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Fashola raises alarm ove fake facebook accounts set up in his name..

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The Minister of Power, Works and Housing and the immediate past Governor of Lagos State, Mr

Babatunde Fashola, SAN, at the weekend, disclaimed several Facebook accounts purportedly set up in

his name along with picture, urging members of the public to be wary of the antics of scammers.

Reiterating that his Facebook account remains facebook. com/babatundefashola and not any of the fake

accounts shown in table below, Fashola said it was unfortunate that despite repeated warnings and

disclaimers, certain unscrupulous elements still engage in the act of defrauding unsuspecting members

of the public through different social media platforms falsely linked to him.

Table : List of Fake Facebook Accounts are;

1. GovFasholaRaji San

https://web.facebook.com/govfashola.rajisan.7?ref=br_rs

2. BabatundeFashola

https://web.facebook.com/babatunde.fashola.79?ref=br_rs

3. GovBabatundeRajiFashola

https://web.facebook.com/govbabatunde.rajifashola?ref=br_rs

4. BabatundeRajiFashola

https://web.facebook.com/babatunde.fashola.1004?ref=br_rs

5. BabatundeRajiFashola

https://web.facebook.com/babatunderaji.fashola.3?ref=br_rs

6. BabatundeRajiFashola

https://web.facebook.com/babatunde.rajifashola.54?ref=br_rs

7. Babatunde F. Raji

https://web.facebook.com/babatundefasholaraj?ref=br_rs

8. Babatunde F. Raji

https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100007817386939&ref=br_rs

9. Gov Bola Gazal (Using the official picture of Mr.BabatundeFashola, SAN)

https://web.facebook.com/fashola.bolajigazal?ref=br_rs

10. Fashola Lee Kan Si (Using the official picture of Mr.BabatundeFashola, SAN)

https://web.facebook.com/fashola.leekansi?ref=br_rs

According to a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Communications, Mr Hakeem Bello, the call

became necessary for the umpteenth time, in view of the activities of scammers, who have been issuing

out series of Facebook comments and information in his name, with the intention of duping

unsuspecting members of the public.

The statement said the conmen have, through Facebook, been urging unsuspecting people to apply for

some government facilities or utilities meant to benefit the public, but to which some agencies of

government have been given the responsibility to manage. One of such fraudulent accounts also put

out a message purportedly from Mr. Fashola urging people to donate to a fake orphanage.

Noting that Facebook has been formally notified of the fake account for appropriate action, the

statement advised members of the public to always clarify with the relevant agencies of government at

all levels before engaging in any dealings with people purportedly working for them and also advised

people to report to the law enforcement agencies so that those involved in the nefarious acts can be

brought to justice.

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FCTA uncovers illegal oil refining warehouse in Abuja

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In continuation of the city cleaning exercise, Authorities of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) with operatives of security personnel have uncovered an illegal oil refining warehouse in Mabushi, opposite Mobile filling station on Ahmadu Bello way in Abuja.

 

The Director, Department of Development Control, FCTA, Mukhtar Galadima after the operation on Thursday, said the illegal refining site was discovered during the continuation of the city cleaning exercise.

 

According to him, about three to four plot of lands designated for commercial purposes have been converted to an area where oil and diesel are being adulterated and circulated to other parts of the city.

 

Galadima explained that the city sanitation task force will look into the provision of the law and make necessary recommendations to the FCT Administration for further actions on the plots used for the activity.

 

He said there was no arrest but the items used in carrying out the illegal refining have been impounded.

 

Galadima said, “During the continuation of our city sanitation exercise in Mabushi opposite Mobile filling station on Ahmadu way, we discovered an illegal refining site where oil and diesel are being adulterated, we have done the needful by moving the items to Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps.

 

“From what we have seen so far, about three or four pilot of lands designated for commercial purposes have been converted to unapproved activities, which we believe the owners are fully aware, there will be consequences.

 

“We are going to look at the provision of the law and make necessary recommendations to the FCT Administration”

 

He said the administration will continue to go tough on activities being carried out without government approval,  especially revocation of the titles.

 

Collaborating, Head, operations FCT Directorate of Road Traffic Service (DRTS), Deborah Osho said the city management team during the exercise also discovered that most of the areas in the Nation’s capital have been converted to illegal car mart and motor parks.

 

She disclosed that fifteen vehicles have so far been impounded since the operation commenced about two days.

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Central Bank To Freeze Accounts Without BVN, NIN From April 2024

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said on Friday that it will freeze accounts without a Bank Verification Number (BVN) or National Identification Number (NIN) from April 2024.

This is according to a Friday circular by the apex bank which said a BVN or NIN verification will be “conducted shortly”.

It also said all BVN or NIN attached to accounts/wallets must be electronically revalidated by January 31, 2024, according to the circular by the CBN Director of Payments System Management Department Chibuzo Efobi, and the Director of Financial Policy and Regulation Department Haruna Mustapha.

More details later….

 

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Adebayo Alli: Guinness Nigeria gets new Managing Director, Its first Nigerian CEO since 2015 …..

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Guinness Nigeria has announced the appointment of Mr Adebayo Alli as its new Managing Director, its first Nigerian MD since 2015.

The appointment comes after John Musunga, the now erstwhile MD of Guinness Nigeria moved to become Diageo Africa’s Managing Director for Southern, West, and Central Africa.

The announcement was given after the company’s board meeting held on Monday, November 27, 2023.

According to the corporate filing on NGX’s website signed by the Company Secretary, Abidemi Ademola, Adebayo Alli would resume his new role within the company on January 1, 2024.

Profile of Adebayo Alli …..

Adebayo Alli, a mechanical engineer by training, holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Ibadan and an MSc in Advanced Process Engineering from Loughborough University, UK.

He joined Diageo, owner of Guinness Nigeria in 2005 as a Packaging Operations Support Manager. Since then, he has gone on to work as project lead for a business transformation project in Meta Abo Brewery Limited, Ethiopia, another of Diageo Africa’s businesses. In 2014, he became a plant manager at the Meta Abo Brewery, and in 2015, Supply Chain Director.

Upon his return to Nigeria in 2017, he assumed the role of Operations Director at Guinness Nigeria before shifting his focus towards general management, venturing into multiple senior commercial sales positions within Guinness Nigeria PLC.

His trajectory saw a brief tenure between 2019 and 2020 as the Director for IPS, Reserve & Modern Trade. Subsequently, in 2020, Bayo ascended to the role of Commercial Director at Guinness Nigeria.

What you should know….

Guinness Nigeria’s last Nigerian MD was Seni Adetu who served between 2012 and 2015. Since him, John O’Kefee an Irish man became the MD, followed by Peter Ndegwa, a Kenyan, Baker Magunda, another Kenyan, then John Musunga, also another Kenyan.

Guinness Nigeria Plc is majorly owned by Diageo Plc with a 58% stake. In the past, Diageo’s only footprint in Nigeria was through Guinness Nigeria and the Managing Director of Guinness Nigeria also doubled as the head of the Diageo brand in the country.

However, after Diageo announced a discontinuation of its import deal with Guinness Nigeria, which meant Guinness Nigeria would no longer import Johnnie Walker and Baileys into Nigeria, it was also announced that Diageo was creating a new “wholly owned spirits-focused business” to manage the importation and distribution of those premium spirits brand in West and Central Africa. Presumably, John Musunga is resuming to head this new business.

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