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BREAKING: Aig-Imoukhuede Returns As Access Holdings Chairman After 10 Years

<p>Pioneer Access Bank MD Aig-Imoukhuede has been invited to guide the group into a new era following Wigwe's death. </p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.arise.tv/breaking-aig-imoukhuede-returns-as-access-holdings-chairman-after-10-years/">BREAKING: Aig-Imoukhuede Returns As Access Holdings Chairman After 10 Years</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.arise.tv">Arise News</a>.</p>

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Major Highlights of FEC Meeting Presided By Tinubu

<p><img width="1000" height="600" src="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Tinubu-FEC-Meeting-1000x600.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Tinubu Orders Accelerated Payment Of Workers' Welfare Packages Nationwide" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Tinubu-FEC-Meeting-1000x600.jpg 1000w, https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Tinubu-FEC-Meeting-590x354.jpg 590w, https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Tinubu-FEC-Meeting-400x240.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></p> <h2>President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, presided over the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting.</h2> <p><strong>Naija News</strong> reports that the meeting was held inside the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja.</p> <p>The FEC meeting was attended by Vice President Kashim Shettima, Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, the Head of Service (HoS), Yemi Esan, ministers and heads of agencies.</p> <p>Below are the highlights of the meeting.</p> <p>1. The President says his government will continue to support the security agencies to free the pupils, students and other Nigerians abducted by bandits. Tinubu said his government will not pay any ransom to the bandits</p> <p>2. Council approved the award of a contract for the engagement of Messrs R2U Architects as consultants for the building of NDLEA barracks in Enugu, Kano and Jigawa state.</p> <p>3. Council approved Group Life Insurance for police personnel, property insurance for police buildings and barracks, and aviation and marine insurance at a cost of N20.1 Billion. The insurance will be provided by Messrs Total Security Insurance Brokers and Messrs Golan Heights Insurance Brokers, leading a consortium of close to 100 brokers, with Leadway Assurance and Anchor Insurance as lead underwriters.</p> <p>4. Council approved the augmentation of contract for the dualisation of Obajana-Benin Road in the sum of N897.6 Billion. Contracts for the four sections of the road were first awarded in 2012 to Messrs Mothercat Nigeria Limited, Messrs CGC Nigeria, Messrs Dantata Sawoe Construction and Messrs RCC Nigeria Limited at a cost of N122 billion.</p> <p>5. Council approved construction of Isheri North- Ogun state road at a cost of N2.2 billion. Road will decongest Lagos-Shagamu Expressway.</p> <p>6. Also approved by the council was the contract for the rehabilitation of Ebute Ero Outer Marina Shoreline in Lagos at N114.1 Billion. The completion time will be 30 months.</p> <p>7. The council was briefed by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Minister of Communications and Minister of Trade and Industry on the remarkable strides being achieved by the ministries and the country.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/03/13/major-highlights-of-fec-meeting-presided-by-tinubu/">Major Highlights of FEC Meeting Presided By Tinubu</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.naijanews.com">Naija News</a>.</p>

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Just In: 51 Southern Senators Elect Forum Chairman, Executives

<p><img width="700" height="400" src="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Senate-meeting.png" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="BREAKING: Senate, Wike, FCT Police Commissioner In Closed-door Meeting Over Insecurity" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Senate-meeting.png 700w, https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Senate-meeting-300x171.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /></p> <h2>The 51 Senators from the 17 southern states on Wednesday elected Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru (APC – Lagos East) as the new chairman of the forum alongside four other executive members.</h2> <p><strong>Naija News</strong> understands that Abiru takes over as chairman from Senate leader <strong><a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/03/13/senators-got-n500-million-for-constituency-projects-bamidele-admits/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Opeyemi Bamidele</a></strong> (APC – Ekiti Central).</p> <p>The Vice Chairman of the Forum is Senator Victor Umeh (LP – Anambra Central); the Secretary is Mpigi Barinada (PDP – Rivers South East); the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the forum is Asuquo Ekpenyong (APC – Cross River South); while Kenneth Eze (APC – Ebonyi Central) emerged as the treasurer of the forum.</p> <p>The election was held by the 51 senators in the Conference Room of the Senate leader.</p> <p>Briefing journalists during the meeting, Senator Bamidele, who served as chairman of the forum during the 9th Senate, said his current position as leader of the 10th Senate prevented him from providing the required leadership, necessitating a change of leadership.</p> <p>He said: “<em>What is happening here today is not new as both the Southern and Northern Senators’ fora existed even before this 10th Senate.</em></p> <p><em>“At this meeting of the Southern Senators, new executive members will be announced to steer the affairs of the forum."</em></p> <p>He disclosed that Abiru, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance, and Other Financial Institutions, emerged as the chairman of the Southern Senators’ Forum.</p> <p>After he emerged as chairman, Abiru expressed a desire to partner with the Northern Senators forum to move the country forward.</p> <p>Abiru said: “<em>The Southern Senators’ Forum is to champion the cause of Nigeria and Nigerians. We have our Northern brothers with the Northern Senators’ Forum. We will work together with the Northern Senators’ Forum to move the country forward.”</em></p> <p>"<em>The last leadership has transferred power to us. We’ve been running the forum as if we don’t exist. The present leader of the Senate was the leader of the Southern Senators’ Forum. He was too engaged on other issues, but we now have new leadership, which is headed by me</em>," he added.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/03/13/just-in-51-southern-senators-elect-forum-chairman-executives/">Just In: 51 Southern Senators Elect Forum Chairman, Executives</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.naijanews.com">Naija News</a>.</p>

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