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Meet The Acting CBN Governor, Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi

Meet The Acting CBN Governor, Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi

Meet acting CBN Governor, Folashodun Shonubi Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi is now the acting Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Shonubi was born on the 7th of March, 1962. He attended the University of Lagos from 1978 to 1983 and obtained a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Thereafter he obtained a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 1985 with bias in Production Engineering from the same University. From 1988-1989 he shifted grounds to Finance and obtained a Masters’ in Business Administration specializing in Finance. He began his working experience as a Consultant Engineer at Mek-ind Associates and worked from…
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Factional Abia House Of Assembly Holds Valedictory Session; Urges Newly Elected Law Makers To Build A Cordial Relationship With The Executive

Factional Abia House Of Assembly Holds Valedictory Session; Urges Newly Elected Law Makers To Build A Cordial Relationship With The Executive

Factional Abia House Of Assembly Holds Valedictory Session ---- Urges Newly Elected Law Makers To Build A Cordial Relationship with the Executive. Members of the Abia State House of Assembly yesterday June 9, 2023 held her End Valedictory session to mark the end of the legislative business of the house. The extraordinary/valedictory session which began at about 2:00 pm was presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Uchendu at the instance of the factional Speaker, Rt. Hon. Chukwudi Apugo. The Opening Prayer was said by the Minority Leader of the house, Hon. Chijioke Chukwu with some members of…
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Emefiele In DSS Custody After Suspension By Tinubu

Emefiele In DSS Custody After Suspension By Tinubu

Emefiele In DSS Custody After Suspension By Tinubu President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has suspended Godwin Emefiele, the embattled governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). It was learnt that officials of State Security Service (SSS) have also arrested him. Credible sources around the presidency and the intelligence community said Emefiele was suspended because of many reasons, among them his recent role in naira swap and cashless policy that mopped up the entire money in circulation in the country, which nearly truncated the conduct of the 2023 general elections. Tinubu had, at the height of electioneering, said the naira policy…
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Dr. Uduma Nnate (AttNews Boss) Congratulates Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Uchendu (Abia Deputy Speaker) On Successful Completion Of Tenor And Quality Representation To Ohafia South Constituency

Dr. Uduma Nnate (AttNews Boss) Congratulates Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Uchendu (Abia Deputy Speaker) On Successful Completion Of Tenor And Quality Representation To Ohafia South Constituency

Dr. Uduma Nnate(AttNews Boss) Congratulates Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Uchendu ( Abia Deputy Speaker) On Successful Completion of Tenor And Quality Representation To Ohafia South Constituency The Director General of Abia North Political Projects Group and the Publisher CEO of Abia think Tank News Dr. Uduma Nnate Congratulates and Felicitates With Rt. Honour Ifeanyi Uchendu, Deputy Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly and Member representing Ohafia South in the Abia State House of Assembly on Successful Completion of Tenor and quality representation to Ohafia South Constituency. In a brief interview with AttNews, Dr. Nnate eulogized Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Uchendu for…
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Peter Mba Meets Tinubu, Canvases For Nnamdi Kanu’s Release

Peter Mba Meets Tinubu, Canvases For Nnamdi Kanu’s Release

Peter Mba Meets Tinubu, Says Kanu’s Release’ll Indicate Extension Of Fellowship To Ndigbo Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has met with President Bola Tinubu behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa where he requested the release of the incarcerated leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.  Mbah, who briefed State House Correspondents after the meeting said Kanu’s release would be interpreted as the extension of the President’s hands of fellowship to the Ndigbo. The governor also disclosed that he requested for more security presence in his state following the announcement of his government outlawing Monday’s sit-at-home protest…
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PDP’s G5 Reveal Why They Met Tinubu At Aso Rock

PDP’s G5 Reveal Why They Met Tinubu At Aso Rock

PDP’s G5 Reveal Why They Met Tinubu at Aso Rock The G5 group, a faction of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), paid a visit to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday. AttNews reports that Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State spoke on behalf of the G5 members after a closed-door meeting with President Tinubu at his office in the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. Accompanying him were former governors Nyesom Wike of Rivers, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia, Ifeanyi Ugwuwanyi of Enugu, and Samuel Ortom of Benue State. During an interview, Governor Makinde shed light on the purpose behind their visit,…
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10th NASS: Otti Meets LP Senators-Elect, Reps-Elect On Choice Of Candidates

10th NASS: Otti Meets LP Senators-Elect, Reps-Elect On Choice Of Candidates

10th NASS: Otti meets LP Senators-elect, Reps-elect on choice of Candidates …….We will take decision on Friday - Abure Abia Governor, Dr Alex Otti, Thursday, met with the national assembly members-elect on the platform of the Labour Party (LP) to take a decision on which candidates to support for the incoming leadership. In his brief opening remarks, Otti said he came for a meeting with President Ahmed Bola Tinubu and later decided to interact with them as one family. He enjoined the members-elect to work for the people who elected them and ensure that the dividends of democracy were delivered…
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Group Condemns Alleged Last-Minute ‘Looting Spree’ By Ikpeazu’s Appointees

Group Condemns Alleged Last-Minute ‘Looting Spree’ By Ikpeazu’s Appointees

Group condemns alleged last-minute ‘looting spree’ by Ikpeazu’s appointees A civil society group, Foundation for Environmental Rights Advocacy and Development has condemned the “looting spree” that allegedly took place in Abia State towards the end of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu’s administration. Mr Ikpeazu served as the governor of the state between 29 May 2015 and 29 May 2023, before handing over to the incumbent governor of the state, Alex Otti. In a statement on Wednesday by its Executive Director, Nelson Nwafor, the group said it was alarmed by Mr Otti’s recent directive asking Mr Ikpeazu’s appointees and officials to return the…
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Tinubu Government Plans Earn-As-You-Work Pay Policy For Workers

Tinubu Government Plans Earn-As-You-Work Pay Policy For Workers

Tinubu Govt Plans Earn-as-you-work Pay Policy For Workers The Federal Government has designed a National Pay Policy (NPP) to check arbitrariness in the workplace and to ensure appropriate remuneration for Nigerian workers. The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Salaries Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), Ekpo Nta, made this known on Wednesday in Abuja. Speaking with Daily Sun, Nta said the policy will calculate the number of hours a worker spends in the office and the quality of work done which will determine salary payment. He said: “What it entails is that when people are working in any…
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The Senate Presidency Cannot Go To SE, We Are Not Talking About The Presidency – Wike

The Senate Presidency Cannot Go To SE, We Are Not Talking About The Presidency – Wike

The Senate Presidency cannot go to SE, we are not talking about the presidency – Wike AttNews reports that when discussing the zoning of the senate presidency, Nyesom Wike, the former governor of Rivers State, said in a statement released on Tuesday and signed by Wike’s media assistant, Kelvin Ebiri, that it should be zoned to the south south and not the south east. We have finished discussing the senate presidency, according to Wike. Wike made the claim that the south east has produced more than seven senate presidents whereas the south south has only produced one senate president while…
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