The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has written the Senate, seeking the screening and re-confirmation of the some former deputy governors of Central Bank of Nigeria. President Buhari’s request is contained in a letter read on the floor of the Senate during Tuesday’s plenary by Senate President Ahmad Lawan. Buhari sought the re-confirmation of Aisha Ahmad and Edward Adamu as deputy governors in the CBN. Similarly, in another letter, the president also wrote the Senate, seeking for the screening and subsequent confirmation of Ambassador Ayuba Ngbako from the Federal Capital Territory, as member of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission. Buhari, according to the President of the Senate, sent the proposal pursuant to section 121 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999) as amended for the kind consideration of the Senate.

The Central Bank Of Nigeria has imposed fresh cash withdrawal limits on individuals and organisations, which takes effect from January 9, 2023. According to a new memo to banks issued on Tuesday and signed by the Director of Banking Supervision, Haruna .B. Mustafa, individuals will only be able to withdraw N100,000 per week ( from over the counter, Point of Sale Machines or the Automated Teller Machines), while organisations can access N500,000 per week. Banks have also been directed to load only N200 and lower denominations into their ATM. The memo read, “Further to the launch of the redesigned naira notes by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Wednesday, November 23, 2022, and in line with the cashless policy of the CBN, all deposit money banks and other financial institutions are hereby directed to note and comply with the following: “1. The maximum cash withdrawal over the counter by individuals and corporate organisations per week shall henceforth...

The Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Magashi (retd.), has said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has approved plans to reform the military healthcare system. He added that a consulting firm had been hired to recommend how this could be achieved. Speaking at the Defence Health Maintenance Limited’s stakeholders meeting in Abuja on Monday, Magashi lamented that the military healthcare system had lost shape, saying only a reform could help revamp the Armed Forces medical system. He was represented by the Permanent Secretary, the Ministry of Defence, Ibrahim Kana. He said, “We have got the approval of the president to reform the entire health system of the military. At our last meeting with all the services, we all agreed the health system was in need of reform in the medical system. As such, a consulting firm has been hired to take a deep look into the health system. The preliminary report has been submitted before the end of the year, we shall re...

As Nigeria prepares for the 2023 general elections, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has urged the Nigerian Army to remain neutral and professional in their conduct before and during the elections. Buhari stated this on Monday at International Conference Centre Kasarawa in Sokoto State while declaring the 2022 Chief of Army Staff Conference open. He commended the doggedness of the Nigerian Army for returning peace not only to the northeastern part of the country but the entire country. He expressed confidence that the renewed vigour and standard injected in operations as well as the collective resolve and improved civil-military relations would engender lasting peace and stability in the country. The president reiterated that the provision of security to Nigerians would continue to receive premium attention by his administration, adding that deliberate actions are ongoing to provide the necessary support to enhance national security. Citing numerous eq...

The National Population Commission (NPC) has promised that the 2023 census will hold in all parts of the country despite the security challenges in some states. The commission also said the census will be fully digitalised as it has already commenced using digital maps for counting houses. Chairman of the Commission, Nasir Isa Kwarra, disclosed this in Kano when he paid a courtesy visit to the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero in his palace on Monday. Kwarra also said NPC has so far demarcated 773 Local Government areas in the country, with only one left to complete the exercise. He said, “We are here on an advocacy visit as part of our preparations for the 2023 census due to the critical role of traditional institutions. Preparations for the census have already been intensified, and despite the security challenges in some places, the preparations have gone far across the federation. “So far, we have already demarcated 773 Local Government areas and only one is left. We...

The Federal Government through the National Universities Commission has introduced Cybersecurity, Data Science, Information and Communication Technology, Computer Science, Information System, Software Engineering as new programmes into the Nigerian university system, The PUNCH has learnt. This was disclosed in the breakdown of new courses exclusively made available to our corespondent in Abuja on Monday. The PUNCH reports that the NUC had on Monday unveiled a new curriculum for universities. The PUNCH had earlier reported how the NUC had in 2021 inaugurated a committee of experts drawn from various disciplines in Nigerian universities to create the new Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards for universities. According to the Executive Secretary of the NUC, Professor Abubakar Rasheed, the new curriculum, Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards, was brought about after a comprehensive review of Benchmark Minimum Academic Standards currently in use. According to...

The Emir of Shonga in Kwara State, Alhaji (Dr) Haliru Yahaya Ndanusa has on Sunday called for more support and partnership for the Countryside Emerging Leaders Fellowship (CELF), describing the fellowship as an important educational intervention in Nigeria. Dr Yahaya, who gave the charge during a courtesy visit to the CELF camp said the programme had continued to up the scale and sustain its vision of serving as a platform of opportunity for students from humble background across the State.  Dr Yahaya, a UK-trained medical doctor, therefore, appealed to individuals, corporate bodies and governments to partner with CELF in order to further expand educational opportunities as well as reduce unemployment through skill acquisition programmes, reduce rerural-urban migration and the number of dropouts from secondary schools. Speaking further on the fellowship, the Emir noted that the thematic areas of CELF, which include personal development, entrepreneurship, com...