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Cash crunch: NLC, affiliate unions to shutdown CBN headquarters, offices.

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The leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC) has directed all its affiliate unions to mobilise for the picketing of all the offices of the Central Bank of Nigeria, including its headquarters in Abuja from next week over the current cash crunch in the country.

The Congress also directed workers to stay-at-home and join in the picketing exercise.

NLC President, Joe Ajaero, gave the directive during a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday at the end of a meeting of the Central Working Committee of the NLC.

Ajaero said the exercise would be “total and indefinite.”

The labour leader said the directive became imperative following the expiration of a one week ultimatum given to the apex bank to make cash available to Nigerians last week.

He said the situation had not changed since the ultimatum was issued, forcing the Congress to decide on the picketing on CBN offices nationwide.

He said mobilisation for the picketing would commence on Friday ahead of the picketing exercise next week.

The NLC President lamented that despite the Supreme Court order allowing the old N500 and N1000 notes to circulate with the new notes till December 31st this year, the situation appears to be getting worse as workers cannot access cash to pay fares to work and cannot buy food for their families.

The NLC last week gave the CBN and commercial banks a one week ultimatum to make naira notes available to workers and Nigerians.

The organisation said it would direct workers to stay at home if the apex bank failed to make the naira notes available to Nigerians.

Ajaero also called on Nigerians to understand the current situation and join hands with the labour union for the betterment of all.

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SANTA CLAUS MISSION TO NIGERIA 2023 (SEASON3) PRESENTS BY JULIETGREENANDWHITE FOUNDATION & RICHMAN FOUNDATION.

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Gunmen Invades, Set Ablaze Palace Of Imo Monarch Ablaze

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The palace of the traditional ruler at Ndia Iche Arondizuogu community in the Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State, Eze Kanu Ikenolu,  was set ablaze by unknown gunmen.

 

Speaking about the incident, sources told the Whistler that the gunmen stormed the palace of the traditional ruler with explosives which they threw into the compound which resulted in a fire outbreak that torched the building, properties and cars in the compound.

 

A community source said that properties worth millions were destroyed and blamed the police for not responding to the distress calls from the community.

 

The villager said, “The palace of HRH Eze Ikenolu, the Eze of Ndia iche Arondizuogu has been invaded by the Unknown Gunmen and the people are in the bushes now.

 

“Until now no response from the police about the palace of HRH Eze Kanu in Ndianiche Arondizuogu, where cars, houses, and properties worth millions of naira were destroyed. Or is Arondizuogu no longer part of Imo State?”

 

The spokesperson of Imo State Police, Henry Okoye said that “frantic investigating efforts are on top gear to arrest the arsonists and bring them to justice”

 

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President Tinubu Appoints Special Investigator To Probe CBN

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed a Special Investigator to probe the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and key Government Business Entities (GBEs).

This is coming after the suspended Governor of the apex bank, Godwin Emefiele is been detained at the office of the Department of State Services.

In a letter obtained by journalists, President Tinubu named the Chief Executive Officer, Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN), Jim Osayande Obazee, as the special investigator of the CBN bank.

Tinubu also directed Obazee to report directly to his office.

“By the fundamental objective outlined in Section 15(5) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), this administration is today, continuing the fight against corruption by appointing you as a Special Investigator, to investigate the CBN and Related Entities. This appointment shall be with immediate effect and you are to report directly to my office.

“The full terms of your engagement as Special Investigator shall be communicated to you in due course but, require that you immediately take steps to ensure the strengthening and probity of key Government Business Entities (GBEs), further block leakages in CBN and related GBEs and provide a comprehensive report on public wealth currently in the hands of corrupt individuals and establishments (whether private or public).

“You are to investigate the CBN and related entities using a suitably experienced, competent and capable team and work with relevant security and anti-corruption agencies to deliver on this assignment. I shall expect a weekly briefing on the progress being made,” Daily Trust quoted President’s letter saying.

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