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PHOTO NEWS: 2013 FATHER'S DAY CELEBRATION AT THE ASO VILLA CHAPEL ABUJA ...more
NEITI has done well - President Jonathan ...more
Remarks by President Jonathan on Presidential Power Reform Transaction Summit ...more
Leadership Newspaper, Media Responsibility and the Police ...more
Featured Opinion: The Nigeria rice-ing dream By Tolu Ogunlesi ...more
Commentary: Invented America's Displeasure Over Presidential Pardon By Prof. Ade Adefuye ...more
President Jonathan on State Visit to Cote'd'Ivoire ...more
STATEMENT By DR GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN AT THE 3RD AFRICA-SOUTH AMERICA SUMMIT MALABO ...more
Interview with Sam Umokoro: Nigerians have a crisis of expectations ...more
President Jonathan receives victorious Super Eagles ...more
How President Jonathan celebrated Super Eagles victory at AFCON 2013 ...more
Fresh piece written by Dr. Reuben Abati ...more
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PRESIDENT JONATHAN CALLS FOR MORE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN WAR AGAINST TERRORISM
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Tuesday in Abuja restated his call for greater global cooperation and coordination in the war against terrorism. Speaking at separate audiences with the new ambassadors of Israel, Russia, Greece and Algeria who presented their letters of credence to him at the Presidential Villa, President Jonathan said
THIS ADMINISTRATION WILL NEVER LOSE FOCUS – PRESIDENT JONATHAN
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan declared Monday in Abuja that the present administration will never allow itself to be derailed from pursuing the Transformation Agenda to its logical conclusion. Receiving a high-powered delegation of Middle-Belt and South-South Elders under the aegis of the Congress for Equality and Change led by elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark and former Senate President, Ameh Ebute,
PRESIDENT JONATHAN CONGRATULATES IRAN’S PRESIDENT-ELECT
President Goodluck Jonathan congratulates Mr. Hassan Rouhani on his victory in Iran’s presidential elections. President Jonathan also commends the government and people of Iran on the successful and peaceful election of a successor to outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad.
ABIBAT MOGAJI WILL BE LONG REMEMBERED AND HONOURED - PRESIDENT JONATHAN
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan commiserates with Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his family on the death yesterday of their famed matriarch, Alhaja Abibat Mogaji. On behalf of himself, his family and the Federal Government, President Jonathan extends sincere condolences to Asiwaju Tinubu as Alhaja Abibat who passed on at the grand old age of 96 is laid to rest in Lagos today.
Vanguard Interview - By Ben Agande: Govt will not condone impunity of any sort - Abati
*Says Jonathan is focused on development In this interview, Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, Dr. Reuben Abati, speaks on the administration’s successes, but, more importantly, on the security situation in the country. Excerpts:
Punch Interview: Jonathan didn’t create corruption — Abati
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, in this interview with OLALEKAN ADETAYO, speaks on corruption, politics of 2015 and the security challenge in the country among other issues Some Nigerians, especially members of the opposition, are of the view that President Jonathan is not performing well. What is your take on this?
Reuben Abati will be Guest on BUSINESS HOUR with Martin Udogie of Radio Nigeria this Saturday
Presidential Spokesman, Dr. Reuben Abati, is my Guest on radio, this Saturday, April 13th, on all FM stations of Radio Nigeria across the 36 states and the FCT (see state-by-state list below).
Interview with Sam Umokoro: Nigerians have a crisis of expectations
Corruption, insecurity, among many other issues, have become recurring decimals in the Nigerian equation. Besides that, the current administration of President Goodluck Jonathan and the ruling party - the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) - have been frequently criticized by the opposition and many public commentators for its inability to solve the country's multifarious problems.Recently, I spoke to Dr Reuben Abati, the Special Adviser to President Jonathan on Media and Publicity, in London, to g
Fashakin and the CPC are not Sinking, They Have Sunk! By Jibrin Mamman
I just read Rotimi Fashakin's response (if you can call it that) to Reuben Abati's statement released earlier today. While Abati's statement was long on facts, Fashakin's was long on insults and pettiness and one begins to wonder if his statement betrays what Nigeria should expect of his party, the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) if it ever assumes power.
CPC and Fashakin got it wrong on President Jonathan and OAU/AU at 50 summit
We are dealing with such hideous and second rate characters in Nigeria’s public space, belonging to the ACN and the CPC, and that other would-be disaster-prone mongrel called APC that they won’t even respect the truth. The prize for being silly in this regard must go to one Rotimi Fashakin who describes himself as the National Publicity Secretary of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC). He is an arm-chair critic per excellence and a medieval-era ignoramus.
Business Leaders See ‘Opportunity in Africa By Erica E. Phillips
There was no shortage of superlatives during a discussion of African business and investment opportunities at the Milken Institute’s Global Conference Tuesday. The panelists—representing local governments and investors, as well as international businesses—described African markets as “amazing” and “tremendous,” the local policy-makers as “forward-thinking” and the entire continent as “a huge opportunity.”
The Drumbeats of the Times by Innocent Egbuh
Again today, I will participate in public commentary: There is hardly anyone who does not know that there is tension in the land. The unfortunate fact is that everyone points to everyone else as the cause of it.
President Goodluck Jonathan has rolled out mouth watering achievements which his government has recorded in two years that he was elected substantively to run the affairs of the country. The President...
President Goodluck Jonathan and the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) traded accusations Monday over a new aviation policy that bars private jet owners from flying friends and associates on their airc...
PRESS RELEASES
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Tuesday in Abuja restated his call for greater global cooperation and coordination in the war against terrorism. Speaking at separate audiences with the new ambassadors of Israel, Russia, Greece and Algeria who presented their letters of credence to him at the Presidential Villa, President Jonathan said...
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan declared Monday in Abuja that the present administration will never allow itself to be derailed from pursuing the Transformation Agenda to its logical conclusion. Receiving a high-powered delegation of Middle-Belt and South-South Elders under the aegis of the Congress for Equality and Change led by elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark and former Senate President, Ameh Ebute,...
President Goodluck Jonathan congratulates Mr. Hassan Rouhani on his victory in Iran’s presidential elections. President Jonathan also commends the government and people of Iran on the successful and peaceful election of a successor to outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad....

Archive
AMERICANS have been both lachrymose and hypocritical about the private life of Tiger Woods, and now they have forced the golfing genius to lay down his club, as he proceeds on an indefinite leave to sort out his family matters and be a better husband to Elin Nordegren and their two children....
Julian Assange spent New Year Day, 2011 in a Norfolk mansion in England, made available for his use, by Vaughan Smith, the avid free speech campaigner; he is on police bail, wears an electronic band to monitor his movement; he is wanted in Sweden for five sex-crime allegations including a case in which he is accused of having nonconsensual sex with a woman with whom he had previously had consensual sex, and the second in which he is accused of lying on a female lover who was sleeping naked besi...
It is increasingly the practice among columnists and public affairs commentators in Nigerian Newspapers to compile their articles, and essays written over a period and publish them in a book form. This has the advantage of lending permanence, weight and rhythm to the contributions; apart from offering the reader various useful perspectives on the Nigerian situation, human circumstances, and a representation of the particular writer’s engagement with his or her ...
COMMENTARY
Fashakin and the CPC are not Sinking, They Have Sunk! By Jibrin Mamman
I just read Rotimi Fashakin's response (if you can call it that) to Reuben Abati's statement released earlier today. While Abati's statement was long on facts, Fashakin's was long on insults and pettiness and one begins to wonder if his statement betrays what Nigeria should expect of his party, the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) if it ever assumes power. ... read commentary
CPC and Fashakin got it wrong on President Jonathan and OAU/AU at 50 summit
We are dealing with such hideous and second rate characters in Nigeria’s public space, belonging to the ACN and the CPC, and that other would-be disaster-prone mongrel called APC that they won’t even respect the truth. The prize for being silly in this regard must go to one Rotimi Fashakin who describes himself as the National Publicity Secretary of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC). He is an arm-chair critic per excellence and a medieval-era ignoramus.... read commentary
Business Leaders See ‘Opportunity in Africa By Erica E. Phillips
There was no shortage of superlatives during a discussion of African business and investment opportunities at the Milken Institute’s Global Conference Tuesday. The panelists—representing local governments and investors, as well as international businesses—described African markets as “amazing” and “tremendous,” the local policy-makers as “forward-thinking” and the entire continent as “a huge opportunity.”... read commentary

INTERVIEWS
Vanguard Interview - By Ben Agande: Govt will not condone impunity of any sort - Abati
*Says Jonathan is focused on development In this interview, Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, Dr. Reuben Abati, speaks on the administration’s successes, but, more importantly, on the security situation in the country. Excerpts: ...
Punch Interview: Jonathan didn’t create corruption — Abati
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, in this interview with OLALEKAN ADETAYO, speaks on corruption, politics of 2015 and the security challenge in the country among other issues Some Nigerians, especially members of the opposition, are of the view that President Jonathan is not performing well. What is your take on this? ...
Reuben Abati will be Guest on BUSINESS HOUR with Martin Udogie of Radio Nigeria this Saturday
Presidential Spokesman, Dr. Reuben Abati, is my Guest on radio, this Saturday, April 13th, on all FM stations of Radio Nigeria across the 36 states and the FCT (see state-by-state list below). ...
Interview with Sam Umokoro: Nigerians have a crisis of expectations
Corruption, insecurity, among many other issues, have become recurring decimals in the Nigerian equation. Besides that, the current administration of President Goodluck Jonathan and the ruling party - the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) - have been frequently criticized by the opposition and many public commentators for its inability to solve the country's multifarious problems.Recently, I spoke to Dr Reuben Abati, the Special Adviser to President Jonathan on Media and Publicity, in London, to g ...

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ABOUTME
Reuben Abati, born November 7, 1965 in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria, is Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria.[1] He was previously a newspaper columnist and the chairman of the editorial board of the Nigerian newspaper The Guardian from 2001 to 2011....read more about me
Letters
Your Initiatives are Laudable!
Good day sir! I must commend the efforts of the federal government and the likes of people like you who brainstorm day and night in order to make our Country Nigeria the best in your own time. I pray God for the Wisdom and Ideas to oil the wheels of the Country to a great destination. I have gone through your archives and one of those key things I discovered about you is that you are a man committed to excellence in whatever you do. This has shown in the remarkable results you've turned out ove
Reform in the Rail sector
Hello Dr Reuben, Thank you for this opportunity to reach you, hope you will find time to pass the content across to CIC. This is my message, the President should speed up the reform in the Rail sector particularly the act of NRC. Change this act to break the monopoly of NRC and let private or regional government partake in the sector, with this; the pressure on FGN providing the rail infrastructure will decrease.
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