bayelsa Dep. Gov. salutes Jonathan’s peace efforts
The Deputy Governor of Bayelsa, Mr. Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has described former President Goodluck Jonathan as “a special vessel“ being used by God to promote Nigeria’s unity and peace. Ewhrudjakpo stated this in a goodwill message issued to newsmen on Saturday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mr. Doubara Atasi, on the 64th birthday of the erstwhile president. The deputy…
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Bayelsa Dep. Gov. salutes Jonathan’s peace efforts
The Deputy Governor of Bayelsa, Mr Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has described former President Goodluck Jonathan as “a special vessel“ being used by God to promote Nigeria’s unity and peace. Ewhrudjakpo stated this in a goodwill message issued to newsmen on Saturday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mr Doubara Atasi, on the 64th birthday of the erstwhile president. The deputy…
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Jonathan@ 64: Former president’s attributes worthy of emulation, says Orji Kalu
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu, has congratulated former President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan on the occasion of his 64th birthday anniversary. Kalu, in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja, acknowledged the contributions of the former president to the sustenance of democracy in Nigeria and beyond. While noting that Jonathan is a strong advocate of…
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Defectors to APC ’ll return empty handed –Jonathan
Barely a month after the presidential election, President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, said defectors from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) would definitely return with empty stomachs. Jonathan spoke against the backdrop of the outcome of the just-concluded elections which results showed PDP lost, consequent upon which there was mass exodus from the party o the…
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Igbo Delegates Assembly hails Jonathan, Buhari
Igbo Delegates Assembly, IDA, has congratulated the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari on his victory at the just concluded presidential election. In a statement IDA’s President General, Mazi Larry Nwosu and Secretary General, Auston Ifedinezi in Abuja, yesterday, also commended President Goodluck Jonathan for strengthening the country’s democracy by giving the people the most credible, free, fair and transparent electioneering process…
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