Goodluck Ebele Jonathan

2015 Major Reforms ·₦180bn+ disbursed Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) Launched January 2012 after the partial petrol subsidy removal that triggered the Occupy Nigeria protests. Channelled ₦180bn into roads (East-West dualisation), Almajiri schools, maternal health, and youth employment. Wound down 2015. Completed 2015 Education & Social ·₦15bn (estimated) Almajiri / Tsangaya Education Programme (~165 schools) Federally-built model schools across northern Nigeria integrating Quranic and Western education. ~165 model schools commissioned during the tenure. Completed 2015 Aviation & Ports Remodelling of 22 federal airports Terminal upgrades + new international terminals at Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Port Harcourt (the latter completed under Buhari). Cargo terminals at Abuja and Lagos. Completed 2015 Power & Energy ·~$8.6bn ·↳ began under Obasanjo National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) — 10 GenCos built Federal-government-built generation plants totalling ~5,455 MW installed capacity (Olorunsogo, Omotosho, Calabar, Geregu, Egbema, Alaoji, Ihovbor, Sapele, Gbarain, Benin). Operated by NDPHC. Completed 2014 Major Reforms Nigeria Industrial Revolution Plan (NIRP) 2014 Government strategy to grow manufacturing as a share of GDP from 4% (2014) to 10% by 2017. Focused on agro-allied, metals, oil & gas, construction. Established sector-specific industrial parks. Completed 2014 Aviation & Ports ·$500m 4-Airport Terminal Modernisation — contract framework (Lagos, Abuja, Kano, PH) $500m China EXIM-financed framework contract awarded Aug 2013 by Aviation Minister Stella Oduah to build new international terminals at Lagos, Abuja, Kano and Port Harcourt — plus four new cargo terminals. Ground-breaking 2014. Individual airports commissioned 2018-2022 under Buhari (see buhari-abuja-new-terminal-2018, buhari-lagos-new-terminal-2022, etc.). Completed 2014 Rail Itakpe-Warri SGR revival (Ajaokuta rail link) Reactivation of the abandoned 1987 327 km Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri line — fresh contract awarded 2013 to complete civil works started 26 years earlier. Trial runs began Sept 2012; line commissioned under Buhari (2020). Completed 2014 Rail ·$874m Abuja-Kaduna SGR construction commences Ground-breaking Feb 2011 on the 186 km Abuja-Kaduna standard-gauge — Nigeria's first new SGR build. $874m loan signed Aug 2012 from China EXIM Bank. Civil works under CCECC; rail-laying complete by 2014. Completed 2013 Rail ·$1.487bn (commercial contract) Lagos-Ibadan SGR contract award ($1.487bn) Aug 2012 contract with CCECC for the 156 km Lagos-Ibadan SGR — the second SGR segment of the 25-year plan. Loan signed 2017; construction ran 2017-2021 under Buhari; commissioned June 2021. Completed 2013 Power & Energy ·$2.53bn (asset sale) Power Sector Privatisation (PHCN unbundling) PHCN unbundled into 6 GenCos + 11 DisCos + 1 Transmission Company (TCN). Total sale: $2.53bn ($1.27bn GenCos, $1.26bn DisCos). 47,000+ PHCN staff paid severance. The most ambitious sector privatisation in Nigerian history. Completed 2012 Major Reforms 2012 Petrol Subsidy Removal (partial) January 1, 2012: petrol pump price jumped from ₦65/L to ₦141/L overnight. Triggered the Occupy Nigeria protests; partial reversal to ₦97/L on Jan 16. Set the precedent that successive governments avoided until Tinubu in 2023. Completed 2012 Major Reforms ·$1bn seed, $2.3bn+ AUM today Sovereign Wealth Fund Act 2011 — NSIA Created the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority with $1bn initial capital. Three ring-fenced funds: Stabilisation, Future Generations, Nigeria Infrastructure Fund. AUM grew to $2.3bn+ by 2023. Completed 2011 Telecom & Digital ·$257m NigComSat-1R replacement satellite Replacement for the failed NigComSat-1 (lost 2008). Launched December 2011 by China Great Wall. Still operational. Completed 2013 Power & Energy ·$1.3bn Zungeru Hydropower Project (700 MW) — construction commenced May 2013 ground-breaking on the 700 MW Zungeru Hydropower plant on the Kaduna River, Niger State. Single largest hydro project in Nigeria. Civil works ran through Buhari; commissioned 2024 under Tinubu (see tinubu-zungeru-2024). Under way 2012 Power & Energy ·$5.79bn Mambilla Hydropower Project (3,050 MW) — re-awarded The 3,050 MW Mambilla hydro (Taraba State) was re-awarded in 2012 to CGGC/Sinohydro under a $5.79bn engineering contract. Still subject to dispute and not yet built — but the Jonathan-era re-award remains the live contractual basis. Under way 2006 Roads & Bridges ·₦1.06tn (estimated) East-West Road dualisation (Niger Delta) 657 km Calabar-Itu-Eket-Port Harcourt-Warri-Lagos corridor. Major dualisation work executed under Jonathan; sections still being completed under successors. Under way