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President Bola Tinubu has urged the Senate to confirm the appointment of Olayemi Cardoso, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), as chairman of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). The president also requested the red chamber to confirm four deputy governors of the bank to include; Mohammed Abdullahi, Bala Bello, Emem Usoro, and Philip…
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President Bola Tinubu is set to depart for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Thursday to participate in the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU). Tinubu’s spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. The theme of this year’s summit is ‘‘Educate an African…
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United States (U.S.) federal investigators released photos regarding the helicopter crash in California that killed Herbert Wigwe, Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings PLC and five others. The helicopter crash occurred on February 10 near Nipton, California, killing all six people on board, including Mr Wigwe, his wife, son, and former Nigerian Exchange Group…
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The Presidency on Wednesday has responded to the viral allegations made by lawyer Femi Falana. Falana, at a memorial event in honour of Beko Ransome-Kuti, claims that President Bola Tinubu’s administration distributed N135 billion to 26 state governors to fight COVID-19 in December 2023. President Tinubu’s spokesperson, Temitope Ajayi, said in a statement that Falana…
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Three Nigerians, including a former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) employee, have been placed on an International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) red notice for allegedly forging documents and stealing over $6 million from the bank. The suspects, identified as Odoh Eric Ocheme, Adamu Abubakar, and Imam Abubakar, are accused of conspiring to defraud the CBN…
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