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Dec

09

2022

Reps summon Emefiele, order CBN to suspend cash withdrawal policy

Economy, NewsCBN, Economy, Emefiele, eNaira, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics, Representatives

…summon Emefiele for an explanation Thursday next week …angry over the new cashless policy …may prevail on the apex bank to reverse the decision Angry with the N100,000 weekly cash withdrawal limits recently set by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and its attendant economic and social challenges, the House of Representatives at Thursday plenary asked the Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele to suspend implementation of the policy. Emefiele was asked to cause an appearance Thursday next week to explain to the House the impact and significance of the new policy. The suspension is to last pending the outcome of the…

Dec

09

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Fani-Kayode accuses Peter Obi, Atiku’s spokesperson of denigrating Tinubu

Opinion, Politics2023, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Femi Fani-Kayode, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Peter Obi, Politics

A former minister of aviation and member of the All Progressives Congress, APC presidential campaign council, Femi Fani-Kayode said the spokespersons of Peter Obi, and Abubakar Atiku’s presidential campaigns were guilty of denigrating Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Fani-Kayode stated this in a series of tweets via his verified Twitter handle on Thursday. His words, “A few days earlier I heard another Obi spokesman on yet another Channels Television programme referring to him as “Nebuchadnezzar”, “a monkey” and “Satan.” “The thing that appalled me the most was that in both interviews the moderators allowed him to keep making the point and mocking…

Dec

09

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Taraba Campaign: Peter Obi Promises To Bring Prosperity, End Poverty

Economy, Lifestyle, Metro, News, Opinion, Politics2023, Economy, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Peter Obi, Politics

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has promised to utilise the human and natural resources in Taraba State to bring prosperity to the state and end poverty. Obi, who stated this at the Jolly Nyame Stadium in Jalingo on Wednesday in continuation of his nationwide campaign, promised to change the fortunes of the state and Nigeria in general if given the mandate to rule the country come 2023. According to him, “I will make Taraba an economic hub and a tourist centre for Nigeria. The untapped mineral resources and the Mambilla Hydro is enough to transform the…

Dec

09

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Atiku, Okowa vow to stabilize economy, unite Nigeria

Economy, Opinion, Politics2023, Atiku Abubakar, Economy, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, and his running mate, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa have restated their commitment to stabilize the economy and unite Nigeria. The PDP candidates assured Nigerians while addressing thousands of supporters at the Nelson Mandela Freedom Park in Osogbo on Wednesday when the party’s presidential campaign rallied for support in Osun state. Recall that residents of Osun are still in a celebratory mood following the recent inauguration of Senator Ademola Adeleke as the 6th governor of the state. Atiku, while addressing party members during a town hall meeting ahead of the campaign rally,…

Dec

08

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Beneficiaries of OUK’s Free Education Scheme, IHS Sets, Throws Weight Behind Mascot Uzor

Abia State, Education, Ohafia, Politics2023, Education, Mascot Uzor Kalu, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

A group of concerned sets of the Ibeku High School, Umuahia, whom according to them, were beneficiaries of the Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, free education scheme, had called on Chief Mascot Kalu, not to relent in his mission to restore the lost glory of Abia State, following the attack on him, by opponents that he’s Dr Orji Uzor Kalu’s brother. Speaking in their meeting that inaugurated the committee for the planning and preparation for their end of year gatherings scheduled for 26th December 2022, majority, among the set of the classes of Ibeku High School Umuahia, said that identifying with…