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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that the National Assembly’s constant summons could disturb and distract his appointees from carrying out their primary duties. The Nigerian leader asked the lawmakers to be accommodating enough and ‘let the poor breathe’. President Tinubu stated this during the Ramadan fast-breaking event in Abuja on Wednesday, March 20. At the religious event, Tinubu acknowledged the importance of oversight in ensuring transparency and accountability in governance. However, he said that excessive summoning of officials can lead to disruptions in operations and affect service delivery to citizens. Tinubu advised lawmakers to exercise discretion in carrying out…

Police operatives of the FCT Command have arrested a pregnant woman after she faked her kidnap, with the husband paying the sum of N2 million ransom for her release. However, since the husband already reported the kidnap to the Police, investigation later revealed that the pregnant woman connived with her boyfriend to perpetrate the act. She later gave N800,000 to the boyfriend as his share, while she took N1.2 million. FCT Police Commissioner, Benneth Igweh, made this known at a briefing. He disclosed that N793,500 cash was later recovered from them after arrest. He said: “On 11 March 2024 at…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that all valid foreign exchange backlogs of $7 billion have now been settled, fulfilling a key pledge of its Governor, Mr. Olayemi Cardosoo. In a statement on Wednesday, the apex bank’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications, Mrs Hakama Sidi Ali, in Abuja confirmed that independent auditors from Deloitte Consulting meticulously assessed these transactions, ensuring that only legitimate claims were honoured. She said that the CBN recently concluded the payment of $1.5 billion to settle obligations to bank customers, effectively settling the residual balance of the FX backlog. At a recent meeting, Governor Cardoso…

President Bola Tinubu has suspended all public funded foreign trips, with effect from 1st of April, 2024. The suspension was contained in a circular signed by the Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of Staff to the President and sighted by The Whisperer, on Thursday morning. The circular SH/ COS/ 63/1A/ 5746 and dated 12th March, 2024, was addressed to Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF, for onward circulation to all the MDAs The President said the move is part of the administration’s cost saving measures, which are also intended to make all heads of MDAs, “ focus on effective…

Following the directive of the Federal Government, the Nigerian Sanctions Committee on Monday, March 18, revealed the identities of 15 entities including nine individuals and six Bureau De Change firms that have been sanctioned over alleged terrorism financing. The nine individuals under sanctions are 1. Tukur Mamu 2. Yusuf Ghazali 3. Muhammad Sani 4. Abubakar Muhammad 5. Sallamudeen Hassan 6. Adamu Ishak 7. Hassana-Oyiza Isah 8. Abdulkareem Musa, 9. Umar Abdullahi The six BDCs and firms are 10. West and East Africa General Trading Company Limited 11. Settings Bureau De Change Limited 12. G. Side General Enterprises 13. Desert Exchange…

The Federal Government has identified 15 individuals and entities, including a Kaduna-based publisher, Tukur Mamu, as financiers of terrorism across the country, especially the Boko Haram and the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP). According to Punch, the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), which disclosed the information in a document on Tuesday, said the suspects include nine individuals and six Bureau De Change (BDC) operators. Titled “Designation of Individuals and Entities for March 18, 2024″, the document stated that the Nigeria Sanctions Committee on March 18, 2024, recommended sanctions for 15 alleged terrorism financiers. “The Honourable Attorney General of…

Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and some areas in Kogi State are currently experiencing power outages due to technical glitches. The two areas are under the coverage of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company. On Tuesday, the AEDC informed its customers in Zamani Estate, Abacha Road Mararaba, Ruga Juli and other parts of Abuja that a technical fault on 33kv feeder k6 from AT9 Karu Transmission Station was responsible for the power outage. “The management of Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc wishes to notify its esteemed customers that there is currently a technical fault on 33kv feeder k6 from…

The Board Directors of Zenith Bank Plc has announced the appointment the appointment of Dr. Adaora Umeoji as the Group Managing Director/ Chief Executive of Zenith Bank Plc. This was contained in the Bank’s notice  to the Nigerian Exchange Limited and the investment public. According to the statement, the appointment is with effect from June 1, 2024, and is subject to approval by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). She will take over from Dr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu, whose tenure expires on May 31, 2024. With the appointment, Adora becomes the first female to lead the bank, where she currently serves as…

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria and the Major Energy Marketers Association of Nigeria have projected a marginal reduction in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, produced from the Port Harcourt Refining Company once the plant begins operations next month. IPMAN and MEMAN also declared their readiness to load products from the facility, as they urged the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to fulfill its promise of pumping put refined products from the plant in two weeks time. On Friday, the Group Managing Director, NNPCL, Mele Kyari, announced that the Port Harcourt refinery would commence…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said the Senate would constitute a committee to investigation and ascertain whether the killers of the murdered military officers in Delta State were mercenaries. The Whisperer reported that troops attached to 181 Amphibious Batallion, Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta were killed while on peace mission. Trouble started when the troops responded to a distress call after the communal crisis between the Okuoma and Okoloba communities both in the South South State. Speaking at plenary during a debate on the killings, Akpabio said the nation was not at war, calling for peace to be restored…