President Muhammadu Buhari warmly felicitates with legal luminary, educationist and philanthropist, Chief Afe Babalola, on his 92nd birthday, October 30, 2021.
President Buhari joins family members, friends and all well-wishers, particularly the Nigerian Bar Association, in celebrating the milestone with the lawyer, who rather defied so many odds to redefine and reposition himself for a successful life, and bring many into the limelight.
The President notes the support of the philanthropist in building basic infrastructure to assist citizens, extending charity to the poor and needy, and mentoring many, especially in his profession, to reach the pinnacle of their careers.
The President prays for God’s grace of longer life, good health and strength for the renowned lawyer as he continues his service to humanity.
Femi Adesina
Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity)
October 30, 2021
Federal Ministry of Works and Housing
Press Statement
FG REPOSITIONS THE MANAGEMENT OF FHA FOR EFFECTIVE SERVICE DELIVERY
…Now has 5 Departments, 2 Executive Directors reassigned as 3 new others come on board
President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR has approved the reorganization of the management of Federal Housing Authority (FHA) for effective service delivery.
The objective of the new structure of the Authority is to enhance the implementation of the maintenance of FHA Estates across the country which will generate new businesses and jobs in the construction industry in pursuance of the Federal Public Assets Maintenance Policy approved by the Federal Executive Council.
The new structure of the Authority has the following Departments:
(a) Estates Services
(b) Housing Finance and Accounts
(c) Management Services
(d) Project Implementation
(e) Research and Innovation Development
According to the Presidential approval, the two officers reassigned are the former Executive Director, Business Development, Hon. Abdulmumin Jibril who will now move to the Research and Innovation Development Department, and the former Executive Director, Housing Finance and Corporate Services, Mr. Ekpenyong Maurice who has been moved to the Management Services Department.
The newly appointed Executive Directors include Babakobi Mohammed Hauwa, Estate Services; Adamu Kure, Housing Finance and Accounts; and Chinonso Sam-Omoke ,Project Implementation.
The expansion of the Management of the Authority will bring a lot of advantages which include attraction of new investments in the construction of new estates across the country and generation of new jobs and businesses, in line with Mr. President’s promise of taking One Hundred Million Nigerians out of poverty.
Boade Akinola
Director (Press and Public Relations)
27th October 2021
Osinbajo turns the first sod of the Yoruba World Centre at University of Ibadan
The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, will on 23 November 2021 turn the first sod of the Yoruba World Centre inside the University of Ibadan. He will be joined by the Ooni and eminent Yoruba leaders, under the chairmanship of the Alaafin.
The three-in-one occasion as being put together by the International Centre for Yoruba Arts And Culture (INCEYAC), the Institute of African Studies and the Yoruba Language Centre of the University will feature the opening of the Centre’s temporary base, the presentation of a full documentary on the Yoruba world Centre and the laying of the first foundation at the permanent site by the Vice President.
The Yoruba World Centre when completed will have a big library, an archive, a museum, a recreation, reconstruction and digitising centre, a broadcasting and film village and an artificial forest (Zoo).
The purpose of this according to Mr Alao Adedayo, a member of the Board of Trustees of INCEYAC and Publisher of Alaroye Newspaper, is to make the centre to serve as a one-stop shop, offering old, new, recreated and reconstructed materials for researchers, lecturers, students, authors, journalists, historians and members of the public interested in Yoruba history, arts and culture as a tool for nation building, national cohesiveness and mutual understanding.
Explaining further, Alao Adedayo, has this to say: “Being the largest user of Yoruba language (in print) in the world today, and because of our daily interactions with the language, arts, culture and history of the people, through our newspaper – ALAROYE, we can confirm that there is no one institution in the entire world where researchers, or anyone at all, can stay to conduct and complete works on the history, arts and culture of the Yoruba people.
“And we believe there should be one to help us in nation building. Thus, it is a great development that INCEYAC and the University of Ibadan are in this together.” Adedayo concluded.