On a Final Note The 40 Things You Wont Hear In The Nigeria Media About Goodluck Jonathan. Below is a list of some of the ways in which the Goodluck Jonathan presidency has silently transformed Nigeria from its dark ages of underdevelopment to a 21st century economic and political force. Final Batch (20 - 40). 21. Upgrading the Akanu Ibiam Airport in Enugu into an international airport, directly connecting the South-East region of the country to the outside world for the first time since independence. 22. Dredging of the lower Niger River and increasing the accessibility of inland ports such as Onitsha and Lokoja. 23. Establishment of 9 federal universities across the country in states which previously had no federal degree awarding institution. 24. Computerizing education in the country with the introduction of the computer-based test (CBT) which will be mandatory for all UTME candidates from 2015. 25. Introduction of the Almajiri system of education in the academically disadvantage northern parts of the country. 26. Totally eradicating or bringing to the barest minimum once-endemic diseases like poliomyelitis and guinea worm in the country. 27. Arresting the outbreak of the deadly and highly contagious Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in record time, though it unfortunately claimed some lives at the onset. 28. Transformation of the agricultural sector so that, in the words of Agriculture minister Akinwumi Adesina, “Nigerians will stop thinking of agriculture just as a means of livelihood, but more as a business.” 29. Nigeria has reduced its food imports by over 40% as of 2013, moving the country closer to self sufficiency in agriculture. 30. Nigeria is the world’s largest producer of cassava with an output of over 45 million metric tonnes in 2014 according to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 31. Due to favourable economic policies, internet penetration in Nigeria has now increased from about 45 million in 2011 to 63 million in 2014, overtaking countries such as the United Kingdom and France in the process. What this means is that more people now use the internet in Nigeria than in the UK and France. 32. As of the second quarter of 2014, the number of registered active telephone lines in Nigeria stood at 130 million out of a total of over 170 million telephone lines. 33. Introduction of the Nigerian electronic identity card (e-ID card), one of the most secure in the world and the largest in Africa. The e-ID card serves as both an international identification module and an electronic payment solution. 34. Introduction of the cash-less system which aims to encourage the use of e-payment systems in the country and reduce the volume of physical cash in circulation. 35. Unbundling of the dysfunctional Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) into about 18 profit-driven successor companies. 36. In October 2013, Nigeria was elected into the United Nation’s Security Council as a non-permanent, non-veto member. It is currently in its two-year tenure of 2014-15. It is the second time Nigeria will be a member of the exclusive club in Goodluck Jonathan’s presidency having been part of the Security Council in 2011-12. Nigeria previously served on the Security Council from 1966-67, 1978-79, 1994-95 and 2011-12. 37. The Nigeria national under-17 football team won an unprecedented 4th world title in 2013, making Nigeria the most successful country in the tournament’s history with four titles and three runner ups. 38. Under the watch of President Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria won the African Cup of Nations for the first time in 19 years in South Africa in February, 2013. 39. Nigeria ended up with 11 gold , 11 silver and 14 bronze medals at the recently concluded 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, finishing 8th in the overall ranking. 40. Women in politics have been given more prominent roles in the current administration. A large number of the federal appointees of the Goodluck Jonathan administration are women. They include, but are not limited to, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; Miriam Aloma Mukhtar, Nigeria’s first female Chief Justice; Diezani Alison-Madueke; ex-aviation minister Stella Oduah, Joy Ogwu, Nigeria’s representatives at the United Nations; Sarah Jibril; and Viola Onwuliri.
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