Author: NPO Admin II
The UK leadership development organization, TEXEM UK has praised Mrs. Hilda Ozoh, the incoming chairperson of Society of Women Accountants of Nigeria (SWAN) for her outstanding achievements. In a statement on TEXEM’s website signed by the Director, Special Projects, Caroline Lucas, it is stated that Ozor is an alumnus of TEXEM having attended its programme. The programme she attended was titled “Strategic Leadership for Success in an Unknown Tomorrow” which was held between May 15 and May 19 in the United Kingdom. “Mrs. Ozoh’s journey to this prestigious position has been nothing short of inspiring, a testament to her unwavering…
Opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun and the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) engaged in a war of words on Monday over the convening of a cabinet meeting. The APC argued that the inability of Gov. Ademola Adeleke to hold a state executive council meeting after 54 days of its inauguration was not good for democratic development the state. The PDP countered, however, that it took the immediate past Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of the APC almost a year to hold such meeting after the 2018 governorship election. Chairman of the APC in Osun, Mr Tajudeen Lawal, stated that the…
By Halimah Olamide Tributes have started pouring in for the father of the Accountancy profession in Nigeria, Akintola Williams, who died on Monday. Former Minister of Education, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, stated this on Monday shortly after news broke that Williams had passed on at the age of 104. Revealing she was a trainee at the Akintola Williams Deloitte firm, the former minister said the late Williams had a lot of impacts on the lives of many. “It’s goodbye at last. What a historically impactful life!” she wrote in a tweet obtained by this publication. She stated further, “Praise God for…
By Halimah Olamide The United Arabs Emirate on Monday lifted its ban on Nigeria over visa. This was part of the deals struck by President Bola Tinubu during his visit to the country on Monday. He had headed to the country straight from India where he had attended the G-20 summit. During the meeting with the President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Monday in Abu Dhabi, an agreement was reached to stop the visa ban placed on Nigerian travelers. As part of the agreement, both Etihad Airlines and Emirates Airlines are to immediately resume…
By Kamil Opeyemi Nigeria’s first indigenous chartered account, Chief Akintola Williams, has reportedly died on Monday. Williams, who recently marked his 104th birthday in Lagos was the founder of the Akintola Williams Deloitte Firms of Accountants. He is reputed to have played a critical role in the development of the country’s financial system. Though the NPO Reports could not directly confirm his death from a direct family member as at press time, a family friend of the Williams who did not want his name mentioned said the doyen of accountancy died at about 9am on Monday. Born in 1919, Williams…
By Halimah Olamide An organization LagosPedia has asked Gov Babajide Sanwo-Olu to immediate order the inclusion of Yoruba language among languages to be used for announcements by the newly commissioned Blue Line rail project. The organization said it was a major mistake on the part of LAMATA not to make Yoruba language the main language of communication which is then translated to other languages. In a statement released on its X handle on Monday, LagosPedia said, “Yoruba language missing in the Blue Line announcements at rail stations UNACCEPTABLE” While however commending Sanwo-Olu for the Blue Line initiative, the organization urge…
By Hallimah Olamide The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, says Nigeria requires N21 trillion to effectively bridge housing deficit, despite efforts across the three tiers governments. The vice president stated this on Sunday in Sokoto at the groundbreaking for the construction of a 500-unit housing estate by the State government. Shettima, who commended Gov. Ahmed Aliyu for his efforts to address the housing needs of his people, noted that the housing deficit in Nigeria remained a huge challenge. “Nigeria has a deficit of 28 million houses and we will need N21 trillion to meet our housing needs. This step taken by…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS) FCT, has said that the service resolved to crush impounded motorbikes and tricycles in the FCT because the operators violated traffic regulations. The Spokesman of the service, Mr Kalu Emetu made this known while addressing newsmen on the issue on Sunday in Abuja. He said that it had become imperative because the payment of fines or other lesser punishments were no longer yielding the desired result. Emetu said that the ban on the use of motorcycles popularly called ‘Okada’, even before the coming of tricycles from operating in the city…
By Omolade Durojaiye The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has approved the change of name for the country’s topflight football league. The decision to change the name was ratified at the 79th NFF Annual General Assembly (AGA) in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on Sunday. According communique released after the AGA, the NFF approved the change of name of the country’s topflight league from Nigeria Professional Football League ( NPFL) to the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPL) It said the approval to change the name was one amongst other decisions taken at the congress. It will be recalled that the NFF had…
By Kamil Opeyemi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted no fewer than 399 pieces of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) being transported to Kaduna by one Oluwagbenga Leke. The 33-year-old suspect was arrested on Sept. 7, along Mokwa-Jebba Road, the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. According to Babafemi, the suspect had claimed that the explosives were handed to him at a park in Ibadan to be delivered to someone in Kaduna. He added that the suspect and exhibits had since been transferred to the military authorities in…