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Glo Festival Of Joy Train Arrives Lagos With Brand New Car, Other Prizes

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1 year ago

November 29, 2022

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Highly rated telecommunications operator, Globacom, on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, brought celebrations from its Festival of Joy promo to its Lagos-based subscribers with another one of its 24 brand new cars being presented to a customer.

The presentation event which took place at Gloworld on Adeola Odeku Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, saw the emergence of Vivian Nkiruka Chukwuleke, an entrepreneur as winner of the brand new Kia Rio car.

An overly elated Chukwuleke, recalled her initial skepticism when Glo officials called to inform her that she had won a brand new Kia car in the Festival of Joy promotion.

“I first got a call from someone who introduced herself as a Glo official and said she was calling from the venue of the draw and that I had won a car. I was scared at first, knowing that scammers could also be trying to con me. But when I was told to take my documents to the Gloworld nearest to me, I knew that I had actually won the car”, she said.

She added that Globacom had given her a huge gift to send her as she prepares to quit spinsterhood next year.

She was among scores of winners who received their prizes at the event. Other winners also took home such items as Generating sets, Sewing Machines and Rechargeable Fans.

Elijah Ibagbeola, a Travel Consultant, said his prize of a Sewing Machine is like a need met in a miraculous way. His wife is a Tailor while he had also learnt Tailoring before now. “I am so happy to be here and I am also happy that Globacom is rewarding subscribers in this manner”, he said.

For Olubunmi Idowu Jayeola, a civil servant who works in a government hospital, said the Generating Set she won was going to help her improve the business she recently started as a side hustle. She thanked Globacom for the prize.

In his case, Alli Morufu, a Generator Technician based in Ilasa, Lagos, who won a Rechargeable Fan, declared that he had never won anything in any promo before, a situation that had diminished his belief in the authenticity of such activities. But one he confirmed that he won a prize in the Glo promo, that mindset dissolved.

“I have been a loyal and consistent subscriber of Globacom and it is great that I too have won something now,” he said.

From Lagos, the Festival of Joy promo train will move to other cities around the country where prizes will be presented to winners in these locations. A total of 20 houses, 24 brand new cars, 100 generators, 200 sewing machines and 1,000 rechargeable fans will be given out in the promo.

New and existing Glo customers simply need to dial the dedicated short code- *611# and keep recharging (voice and data during the promo period) in order to be eligible to win the prizes on offer.

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Bauchi Commissioner Gifts 3 Students Cash For Prompt Resumption, Ability To Read

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5 hours ago

May 17, 2024

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The Bauchi state Commissioner for Education, Dr Jamila Dahiru, on Thursday, gave a cash gift of N5,000 each to three Senior Secondary II students of Government Science Secondary School, Misau for their determination to succeed in Education.

Two of the students, Adamu Adamu, Mustapha and Haruna impressed the commissioner for their presence in school in the first day of resumption while Abdullahi Musa marvelled her for his reading ability and comprehension.

According to the commissioner, the gesture was to appreciate their determination to learn as well and motivate other students to emulate them.

While paying a courtesy visit to the Emir of Misau, Alh. Ahmed Sulaiman, the commissioner disclosed that the Bauchi State government was working with stakeholders from the Misau Emirate to fine-tune modalities of temporarily accommodating the students of Federal Science Technical College, Misau at its Science Secondary School Misau.

She said the college made the request in a letter to the ministry stating that the facility given to them could no longer accommodate their students population, hence the resolve to convene the stakeholders meeting to fine-tune ways of sharing the facility for the betterment of the state.

She disclosed that government science secondary school Misau, one of the best in the state in terms of befitting facilities has the capacity to accommodate up to five thousand students, but currently houses about three hundred students.

She appreciated the Emir for his continued support to programmes and policies of the government with more emphasis on the education sector.

Speaking on behalf of the Emir and other stakeholders, a retired Director with the Ministry, Muhammad Musa, expressed gratitude to the Commissioner for the honour and promised to assemble critical stakeholders from the emirate so as to arrive at an acceptable decision for the benefit of all and sundry.

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NDIC Obtains Order To Wind Down 96 Microfinance, Mortgage Banks

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6 hours ago

May 17, 2024

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The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation has said that it has obtained Winding up Orders for 96 out of 183 microfinance and primary mortgage banks whose licenses were revoked by the Central Bank of Nigeria in May 2023.

The Managing Director, NDIC, Bello Hassa, revealed this at a sensitisation seminar for Judges of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday organised by the NDIC, to enlighten the judiciary on the intricacies of the banking industry.

Hassan said, “As at date, the Corporation had obtained Winding up Orders for 96 out of 183 Micro Finance and Primary Mortgage Banks whose licenses were revoked by the CBN in May 2023, in less than one Year of revocation.”

He added that the NDIC was committed to fulfilling its mandate of protecting depositors through bank supervision, failure resolution and liquidation so as to boost confidence in the financial system.

Speaking on the role that the judiciary plays in the fulfillment of the mandate, Hassan said, “We recognise the judiciary as one of our critical stakeholders. With this, when cases are brought before them, they can receive accelerated hearing and proclamation of Justice.”

Citing some of the achievements from previous editions of the seminar, Hassan said that instances where liquidation-related litigations experienced delays were reduced.

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JUST IN: 36 Speakers Back State Police

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7 hours ago

May 16, 2024

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Speakers of the 36 Houses of Assembly in Nigeria on Thursday expressed support for the National Assembly’s ongoing efforts to alter the 1999 constitution to create state policing in the country.

The Speakers made their resolution known at the end of their meeting in Abuja.

The Senate and House of Representatives are currently working to amend various constitutional provisions, including those regarding state police, financial autonomy for local government, fiscal federalism, and mayoral status for the FCT.

Details shortly…