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  • ‘NDDC board’s tenure expired November 1

    ‘NDDC board’s tenure expired November 1

    The appointment letter issued to the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), chaired by a former Senate leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba, shows that its tenure ended November 1.

    The letter, which emanated from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), confirmed that Nsima Udo Ekere’s tenure as managing director and chief executive had also elapsed.

    The appointment letter, dated November 1, 2016, with Ref. No: SGF.55/S.2/C.3/IV/52, was signed by former SGF, Babachir David Lawal.

    The letter reads: “I am pleased to inform you that the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has approved your appointment as Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

    “The appointment takes effect from November 1, 2016, and you are to serve out the remainder of the term of office of your predecessor, in line with Section 5(2) of the Act…”

  • Board releases results

    The National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies has released the 2017 June / July Senior Arabic and Islamic Secondary School Certificate Examination results in Arts and Science subjects.

    Acting Registrar of the Board, Prof. Muhammad Shafi’u Abdullahi made the announcement in a statement in Abuja.

    Abdullahi, in the statement, said  38,192 candidates from 25 states including Abuja wrote the examination.

    He said Arabic had 26,105 candidates followed by Mathematics with 23,378 and English with 22,746.

    “Arabic, English, Islamic Studies and Mathematics were attempted by all candidates while Qur’anic studies and three science subjects were attempted by all Tahfeez and science candidates respectively,” the statement said.

    He said the Board would soon make public analysis of the results indicating the performances of each state especially in the core subjects from the maximum of subjects they registered for.

    He also said the board has begun preparations for the November/ December external examination which would be announced soon.

     

  • Okoh inaugurates board for cable station

    •’Our church deserves standard TV station’

    The Anglican Church will continue to run a world standard electronic medium to keep winning souls for God, its Primate, Most Reverend Nich Okoh, has said.

    He spoke when he inaugurated the Board of Directors of Anglican Cable Network Nigeria Television  (ACNN) headed by veteran journalist, Chief Folu Olamiti, at the church’s headquarters in Abuja. The Church turns 500 this month.

    The primate charged the ACNN Board to work hard and register as a household name in Nigeria with appealing programmes.

    He commended the philanthropy by Mr. & Mrs. Modupe Alakija towards the church, recalling that the initial funds offered by the family led to the take off of ACNN.

    He called on well-meaning Anglican churches across Nigeria to rise in support of the TV project with funds meant to drive the success of the television project.

    Olamiti thanked the primate for confidence in the Board, vowing that members would do their best to take the TV station to the next level of professional excellence.

    Other members of the newly inaugurated Board of Directors of the ACNN include the Rt. Rev’d Blessing Enyindah (Deputy Chairman); the Rt. Rev’d Chidi Oparajiaku; Mr. T.B Akinyeye; Dr. G.T.N Ajakpo; Ven. Dr. Dade Sadare, Mrs. Bisi Amagada and Mrs. Ngozi Adighibe.

     

  • Board warns intending pilgrims against prohibited items

    Niger State Pilgrims Welfare Board Chairman Alhaji Adamu Zungeru, has warned intending pilgrims from the state to refrain from carrying prohibited items to Saudi Arabia.

    The chairman, who gave the warning while addressing newsmen in Minna, listed some of the prohibited items to include kola nuts and drugs.

    Zungeru explained that the Saudi Government would not take it flippantly with pilgrims found violating its rules and regulations.

    According to him, the board has already secured decent accommodation for the intending pilgrims from the state.

    “Clinic and medical personnel will be provided to address the health challenges of the pilgrims as well as clerics to guide pilgrims,’’ he added.

     

  • Applicants hail board over conduct of test

    Applicants hail board over conduct of test

    Some candidates sitting for the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) have applauded Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for the satisfactory conduct of Computer-Based Test in Kano.

    The candidates made the commendation in separate interviews yesterday in Kano after sitting for the examination.

    They said the transition from the Paper-Pencil mode to the Computer-Based Test (CBT) was a good innovation.

    One of them, Abubakar Muhammed, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at a  centre  on Zoo Road that he had not experienced any challenges during the examination.

    “The only challenge to be mentioned is that the exam did not commence at the exact time fixed for the commencement.

    “To be honest with you, I did not find it difficult as I was expecting before,” he said.

    Aisha Garba, another candidate at a centre in Federal College of Education (FCE) Kano, also hailed JAMB for its “excellent preparation”.

    “Compared with the previous CBT, there are a lot of improvements in terms of the challenges earlier faced with the system networks”.

    When contacted, the JAMB Coordinator in Kano, Hajiya Karima Aminu said  more than 75,000 candidates are expected to write the UTME in Kano.

    Mrs. Aminu said the examination is going smoothly in almost the 26 centres across the state, except in some few places where minor hitches were recorded.

  • Premium Pension names Yakubu board chairman

    • Bade Adeshina joins board

    Premium Pension Limited, one of the Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) in the country has appointed Architect Yunusa Yakubu as the Chairman of its Board of Directors.

    A statement by the company’s Head, Corporate Communications, Paddy Ezeala, said his appointment was ratified at the company’s recent Annual General Meeting (AGM).

    Yakubu was until his appointment the Chairman of the Board’s Committee on Strategic Growth. He takes over from the out gone Chairman of the Board, Mr. Aliyu Abdulrahman Dikko.

    A successful businessman and versatile consulting architect, Yakubu obtained a B.Sc. in Architecture in 1984 from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and followed up with an M.Sc.   in 1986.

    He started his career with the Ministry of Works and Housing in Bauchi State in 1987. While there, he worked on the designs and supervision of buildings, including the local government secretariats, political party offices and the state’s liaison office in Abuja.

    In 1993, he moved to the Ministry of the Federal Capital Territory as Project Coordinator, Maintenance Department. From there he left to join the private sector and established Globarch Associated as managing consultant in 1995.

    Yakubu served on the board of Suntrust Savings and Loans Limited as a director and he was appointed by the Federal Government as a member of the Governing Council of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi.

    In the same veinAlso announced is the appointment of Mr. ‘Bade Adesina into the Board. Mr. Adeshina brings immense wealth of experience into the company. He holds B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Finance from University of Lagos and obtained a diploma in Information Science/Systems from University of Ibadan.

    He is an Honorary Member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, a Fellow of Certified Pension Institute of Nigeria, and Association of Investment Advisers & Portfolio Managers, member of the Institute of Directors and Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers.

    He started his career as a Graduate Assistant/Senior Information Officer with the University of Lagos from where he moved to the banking sector.

    He has over thirty years experience in Financial Management services in both commercial and investment banks amongst which are Afribank Nigeria Plc (formerly Mainstreet Bank and now part of Skye Bank Group), Afribank International Bank Limited (Merchant Bankers) and Access Bank Plc.

    From Access Bank he resigned his appointment as a General Manager to join CDL Asset Management Limited as the pioneer Managing Director/CEO.

    Adesina resigned his position with CDL Asset in August 2013 on appointment to Cabinet position as Special Adviser (Ministry of Economic Planning, Budget & Development) to the Executive Governor of State of Osun.

    He is currently the Managing Director, Goldfield Group, which comprises organisations offering financial and management consulting to high net worth individuals; corporate and project finance advisory services, securities brokerage and real estate investment/management as well as pension funds management.

    He has attended several local and international training programmes during the course of his career at renowned business schools including the prestigious Harvard Business School.

    He is currently on the Board of Apricot Investments Limited as well as being the Chairman, Board of Directors, Crownhead Capital Limited and AremottBanwill& Co. Limited, a reputable insurance brokerage firm of over thirty years operation.

  • Censors Board: Adedayo allays fears of RATTAWU on staff wellbeing

    Censors Board: Adedayo allays fears of RATTAWU on staff wellbeing

    ASSURING the leadership of Radio, Television, Theatre, and Arts Workers Union (RATTAWU) of Nigeria of President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive to political appointees on the need to maintain industrial harmony in their parastatals, new Executive Director of the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), Mr. Adedayo Thomas, noted that staff welfare will be one of the top priorities of the NFVCB under his watch.

    Thomas was responding to an appeal by the National President of RATTAWU, Comrade Kabir Garba Tsanni, who led the Union executives on a courtesy call to the Censors Board chief in Abuja, on Wednesday.

    Comrade Tsanni who acknowledged the sensitive role of the NFVCB in safeguarding the values of the society, enthused that films were carriers of values which no society should neglect. He informed the management of the Board that his delegation came to seek the understanding of the Board on the need for continuing staff training and labour-friendly work environment.

    National General Secretary of the union, Comrade Akpausoh Akpausoh, had earlier praised the ED and the Board for being labour and gender-friendly in the composition of the management of the Board and their relationship with staff.

    Although Thomas lamented the financial challenges faced by the Board, he assured of his commitment to make the organisation stable and buoyant in executing its statutory roles. He maintained that despite the operational constraints of the Board, he was able to, within few days of assumption of office; influence the approval of promotion for some staff members with the Honourable Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed.

    He however, urged the union to help enlighten staff of the Board to resume by 8am and close by 4pm on every work day, so as to adhere to their part of the contract with the government.

  • Court sacks Code of Conduct Bureau chair, board

    Court sacks Code of Conduct Bureau chair, board

    Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja has sacked the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) Sam Saba and nine other members of the organisation’s board.

    Justice Nyako in a judgment yesterday, held that the five-year  tenure of the CCB board expired on April 2015.

    The  judgment was on a suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/411/2016 filed by a group – Kingdom Human Rights Foundation International (KGRFI) led by Okere Nnamdi.

    Justice Nyako was of the view that by virtue of section  155 (1) (c) and Paragraph  1, Part 1, Third Schedule of the  1999 Constitution (as amended), Saba and others, all of whom were appointed in 2010, were only entitled to stay in office for five years.

    The judge declined to issue an order compelling the President to remove and replace Saba and the nine other board  members, as prayed by the plaintiff.

    She however, directed the AGF to advise the President on the state of the tenure of members of the CCB board.

    Justice Nyako particularly granted the prayer for “a declaration of the honourable court that the tenure of office  of  the Chairman and nine other members of the Code of Conduct  Bureau  has elapsed since April 2015;  in view  of section  155 (1) (c) and Paragraph  1, Part 1, Third Schedule of the  1999 Constitution (as amended).”

    The judge granted partially, the two other main reliefs in which the plaintiff sought a declaration that the AGF had failed in his responsibility by not advising the President on the expiration of the tenure of the Chairman and members of the CCB.

    Justice Nyako directed the AGF to give the President the needed advice on the issue.

    The judge declined to grant the consequential reliefs sought by the plaintiff, seeking  orders of mandamus compelling the President to remove and appointment replacement for  Saba and others.

    Justice Nyako said such reliefs seeking an order of mandamus could only brought under an application for judicial review not under an originating summons as filed in the case.

    The judge also rejected the plaintiff’s the prayer for an order of mandamus directing the Independent Corrupt Practices and  other Related Offences Commission and the Economic  and Financial  Crimes Commission “to immediately arrest, investigate and prosecute  the Chairman and nine other members of the CCB” for allegedly pertuating themselves in office fraudulently.

    Defendants in the suit were President Muhammadu Buhari, the AGF and the CCB.

  • Board of Transcorp appoints new CEO

    Board of Transcorp appoints new CEO

    Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc, has named Adim Jibunoh as its new President/Chief Executive Officer.

    Jibunoh will succeed Emmanuel Nnorom, who has been appointed President of Heirs Holdings, the Lagos based pan-African investment firm. Mr Jibunoh, who is currently Director, Business Development at Heirs Holdings, a strategic investor in Transcorp, will commence his position beginning June 2017.

    Adim Jibunoh, a First-Class graduate in economics from the University of Port Harcourt, has spent seven years at Heirs Holdings, holding a series of senior positions and has a background in banking, serving as an Executive Director of Standard Trust Bank Plc and Chief Executive Officer of Continental Trust Bank. He is also a non-executive director of Avon HMO and Heirs Insurance Brokers , other  members of the Heirs Holdings group of companies.

    Commenting on the new appointment, Chairman, Heirs Holdings and Transcorp, Mr. Tony O. Elumelu, said:

    “Adim has made a considerable contribution towards the growth of Heirs Holdings. He is highly respected within the Group and has a record of outstanding leadership and the ability to innovate and execute.

    Jibunoh expressed his commitment to helping Transcorp reach its strategic objectives. He stated that he will continue to work and live by the company’s values of “execution, enterprise and excellence”, while honouring the Group’s commitment to creating jobs, community empowerment, and improving the quality of life of all Nigerians.

  • Non-executive directors for CBN Board

    Non-executive directors for CBN Board

    President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, forwarded the list of his nominees for confirmation as Non-Executive Directors of the Board of CBN o the Senate.

    He acted in accordance with Sections 6 (1) (d) and 10 (1) and (2) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) (Establishment) Act, 2007.

    A statement by the Special Adviser on media and publicity, Femi Adesina, said that the letter to the Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, contained the following as the nominees and their geo-political zones.

    Professor Ummu Ahmed Jalingo – North East, Professor Justitia Odinakachukwu Nnabuko – South East, Professor Mike I. Obadan – South South.

    Others are Dr. Abdu Abubakar – North West and Adeola Adetunji – South West.