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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has suspended the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, from office with immediate effect. This is contained in a statement issued on Friday night by Willie Bassey, Director in the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. The statement …
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June, 2023
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9 June
Fuel Subsidy no longer sustainable -President Tinubu
“Why should we in good heart and sense, feed smugglers and be Father Christmas to neighbouring countries, even though they say not every day is Christmas”? This was the crux of the argument of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as he justified the decision of his administration to effectively put an …
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9 June
NATO may base troops in Sweden before Stockholm joins, government says
Sweden will allow NATO to base troops on its territory even before it formally joins the defence alliance, the prime minister and defence minister said on Friday. Sweden applied last year to join NATO as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Objections from Turkey and Hungary have delayed the …
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8 June
Meta introduces broadcast tool Channels on WhatsApp
Meta Platforms on Thursday introduced WhatsApp Channels, a feature that the social media giant said would help make the app a “private broadcast messaging product.” Users in Colombia and Singapore will be the first to receive access to Channels. Over the coming months, Meta will expand the availability of the tool …
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7 June
Cross River:Tribunal dismisses petition against Abang, House of Representatives member -Elect
The Election Petition Tribunal for National Assembly/State Assembly sitting in Calabar has dismissed the petition brought against the member-elect for Ikom/Boki Federal Constituency of Cross River State, Chief Victor Bisong Abang by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Barrister Attah Ochinke in the February 25th National Assembly poll. …
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7 June
Gov.Otu receives Principal Aides,charges them on service delivery
Gov Otu with his Principal Aides Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, has charged his newly appointed principal officers to live above board and be ready to render quality and selfless service to the people. The governor gave the charge in his office, in Calabar, Tuesday, during an …
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7 June
Embattled CEO Chris Licht out at CNN
CNN Chairman and Chief Executive Chris Licht has stepped down from the media company, effective immediately, parent company Warner Bros. Discovery WBD.O said on Wednesday. The company said that as it seeks Licht’s replacement, it has put in place an interim leadership team including Amy Entelis, EVP of talent and …
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7 June
WTO:Amb.Adamu thanks members of Goods Council for reaching Consensus.
Nigeria’s Ambassador to World Trade Organization, Ambassador(Dr.)Adamu Mohammed has thanked members of Goods Council for their collaboration and flexibility in reaching consensus on the 2023 chairs of the subsidiary bodies of the council. Ambassador Adamu is the chair of the Goods Council. It will be recalled that World Trade Organization …
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7 June
Saudi crown prince, Blinken had ‘candid’ talks in Jeddah – US official
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken had an “open, candid” conversation with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the early hours of Wednesday about a wide range of bilateral issues, a U.S. official said. The top U.S. diplomat arrived in Saudi Arabia late on Tuesday for a much anticipated visit …
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6 June
Ferrari does not need to buy other supercar makers, CEO says
Ferrari (RACE.MI) has no plans to purchase other sports car makers, the company’s Chief Executive Benedetto Vigna said on Monday. “I don’t think it makes sense for us to buy other supercar makers,” Vigna said during a conference organized by Bloomberg, replying to a question about possible M&A operations by …
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