Worried by the unending attacks on military personnel who are saddled with the responsibilities of providing security for Nigerians, the National Association of Online Security Reporters, NAOSRE, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to retool his security strategies for safer Nigeria.
Speaking at its monthly meeting in Lagos on Thursday, October 1, the association’s Acting President, Favour Benson said, “We congratulate Nigerians on the 60th Independence anniversary of our country. But much as we feel obligated to do so, it must be stated that the daily impact of terrorism and insecurity on economic development in Nigeria is worrisome. NAOSRE condemns the recent attack on Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State who was on a mission to move Internally Displaced People to their ancestral homes. We also condemn the endless attacks on our military personnel by insurgents. We therefore call on President Muhammadu Buhari to re evaluate his security strategies in a manner that will guarantee safety and security to citizens” Benson said.
The Acting President however reaffirmed NAOSRE’s commitment to providing medium for citizen’s enlightenment on co operation with security operatives including duties and obligation.
“NAOSRE as an association is alive to its responsibility in providing the needed media campaigns and supports for military operations in Nigeria. You can always count on us,” she promised.
Signed
Favour Benson {Mrs}
Acting President
NAOSRE
Yesterday, Nigerian music star Sodiq Abubakar Yusuf, popularly known by his stage name CDQ, took to his twitter handle to drag Seyi Tinubu the Chairman of Laotsad Promomedia over an incident that happened a day before when they met at a friend’s place, the musician addressed as David in the tweet.
The message was of a tone that portrays it as if CDQ was disrespected by the IT enthusiast over an incident that happens where the two were hanging out.
We can however reliably tell you all that happen at the said David’s house, according to our source who is also present at the scene the situation between the familiar two was normal man to man talk about substituting ones children education to designer wears.
Our source revealed that in the course of the discuss, Seyi was of the opinion that one’s children’s education supercedes everything else and that designers wears cannot be compared to educating your children and that the two are far apart, the source continues that in other to buttress his belief and his theory, Seyi took CDQ’s designer cap which incidentally is the only designer ware around, and he put it on the ground to explained that anybody can step on it without knowing it is a designer cap but that children’s education and wellbeing cannot and should not be trampled on.
The source who is close to both Seyi and CDQ, expressed surprise that CDQ decided to tweet such guys talk even when he did not raise any objection when they were together and the fact that he can easily and always call Seyi to tell him how he felt since they are that close but will rather choose to air his anger on twitter and not to his supposed friend leave much to answer.
Though the source claimed Seyi meant no harm but the way CDQ took the issue the whole thing is not too good owning to the fact that it is a talk amongst friends who have unlimited access to themselves. It was gathered that Seyi had on several occasions render one sort of help or the other to him.
Meanwhile, other present at the scene also express their disappointment over the way CDQ push something he can easily call Seyi to settle with him to the public domain stating that all he is doing now is to chase clout or trend because of the fact that he knows he can get publicity using Seyi’s father political position not minding the fact that he has enjoyed the success that comes with his association with the son.
Findings shows CDQ had enjoyed many privileges that comes with his friendship with Seyi as his shows has at one time or the other give his show prominence on his billboard for free, Seyi has also be said to have helped him with shows and many more in the past. He had always made himself available, only for him to now decided to take something that can be described as an in-house issue to the twitter.
Though CDQ has said he’s writing an article over Seyi, we can only wait to see what he’s going to write and how different it is going to be from what the people around when the incident happened said.
…Rewards Nigerians for “National Pledge” pidgin recitation
Heritage bank Plc, Nigeria’s Most Innovative Banking Service provider joins the nation to celebrate Nigeria’s 60th independence anniversary.
In a bid to commemorate the independence and inculcate patriotic spirit in the citizens on the importance to reflect on the past, what led them here and the bright future that awaits Nigerians, Heritage Bank has rolled out couple of activities in achieving this feat.
The bank slated an online competition for customers to make videos recitation of them presenting the “National Pledge” in Pidgin English and the four best videos will be rewarded with total cash prize of N1million. Also, staff of the bank was not left out in the celebration; they are expected to recite the pledge in all their different units and Experience Centres, doing it in front of the national flag, whilst they wear clothes with touch of green to office for certain period of time.
In a statement confirming the significance of reciting the National Pledge in Pidgin English and the need to reward loyalty to the country, the Divisional Head, Corporate Communications, Fela Ibidapo affirmed that as a bank that places much importance and value on our national heritage, “we want to remind Nigerians of their loyalty and commitment to the nation; thereby imbibe the patriotic spirit in citizens that despite the challenges, it has been 60years of dignity and pride as individuals, who together, make up this great country called Nigeria.”
According to him, reciting the National Pledge in pidgin language will help invoke in every individual their national pride of love, devotion and sense of attachment to our fathers’ land and alliance with every citizen who share same sentiment. This attachment could be combination of different feelings relating to the country in terms of socio-cultural, ethnic, political and historical interests.
He reiterated, “We are not just excited, but we are also reflecting on what our commitment as individuals has been to our great country Nigeria. Looking inwards at our journey over the last 60years, we believe as an institution that this is the best time to reflect on the National Pledge and what it means to us as a Nation.
To this end, Heritage Bank is championing the movement to keep our commitment as a nation by reciting the National Pledge.”
He further explained, “In a bid to achieve this, we require Nigerians, including customers and non-customers to make one-minute videos for cash rewards, whilst staff to make a one-minute video of their teams reciting the National Pledge in either English language or any of the Nigerian languages.”
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His Excellency, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Executive Governor, Lagos State; (Middle); Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, Chief Executive Officer, First Bank of Nigeria Limited (second right); Honorable Jude Emeka Idimogu, Chairman, House Committee on Wealth Creation, Lagos State House of Assembly (right); Mrs Yetunde Arobieke, Honourable Commissioner, Wealth Creation, Lagos State (second left) and Mrs Tatiana Monsalli-Nouri, member, Board of Trustees, Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) – represented Mrs Bola Adesola, Chairperson, Board of Trustees (BoT), LSETF (left) at the launch of the LSETF-FirstEdu Loan, to cushion the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on low-cost private schools, held today at the Banquet Hall, Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos State.
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced its partnership with Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) in a matching fund scheme. The scheme aims to cushion the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on low-cost private schools by ensuring lending at an attractive interest rate.
The programme will provide access to finance where participating schools can each be availed up to N5 million as well as capacity development, business and financial advisory. There will be monitoring and evaluation to ensure prompt loan repayment.
To enjoy this funding opportunity, applications will be submitted via the LSETF portal for screening while successful applicants will be passed on to FirstBank for the loan appraisal and disbursement process. The loan is meant for working capital and asset finance to enable schools resuscitate their practice, acquire needed materials, upgrade their facilities, as well as pay staff salaries in order to bounce back, especially after the lockdown.
This scheme promotes entrepreneurship in Lagos State which is in tandem with the vision of LSETF to create employment and entrepreneurship opportunities for Lagos residents. It has provisions for Micro Enterprises (ME) and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) across all the 57 LCDAs in the 20 LGAs in Lagos State.
Sanwo-Olu, the Executive Governor of Lagos State said the N5 billion Education Loan Programme was a precursor to many more human development sector-specific support programmes that would be unveiled by the LSETF on behalf of the State Government next month.
R – L: His Excellency, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Executive Governor, Lagos State and Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, Chief Executive Officer, First Bank of Nigeria Limited at the launch of the LSETF-FirstEdu Loan, to cushion the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on low-cost private schools, held today at the Banquet Hall, Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos State.
The Governor explained that the intervention was necessary, given the importance of education to building human capital. He said his administration took education as critical building 21st century economy and realising objectives set out in the T.H.E.M.E.S. agenda.
The beneficiaries, Sanwo-Olu said, will have access to single-digit loan facilities to fund the provision of the amenities and services needed to aid learning.
He said: “It is thus heart-warming to have First Bank of Nigeria electing to be our exemplary partner for this intervention. With their support, players in the education sector would be getting the financial support they need to boost learning at a single-digit interest rate.
“I also commend the Board of LSETF and the management for this significant accomplishment. They have helped the Lagos State Government build an institution that has engendered public trust and elevated the hope of small businesses and young people, irrespective of challenges faced.”
According to Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, Chief Executive Officer, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, “at FirstBank we recognise the indelible role played by the education sector in the growth of any economy and this underscores our partnership with Lagos State Government for continuous development of the education services in Lagos State and the nation as a whole. The commitment by the Lagos State Government – including this partnership – to enable schools is quite commendable as this will mitigate the challenges caused by the lockdown on the education sector following the COVID-19 pandemic.”
“With the single-digit funding targeted at about 2,000 low-cost private schools in the State, we are delighted at this opportunity to demonstrate our commitment to the development of education in Lagos State, thereby contributing our quota to further the mandate of the Lagos State Government – in partnership with LSETF – on economic growth, enhanced opportunities for employment and bridging societal gaps in education,” he concluded.
Commenting on the Eduloan programme, Mrs Bola Adesola, Chairperson, Board of Trustees, Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) stated that; “According to the NESG the Education Sector remains a growth area for job creation and a report on job creation by the NBS states that the Education Sector is one of the top 5 sectors that created over 59m jobs in 2017. This fact is buttressed by the data collected by LSETF in previous loan programmes. The objective of the LSETF-FirstEdu loan is to create employment, improve the quality of education for our youth by providing access to affordable finance to low-cost private schools and vocational training centres
“We are confident that this intervention fund, which is complemented by our free professional and institutional support structures, will ensure that the education ecosystem in Lagos State will witness an improvement in the overall learning outcomes for our children, while positively impacting on the Lagos local economy through wealth and job creation.,” she stated.
Only recently, FirstBank partnered with the Lagos State government, Robert & John, IBM and Curious Learning with a resolve to enable the education of 1 million Nigerian students through innovative eLearning solutions that will drive sustainable efforts towards improving education for all. As part of the partnership, the Bank donated 20,000 units of e-learning devices to the Lagos State government.
These partnerships reinforce FirstBank’s “You First” brand promise of putting not just its customers first but the economy of its host communities.
For some weeks now, one misguided and possessed woman named Maureen Badejo who is obviously looking for followers on social media for financial gains has been speaking about the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries UK, so much that she went ahead to attack the person of Dr D.K Olukoya, the wife, the son, some key people in the church and the entire organisation, with fabrications and unfounded stories cooked up by her and some conniving fired former MFM pastors of doom ,for whoever cares to pay her any mind.
This woman moves from ministry to ministry speaking ill about pastors and ministries, she was on RCCG for a while and when her emptiness faded, she decided to jump on MFM. Her show is for ridicule and unfounded gossip as she claims to be doing an exposition of crooked ministries but we all know that its for the money that comes from followership.
But why ridicule those who have no business with being ridiculed? Why connive with people to destroy ministries and peoples hard work with fallacies and terrible conspiracies, Mountain of fire and Miracle ministries is no ordinary ministry and what Maureen does not know is that she jumped into the fire of God. I have personally witnessed the power of God move through the humble and soft spoken man of God Dr DK Olukoya and I believe mountain of fire will be the last bus stop for this lady, for her and the dark forces behind her must surely be consumed by fire.
In her frustrated ranting and misguided arguments , her unfounded allegations against the man of God expands from fraud in the church, adultery, lies, adoption, fake marriage, fornication, purchased baby , conspiracy and so on . But first let’s look at Maureen Badejo the so called woman who is behind theses unfounded stories
This is a lady, no, a woman that wrecked her husband’s business, scammed and defrauded him before absconding to the UK. She registered a church as a limited company, instead of a charity organisation so that she can defraud people and take advantage of the UK government through charity aids. The name of the so called church is FREEDOM APOSTOLIC REVIVAL INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES LIMITED with company number 1111076. You can look it up , and If you want to know more about this woman of darkness, that is going to and fro like her father looking for whom to devour, visit the page of the You tuber victor king and watch the exclusive expose of a live testimony of Maureen Badejo husbands friend baring it all in a telephone conversation with victor King
As a journalist I believe that there are always two sides to a matter, and before stories are aired both sides must be properly investigated, but because Maureen and her cohorts knows that the Man of God D.k Olukoya will never respond to such unfounded pack of statements and gullible stories , she decided to fabricate stories, cook up lies with the aid of a set of rogue pastors that has been kicked out of MFM for misconduct and misappropriations, little did she know that these people she is working for are on a mission and obviously didn’t tell her the truth about the matters arising
She succeeded in whipping up sentiments and grabbing the fast listening gossip audience, but I say no to this madness and perjury hence I have decided to dig into the matter and correct her evil tantrums
You see Maureen is on a mission and if not called to order with the truth she will end up derailing so many young believers and faint hearted people that are already falling prey to her satanic gimmicks.
First of all, DK Dk Olukoya the General Overseer of the Mountain of Fire, is a fine man of integrity, humility, discipline, holiness, respect for mankind, above all a humanitarian, this is a man with over 30,000 people worldwide on some sort of pay role for upkeep of different levels, these people range from widows, rehabilitated prostitute, destitute, fatherless, homeless, jobless , and too numerous to mention. This q man of God gives scholarships, pays house rents for families , pays school fees for international studies, supports missions , researches , universities and so on , apart from the DR being a role model of faith, a father ,a preacher of Christ, he also goes about doing good, and now somebody like Maureen is trying to use his passion for humanity to stain his GOD GRACED personality .
Let me quickly tell you the many lies of MAUREEN BADEJO against the man of God, first, she stated in one of her YouTube live stream that the man of God has issues with his wife, this actually made me laugh because this is the biggest lie from the pit of hell, she said she hasn’t been in Nigeria for years, the wife comes home whenever she is free from school and other of her businesses and whenever she has a program to attend to here in Nigeria.
Another fabricated lie was that Olukoya’s wife was never pregnant, that Elijah was purchased, the craziest of these allegations at this point is that Mr and Mrs Olukoya are divorced, and that Mrs Olukoya has moved to Canada for the past two years. Hshaha, I laugh at your ignorance. I beg your pardon Maureen, you have completely crossed your boundaries, and since you don’t know, let me bring you up to speed with the truth.
From our findings we gathered that Dr Mrs Sade Olukoya hasn’t visited Canada since 2005, we also got to know that Elijah was born at the very popular hospital in London, the PORTLAND HOSPITAL in 2004 . You can look it up, the doctors that took the delivery of the handsome young man are still very much alive. It’s only a man that is cursed that will look at Elijah and not see a splitting image of Dr D.k Olukoya.
For her long absence from Nigeria that you claimed YOU DEFINITELY HAVE THE WRONG PERSON IN VIEW. Sorry to burst your bubbles ma, Dr Mrs Sade Olukoya was home during the inauguration of the Lagos state governor in May, she was home for the burial of the General Overseer’s mother sometime in August last year, she was at the cross over night service of 2019 to 2020 and the first PMCH of the year.
Maureen I can tell you all her visits for the past months and the ones to come but I don’t think you deserve such, you can look them up on YouTube, we await a proof of your allegation, the document of purchase of their baby and every evidence that you have that proves that Elijah is not the child of Mr and Mrs OLUKOYA. And a divorce document and proof of her Canadian residency and address.
MAUREEN in the quest to pull down dabbled into matters that rogue pastors have tried to use to get back at Dr Olukoya , after been excommunicated, placed under suspension or put to undergo strict disciplinary measures, and failed .I call it The tax evasion lie, this lie has never worked, Just as those rogue pastors were ignorant of the fact that his books are duely freighted into different part of the world where they are sold through due process, the so called Maureen foolishly fell for it and blabbed her way all through her social media stream that Olukoya has a case of Tax evasion in the US , A case that has been won and dusted by the man of God many years ago, you can look it up ,but we are also waiting for Maureen to provide the proof of her allegation.
Maureen Badejo said that the sum of 150,000 pounds was paid into the account of DR .D.K Olukoya by one pastor to cover up his fraudulent act in London, from our deep investigation we had the opportunity to talk to a few people who knew about the case and our findings just proved to us that Maureen is indeed a case of insanity or bad communication.
First of we realised that no pastor in the UNITED KINGDON HAS EVER PAID A PENNY into the General Overseer’s account , and the matter was not a case of fraud, it was a contract agreement that was breached by one of two parties over a property and the settlement money was to be paid into an MFM account but was diverted into the pastors account of which he used for things not directly stated by the ministry and this matter has been resolved years ago with disciplinary measures taken, of which the pastor has started paying back the money to the ministry in the UK , SO YOU CAN SEE THAT MAUREEN NEEDS DELIVERANCE.
The wife of the General Overseer is a pastor of the ministry and she is entitled to salary and benefits, but our finding has shown that she has never received a dime from the MFM UK church. Maureen in one of her taunting YouTube streams stated that the wife of DK Olukoya receives the sum of 35,000 pounds per annum from the church in the UK, and also stated that their son Elijah has 6 billion in heritage bank in Nigeria, we have done our research and found out that the young man Elijah has no account what so ever in that Bank. For the wife that receives salary of 35000 pounds we would like Maureen to state the name of the bank that these monies are being paid into, the branches paying the money, account number and if possible statements or any proof of these transactions, Maureen Badejo if you want to whip up sentiments, don’t use lies or unfounded accusations, you will end up reaping the consequences of your bad intentions, we are waiting for the evidence of your accusations.
Maureen Badejo also lied that Dr Olukoya as the General Overseer of MFM covered up the alleged sexual infidelity of one pastor Dupeola Ajayi, of which this is not true. The GO, upon receiving the allegation, immediately summoned the pastor to Lagos Nigeria and made him to face series of disciplinary measures which were not limited to immediate recall, immediate suspension from ministering, Deliverance at the Prayer City for two months, rehabilitation program under the supervision of one of the Assistants General Overseer, Pastor Ladejola. Dupeola Ajayi, decided to resign instead of submitting himself fully to all these disciplinary and rehabilitating measures.
In one of her streams, she claimed that an MFM pastor in Austria was involved in financial recklessness and was arrested. Whereas, the said allegation was duly investigated by the Police and the alleged pastor was given a certificate of clean bill and this happened years ago but she is making people think that these false allegations are recent happenings , but Maureen can you stop for a while and question the integrity of the person feeding you with these doctored matters
This hooligan of a woman lied that MFM Pastors falsify documents to stay in the UK and Olukoya knows about this , first of, there is no way the general overseer of a big church like MFM will know the immigration status of all his pastors, that’s impossible, but again this practice has several sermons and books in Olukoya collections, preaching against acts like this and this is one of the reasons you are trying so hard to dent and mar the image of the church, in other words scatter or pull down the ministry because from our investigations we have found out that the persons you are working for are the set of rogue pastors that were kicked out of MFM for most of these atrocities you are accusing Olukoya of ,you are wicked and your sins will not go unpunished
You spoke about charity money fraud without getting the facts and knowing the truth , the Charity case of the 1 million pounds gift aid was more of an external fraud committed against MFM, not a fraud committed by MFM OR DK OLUKOYA .Maureen Badejo is been fed with lies and rumours that will not only destroy her but put her in a very big trouble with God , you keep calling Olukoya name that he committed fraud with charity money, but ma, it was an act committed by one so called pastor with an external auditor and the case had since been resolved, with the pastor paying back the money amicably, mind you, these monies never got to the bank account of MFM before they were swindled out, so Maureen bridle that serpent tongue of yours that contains only venoms of destruction
You Maureen alleged that a sum of 4 Million Pounds was stolen from MFM and this were also known to Dr Olukoya who she claimed that is fully involved in the frauds. I will forgive you for this statement FOR this is total abysmal ignorance, let me correct you and kindly tell your feeders to always convey their information correctly. The 4 million pounds as recorded is the total gross asset of 2017, it was not liquidated cash , it was a calculation of properties, donations and more , please we would urge Maureen to tell us how the fraudulent act of the 4 million pounds was committed by Dr Olukoya or how the money was stolen by MFM pastors
You seem to be very much interested in peddling false allegation of women being touched in MFM, lets you forget MFM IS A DELIVERANCE MINISTRY and people come with different kind of spiritual problems buried in different part of their bodies, both male and female and anointing oil is an essential ornament of the work of prayer.
What you failed to understand is that, as a do it your self-ministry. You practically do the anointing of your body yourself and if it’s a place you can’t reach, same sex pastors are called in to do the applications , and these are cases spanning from rape victims, women with both sexual organs menstrual disorders, fruit of the womb ,ovarian cyst, women with long term pregnancies, strange male organs ,men with both organs , men with permanent erections , men with shrinking organs , and many more, the corridor sees all sort and the power of God is fully manifest beyond human understanding, I can stand to testify any day that Dr Olukoya will never touch any woman inappropriately, The man OF God even uses a bottle with a spray cap to dispense anointing oil when dong his work .
I urge that you desist from these evil act that you put up to tarnish characters and images of role models and peculiars beings, that you and your unborn generations can never become . All for mammon, repent Maureen for your judgement is nigh. Be warned, your fake paid callers and supporting rogue pastors will disappear when the fire begins to burn.
L-R: Managing Director/CEO, Cognitio Communications, Sam Osunsoko; former SA to Lagos State Governor on Revenue and Taxation, Bola Shodipo; One of the Winners Opeoluwa Ogundibo; Deputy Director/Coordinator, National Lottery Regulatory Commission, Priscilla Onuzulu; and Managing Director, Humber International, Andrew Humber-Osofisan, at the Grand launch and Cheque presentation of TYLGAMES in Lagos…yesterday
A Lagos based young entrepreneur, Emmanuel Umoga, has emerged the first N1million grand prize winner at the inaugural draw and cheque presentation ceremony of the lottery platform, TYLgames in Lagos.
The TYLgames grand launch and cheque presentation that took place at Calabar Hall in Surulere, Lagos at the weekend saw another 29 gamers being presented with their winning cheques ranging from N10, 000 to N500, 000.
TYLgames, a gaming (Lottery) platform is designed to positively touch gamers’ lives one game at a time. The focus is on gamers rather than on the gaming platform; placing in their hands the power to transform their lives with each game they play hence the acronym “TYL”.
TYL is an Instant Play, Instant Win, instant cash out game played on SMS, USSD, and Mobile Web platforms with the short code 33088. There are currently two games available to choose from, an instant numbers game tagged “SHOKI” and “SHAFFLE” which is a daily raffle game. With N100 game cost, a player can win up to N100,000 instantly and up to N1,000,000 in 24 hours by dialing or texting to 33088 or *33088# for USSD respectively.
According to the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Humber Group, owners of TYLgames, Mr. Andrew Humber-Osofisan, “TYLgames is an innovative luxury product that is designed to positively touch gamers’ lives in real time.”.
“You can change your life with N100”, Andrew Humber-Osofisan said. “Currently, there are two games available to choose from, SHOKI and SHAFFLE. SHOKI is an instant number game while SHAFFLE is a daily raffle game. Every time you dial *33088#, you win a SHAFFLE ticket that qualifies you for a draw that will be done every night, making you stand to win up to N1 million. Every successful play is charged N100.”
On transparency, he said, the regulatory authorities and Lagos State government are fully involved hence the platform desire to be credible and transparent
The Managing Partner of Cognitio Communications, Mr. Sam Osunsoko, referred to TYLgames as a vision of empowerment due to the fact that it came at a time when the economy has suffered at the hand of COVID 19 pandemic.
L-R: Managing Director/CEO, Cognitio Communications, Sam Osunsoko; former SA to Lagos State Governor on Revenue and Taxation, Bola Shodipo; Winner of N1million, Emmanuel Umoga; Deputy Director/Coordinator, National Lottery Regulatory Commission, Priscilla Onuzulu; and Managing Director, Humber International, Andrew Humber-Osofisan, at the Grand launch and Cheque presentation of TYLGAMES in Lagos…yesterday
“TYLgames gives you the opportunity to win different range of prizes that can help you cushion the effect of the current economic hardship” he said.
Mr. Bola Shodipo, Former Special Adviser to the Lagos State government on Revenue and Taxation, who encouraged and mandated the managers of TYLgames to make sure the platform is fair to the gamers, stated that state government is to ensure growing opportunities that can increase the GDP of the state. “TYLgames is an economic activity that can grow the GDP of Lagos State and by extension, the Federal government”, he said.
The Deputy Director/Coordinator National Lottery Regulatory Commission, Lagos Zonal Office, Mrs. Onuzulu Priscilla Nkiru, ascertained that TYLgames is approved and that Humber Group has been doing the right thing from day one. She encouraged gamers to shout out if there is any reneging on promises made.
An elated Umoga who narrated his experience said, “I saw the game online and I played. I played only once and my number was picked. It is very refreshing to know that game like this exist in Nigeria. I want to encourage Nigerians to play this game because it is valid,” he said.
Amongst the thirty winners who emerged during the inaugural draws Umoga, the grand prize winner of N1 million, Mr. Opeoluwa Ogundibo and Mr. Kehinde Sadik were present at the cheque presentation ceremony.
L-R: Managing Director/CEO, Cognitio Communications, Sam Osunsoko; former SA to Lagos State Governor on Revenue and Taxation, Bola Shodipo; One of the Winners Kehinde Sadik; Deputy Director/Coordinator, National Lottery Regulatory Commission, Priscilla Onuzulu; and Managing Director, Humber International, Andrew Humber-Osofisan, at the Grand launch and Cheque presentation of TYLGAMES in Lagos…yesterday
The management team of BrandEscort has announced BUA Group as its #9jaSuperBrandOfTheMonth for September.
BUA Group was nominated for donating an additional sum of N350million to CACOVID (the Central Bank of Nigeria-led private-sector coalition on Covid-19) in September, bringing to N1.35billion its total donation to CACOVID, in a bid to sustain the fight against Coronavirus in the country.
So far, BUA has committed over N7 billion in cash, donations, infrastructure, foodstuff and medical supplies to the fight against the virus, not minding the challenges faced by businesses globally, as a result of the pandemic.
The company in September also announced the donation of N100million to the Kebbi State Government to support victims of the recent flooding in the state.
Speaking on the donations, the Chairman of BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu, said BUA remains committed to its sustainable development obligations as a responsible corporate citizen and will keep supporting various social and humanitarian interventions wherever it can.
Rabiu also specifically commended the efforts of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele in coordinating the CACOVID intervention efforts in a transparent and accountable manner.
“I must also commend the efforts of Governor Godwin Emefiele who has brought his astute leadership to bear in the running of CACOVID with Aliko Dangote and other members of the CACOVID steering committee of which BUA is a pioneer member.”
“We intend to keep monitoring the situation in collaboration with other relevant stakeholders and are ready to contribute even more, where necessary”, Rabiu added.
#9jaSuperBrandOfTheMonth is a monthly award initiated by BrandEscort, aimed at inspiring innovation and creativity in brands to enhance the lives of the Nigerian consumers.
9mobile was nominated for nominated for the award in August for launching a campaign that promised to reward 90 lucky customers with N1 million daily.
Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria’s Most Innovative Banking Service provider has called on internal auditors of banks to adopt the various digital technologies to prevent fraud and annul the adverse impact of Covid-19 on the financial ecosystem.
Speaking at the just concluded 47th Quarterly Meeting of the Association of Chief Audit Executives of Banks in Nigeria (ACAEBIN), the MD/CEO of Heritage Bank, Ifie Sekibo disclosed that for improved banking operations and safer financial system for stakeholders, internal auditors must be dynamic and quick to adopt various digital measures.
Raising the alarming impact of fraudulent activities in the banking sector, Sekibo quoted PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PWC’s) Global Economic Crime and Fraud Survey 2020, revealing that that the total cost of cybercrimes is worth an eye-watering $42 billion, which was cash taken straight off companies’ bottom line, whilst 13% of those who had experienced fraud said they had lost $50 million-plus.
Sekibo, who spoke on the theme, “Elevating Internal Audit’s Role in the Face of Emerging Risks and Opportunities” organised virtually and hosted by the Heritage Bank, urged, “While it was sufficient for yesterday’s auditor to understand regular and routine banking practices such as credit, treasury, etc in his traditional assurance role, for him to be relevant in harnessing the opportunities in today’s business world, he must become versed in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, data analytics, fraud management, regulatory pronouncements, forensics etc and having equipped himself, present balanced, objective audit reports to Executive Management while striking the right balance between the assurance and consulting responsibilities.”
In her keynote address, titled, “Elevating Internal Audit Role In The Face Of Emerging Risks and Opportunities,” Ibukun Beecroft, Partner Risk Advisory at Deloitte, noted that the banking industry in Nigeria today has adopted various digital measures to keep the business running and delivering services to the customers but there was need for Internal Audit (IA) positioned to provide the required assurance and consulting services in the face of the changes and attendant risk, particularly increased cyber-risks.
Quoting 2018 Financial Stability Report by the Central Bank of Nigeria, she stated that Banks recorded 25,029 confirmed cases of fraud and this resulted in a loss of N2.21 billion. More than 90% of fraud cases in 2018 were perpetrated via technologically driven channels.
“As Internal Auditors, the knowledge of technology would enable us identify gaps in our core banking applications and other applications and provide relevant recommendations to eliminating loopholes that may serve as an avenue for potential fraud.
She, however, advised auditors on the need to focus on advanced technologies and risk management operations as reflected around the Three Lines of Defense (3LOD) churned out by the Institute of Internal Auditors, which create opportunities for IA and its future role.
Beecroft warned that the ever-changing landscape and evolving risks in the banking industry could render the current internal audit plan obsolete.
According to her, internal auditors should reprioritise the audit plan as soon as possible to provide assurance over the most consequential risks while being cognisant of the impact on operations.
“To take advantage of these changes and disruptions, auditors need to rethink their role by adapting to and embracing change, enabling the IA function to become more agile, nimble, and forward-looking, thus driving change through the 3LOD,” Beecroft stated.
Yetunde Oladeji, Director Internal Audit Services at PricewaterhouseCoopers Limited (PWC), who spoke on the theme, “Elevating IA’s role to meet today’s emerging risks,” advised that the banking sector should be dynamic, prioritse digitization and flexibible workforce strategies as these would determine its ability to adapt to rapidly changing circumstances to survive and thrive.
L-R: Business Development Officer, PreDiagnosis International PDI, Mr. Abraham Kalu, Financial Manager PDI, Mr. Olaoye Samson, Project Officer for PDI, Dr. Folarin Olasogba; Executive Director Medicard Nigeria, Mr. Ezekiel Ezeagwu, and Medicard Nigeria Administrative Officers, Miss Ameh Blessing, Mr. Fagbemi Sodiq during a partnership agreement meeting at the PDI’s office in Lagos.
PreDiagnosis International, Nigeria’s leading grassroots telehealth service provider, has announced a partnership agreement with lifestyle-cum- Health Management Organisation, Medicard Nigeria, to further drive the spread of adoption of its innovative telehealth platform among the poor and vulnerable in the country.
Medicard Health Management is a Global Lifestyle HMO Company with a presence in Philippines, Canada, and Nigeria.
Speaking during the agreement signing ceremony at the PDI Office in Lagos, Project Officer for PreDiagnosis Telehealth Consult, Dr. Folarin Olasogba, described the partnership as another demonstration of PDI’s commitment to the goal of ensuring at least 20 million Nigerians have access to viable healthcare delivery through its telehealth platform on or before the year 2030. This, according to him, is in line with the PDI Reach, Rescue and Fortify (RRF) Mission of delivering affordable healthcare to at least 2 million Nigerians on an annual basis.
He further noted that PDI, by the partnership, was commencing another phase of its hybrid service offering through which it would be able to offer cheap extended medical package to a large pool of Nigerians whether or not they are covered by HMOs.
On his part, Executive Director of Medicard Nigeria, Ezekiel Ezeagwu, said the partnership with PDI would go a long way in aiding Medicard’sintention of helping to deliver affordable healthcare to every household in Nigeria.
According to him, “With the Medicard Lifestyle Card, subscribers can do a whole lot of things to enjoy a robust lifestyle, and as part of our plans to improve the quality of medical offerings of Medicard Nigeria to our subscribers, we have been working on including the integration of telemedicine in our card services and we believe this long term mutually beneficial partnership with PDI is a right move in this direction”
“With an innovative partner like PDI joining force with Medicard Health Management, we are now able to provide healthcare opportunity for our subscribers to enjoy from the comfort of their homes or wherever they are, without having to face the stress of physically visiting the hospital. Secondly, as partners in progress, we can jointly create huge advocacy for the entrenchment of telehealth medicine all over the country because, as at today, most Nigerians who really need telehealth are yet to embrace it”, he further stated.
