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The University of Ilorin Alumni Association at its 13th National Congress held in Ilorin Kwara State on March 6, 2020 elected new national officers to steer the affairs of the association for the next four years. A statement by Yeye Bolanle Olatunde, the new National Publicity Secretary, unveils the eleven distinguished alumni elected as follows: 1. Dr. Stephen Olawale Fashakin – National President. 2. Alhaji Mohammed Abbas – National Vice President I 3. Mr. Abayomi Olumuyide – National Vice President II 4. Yeye Bolanle Olatunde – National Publicity Secretary 5. Dr. Faoziyat Sulaimon – Secretary-General 6. Dr. Lai Oparinde –…
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja The Federal Government has released N620 million, the second tranche of the funds needed to tackle the menace of globally-threatened COVID-19 disease. The Federal Ministry of Finance announced this in a press statement made available by Minister’s Media Adviser, Yunusa Tanko Abdullahi in Abuja on Friday. President Muhammadu Buhari approved the release of funds to tackle COVID-19 as an emergency and the process of releasing the fund was also an emergency as it was an unexpected expenditure. According to the statement, the Ministry had released the first tranche of N364 million shortly after the outbreak of…
Access Bank Plc has posted gross earnings of N666.75 billion for the financial year ended Dec. 31, 2019. The bank’s audited result released by the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) showed that gross earnings were higher by 26.10 per cent when compared with N528.75 billion in the comparative period of 2018. Its profit before tax stood at N115.38 billion in contrast with N103.188 billion achieved in 2018. Also, profit after tax rose to N97.51 billion from N94.98 billion, while earnings per share decreased from N3.31 to N2.90 during the period under review. The Board of Directors recommended a final dividend of…
All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has felicitated with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as he clocks 63 on Sunday, March 8, 2020. Asiwaju Tinubu spoke of Osinbajo’s reputation for loyalty, dedication, and selflessness. In a congratulatory statement on the vice president’s birthday released on Saturday in Lagos by his media office, the APC leader said: “I congratulate Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on turning 63. “Erudite legal luminary, Osinbajo’s reputation for loyalty, dedication, selflessness is well deserved. He is resolutely committed to the causes he believes in. “Osinbajo has proven to be a dependable ally of President Muhammadu Buhari,…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says prospective candidates for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) are free to print their examination slips for the Computer Based Test.The board’s UTME is scheduled to commence nationwide on Saturday, March 14.The Head, Media and Information of the board, Dr Fabian Benjamin, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos that the examination slips could be printed anywhere.According to him, candidates are expected to look out for the locations of their centres before their examination dates.“This is in order to avoid running around on the examination day trying…
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says the possible delay in the completion of the Lagos-Ibadan rail project owing to the outbreak of Coronavirus is better than jeopardizing the health of Nigerians. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, had on Thursday disclosed that the outbreak of Coronavirus in China might delay the completion of the Lagos-Ibadan rail project. The COVID- 19, which has become a global health challenge, is threatening the April deadline of the project, being handled by the China Civil Engineering and Construction Corporation (CCECC). The minister said the delay…
The Enugu State Police Command has arrested a suspected kidnapper and rescued 13 persons held hostage in a successful raid. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Enugu. Ndukwe said the command also recovered one locally-made pistol with two live cartridges, one metal toy pistol, two motorcycles and one Toyota Hiase Bus with registration number MSA 657 XA. He said that the operation was conducted at about 6 a.m. following an intelligence report, adding that the Commissioner of Police, Mr Ahmad Abdurrahman, detailed a team of operatives of the Puff Adder.…
Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has trained and registered 639 out-of-school children to sit for 2020 JAMB, WAEC and NECO examinations in Adamawa. Dr Nasiru Sani, the Lead Project Coordinator, Youths Educational Empowerment Programme of Future Assured Foundation, disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Yola. Sani said that the Future Assured Foundation was initiated and funded by Mrs Buhari. “The Youths Educational Empowerment Programme was initiated by Mrs Aisha Buhari in 2017. “The core objective of the programme is to support the less privileged and out-of-school students in Adamawa to…
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja A former Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Dr James Naiyeju has called on the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, promulgate laws to give legal backing to the public finance management reforms being implemented by the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation. Dr. Naiyeju made the call in Kano while presenting a paper at the 2020 Management Retreat for Directors of Finance and Account and Directors of Internal Audit. He said the reforms, which have yielded positive dividends, can only be protected against future abuse or outright cancellation if laws are…
Gbajabiamila extols Osinbajo’s virtues at 63 The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has extolled the virtues of Vice President Prof Yemi Osinbajo as he marks his 63rd birthday on earth. Gbajabiamila said Osinbajo, who became a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) through the dint of hard work, is a very courageous and patriotic human being whose services to the nation would always be remembered. Gbajabiamila recalls with delight how Osinbajo served as the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Lagos State for eight years to the satisfaction of all. In a congratulatory message he personally…