Cardoso Vows to Address FX Liquidity Constraints, Assures Investors of Friendly Climate for Businesses Plans to unveil monetary policy agenda
James Emejo in Abuja Following his confirmation as the Governor of the Central Bank
of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso has said the central bank would do all within its statutory functions to address identified
distortions and ensure a conducive atmosphere for different categories of investors. According to a statement
yesterday, he gave the assurance in his office, when a group of investors paid him a courtesy visit, noting that under his leadership,
the new management team at the apex bank would do its best to tackle impediments to liquidity in the foreign exchange market
in Nigeria. While disclosing plans to Continued on page 5
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NNPP to Ganduje: You’re Tinubu’s Biggest Mistake Says APC chair 'morally bankrupt, corrupt, liability to party' Ahmad Sorondinki in Kano New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), yesterday, said the choice of Abdullahi Ganduje, a former governor of Kano State,
as the national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was the biggest mistake President Bola Tinubu had made. NNPP said it was only in Nigeria that a “morally bankrupt,
treacherous and corrupt person”, like Ganduje, could still be given relevance, adding that the former governor is already a liability to APC. Ganduje had on Wednesday
taken a swipe at the national leader of NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso, saying he would remain a serial presidential election loser because he is driven by personal ambition at the expense
of the collective good. Ganduje, who was receiving some defectors from NNPP, went on to gift Kwankwaso some rather unkind cuts, including saying, "The Kwankwasiyya head, who
wears a red cap, is the person, who prefers to be a king in hell than be a servant in paradise. He specialises in deceiving people. Continued on page 5
NEC Urges Labour to Shelve Planned Strike, NUPENG Threatens to Halt Fuel Supply AGF says proposed strike gross violation of court order NLC: No agreement reached with FG to suspend planned industrial action CSO, activists vow to enforce sit-at-home Insist phantom fuel subsidy removal was self-serving policy of economic slavery
Deji Elumoye, Onyebuchi Ezigbo and Alex Enumah in Abuja As the clock ticks towards October 3, the date Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have scheduled to commence a nationwide indefinite strike, the federal government appears to be ramping up efforts to appease the trade union centres and try to prevent them from embarking on the industrial action. National Economic Council (NEC), chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima, yesterday, appealed to NLC and TUC to shelve the planned strike, pleading for more time for government to address labour’s demands. Attorney General of the Federation Continued on page 5
GEJ FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY DIALOGUE SERIES... L-R: Former President of Sierra Leone, Bai Koroma; Olu of Warri, His Majesty Utieyinoritsetsola Emiko, Ogiame Atuwatse III; former President Goodluck Jonathan; his wife, Dame Patience Jonathan; Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri; his wife, Dr. Gloria Diri, and former Vice President of the Gambia, Fatuomata Tambajang, at the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation for Democracy Dialogue Series held at Yenagoa, Bayelsa State ... yesterday