Whistleblowing Policy: FG Recovers over N83bn, $609m, 5.4m Euros in 6 Years Tinubu to re-present bill to National Assembly
Ndubuisi Francis in Abuja
The federal government said it recovered over N83 billion, $609
million and 5.4 million euros in liquid assets between 2017 and 2023 following the introduction of the Whistleblowing Policy by the
immediate past administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. It also disclosed that all recoveries were lodged in the FGN Assets
Recovery Account maintained by the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) and domiciled in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
Director, Presidential Initiative on Continuous Audit (PICA), Ministry of Finance, Yusuf Sule, made the disclosure yesterday in Abuja at
a sensitisation workshop on, "The Implementation of the Whistleblowing Continued on page 17
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Duke is Wrong, We Can Screen, Confirm Acting CJN After Swearing-In, Says Senate Sunday Aborisade in Abuja
The Senate, yesterday, said it has
both the legislative and constitutional powers to screen and confirm the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice
Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, despite the fact that she had been sworn-in by President Bola Tinubu in acting
capacity. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and
Legal Matters, Senator Adeniyi Adegbonmire, stated this while responding to an enquiry from
THISDAY in Abuja. Continued on page 17
NEPC: Non-oil Exports Yielded $2.7bn at Half-year CBN survey reveals businesses anticipate lower inflation compared to households Says rising costs push Nigerians into debt amid optimism
James Emejo in Abuja and Nume Ekeghe in Lagos Executive Director/Chief Executive, Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Nonye Ayeni, yesterday disclosed that $2.7 billion was generated from non-oil exports in the first half of the year (H1 2024). The disclosure came as the latest Inflation Expectations Survey (IES) by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for July 2024 revealed that businesses in Nigeria were slightly less pessimistic about the current inflationary trends compared to households. Ayeni said the performance indicated an increase of 6.26 per cent compared to the $2.5 billion recorded in H1 2023. Total volume of exports during the review period stood at 3.834 million metric tonnes. Addressing journalists at the presentation of the progress report on non-oil export performance for the first half-year 2024, in Abuja, Ayeni explained that 211 products were exported in H1, ranging from Continued on page 17
MEETING WITH CBN GOVERNOR...
L-R: Group Managing Director UBA, Mr. Oliver Alawuba FCIB; President/ Chairman of Council, CIBN, Prof Deji Olarenwaju, FCIB; Governor Central Bank, Mr. Olayemi Cardoso; Past President, CIBN, Mr. Ralph Osayameh, FCIB; and Mr. Akin Morakinyo, HCIB at a meeting with CBN Governor in Abuja ….yesterday