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Sacked CBN Directors Reject Cardoso’s Offer To Return As Consultants

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5 months ago

June 5, 2024

By Kayode Sanni-Arewa

Some directors recently sacked by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have rejected the offer made to them by the bank’s leadership to return as consultants, TheScrutinyNG has gathered.

Checks by our correspondent showed that over 500 staff have been sacked since the assumption of Olayemi Cardoso, who was appointed the bank’s governor by President Bola Tinubu in September 2023.

Cardoso, who wanted a clear departure from the mismanagement that took place during the tenure of his predecessor, Godwin Emefiele, embarked on a clean sweep of the CBN staff while planning to inject new hands into the system.

Our source said while the many of the staff were summarily dismissed, many of the directors were advised to voluntarily resign “so that they won’t be disgraced through sack and in order for them to receive their benefits”.

Speaking further, our source said due to the economic challenges in the country, especially as it relates to the stability of the naira and forex, the CBN has been struggling as it seriously needs the experience of some of the directors who were unceremoniously shown the way out.

According to him, the leadership of the bank reached out to some of the sacked directors to return and work as consultants but they rejected the offer.

“Honestly, I must tell you the CBN governor is trying his best. Those working in the CBN will tell you the man is working round the clock to ensure things don’t get out of hand. I won’t lie about that. However, what people want is result. If you are doing your best and yet no result to show for it, it means your best is not good enough”.

“However, the mass sack of the staff he has embarked upon, especially the directors have gravely affected the operations of the CBN. Many of these directors were holding key strategic positions such as financial policy and regulation, statistics, trade and exchange and so on. Some of the vacant positions are yet to be filled”.

“The bank leadership recently wrote to some of the sacked directors and asked them to return and work as consultants. I know two of them who turned down the offer. They said the CBN governor should go and look for consultants himself as he was the one that unjustly sacked them”

“They said he (Cardoso) reached out to them to work as consultants because he knew they had something to offer. When you know the experience of these directors are needed at this critical time in our nation’s economy, why sack them in the first place?” our source said.

The National Assembly has already taken up the issue as the House of Representatives has directed its Committee on Banking and other Financial Institutions to investigate the circumstances leading to the mass sack.

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Tinubu Set To Host Indian Prime Minister, Modi Sunday In Abuja

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40 minutes ago

November 16, 2024

Kayode Sanni-Arewa

By Kayode Sanni-Arewa

President Bola Tinubu will on Sunday host the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, for a State Visit at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday.

His visit to Nigeria will be the first by an Indian prime minister since Dr Manmohan Singh’s state visit in 2007 when the two nations established a strategic partnership.

The presidential spokesman said both leaders would have further talks on strengthening Nigeria and India’s ties.

“Both leaders will exchange signed Memoranda of Understanding to enhance collaboration in critical sectors,” Onanuga said.

See the full statement below:

President Tinubu To Host Indian PM In Abuja

President Bola Tinubu will welcome Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a State Visit at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Sunday.

Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to arrive on Saturday.

His visit to Nigeria will be the first by an Indian prime minister since Dr Manmohan Singh’s state visit in 2007, when the two nations established a strategic partnership.

President Tinubu and Prime Minister Modi will seek to strengthen Nigeria’s and India’s ties further during their bilateral discussions.

Both leaders will exchange signed Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) to enhance collaboration in critical sectors.

Bayo Onanuga
Special Adviser to the President,
Information & Strategy
November 16, 2024

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At last, Marketers Agree to Crash Petrol Prices as Dangote Sells Fuel at Reduced Cost after Deal

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2 hours ago

November 16, 2024

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By Kayode Sanni-Arewa

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) said about 30,000 of its members will start lifting petrol from the Dangote Refinery The association’s president, Abubakar Maigandi, said that the refinery agreed to sell the product at N940 and N960, respectively He said the development means that petrol prices will crash at the pumps in the coming weeks following the new deal

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) says over 30,000 of its members are ready to buy petrol in bulk from the Dangote Refinery. The association revealed that the petrol price from the mega refinery was about N940 per litre via ships and N990 via trucks.

IPMAN president Abubakar Maigandi disclosed in a television interview on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, that the petrol pump prices at its outlets will drop following the deal with the refinery. The association reached a deal with the $20 billion refinery on Monday, November 11, 2024, to purchase petrol, diesel, and other petroleum products directly. The agreement comes after months of negotiations following the exit of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) as the sole off-taker of the refinery.

Petrol prices to crash by over N50 Maigandi explained that the Lekki-based facility had been obliged to let marketers buy petrol, diesel, and Kerosene to supply to their depots and retail outlets. The IPMAN boss updated Nigerians on the pricing, saying the refinery gave marketers two rates based on preferences. He said marketers can load at the gantry at N990 per litre or vial vessel transport at N940. Punch reports that the new price is lower than the N960 and N990 per litre on ships and trucks offered by the refinery last week.

The IPMAN helmsman disclosed that the partnership aims to ensure a consistent and affordable supply of petrol and other products nationwide. He stated further that petrol prices may crash by N50 or more, depending on the location.

PETROAN set up a meeting with Dangote Refinery According to Maigandi, the direct purchase of petrol from the refinery will end payments to intermediaries such as the NNPC and depot owners, saying that the cost will reflect on petrol prices in the coming weeks. The IPMAN president said the new arrangement will also end fuel scarcity as products will be available nationwide in all seasons.

Additionally, the management of the Dangote Refinery is set to meet with Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) officials to discuss petrol lifting. The group’s publicity secretary, Joseph Obele, said the refinery, through its president, Billy Harry, mailed seeking a business meeting.

Obele said Harry has inaugurated a team of seven persons to represent the association at the meeting. NNPC to now sell only Dangote petrol Legit.ng earlier reported that NNPC had announced that it stopped importing refined petroleum products. Mele Kyari, NNPC’s Group Chief Executive Officer, disclosed this while speaking at the Lagos’s Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists’ (NAPE) conference and said that the company now sources its fuel needs from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery.

Kyari confirmed that NNPC has shifted away from importation and will source from local refiners, especially Dangote, according to BusinessDay reports.

Source: Legit

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Police save abduct£d 14-month-old baby from nanny

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3 hours ago

November 16, 2024

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By Kayode Sanni-Arewa

Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have successfully rescued a 14-month-old baby, Grace Osamagbe, who was abducted by her nanny, Rejoice Chukwu, in April.

Commissioner of Police Umoru Ozigi told newsmen on Saturday in Benin, that the Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber Crime Unit arrested Chukwu, 24, and her boyfriend, Destiny Uchechukwu, 28, in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom

According to Ozigi, the suspects abducted the child in Benin and collected a ransom of N160,000.

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“In spite of receiving the ransom, the suspects allegedly sold the baby for N500,000 to Doris Chiwendu in Owerri, Imo State.

“Following intense interrogation, police tracked down Chiwendu and another suspect, Jane Amaigbo, in Ubomiri, Imo State, and rescued the baby on November 9.”

The police commissioner explained that the suspects would soon be charged in court.