Tag: Intervention
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First Bank reinstates ‘ousted’ CEO after CBN’s intervention
First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FBN) on Friday confirmed that Dr Adesola Adeduntan had resumed as the Chief Executive Officer in line with the directives of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that First Bank has been in the news since Wednesday after its purported removal of Dr. Adeduntan and subsequent appointment…
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How EFCC’s intervention gave credibility to 2019 elections – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has attributed the level of credibility recorded in the 2019 general elections to the involvement of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in monitoring the elections across the country to prevent compromises through vote buying and vote selling. The election management body’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Oyo…
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Army defends ‘intervention’ in Rivers governorship poll, fingers Wike, INEC, Police in electoral chaos
The Nigerian Army, on Monday, disagreed with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), over the position it adopted regarding the governorship election in Rivers State. It maintained that the electoral body failed to look at the circumstances surrounding its intervention during the conduct of the exercise and more so when it made a presentation to…
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Army defends ‘intervention roles’ in Rivers election
The Nigeria Army, on Monday, claimed that its “only interest and role in the general elections” in Rivers State and nationwide was to assist the civil authorities and the police to have a peaceful conduct of the elections. The acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col Sagir Musa, stated this in Abuja, while reacting to allegations…
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Boko Haram: Shettima sheds tears, begs Buhari for urgent intervention
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State on Monday meet with President Muhammadu Buhari and the service chiefs over the renewed attacks by Boko Haram insurgents in the state. Shettima, could not hold back tears cried over the activities of Boko Haram insurgents in his state, which had witnessed a sudden rebound lately. He shed tears…
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Controversial primaries: Aggrieved APC aspirants seek Buhari’s intervention
Some aggrieved aspirants under the aegis of All Progressives Congress Aspirants Forum have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to prevail on the party leadership to ensure that justice is done concerning their grievances. Secretary of the forum, Mr. Yusuf Banki, made the call at a news conference on Friday in Abuja. Banki said that all…
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2019: INEC seeks CJN’s intervention over conflicting court judgments
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has called on the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Walter Onnoghen, to help address the spate of conflicting judgments on electoral cases in the country. The Chairman of INEC, Mahmood Yakubu, according to the commission’s online newspaper, inecnews.com, made the call when he led members of the commission on…
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CBN’s intervention in forex not sustainable – Prof. Nwaekeaku
Prof. Charles Nwaekeaku of Nassarawa State University, says the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) interventions in the Foreign Exchange Market (FOREX) is not sustainable Nwaekeaku, a lecturer at the Pubic Administration Department, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that CBN might not be able to sustain the interventions. “CBN’s intervention in the…