Access Bank CEO Herbert Wigwe Dies

Access Bank CEO, Herbert Wigwe, along with his wife Chizoba and two children, have lost their lives in a helicopter crash in California.  The incident occurred as the helicopter, en route to Las Vegas, crashed near the Nevada-California border on Friday night. The crash claimed the lives of all six individuals on board, including Bimbo Ogunbanjo, son of businessman Chris Ogunbanjo.  The purpose of the trip was for Wigwe to attend Super Bowl 58, scheduled for February 11, 2024, in Las Vegas.  The absence of Wigwe and Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, was noted at the Access Bank Lagos Marathon on Saturday.  The crash is currently under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board.

Tinubu Appoints Pioneer Head Of Social Investment Agency

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mrs Delu Yakubu as the pioneer National Coordinator/Chief Executive Officer of the National Social Investment Programmes Agency (NSIPA). A statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, on Thursday in Abuja said that the appointment was subject to the Senate confirmation. The National Social Investment Programmes Agency (NSIPA) (Establishment) Act, 2023, was signed into law on May 22. Yakubu is a recipient of a Masters Degree in agronomy from the State University of Bio-Technology in Kharkiv, Ukraine, with over 15 years of working experience in Social Investment Programme management. The President directed the new appointee to convey the highest level of efficiency, transparency, and qualitative service delivery at NSIPA in line with his determination to actualize the Renewed Hope agenda.

Tinubu appoints NELMCO boss, Dekalu-Thomas

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mrs Mojoyinoluwa Dekalu-Thomas as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Company (NELMCO). A statement by Mr Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, at the weekend in Abuja, said the appointment was for a term of four years. Dekalu-Thomas has served as the acting MD/CEO of NELMCO since the tenure of pioneer NELMCO MD/CEO, Mr Adebayo Fagbemi, ended on May 8. Ngelale said that her new appointment has created a vacancy at her previous position of Executive Director, Liability Management. He said that the President has, therefore, approved the appointment of Mr Dimla Nchinney to serve in NELMCO as the substantive Executive Director, Liability Management. The presidential spokesman said that the appointments took immediate effect.