The suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa has arrived at the facility of the Department of State Services. This is following an invitation by the service after his suspension was announced. President Bola Tinubu had suspended Bawa over what he described as weighty allegations against him. However, in a statement on Wednesday night by the service spokesperson, Peter Afunanya the time Bawa arrived was not stated. Afunanya explained that his invitation was on “investigative activities concerning him”. The statement read, “The Department of State Services…
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Indefinite Suspension: Tinubu Removes Bawa As EFCC Chairman
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERATION 14th June, 2023 PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU SUSPENDS BAWA INDEFINITELY FROM OFFICE AS CHAIRMAN ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,GCFR, has approved the indefinite suspension from office of Mr. AbdulRasheed Bawa, CON, as the Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to allow for proper investigation into his conduct while in office. 2. This follows weighty allegations of abuse of office levelled against him. 3. Mr Bawa has been directed to immediately handover the affairs…
Read MoreJUST IN: Student Loan Disbursement Begins September – Govt
The Nigerian government says it is working out modalities to begin the disbursement of student loan from September and October. David Adejo, permanent secretary at the federal ministry of education, announced the development while answering questions from journalists in Abuja, on Wednesday. President Bola Tinubu had on Monday signed the bill to give students access to interest-free loans. READ ALSO: Meet Yusuf Aminat, Lady Who Broke LASU 40-Yr 5.00 CGPA Record JUST IN: Ogun Gov Downgrades Six Ex-Commissioners To SAs Tinubu Sneaked Out, Begged Lawmakers To Support Akpabio, Abbas –…
Read MoreMeet Yusuf Aminat, Lady Who Broke LASU 40-Yr 5.00 CGPA Record
How daughter of the Nation Newspaper journalist, Ibrahim Yusuf, did what has never been done in Lagos State Varsity’s history – VC The Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, has for the first time in its 40 years history produced its first graduate with a perfect score of 5.00 Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA). The LASU graduate, who set the new academic record is Yusuf Aminat Imoitesemeh from the Faculty of Law. The Vice Chancellor of LASU, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, who disclosed this at a pre-convocation briefing, said the 2-in-1…
Read MoreJUST IN: Ogun Gov Downgrades Six Ex-Commissioners To SAs
Dr. Tomi Coker, Dapo Okubadejo, Jamiu Akande Omoniyi, Oluwasina Ogungbade; Full list of Ex-Commissioners now special advisers Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has appointed some of his immediate former commissioners as Special Advisers. The new Special Advisers are to oversee the ministries where they served in the first term of the Governor as Commissioners. According to a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Strategy, Alhaji Waheed Adesina, the former Commissioner for Finance, Dapo Okubadejo would serve as Special Adviser in the same ministry, while the immediate…
Read MoreTinubu Sneaked Out, Begged Lawmakers To Support Akpabio, Abbas – Ndume
Inside the politics the president played, which made all his four anointed candidates win all the four topmost seats in the 10th National Assembly Senator representing Borno South District in the 10th National Assembly, Ali Ndume, has revealed that President Bola Tinubu “sneaked out” and “begged” some members-elect of the 10th Senate before their inauguration on Tuesday to support his preferred candidates for principal positions. All four candidates endorsed by Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) swept the top four seats in the 10th NASS on Tuesday. Godswill…
Read More27 Million Nigerians Lack Access To Telecoms Services
Figure represented 53.1 per cent dip in the number of identified areas of clusters without telecommunications services access – NCC About 27 million Nigerians have no access to telecommunications services as at the end of 2022, as against the 37 million figure recorded across the country in 2013. The figure represented a reduction by 53.1 per cent in the number of identified areas of clusters across without access to telecommunications services within the period. Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, disclosed…
Read MoreHilda’s Cook-A-Thon Crashed Our Website – Guinness World Records
+ Why We Approved Only 93 hours 11 minutes out of Hilda’s 100-hour attempt Guinness World Records, GWR, has said that Nigerian chef Hilda Baci’s cook-a-thon crashed their website for two days, Platforms Africa reports. The record body disclosed this in a statement while officially certifying Hilda as the new record holder for the longest cooking marathon by an individual. According to GWR, the crash was due to the immense volume of traffic received from Hilda’s legion of loyal fans. READ ALSO: My Late Son, Ifeanyi, Has A Little Brother…
Read MoreMy Late Son, Ifeanyi, Has A Little Brother – Davido
Nigerian Artiste, David Adeleke known professionally as Davido, has revealed that he has another son named Dawson, Platforms Africa reports. Davido, in a recent podcast interview with the media personality Anas Bukhash, spoke about his children. Davido said he named his daughters, Imade and Hailey, after his late mother.He said Hailey, his second daughter, bears a resemblance to his late mum. READ ALSO: On Tinubu’s Order,’ CBN Grants Banks Freedom To Trade Forex ‘Freely’ MAPAMA Commends Tinubu, Picks Hole In New Student Loan Law 8 Facts About Nigeria’s Student Loan…
Read MoreOn Tinubu’s Order,’ CBN Grants Banks Freedom To Trade Forex ‘Freely’
Central Bank of Nigeria has given commercial banks and dealers in the forex market the green light to sell forex freely at a market-determined rate. Platforms Africa eports that this is in line with the promise of President Bola Tinubu to unify the multiple exchange rate in the market. The initial understanding of this message is that banks can now sell forex at market-determined rates, suggesting Nigeria is now operating a freely floating exchange rate. READ ALSO: Ethiopian Airlines Chairman Girma Wake Resigns Re-igniting Nigeria’s Engine of Growth: Prof. Olamade…
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