By Guardian Editor 09 January 2024 | 5:54 am President Bola Tinubu on Monday sacked the Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Babatunde Irukera, and the Director-General/CEO of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, (BPE) Mr Alexander Okoh with immediate effect. Tinubu President Bola Tinubu on Monday sacked the Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Babatunde Irukera, and the Director-General/CEO of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, (BPE) Mr Alexander Okoh with immediate effect. A statement signed by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, revealed that Monday’s dismissals are “in conformity with plans to restructure and reposition critical agencies of the Federal Government towards protecting the rights of Nigerian consumers and providing a strong basis for enhanced contributions to the nation’s economy by key growth-enabling institutions.” The statement is titled ‘President Tinubu dismisses two chief executive officers.’ Ngelale noted that the “two dismissed Chief Executives are directed to hand over to the next most senior officer in their respective agencies, pending the appointment of new Chief Executive Officers.” 2 hours ago Nigerian deposit money banks have halted accepting new loan applications under the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) development finance intervention funds. This development was disclosed through a notification sent to customers by Access Bank on Monday. 2 hours ago President Bola Tinubu on Monday sacked the Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Babatunde Irukera, and the Director-General/CEO of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, (BPE) Mr Alexander Okoh with immediate effect. 2 hours ago Mixed reactions have trailed a report detailing how the late founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Temitope Balogun Joshua, reportedly raped, tortured, and subjected some church members to solitary confinement. 2 hours ago Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has launched the Food For Peace initiative as part of efforts in resolving security challenges in the South East. 2 hours ago A former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, and his supporters, known as the ‘Rescue Mission Political Family,’ have resolved to pray, support and work for President Bola Tinubu to ensure that he succeeds in office. 2 hours ago Former Chairman of the People Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State, Silas Onu, yesterday, emerged the party’s senatorial candidate for Ebonyi South senatorial election slated for February 3, after winning the party’s primary by-election. 2 hours ago Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has decried the overloading of many trucks plying federal border roads to Chad and Cameroon. 2 hours ago Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State, yesterday, thanked the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) and other Christian organisations that visited him at the Government House, Little Rayfield, Jos, over the Christmas Eve attacks in Bokkos Local Council, by walking in black attires to Government House. 2 hours ago The Isana Ajie of Asaba kingdom, Chuck Nduka Eze, has revealed that the spirits of about 1,000 Asaba people killed during the 30 months Nigeria civil war are still protecting and guiding them. Hence, there is peace in Asaba, 54 years after the war. 2 hours ago Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, has said that since the judiciary is under what he described as unbridled public criticism, it needs to re-invent through self-cleansing.
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