Tag: Tenure
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Tenure of National Assembly Service Commission Board ends , Friday
The five-year tenure of the board of the National Assembly Service Commission [NASC], under the chairmanship of Engr Ahmed Amshi, will end Friday, February 7, 2025. The Board held a valedictory meeting on Thursday, February 6, 2025 to deliberate and finalise its winding down process. The commission was inaugurated in 2015 consequent upon the enactment…
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NDDC MD dismisses reports of tenure expiration
Dr Samuel Ogbuku, the Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), says members of the commission’s Governing Board are currently serving a four-year term. This he said was contrary to insinuation in some quarters that their term would end in 2024.
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LP Crisis: Your tenure has expired, BoT sec. tells Abure
The Labour Party(LP) Caretaker Committee on Wednesday in Abuja urged Mr Julius Abure to stop parading himself as the national chairman of the party, saying his tenure expired on on June 9, 2024. Mr Salisu Mohammad, Secretary, Board of Trustees, of the party said this during a news conference
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Oscar Onyema completes 10-year tenure as CEO of NSE
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) says Mr Oscar Onyema has completed his tenure as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) after a 10-year period. Mr Olumide Orojimi, NSE Head of Corporate Communications, said in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos, that a closing gong ceremony was held on April 1 to honour Onyema. Also, Otunba Abimbola…
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JUST IN: NBA drags Buhari to court for extending IGP’s tenure
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has filed a suit to challenge the extension of the tenure of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu by President Muhammadu Buhari. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that President Buhari had last week Thursday approved a three months extension of the IGP’s tenure having due for retirement on Monday, February 1.…
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Guarantee credible elections, resist urge to elongate tenure, Buhari counsels ECOWAS leaders
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday appealed to ECOWAS leaders to resist the urge to elongate their tenure in office beyond constitutional limits. The president made this comment while presenting Nigeria’s General Statement at the 57th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government in Niamey, Niger Republic today. Buhari urged his colleagues to…
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Court dismisses suit against Fowler’s tenure
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano yesterday dismissed a suit challenging the tenure of Mr. Babatunde Fowler as Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). The court, presided over by Justice Lewis Allagoa, struck out the suit and upheld the preliminary objection filed by Fowler’s counsel, Paul Erokoro (SAN), that Stanley Okwara,…
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Buhari, NJC extends Tanko Muhammad’s tenure as acting CJN
President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the appointment of Tanko Muhammad as the acting chief justice of Nigeria by another three months. Buhari sent the recommendation to the National Judicial Council and the supervisory body approved the appointment on Thursday, a spokesperson for the NJC, Soji Oye, said in a statement on Saturday. Muhammad was first…
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Alleged corruption: EFCC raises team to probe Amosun, Okorocha, Yari, others as tenure ends
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has set up crack teams to probe some outgoing governors accused of diverting state funds. Recall that About 12 states will have new governors on May 29 after the tenure of the current ones would have ended. The states that will have new chief executives include Lagos, Ogun,…
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2019: Opposition parties threaten nationwide protests should Buhari extends IG’s tenure beyond Jan 15
Opposition political parties in the country on Sunday have resolved to begin nationwide protests should President Muhammadu Buhari retains the incumbent Inspector Gemeral of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris beyond January 15 when he (Idris) would have attained 60 years in service and also the compulsory 35 years in service. The parties, on the platform of…