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DG, Nigerian Technical Aid Corps, Recommits To Greater Service To Humanity As He Bags ICEN’s Doctorate

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1 year ago

December 10, 2023

…..Dedicates Certificate to President Tinubu

Joel Ajayi

The Director-General of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTARt. Hon. (Dr.) Yusuf Buba Yakub has pledged to continue to offer his best efforts to improve the lot of humanity everywhere he finds himself.

Director-General, who restated the above in Abuja, on Saturday, when he received a Professional Fellowship Doctorate award from the Institute of the Chartered Economists of Nigeria (ICEN), dedicated the highly prized certificate to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for what he termed “the leadership he has demonstrated in less than one year since assuming the Office of President in the country.”

While also thanking the President of ICEN and members of the Governing Council of the Institute for finding him worthy of the award, Buba re-iterated his conviction that despite how things may seem to be at the moment, Nigeria in the hands of the Tinubu Administration was bound to be a better place.

“For people like us, we can see the signs everywhere… the economic indices are all there already; things will surely get better. Just as His Excellency, Mr President said the other day, it’s like a woman getting through the pangs of labour. The pains of today are just the little short-term pangs we have to bear to birth a new Nigeria,” the former federal lawmaker, who was accompanied to the event by some Directors of the Corps, including Amb. Mohammed Mohammed and Lawal Ishiaka Adekola, among other staff, insisted.

Earlier, the Director-General of the Institute, Prof. Christopher O. Balogun, called on awardees of the Institute to prepare to arm themselves with statistics and other economic analysis tools. He said all these were important to address facts at all times. He also challenged them to avoid undue criticism of the government, but instead, to state facts as they always appear.

Speaking further, Prof.Balogun also enjoined awardees, inductees, and prospective Fellows of ICEN to be wary of corruption in all its known forms, especially, in public offices. He said the Institute was in close working partnership and collaboration with the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as well as other such bodies and must, therefore, request that its members flee all vestiges of the social cankerworm bedeviling the Nigerian society. He tasked participants in the conference to go and put to practice all that they had learned from the day’s event for the benefit of the nation.

Among those who received the Institute’s Doctorate were Mr Ajayi Kehinde Daniel, Dr. Wulangs B. Yoshi, and Mr Oyedeji Adeyemi. Several other professionals also received the Fellowship of the Institute, while many more were inducted as members of the Institute following their participation in the program during which four distinct papers were presented by scholars on various aspects of leadership and economic governance.

The Institute of Chartered Economists of Nigeria (ICEN), formerly known as the Economic Society of Nigeria, was chartered in 2019 by an Act of Nigeria’s Parliament.

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Health

Ultimate Health HMO appoints 2 directors

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19 hours ago

March 19, 2025

The Gleamer

Ultimate Health Services (UHS), a Health Maintenance Organisation (HMO), has announced the appointment of Tosin Adefeko and Bolajoko Abiola-Odunowo as directors to its board to strengthen capacity and functionality.

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of UHS, Mr Lekan Ewenla, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.

Ewenla said that the appointments, made by the HMO’s Board of Directors and shareholders, were in line with global corporate governance and best practices.

He said that it was also a reflection of the organisation’s ongoing commitment to enhancing diversity and empowering women in leadership positions within the organised private sector.

“The appointments of Adefeko and Abiola-Odunowo are in-line with the organisation’s commitment to promoting gender inclusivity.

“It is also in accordance with the global agenda for gender inclusiveness in the corporate world and political appointments,” he said.

Ewenla added that the appointments were intentionally done to enhance the organisation’s growth focusing on private and informal sectors, various groups and associations in the country.

He said that enrolment into the health insurance programme is now mandatory for all Nigerians and legal residents.

Ewenla described Adefeko as a corporate executive and entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience.

“She has successfully led businesses and delivered impressive results in the financial services, print and broadcast media, marketing and communication industries.

“Adefeko is passionate about gender inclusion, equity, and female empowerment.

“She is an active member of Women in Managing Business; has served in several committees and chaired the communications committee for the annual conferences for three years,” he said.

The managing director equally described Abiola-Odunowo as a distinguished business executive with a multi-faceted career spanning over three decades in finance, law, and logistics.

He said that she would bring a unique combination of financial and legal expertise, and strategic business development into the board of Ultimate Health HMO.

“Abiola-Odunowo has vast experience in treasury management and financial analysis, with a strong understanding of financial operations and risk management.

“She has expertise in oil and gas, real estate, and environmental law, with a special focus on regulatory compliance and legal frameworks within complex industries,” Ewenla added.

NAN

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