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JUST IN: Eight Persons escape death in Lagos-Ibadan expressway auto crash
No fewer than eight persons escaped death when a trailer conveying vehicles rammed into three other vehicles along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway in the early hours of Wednesday.
The accident which occurred on the Sagamu-Interchange stretch of the Lagos Ibadan expressway, involved four vehicles including one truck, two Toyota Hiace buses, and one Toyota Jeep.
It was gathered that a truck conveying cows reportedly lost control and collided with the vehicle in front resulting in multiple collisions.
During a visit to the accident scene, our correspondent observed that the four vehicles were damaged. The damages include a broken windscreen and a damaged bonnet.
An eyewitness, Azeez Olayiwola, blamed the accident on a lack of concentration on the part of the truck driver.
He said, “I think the truck driver was unaware that there is traffic gridlock in front and was unable to control the speed of the vehicle when he realised there was traffic resulting in multiple collisions.”
Confirming the accident, the Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Ogun State Command, Ahmed Umar, noted that four vehicles were involved in the collision and eight persons were involved, adding that two of the people sustained injuries.
He stated further that the injured persons have been taken to hospital for treatment.
Umar said, “I can confirm that four vehicles were involved in an accident in the early hours of today which involved eight persons. Among the eight persons, two were injured and have been taken to the hospital for immediate treatment.”
It was also observed that motorists coming from Lagos to Abeokuta as well as those coming from Abeokuta to Lagos were stranded in the traffic jam for about six hours along the Mowe-Redeemed and Sagamu-Interchange to Redeemed stretch of the highway.
In his reaction to the cause of the traffic jam that lasted several hours, Umar noted that a vehicle conveying petroleum products fell along the Redeemed axis on Tuesday evening.
He said, “The traffic on the highway was a result of a vehicle conveying diesel fuel that fell on the road but we have been able to evacuate it. What we are experiencing is a backlog of the incident.”
Efforts to get the reaction of the police proved abortive as the Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, did not respond to messages sent to her number.
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Senate confirms Oyedele as minister
During the screening, Oyedele proffered solutions to getting out of the various economic issues in the country.
The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Taiwo Oyedele as Minister of State for Finance.
His confirmation comes after two hours of screening as lawmakers grilled him on various aspects of the economy.
Oyedele’s screening followed a motion moved by Opeyemi Bamidele, the Senate leader, after he called for the suspension of the Senate rule to allow strangers to come into the chamber.
During the screening, Oyedele proffered solutions to getting out of the various economic issues in the country.
Oyedele was escorted to the chamber by Bashir Lado, the Special Adviser to the President on the National Assembly ( Senate), alongside others.
His screening followed President Bola Tinubu’s letter to the Senate on Tuesday, requesting his confirmation as a minister.
Tinubu had, on March 3, nominated Oyedele, who currently serves as chairman of the presidential committee on fiscal policy and tax reforms, as Minister of State for Finance.
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Tinubu appoints Lamido Yuguda as CBN’s Deputy Governor
Lamido Yuguda’s last public post was as director-general of the Securities and Exchange Commission, a position he held from 2020 to 2024.
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Lamido Abubakar Yuguda as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
The appointment is in accordance with Section 8(1) of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 2007.
This was disclosed on Wednesday by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga.
The President charges Yuguda to discharge his responsibilities with renewed dedication, professionalism, and commitment to Nigeria’s economic stability and growth.
Lamido Yuguda’s last public post was as director-general of the Securities and Exchange Commission, a position he held from 2020 to 2024.
He is an alumnus of Ahmadu Bello University, where he graduated in 1983 with a B.Sc. in Accountancy.
In 1991, he obtained a master’s degree in Money, Banking and Finance from the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and a CFA charterholder.
He began his career in 1984 at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as a Senior Supervisor in the Foreign Operations Department.
He also worked as an economist in the Africa Department of the International Monetary Fund from 1997 to 2001, when he returned to the CBN.
He retired from the CBN in 2016, after he had served as Director of the Reserve Management Department for six years.
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JUST IN: IGP Disu Assigns Portfolios to New DIGs
DIG Zachariah Fera Achinyan has been deployed to Legal Services, DIG Zango Ibrahim Baba to Research and Planning, and DIG Isyaku Mohammed to Training and Development departments.
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Olatunji Disu has assigned the new Deputy Inspectors -General of Police (DIGs) their duties responsibilities.
Sources said that the DIGs were assigned departments based on their areas of competence.
DIG Zachariah Fera Achinyan has been deployed to Legal Services,
DIG Zango Ibrahim Baba to Research and Planning, and DIG Isyaku Mohammed to Training and Development departments.
Similarly, DIG Margaret Agebe Ochalla has been posted to the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID);
DIG Mohammed Abdul Sulaiman to Finance and Accounts; DIG Kenechukwu Onwuemelie will oversee the Force Intelligence Department (FID); DIG Fayoade Adegoke will head Information and Communication Technology, while DIG Umar Shehu Nadada has been posted to Operations departments.
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