Showing posts with label surprise. Show all posts
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Thursday, February 26, 2015

President Jonathan pays surprise visit to soldiers in Mubi, Vimtim



Aftermath of the successes recorded by troops of the Nigerian military in the battle to dislodge hundreds of Boko Haram terrorists from swaths of Adamawa State communities, President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday paid a surprise visit to Mubi and Vimtim with a view to boosting the moral of the troops and assuring them that the federal government was fully behind appreciative of their gallantry.

Security sources hinted that on sighting the president, morale of the troops went high especially when he told them that the prestige of the Nigerian military which was never in doubt particularly regarding the fight against insurgency is now receiving praise all over.

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Oil price fall didn't take us by surprise -- Jonathan


President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday in Abuja said that the falling price of crude oil did not take his administration by surprise.

Jonathan stated this while launching the Youth Employment in Agriculture Programme (YEAP) and the Fund for Agricultural Finance in Nigeria (FAFIN) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

He said that government foresaw the crisis hence the launch of the Agricultural Transformation Agenda (ATA) three years ago designed to diversify the country's revenue base.