Day: December 10, 2022

CBN withdrawal limits retaliatory against political class —Fintiri

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Ahmadu Fintiri, the Governor of Adamawa State, has accused the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, of targeting the political class with the cash withdrawal limit policy unveiled by the apex bank on Tuesday. Controversies have continued to trail the planned policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria to limit daily cash withdrawal for individuals to N20,000 daily and N100,000 and N500,000 per week for individuals and corporate bodies respectively. But Governor Fintiri, who was reacting to the new CBN policy during a campaign engagement in Kala’a, Hong Local Government Area,…

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D’Banj released from detention, ICPC says probe ongoing

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Oladapo Oyebanjo, aka D’banj, who was recently arrested by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, has been released, but investigations are still ongoing. Recall that the self-acclaimed ‘koko master’ was detained by the commission on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, after he had been questioned over his involvement in the alleged diversion of funds meant for the Federal Government’s economic empowerment programme, N-Power. On his part, Pelumi Olajengbesi, the lawyer to popular singer, Oladapo Oyebanjo, aka D’banj, said his client was released unconditionally by the commission. However, the…

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