Posts Tagged ‘GCFR’

Saturday, August 1st, 2009

GOODWILL MESSAGE DELIVERED BY THE CONSUL GENERAL OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

On behalf of the Consulate General of Nigeria, Atlanta, Georgia, I would like to thank the leadership of the Anambra State Association, Dallas-Fort Worth, for inviting me as an observer to a symposium on the legacies of the late Pan-Africanist and First President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, H. E. (Dr.) Nnamdi Azikiwe, GCFR, the Owelle of Onitsha. (more…)

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

Address by His Excellency, President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua (GCFR) at the 2009 Appropriation Bill signing ceremony held March 10, 2009.

I ASSENT to the 2009 budget today, with a clear appreciation of the seriousness of the challenges we face as a nation. Our revenue base is dwindling with the drastic fall in the price of crude oil. As at today, the Naira has lost about 25 per cent of its value against the United States Dollar. Our stock market, once a choice investment destination, has not escaped the adverse effects of the economic downturn. These developments have grave implications for macro-economic stability, economic growth and sustainable development in our country. (more…)