The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have hinted that it is set to retire about 1,000 of its employees before the end of the year, Saying the retirement severance would cost the apex bank over N50 billion as payoff to the affected workers. The apex bank described the decision as a strategic realignment of its workforce, as the CBN’s Board of Governors, led by Olayemi Cardoso, had expressed commitment to reducing the workforce.
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) revealed that several terrorist leaders in the North-Central region including notorious kingpins Yellow Jambross and Yellow Ibrahim had surrendered to troops.
The Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Nasir Isa Kwarra, has disclosed that Nigeria’s belated census that was postponed during the former president Buhari last administration will be conducted next year 2025. Kwarra made the revelation in Abuja yesterday at the 2024 Anniversary on the Nairobi Summit on International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD).
President Bola Tinubu has approached the Senate to confirm the appointment of Lieutenant-General Olufemi Oluyede as the substantive Chief of Army Staff, COAS. The appeal is in line with Section 218 (2) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and Section 18 (1) of the Armed Forces Act, and was conveyed to the lawmakers in a letter read during a plenary session this afternoon by Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.
Former Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has called for enhanced professionalism in the nation’s security architecture to effectively contain the surge in security menace that seem unabated.
A former UN Undersecretary General, Ibrahim Gambari, has warned African leaders of a brewing new Cold War, threatening to divide its nations along geopolitical lines by the world super powers. Mr Gambari, a professor and former minister of foreign affairs, made this known yesterday at the Realnews Conference held in Lagos. The text of his presentation was shared with media men, where the professor highlighted Africa’s precarious position in a rapidly shifting global order.
