Author: Newsjaunts
FBN Holdings PLC (“FBNHoldings), Nigeria’s leading financial holdings company, has announced the appointments of Mr. Seni Adetu and Mrs. Juliet Anammah as Independent Non-Executive directors, while Mr. Otu Hughes has been appointed as a Non-Executive director. These appointments are subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria (“CBN”). Speaking on the appointments, the Group Chairman of FBN Holdings Plc, Dr. Oba Otudeko, CFR, said, “On behalf of the board, management and staff of FBNHoldings, I am delighted to welcome the trio of Seni Adetu, Mrs. Juliet Anammah and Otu Hughes to the FBNHoldings board as they bring on board their combined…
The Federal Executive Council has approved a memo from the Ministry of Education for the establishment of 20 new private universities across the country. The 20 new private universities are to be given provisional licenses to run for three years while the ministry monitors and evaluates their growth. This brings the total number of private universities in the country to 99. Also during the meeting, members observed a minute of silence for two late cabinet members who died recently. The minute of silence was observed just before the commencement of the weekly meeting which was presided over by President Muhammadu…
Three police officers with the Ebonyi Police Command were killed on Wednesday in a road accident at the Isieke Junction on Abakaliki-Enugu Expressway. The State Commissioner of Police, Mr Garba Aliyu, who confirmed the incident in a telephone interview with some journalists, said that 10 other police officers sustained injuries. “Yes, I am in the hospital now, we lost three officers while 10 others are under intensive care in the hospital,“ he said. According to Garba, the accident happened while the officers were returning from a “peace-keeping-mission” after a communal crisis in Ezza-Effium, Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state. Newsjaunts…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has congratulated Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, a former Governor of Osun on his 70th birthday. The Ooni felicitated with the former governor in a statement issued by his Director of Media and Public Affairs, Comrade Moses Olafare on Wednesday in Ile-Ife. Ogunwusi described Oyinlola as a cultured Yoruba prince, a worthy politician and an elder statesman per excellence. He said that the ex-governor had always lived a life of service to humanity, including his days as a gallant officer in the Nigerian Army. “The good works of Prince Oyinlola during his days as…
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It is said that Saturdays are for weddings…from the mouth watering catering services to the exquisite venue of the reception or even the flavour that wedding guests add to the memorable day. Now, you will agree that one thing stands out always and that’s the bride, as everything revolves around her…take it or leave it. In most climes, brides to be do a lot of shopping for the big day, and top on the list is the wedding dress. Wedding gowns come in different styles and depending on the bride’s preference but the one colour that comes to mind when…
The Federal Government has concluded arrangements for the construction of Rehabilitation Centres for Persons with Disabilities in the three Senatorial Districts of Kwara State. The Chairman, Rehabilitation Committee for Persons with Disabilities office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President, Iliasu Abdulrauf disclosed this while inspecting sites for the proposed facilities. Abdulrauf said fifteen hectares of land has been allocated for the projects to be sited at Ogigi, in Kwara South, Budo Tuntun in Kwara Central and Bode Saadu in Kwara North. He also said each facility will include skill acquisition and vocational training centres, a school, hospital, and…
The ongoing National Identification Number NIN and SIM Registration Exercise has been extended by eight weeks. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Isa Pantami who conveyed the directive at a meeting with stakeholders to review the exercise said the extension became necessary to give Nigerians and legal residents more time to integrate their NINs and SIMs The meeting with the stakeholders also revealed that a total of fifty six point eighteen million registered National Identity Numbers have been collected by the mobile network operators at one thousand and six registration centres for the process across the country. The Federal…
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has ordered full enforcement of the Covid-19 Pandemic Health Protection Regulations 2021 signed by President Muhammadu Buhari.The IGP gave the order on Monday in a statement signed by the Force Spokesperson, Commissioner of Police (CP), Frank Mba which was made available to Daily Independent at Abuja.According to the statement, Adamu also cautioned officers to respect rights of citizens while urging voluntary compliance. The statement reads in part, “The Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni has ordered the Assistant Inspectors General of Police in the 17 Zonal Commands and their constituent…
The Lagos State Government on Sunday banned the gathering of more than 50 persons in an enclosed space as the state continues to battle a second wave of the pandemic.The ban was communicated in a statement by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.However, religious services were exempted from the directive, so far gathering does not exceed 50% capacity of the space.“The State Government has observed with dismay the widespread flagrant disregard and non-adherence to guidelines and protocols aimed at stemming and curbing the tide of infection,” Sanwo-Olu said. “We particularly note that some event centers have been operating their premises outside the acceptable…