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President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Board Chairpersons for 42 federal organisations and a Secretary for the Board of the Civil Defence, Immigration and Prisons Services.
Mr Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja.
Onanuga said that Tinubu also appointed a new Managing Director for the Nigerian Railway Corporation and a Director-General for the National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI).
He said the president directed the board chairpersons not to interfere with the management of the organisations, emphasising that their positions are non-executive.
According to Onanuga, all the appointments take immediate effect.
He named Mr Hillard Eta (Cross River) as the Board Chairman, National Youth Service Corps and Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi (Lagos) as the Board Chairman, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs.
Onanuga also named Dr Abdullahi Ganduje (Kano) as Board Chairman, Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and Sen. Surajudeen Ajibola (Osun) as Chairman, National Sugar Development Council.
He said Tinubu appointed Sen. Magnus Abe (Rivers) as Chairman, National Agency for the Great Green Wall and Alhaji Sulaiman Argungu (Kebbi) as Chairman, Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Company.
Similarly, Mr Festus Fuanter (Plateau) was named Chairman, National Teachers Institute, Mr Raji Kolawole (Oyo), Director-General, National Board for Technical Incubation (NBTI) and Chief Victor Giadom (Rivers), Chairman, Nigeria Institute of Education Planning and Administration.
He also said that Tinubu approved the appointment of Malam Mustapha Salihu (Adamawa) as the Chairman of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria and Mr Hamma Kumo (Gombe) as Chairman of the Industrial Training Fund.
Onanuga further stated that Donatus Nwankpa (Abia) was appointed Chairman, Nigerian Institute of Science and Technology Complex while Sen. Abubakar Maikafi (Bauchi) was named Chairman of Sheda Science and Technology Complex.
He disclosed that Tinubu named Nasiru Gawuna (Kano), Chairman, Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, Sen. Tokunbo Afikuyomi(Lagos), Chairman, National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion and Prof. Abdulkarim Kana (Nasarawa), Chairman, National Steel Council.
Onanuga also named Musa Adar (Sokoto), Chairman, National Inland Waterways Authority and Malam Garba Muhammad (Kaduna), Chairman, National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency.
Others announced were chairmen of the National Bio-Safety Management Agency, Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute, Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe and Nigeria Railway Corporation among others. (NAN)
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Nine Passengers confirmed dead, others injured in expressway ghastly road accident
Nine Passengers confirmed dead, others injured in expressway ghastly road accident
Nine persons have been confirmed dead, while three others were severely injured in a road accident that occurred in Ayetoro area on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Monday.
This is contained in a statement by Mrs Florence Okpe, the Public Education Officer, of Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC), Ogun Sector Command.
Okpe attributed the cause of the crash to speeding and fatigue, which led to loss of control, causing the driver to ram into a stationary truck.
She said that the accident which happened at about 5:30a.m, involved a Toyota Hiace bus marked UYY 165 ZY and a truck with registration number DKA 244 XC .
Okpe said that the accident involved 13 people comprising 10 men and three women, adding that six men and three women were recorded dead.
“The injured victims were taken to Famobis Hospital, Mowe, while the deceased were deposited at Idera Morgue, Sagamu,” she said.
The FRSC spokesperson admonished drivers to always observe stipulated speed limit.
She lamented the carelessness of some drivers who disregard the stipulated speed limit and the requirement. (NAN)
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Man allegedly stabs Uber Driver, steals his car
Man allegedly stabs Uber Driver, steals his car
The Police Command in Lagos State has detained a suspect accused of stabbing a uber driver and dispossessing him of his car.
The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Monday in Lagos.
Hundeyin said that the incident happened on Saturday at 7:34p.m., at Ile-Zik in the Agege area of the state.
“A uber driver reported at Isokoko Division that the suspect boarded his Toyota Camry at Nitel by Old Abeokuta Motor Road, Agege, to Marriott Hotel, GRA, Ikeja.
“On getting to Ile-Zik along the way, the suspect brought out a sharp knife, stabbed him all over his body and stole his vehicle, ” he said.
Hundeyin said that based on the report,
a team of policemen later trailed the vehicle to Oshodi where the suspect was intercepted.
“He was immediately apprhended and the vehicle was recovered from him to the station, ” he said.
The police spokesman said that the victim had been taken to the hospital for treatment.
Hundeyin said that investigation into the case was ongoing. (NAN)
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BREAKING; Killing: University closed down by School’s Management over students’ protest
BREAKING; Killing University closed down by School’s Management over students’ protest
The Management of the Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA) in Katsina State has announced a one-week Mid-Semester break starting from Feb. 24.
The closure of the school followed a protest embarked on by the students on Sunday after they alleged that the Civilian Joint Task Force (JTF) had shot to death one of their colleagues.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the students’ protest continued Monday morning.
Reports indicated that the JTF members on Sunday shot the student, alleging that he was an informant.
The FUDMA Vice Chancellor, Prof. Armaya’u Bichi, announced the decision of the Senate to close the school in a statement issued in Katsina on Monday.
Bichi further advised the students to leave campus before 6.00 p.m. on Feb. 24.
“The Management wishes the students a happy and peaceful mid-semester break,” he said. (NAN)
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