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Babs Ogunade Appointed Chairman Ogun State Basketball Association

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3 years ago

August 29, 2022

By Akeem Busari

Babs Ogunade the former Chairman of Lagos State Basketball Association has been appointed as Chairman of Ogun State Basketball Association. This announcement was made by Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State during his reorganisation and inauguration of the various sports associations in the state.

Ogunade, a highly experienced sports technocrat is currently the Vice-President of Nigeria Basketball Federation, had until recently served as chairman of Lagos State Basketball Association for 21 years.

The new Ogun State basketball boss is a well-decorated former basketball player who was a member of the junior championship-winning team of Lagos in 1977, he is a University of Lagos (UNILAG) Hall of Fame (2005), Africa Basketball Hall of Fame (2012), and was captain of the NUGA team to the World Universities Game held in Romania in 1981.

On his new appointment, Ogunade said, “this is a call to service. Having served as chairman in Lagos for 21 years, anywhere I’m called, once it’s for basketball, it’s always a call to service. And it tells you that your contributions are not unnoticed.”

Meanwhile, encomiums have been pouring in for the reverred sports administrator on his new portfolio. In its message, Friends of Nigeria Sports (FSN), described Ogunade, as a very experienced administrator and a passionate basketball person who is going to change the narratives of the game in Ogun State, for the better.

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FG To Seize Mortgaged Property of Defualting Retiring Public Servants

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2 days ago

April 23, 2025

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

Federal Government Staff Housing Loans Board will henceforth seize mortgaged properties of retiring federal public servants who failed to fully repay the housing loans advanced to them by the board.

In a statement issued by the Staff Housing Loans Board Head, Information & PRU Obiechina Ngozi on Wednesday in Abuja reveals that this is in accordance with the Public Service Rules 021002 (p) as issued by the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation.

The OHCSF sent out the memo as a reminder for the federal public servants who are about to retire to adhere strictly to the provisions of the Public Service Rules.

The memo reads; “I am directed to bring to your attention the provision of Public Service Rule (PSR) 021002 (p), which mandates all public servants to obtain a Certificate of Non-indebtedness to the Federal Government Staff Housing Loans Board (FGSHLB) and any MDA Staff Multipurpose Cooperative Society, as issued by the OHCSF, as a prerequisite for retirement.”

“Further to the above, it should be noted that in the event of exiting the service prior to full repayment of the housing loan advanced by the FGSHLB, the Board shall exercise its legal right to seize the mortgaged property.”

Speaking on the above, Salamatu Ladi Ahmed, Executive Secretary, FGSHLB, reiterated that the warning is also for retired officers who defaulted.
She stated that the management of the Board, on its part, is compiling the list of all retired federal public servants who are still owing the housing loans they obtained while in service, to be sent to relevant regulatory agencies to recover the debts from them.

FGSHLB is committed to ensuring that all public servants comply with this rule and obtain the necessary Certificate of Non-indebtedness before retirement, and urge all those affected to take immediate action and settle any outstanding debts or liabilities with the Board.

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