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EX-COMMISSIONER BAGS THREE-YEAR JAIL TIME IN IMO STATE.

A State High Court sitting in Owerri presided over by Justice K.A Lewanya has sentenced a former Commissioner for Transport under the Rochas Okorocha administration, Laz Okoroafor-Anyanwu to three years imprisonment having been found guilty of a three-count charge bothering on fraud, looting public funds and stealing. Justice K.A Lewanya while delivering the judgment in court 14 said Okoroafor-Anyanwu was found guilty of diverting 180 million of state funds into […]

todayMarch 15, 2023 135

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Okezie Ikpeazu says his Administration Has not Abandoned the Rehabilitation of Port Harcourt Road.

The Governor of Abia State Okezie Ikpeazu has assured that his administration has not abandoned the rehabilitation of Port Harcourt road in Aba. Ikpeazu while speaking at the Government Lodge, Aba, during a courtesy call on him by Generating Set Dealers, Port Harcourt road, explained that his administration considers the road as key and would never abandon it, arguing that his administration met no good road in ABA when it came […]

todayDecember 23, 2022 67

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IGP Grants Governor Ugwuanyi’s Requests for the Deployment of More Personnel.

The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba has granted requests made by the Governor of Enugu State Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to assist the state in tackling existing and emerging security challenges and consequently maintaining Enugu’s enviable status as one of the most peaceful and safest states in Nigeria. Ugwuanyi had in his address during the inauguration of the 76 Police Mobile Force Squadron, Ekwegbe in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area constructed by his […]

todayDecember 23, 2022 54

Economy

Senate Postpones Passage Of 2023 Budget.

The 9th Assembly has postponed the passage of the 2023 budget and Finance Bill until Wednesday, December 28th, 2022, citing some challenges in receiving the report from the appropriations committee. The President of the Senate Ahmed Lawan who made the announcements during plenary yesterday said that the appropriations bill came to the National Assembly from the executive with some problems and when the committee came to reconcile the figures, the […]

todayDecember 23, 2022 66

Economy

CBN says they Ordered 500 Million New Notes.

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, GODWIN Emefiele, has said that a total of 500 million units of the newly redesigned currency notes were ordered from the minting company following complaints by the banking public that banks are not dispensing enough of the redesigned Naira notes. Emefiele yesterday spoke through the deputy governor of the apex bank in charge of the Financial System Stability at the CBN, […]

todayDecember 23, 2022 86

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Soludo Announces the Increment in the Remunerations of the State Public Workforce.

The Governor of Anambra State Chukwuma Soludo has announced the increment in the remunerations of the state public workforce by 10%, effective January 2023. Soludo who made the declaration during the 2022 Public Service Day at the Jerome Udoji State Secretariat Complex, Awka also announced a 15,000 Naira Christmas bonus across the board to enable the workers to buy some foodstuff for their families. In the five areas of deliverables […]

todayDecember 22, 2022 59

Economy

CBN Revises Cash Withdrawal Limits to 500, 000 Naira and 5 million Naira.

The Central Bank of Nigeria CBN has revised cash withdrawal limits to 500, 000 Naira and 5 million Naira for individuals and corporate accounts respectively, while it also reviewed downward, the stipulated percentage cost for withdrawals above the stipulated limits. The Director of Banking Supervision of CBN, Haruna Mustapha in a statement yesterday said in gripping circumstances where cash withdrawals above the limits are required, they shall be subject to […]

todayDecember 22, 2022 81

National

Buhari Seeks Senate Approval to Restructure CBN’s 23.7 Trillion Naira Ways And Means.

President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the 9th Assembly requesting the approval of restructuring of 23.7trillion Naira Ways and Means advances given to the Federal Government by the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN The President, in a letter read by the President of the Senate Ahmad Lawan during plenary yesterday, explained that Ways and Means are advances from the CBN to the Federal Government for emergency funding of delayed receipt […]

todayDecember 22, 2022 28

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Taraba House Of Assembly Gets New Speaker As Kunini Resigns.

Taraba State House of Assembly has elected member representing the Zing constituency, John Kizito Bonzina, as the new Speaker, following the resignation Joseph Albasu Kunini yesterday. Kunini, while reading his letter of resignation to members of house, said he is resigning for personal reasons and thanked members for their support and cooperation during his time as speaker of the house. Speaking after his emergence as the new speaker, Bonzina, denied […]

todayDecember 21, 2022 59

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