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The leadership of the Labour Party has faulted the suspension of the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emeifele, by President Bola Tinubu. The opposition party described the President’s action as vindictive and unconstitutional. Acting National Publicity Secretary of the party, Obiora Ifoh, said this in Abuja, on Saturday. He said the Labour Party “Is disturbed by … [Read more…]

…Stakeholders commend Mbah on call for Nnamdi Kanu’s release …Enugu loses N10b every sit-at-home – Mbah …SE has lost N5.375 trillion to sit-at-home – CP Stakeholders and representatives of various bodies, institutions, organisations, associations, professional bodies, government officials, and heads of security and intelligence agencies who rose from a town-hall meeting in Enugu have endorsed … [Read more…]

… Emefiele flown to Abuja for interrogation  The Department of State Services (DSS) has said that the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, has finally been brought in for questioning. LEADERSHIP gathered that Emefiele was arrested in Lagos and flown to Abuja on Saturday. This is coming after initial denial by the … [Read more…]

Gov. Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi has appointed Prof. Grace Umezurike as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) making her the first female to occupy the position in the state’s history. The appointment was contained in a statement signed by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Dr Monday Uzor and made available to newsmen on Friday … [Read more…]

The Department of State Services (DSS), has said that the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, is not in their custody. Reacting to the news reports that the DSS had arrested Emefiele on Friday night shortly after he was suspended from office as the CBN governor, DSS spokesperson, Dr Peter Afunanya, said … [Read more…]

President Bola Tinubu has assented to the electricity bill, which authorizes states, companies and individuals to generate, transmit and distribute electricity. The new electricity law repeals the Electric Power Sector Reform Act (EPSRA) which was signed by President Olusegun Obasanjo in 2005. The EPSRA (2005) provided the legal, regulatory and governance frameworks underpinning the Nigerian … [Read more…]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has suspended the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, CFR, from office with immediate effect. The suspension was announced late on Friday night and was quickly followed by reports that the suspended governor has been arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS). The secret police has however refused to either deny … [Read more…]

…APC, PDP trade words Zamfara State Government has said it recovered 40 vehicles from the residences of the immediate former governor of the state, Bello Matawalle. PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the police operatives surrounded the two residences in Gusau, the state capital and Mr Matawalle’s hometown, Maradun, early Friday mornin g. The Zamfara governor’s spokesperson, … [Read more…]

Less than two weeks after assuming office as President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has suspended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, from office with immediate effect. The suspension, according to a statement issued and signed by the Director of Information in the Office of Secretary to … [Read more…]