By Bakare Majeed, Premium Times The House of Representatives has summoned the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, over the new restrictions on cash withdrawals. The House resolved that Mr. Emefiele should appear before it next Thursday. The decision to summon Mr. Emefiele followed a motion of matter of urgent public importance moved by
By Gbenga Oloniniran, Punch Newspaper …to limit POS withdrawals to N20,000 daily The Central Bank Of Nigeria has imposed fresh cash withdrawal limits on individuals and organizations, which takes effect from January 9, 2023. According to a new memo to banks issued on Tuesday and signed by the Director of Banking Supervision, Haruna B. Mustafa,
By Mark Itsibor, Leadership Newspaper Acting Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr. Sylva Okolieaboh has inaugurated a Joint Committee to address the peculiarities of Nigerian universities in the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS). The Joint Committee comprises representatives of the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) and the Academic Staff Union
By Richard Ndoma, Leadership Newspaper Chairman of the Fiscal Responsibility Commission, Mr. Victor Muruako has disclosed that domestic debt owed by six States in the South-South geo-political zone of Nigeria has reached N988.06 billion while the zone’s foreign debt stood at $873.3 million. The figure, according to the FRC Chairman, is the debt profile for
By Marcus Fatunmole, The ICIR President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Federal Ministry of Health to track the utilization of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF). The President gave the order during the week at a two-day Ministerial retreat in Abuja through a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi
There are three tiers of government – Federal, State, and LGA. There are over 40 ministries and there are hundreds of MDAs and Parastatals. We also have the security services, the military, and the paramilitary as well as the foreign service. All these structures of government were specifically created to SERVE us the citizens, diligently.
Governor Ben Ayade and greatness are Siamese twins. Only a surgeon with exceptional skills and expertise in delicate procedures can separate them. However, there is no need for surgery here. His story enriches our understanding of greatness. Since national honors are truly reserved for exceptional citizens who have set themselves apart by the works of
By Muawiya Shuaibu, Daily Trust Newspaper The National Coordinator, Congress of Nigerian Universities Academics (CONUA), Niyi Sunmonu has said that the members of the newly registered union are not on strike and will teach students if they are back to class. The federal government had on Tuesday formally registered two new university unions, the CONUA and