President Goodluck Jonathan has declared that following the complete privatization of power generation and distribution in Nigeria, an annual investment of about $10billion is expected from the country’s power sector over the next decade. Speaking at the World Economic Forum on Africa which opened on Wednesday in Cape Town, South Africa, a statement by Dr Reuben Abati quoted the President to have stated tha ...

President Goodluck Jonathan has revealed that the federal government is negotiating for a N62billion ($400million) special fund from the World Bank to tackle the menace of erosion in the South East. President Jonathan made this known while speaking to a delegation of the South East Council of Traditional Rulers, who paid him a visit on Monday. “We are getting $400million, a special fund from the World Bank, ...

The Presidency has denied allegations about the existence of a 21 man committee, allegedly set up to advise President Goodluck Jonathan on a purported 2015 presidential ambition. In a press statement emailed to Channels Television on Tuesday, the Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), Dr Reuben Abati stated that “the Presidency has noted with concern that some individuals, groups, organis ...

President Goodluck Jonathan will on Thursday embark on a two-day state visit to Equatorial Guinea to in continuation of the federal government’s efforts in boosting the economic and trade relations between Nigeria and neighbouring countries. A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on media, Reuben Abati stated that President Jonathan will in the course of the visit hold talks in Malabo with Pres ...

Dr Reuben Abati has also denied claims that the state pardon granted to former Governor of Bayelsa state, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha is connected to the next general election in 2015. This is coming despite the emergency of campaign pictures of Mr Alamieyeseigha for Senatorial election in Bayela state in the forthcoming 2015 general elections. Dr Abati noted that people connecting the recent state pardon with ...

Dr Reuben Abati has said that the state pardon granted to Mr. Diepreye Alamieyeseigha is no indication that the Presidency will accommodate acts of corruption. He added that the state pardon can never erase the stigma of the crime committed by Mr Alamieyeseigha's and that it will forever be there. The President's aide further affirmed that the administration is committed to trying everyone found culpable of ...

Dr Reuben Abati has explained that the previous ‘pardon’ granted to some former military officers alongside the convicted former governor of Bayela state, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, were not pardon but clemency. The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President made this known on Channels TV weekend breakfast show, Sunrise where he explained that the military officers were granted 'clemency' and not ...

The Presidency has announced that President Goodluck Jonathan will leave Abuja, Tuesday night for London and Paris to discuss with the British Prime Minister, Mr. David Cameron and the President of France, Mr. Francois Hollande on matters of vital interest to the three countries. A statement signed by the President aide on Media, Dr Reuben Abati stated that “the President’s talks with the British Prime Mini ...

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has set up a committee to assess erosion projects in the south east to ascertain their completion periods. The committee which is headed by the Director-General, Bureau for Public Procurement, Engineer Emeka Eze is to check the extent of damage caused by the age-long erosion, report contractors that are not fulfilling the details of their contracts and check the environme ...

Despite dissociating President Goodluck Jonathan from the 2015 campaign posters, littering the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the Presidency has stated that it would not give orders for the posters to be removed. Rather, the presidency has stated that regulatory bodies responsible for the control of campaigns and advertisement will be left to do their job. This was made known by the Special Adviser to the ...