LAGOS OCTOBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Council of State has approved the nomination of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). This was disclosed in a statement by the Special Assistant to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday. He said that President Bola…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Council of State on Friday in Abuja backed the Central Bank’s new Naira Policy. This was as it advised the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and the apex bank Chief, Godwin Emefiele, to either intensify the printing of new notes or recirculate the old ones to ease the hardship…
LAGOS APRIL 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Council of State led by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has approved the pardon of 159 convicts including a former Governor of Plateau State, Senator Joshua Dariye; and ex-Governor Jolly Nyame of Taraba State, who were both imprisoned for stealing N1.16bn and N1.6bn respectively. Confirming Dariye’s pardon, the Commissioner…