Amos Oge Kalu, Author at OHAFIATV

Aug

14

2023

Forex: CBN takes action to halt the naira’s wild collapse

Business, Economy, Metro, News2023, Business, CBN, Economy, Metro, Next Level

According to the Central Bank of Nigeria, fresh steps would be taken to stabilize the naira's value relative to the dollar. After meeting President Bola Tinubu on Monday at the State House about the bank's efforts to stop the decline, Folasodun Sonubi, acting governor of the CBN, disclosed the information. According to him, President Tinubu voiced his concern about the effects of recent changes in the foreign exchange market, particularly on regular people. The CBN is aggressively trying to increase market liquidity and stability, including resolving challenges in the parallel market, Sonubi said he promised the President. Sonubi emphasized that…

Aug

14

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

NAF aircraft crashes while traveling to Niger state

MetroMetro, NAF, Nigeria, Security

One of their planes was involved in an accident, according to the Nigerian Air Force. On Monday, sources told our correspondent that the incident happened as the plane was en route from Kaduna to Minna, the capital of the Niger state. In a statement released on Monday, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, the NAF's director of public relations and information, acknowledged the occurrence.. He said the aircraft left Zungeru Primary School on its way to Kaduna but was later found to have crashed in a village in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger. According to what was written, a Nigerian Air…

Aug

13

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Adamu Garba says Algeria will supply free electricity to Niger Republic.

Economy, Metro, Opinion, PoliticsEconomy, Niger, Nigeria, Opinion

Adamu Garba, a leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), asserted that Algeria had chosen to provide the Niger Republic with free electricity. According to Naija News, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) turned off the country's electricity supply. Adam Umar El-yandiski, the TUC's public relations officer for the Kano State subregion, called Channels Television to corroborate the information. He maintains that there is no relationship between the connection that supplies electricity to the Niger Republic and the provision of electricity to any other area of the nation because it receives its power directly from the national grid. Pressure was…

Aug

13

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

NASS concessions: SERAP sues Akpabio and Abass

Economy, PoliticsAkpabio, Economy, Representatives, Senate

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, are the targets of a lawsuit brought by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) over "the unlawful plan to spend N40 billion on 465 exotic and bulletproof cars for members and principal officials, and N70 billion as "palliatives" for new members." The lawsuit was filed shortly after Akpabio claimed that the National Assembly Clerk had transferred "holiday allowances" to "various senators' bank accounts." Nigeria's 137 million people live in abject poverty. SERAP is requesting an order of mandamus in the case FHC/L/CS/1606/2023, which was…

Aug

13

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Imo Guber: Uzodinma names female running mate after dumping deputy.

Amos Oge Kalu, Politics2023, Hope Uzodinma, Imo State, Politics

Hope Uzodinma, the governor of Imo State, introduced Chinyere Ihuoma Ekomaro on Saturday as his running mate in the next governor's race. The Governor justified his choice to fire his incumbent deputy, Placid Njoku, at the unveiling ceremony in Owerri. The All Progressives Congress, APC's candidate for the election on November 11, Uzodinma, said, "The development is due to ecumenical and political permutations." "Our works speak for us," he declared. We have so much to use in our campaigns. We're here tonight to support our sincere desire for reelection. "To add value to this ticket, I have chosen Lady Chinyere…