President Buhari decorating Benue Born Lance Corporal Kenneth Kulugh with the Purple Heart meda

President , Muhammadu Buhari Visited the IDPS Camp  In Yola Adamawa state Nigeria  and he did something Great , President Buhari visited soldiers in the state who are fighting Boko Haram. During his visit, Buhari honoured three soldiers who sustained serious injuries in the ongoing operations against the terrorists with the Purple Heart medal for gallantry. Buhari said that the honour to the three wounded soldiers was in appreciation of their heroic contributions to the ongoing effort by the Nigerian Armed Forces to end the Boko Haram insurgency.“These very deserved medals are in recognition of your sacrifices. I hope it will inspire you to give moreto the nation and I urge you to maintain your determination to bring peace to our fatherland. With what I have seen today, I believe that the Boko Haram are very close to defeat and I urge you to quickly clear the remnants of these criminals from wherever they may still be hiding. I also urge you to remain vigilant, alert and focused to prevent Boko Haram from sneaking into our communities to attack soft targets,’’ he said.Those decorated with the Purple Heart medal were; Lance Corporal Kenneth Kulugh who was wounded in a battle with Boko Haram at Magar Bridge, near Madagali. Others are Private Anthony Sunday who was wounded in a battle with Boko Haram at Gubla in Adamawa State and Private Danga Umar who sustained multiple gunshot injuriesto both thighs at Magar Bridge, near Madagali.

List Of new Ministers And Their Portfolios

President Muhammadu Buhari has finally announced the long-awaited portfolios of ministers, who were sworn in on Wednesday 11-11-2015, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.President Buhari named himself Minister of Petroleum, while Ibe Kachikwu (Delta State) was named Minister of State (Petroleum).
Below is the  list and Portfolios:
1. Chris Ngige – (Anambra) Minister of Labour & Employment
2. Kayode Fayemi- (Ekiti) Minister of Solid Minerals
3. Rotimi Amaechi – (Rivers) Minister of Transportation
4. Babatunde Fashola -(Lagos) Minister of Power, Works and Housing
5. Abdulrahman Dambazau- (Kano)Minister of Interior
6. Aisha Alhassan – (Taraba) Minister of Women Affairs
7. Ogbonaya Onu- (Ebonyi) Minister of Science and Technology
8. Kemi Adeosun – (Ogun) Minister of Finance
9. Abubakar Malami – (Kebbi) Minister of Justice
10. Sen Hadi Sirika – (Katsina) Minister of State, Aviation
11. Barr. Adebayo Shittu – (Oyo) Minister of Communication
12. Suleiman Adamu – (Jigawa) Minister of Water Resources
13. Solomon Dalong – (Plateau) Minister for Youth and Sports
14. Ibe Kachikwu – (Delta) Minister of State, Petroleum
15. Osagie Ehanire – (Edo) Ministerof State, Health
16. Audu Ogbeh – (Benue) Minister of Agriculture
17. Udo Udo Udoma – (Akwa Ibom)Minister of Budget & National Planning
18. Lai Mohammed – (Kwara) Minister of Information
19. Amina Mohammed – (Gombe) Minister of Environment
20. Ibrahim Usman Jibril – (Nasarawa)
21. Hajia Khadija Bukar Ibrahim- (Yobe) Minister of State, Foreign Affairs
22. Cladius Omoleye Daramola (Ondo) Minister of State, Niger Delta
23. Prof Anthony Onwuka (Imo) Minister of State, Education
24. Geoffrey Onyema (Enugu) Minister of Foreign Affairs
25. Dan Ali (Zamfara) Minister of Defence
26. Barr James Ocholi (Kogi) Minister of State, Labour & Employment
27. Zainab Ahmed (Kaduna) Minister of State Budget and National Planning
28. Okechukwu Enelamah (Abia) Trade, Investment & Industry
29. Muhammadu Bello (Adamawa) Minister of Federal Capital Territory
30. Mustapha Baba Shehuri (Bornu)
31. Aisha Abubakar (Sokoto) Minister of State, Trade & Investment
32. Heineken Lokpobiri (Bayelsa) Minister of State, Agriculture
33. Adamu Adamu (Bauchi) Minister of Education
34. Isaac Adewole (Osun) Minister of Health
35. Abubakar Bawa Bwari (Niger) Minister of State, Solid Minerals
36. Pastor Usani Uguru (Cross River) Minister of Niger Delta

Source:http://www.vanguardngr.com

How To Link Your BVN To Your Bank Account Without Going To The Bank

Here are some useful tips for those who have multiple bank  accounts, and have done their BVN, to link ur accounts with your BVN,

Access Bank:
Simply text BVN, leave a space your account number and BVN number to 20121 for example BVN 0123456789 20123456975 to 20121.Alternatively you can link your BVN on their website
Diamond Bank:
If you already have a BVN, please update your details via any of the following means:Send your BVN details via email to enquiries@diamondbank.comor SMS to 30811Call our 24hour contact center on 07003000000
Ecobank:
Dial *326*9# on your phone and follow the prompts.
Fidelity Bank:
Send your account details, BVN, Mobile number, date/bank of enrolment and date of birth via
mailtotrue.serve@fidelitybank.ng or call 080034335489 for update.Or login to the internet banking portal and click on the “no BVN” link.
First Bank:
Text BVN#account number#BVNCode to 08076664444e.g BVN#2022****78#22147733260
FCMB:
Send your BVN to customerservice@fcmb.com
GTBank:
For GTBank, you can either do this via ATM or the BVN linker as described here.
Skye Bank:
Email your BVN details to yescenter@skyebankng.com
Stanbic IBTC:
Text “BVN’’ then your BVN Number (e.g. BVN 12345678901) to 30909 by SMS or visit bvn.stanbicibtcbank.comStandard Chartered:Send Name, Account Number, Local Government Area (LGA), Sate of Origin and BVN, via any of the following options:24-Hour Contact Center: call +234 1 270 4611-4Online Banking: logon to your Online Banking and send a mail by clicking on the “Contact us” buttonEmail: send an mail to Callcentre.Nigeria@sc.com
Sterling Bank:
Send your BVN and account details to customercare@sterlingbankng.com
.UBA:Dial *919*6# on the mobile numberlinked to your account and follow the prompts or or use UBA’s BVN linkage tool.
Zenith Bank:Update your BVN via your iBank profile or call ZenithDirect on+23412787000,2927000,4647000 ormail zenithdirect@zenithbank.com

Check Out How You can Link Your BVN To Your Gtbank Acct Via Atms

This is for those who have already registered for BVN in another bank. Here's how to link your BVN to your GTBank Account via any of our ATMs nationwide. Follow this 7-Step Process accordingly:
1. Insert your GTBank card in the ATM and input your 4-digit pin.
2. Select the “BVN Linking” option
3. Enter your 11-digit BVN and select “Proceed”
4. The ATM will display the 11-digitnumber, and request you to validate
5. Once the number is validated as correct, select “Proceed”
6. Insert your PIN to validate, and submit
7. Your BVN is automatically linkedto your GTBank account. Then you are good to go!

Corps Member Dies At Enugu Orientation Camp

female Youth Corps member in the early hours of Today, Wednesday, 4th November, died in her sleep at the Enugu orientation camp.Cause of her death still has not been ascertained, but activities in the camp have been suspended till further notice.The deceased who lost her mum, reported late for camp owing to her staying back for the burial, which was conducted last week. On reaching the orientation camp, she was initially rejected over late coming but was later considered and registered for the service year.Some drugs are said to have been found in her bag.

Medical Students To Spend 7 Years In Nigerian Universities

THE National Universities Commission (NUC) has developed new Benchmark Minimum Academic Standards for training of doctors in universities with medical programme now extended to seven years duration. Executive Secretary of NUC, Professor Julius Okojie, presented the reviewed curriculum to the stakeholders at a three-day capacity development programme for staff of medical schools in Nigerian universities.He said the new benchmark minimum academic standard was competency-based and would substantially address most of the challenges faced the institutions in the training of doctors in the country. Okojie noted that those that people trust their lives must be adequately trained and competent to discharge their responsibilities efficiently.He said the workshop was to enable the stakeholders brainstorm as well as fine- tune the draft document. The curriculum review was necessitated by the fact that the frontier of knowledge in all academic disciplines had been advancing with new information generated as a result of research. Other compelling reasons included the need to update the standard and relevance of university education in the country as well as to integrate entrepreneurial studies as essential new platforms that would guarantee all graduates from Nigerian universities the knowledge of appropriate skills, competences and dispositions that would make them globally competitive and capable of contributing meaningfully to Nigeria’s socio-economic development.Okojie said: "We must built some good quality hospitals and make facilities available for the students who are coming out with competences and skills to work. No doctor would want to work without equipment. "We are trying to look at it from holistic view. Good learning and teachingenvironment; good medical centres and the management of resources itself," he said.
Source: http://tribuneonlineng.com

Customs names 6 DCGs, 8 ACGs in Acting Capacity

The Comptroller-General of Customs, Col.
Hameed Ali (Rtd) has approved the
appointment of six acting Deputy
Comptrollers-General of Customs in the
ongoing re-organisation in the Service.
The six officers, who were of the rank of
Assistant Comptroller-General, will occupy the
positions of Deputy-Comptrollers-General in
acting capacity.
Those appointed are:
I. ACG Idris Suleiman (Finance Administration
and Technical Service)
II. ACG Iya Umar (Tariff and Trade)
III. ACG Dan Ugo (Enforcement Investigation
and Inspection)
IV. ACG Grace Adeyemo (Excise, FTZ &
Industrial Incentive)
V. ACG Austin Warikoru (Human Resource
Development)
VI.ACG Paul Ukaigwe (Strategic Research and
Policy)
Also eight Comptrollers were similarly
announced to occupy the positions of
Assistant Comptrollers-General created in the
exercise. They are to occupy the new offices
in acting capacity. They are:
I. Comptroller Umar Sanusi mni (ACG
Headquarters)
II. Comptroller Funsho Adegoke (ACG ICT)
III.Comptroller Mohammed Abbas mni (ACG
Board)
IV. Comptroller Olatunji Aremu mni
(Command & Staff College)
V. Comptroller Charles Edike (Zonal
Coordinator Zone ‘A’)
VI. Comptroller Abubakar Dangaladima (Zonal
Coordinator Zone ‘B’)
VII. Comptroller Azarema Abdulkadir (Zonal
Coordinator Zone ‘C’)
VIII. Comptroller Chidi Augustine (Zonal
Coordinator Zone ‘D’)
Seven Officers are equally redeployed in the
new exercise. They are:
I. ACG Adesina Odunmbaku (Finance and
Technical Service)
II. ACG Robert Alu (Tariff and Trade)
III. ACG Ade Dosumu (Enforcement and Drugs)
IV. ACG Monday Abueh mni (Excise &
Industrial Incentive)
V. ACG Ahmed Mohammed mni (Human
Resource Management)
VI. ACG Patience Iferi (Strategic Research and
Policy) and
VII. Comptroller Aminu Abba (Technical
Services)
The Changes take immediate effect.
The CGC, however, urged the newly appointed
Officers to redouble their efforts to justify their
new responsibilities.

Bvn Registration Continues- CBN

The Bank Verification Number (BVN) registration will still go on despite the expiration of the deadline on Saturday, October, 31, the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Nigerian Inter-bank Settlement System (NIBSS) have said.The spokesman of the CBN, IbrahimMuazu said yesterday that the process will still go-on and the deadline means that any customer that fails to do the registration will have some restriction to operate hisaccounts.Mu’azu who spoke to our reporter on phone yesterday said from todayMonday, November 2, 2015, regarded the exercise as successful,saying that majority of the banks have captured the BVN of their active accounts except for those customers that choose not to participate in the process.He said: “Deadline was successful because the awareness has been created to millions of customers and the banking hall were empty unlike the June deadline where there were chaos everywhere in the banking halls”The Managing Director of the Nigerian Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) Mr Ade Shonubi told our reporter also that the BVN is a continuous process and that it is the minimum requirement for Know Your Customer (KYC) as provided by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Bankers’ Committee.He said: “What the deadline impliesis that a customer who has not complied would not have access to his account until he or she complies”The last time we approached the deadline of the Bank Verification Number (BVN) registration exercise(June 30th) set by the Central Bank,there were pandemonium as the premises of the commercial banks were overwhelmed with customers falling over themselves in a bid to beat the deadline.The new development helped salvage the situation as customers were not seen besieging the banking hall seeking to comply with the Central Bank Directive before the deadline of October 31.Meanwhile, some customers were not able to link their various accounts with BVN before the end of the deadline last Saturday, but the CBN said those customers still have chance to do so for them to operate the accounts properly.Daily Trust investigations revealed that some commercial banks have adopted innovative approach for customers to update their Bank Verification Numbers if such customers have already registered with one of the commercial bank.Finding by Daily Trust revealed thatmost of the commercial banks havedeployed their online banking platform or a short messaging service platform to get their customers to simply text their BVN numbers for onward registration.
Source: http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/business/bvn-registration-continues-cbn-nibss/117435.html