Tag: President Bola Tinubu

President Tinubu suspends Emefiele as CBN Governor

Aminu Imam

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has been suspended from his position by President Bola Tinubu. The Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey, made the announcement yesterday, on behalf of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. According to Bassey, “This is sequel to the ongoing investigation of his office and the planned reforms in the financial sector of the economy. Emefiele has been directed to immediately hand over the affairs of his office to the…

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Tinubu, PDP G-5 Governors holds parley in Abuja

Aminu Imam

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday held a meeting with members of the defunct G-5 Governors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The group, made up of Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde; former Governors Nyesom Wike (Rivers); Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia); Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu) and Samuel Ortom (Benue) are all members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The group is considered to have been friendly with President Tinubu, and contributed to his electoral victory in February. Although the reason for the visit is yet to be known, it is believed Makinde and the former…

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Subsidy Removal: Tinubu directs NEC to work on interventions

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As Oil marketers donate buses worth N10bn to FG President Bola Tinubu has directed the National Economic Council (NEC), led by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, to begin the process of working on interventions in order to ameliorate the impact of fuel subsidy removal on Nigerians. This is as some major oil marketers announced their intention to donate 50 to 100, fifty-seater mass transit buses that will cost N10 billion to the Nigerian government over fuel subsidy removal. Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, stated this after leading some major oil marketers on a…

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10th Assembly: Tinubu meets lawmakers today

Aminu Imam

Ahead of the June 13 inauguration of the 10th National Assembly, the President, Bola Tinubu, would officially meet with the lawmakers-elect across party lines today, Thursday. The invitation of the President was conveyed in an official letter from the State House to the Senate and read yesterday by the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege who presided over the plenary. According to the letter, the meeting between the lawmakers and the president would take place at the State House Conference Centre, State House, Abuja, today, at 2 pm. Recall that the…

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“Its not in Tinubus interest to impose leadership on 10th NASS” NEF

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The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) says it is not in the interest of President Bola Tinubu to impose leadership on the about-to-be inaugurated 10th National Assembly (NASS). NEF spokesman, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, who said this during a television programme yesterday, argued that legislators should be allowed to decide their leaders without presidential interference. According to him, It is not in the interest of President Tinubu to impose a leadership on the National Assembly. It is not in his interest. In fact, the farther that he (Tinubu) is away from the tussle…

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Tinubu escaped poisonous knife Shehu Sani

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Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu dodged a poisonous knife. Sani said Tinubu dodged a poisonous knife through his appointments of the Secretary to the State Government, SGF, and Chief of Staff, CoS), by not appointing former Gocernor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai.. While Tinubu appointed former Interior Minister, George Akume as the new SGF, he also made the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila as his CoS. However, Sani said Tinubu would have caused discord between him and Vice President Kashim…

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Tinubu appoints Nuhu Ribadu as new National Security Adviser

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The pioneer chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nuhu Ribadu, has been appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to serve as National Security Adviser (NSA), a source privy to the development has revealed. The NSA serves as the principal adviser to the President on security matters, coordinating various security agencies, providing intelligence assessments, and formulating policies to address the nations security challenges. The position requires an individual capable of navigating complex security issues and providing effective counsel to the President. Ribadu, a retired Assistant Inspector-General of Police,…

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Tell Nigerians what Buhari left for you, Shehu Sani to Tinubu

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Former lawmaker, Shehu Sani has implored President Bola Tinubu to tell the nation about the state of things under his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari. He urged Tinubu to shun party solidarity and tell the country the truth about what he inherited from Buharis administration. Sani claimed it was unfair to ask poor Nigerians to make sacrifices without knowledge of details of what happened under the last administration. The social critics demands were contained in a post via his verified Twitter handle on Saturday. Sani tweeted: The Tinubu Government must set aside…

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Subsidy: Dont rule Nigeria like Buhari, CAN tells Tinubu

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The Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN), yesterday enjoined President Bola Tinubu not to govern the country like the immediate past government led by former president, Muhammadu Buhari. The Christian body also warned that Nigeria under Tinubu as president will not make any meaningful progress if it fails to tackle first, the problem of insecurity in the country. The caution by the Christian body is coming amidst the controversy surrounding the removal of oil subsidy by the Tinubu administration which has raised the price of petrol to over 300 per cent…

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Gbajabiamila appointed as Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, Akume, SGF

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed outgoing Speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, as Chief of Staff (CoS), and Senator Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia, a former Deputy Governor of Jigawa State, as Deputy Chief of Staff to the President. The appointments were contained in a statement signed by Director of Information at the Presidency, Abiodun Oladunjoye, yesterday. In a meeting with Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), the President also named former Governor of Benue State and immediate-past Minister of Special Duties, George Akume, as Secretary to the Government of the Federation…

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