The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has postponed the 293rd Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, September 25 and 26, 2023. This was disclosed in a Thursday press statement by the bank’s Director of Corporate Communications, Dr Isa AbdulMumin. But no reason was given for the decision. “The Monetary Policy Committee … [Read more…]
Following the verdict of the Enugu State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal which affirmed the victory of the Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, in the March 18, 2023 governorship election, Hon. Frank Anioma, the Special Adviser to Mbah on Political Matters, has lauded the decision. In a terse statement personally signed by him, … [Read more…]
The 2023 Labour Party governorship candidate in Enugu state, Barr. Chijioke Jonathan Edeoga, has rejected Thursday’s judgment of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal dismissing his petition. Pacesetter reports that in a statement signed by the spokesperson of the Edeoga/Nwokeabia campaign organisation, Engr. George Ugwu and posted on Labour Party’s official X (formerly Twitter) handle, Edeoga … [Read more…]
…Extends hands of fellowship to opposition …Restates commitment to campaign promises The Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has lauded the decision of the Enugu State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, which dismissed the petitions of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) and the Labour Party (LP) candidates challenging his victory in the March 18, 2023 … [Read more…]
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Enugu has upheld the election of Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on March 22, 2023 declared Mr Mbah, who was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the 18 March governorship election in the state. Mr Mbah … [Read more…]
Police authorities in Lagos State have exhumed the remains of singer Mohbad and are set to begin autopsy. The singer died last week in unclear circumstances with Nigerians protesting and calling for justice for Mohbad. While the rapper, known officially as Ilerioluwa Olademeji Aloba, was buried less than a day after his death, the spokesman … [Read more…]
The naira came under intense pressure on Wednesday, leading to a significant depreciation as it fell to N990 to a dollar at the parallel market segment of the foreign exchange market, compared to the N950 to a dollar it traded the previous day. On the other hand, on the official Investors and Exporters’ (I&E) FX … [Read more…]
Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has rejected the ruling of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal that voided his election and declared his opponent the winner. Recall the tribunal on Wednesday declared Dr Nasiru Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress as the rightful winner of the March 18 governorship election. Yusuf, who contested on the … [Read more…]
The Enugu State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has dismissed the petition of Chris Agu of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) against Peter Mbah for alleged forged National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate, non-qualification, and corruption against Governor Peter Mbah. The Tribunal chaired by Justice Kudirat Murayo Akano on Thursday held that the petitioner failed to … [Read more…]
STATEMENT DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY, BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AT THE GENERAL DEBATE OF THE 78TH SESSION OF UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 18TH SEPTEMBER 2023 Mr. President, Heads of State and Government, Secretary-General, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. President, On behalf of the people of Nigeria, I congratulate you … [Read more…]
The Enugu State Commissioner for Agriculture, Patrick Ubru, today, Tuesday led a delegation from the Federal Government and the Enugu Ministry of Agriculture to Adarice Farm in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State, to inspect projects and interact with farmers. The delegation, which comprises the Chairman, House Committee on Agriculture and member representing Nsukka … [Read more…]
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has decried the slow and inadequate development in Bayelsa state. Speaking after the flag-off of the November 2023 gubernatorial election for the Labour Party in Yenogoa today Tuesday, Obi described the level of poverty in the state as painful and avoidable given the huge natural resources … [Read more…]