Friday 16th December 2016

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Buhari Lauds Amina Mohammed’s Appointment as UN Deputy Secretary-General Tobi Soniyi with agency report

The new UN SecretaryGeneral António Guterres yesterday announced the Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed as his Deputy Secretary-General. Guterres made the

announcement through the spokesman of the Secretary-General, Mr. Stephane Dujarric. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that Guterres also announced the duo of Ms. Maria Viotti of Brazil and

Ms. Kyung-wha Kang of the Republic of Korea into high-profile positions at the UN. “I am pleased to announce that I will be appointing Mrs. Amina J. Mohammed of Nigeria as my Deputy Secretary-General, and Ms.

Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti of Brazil as my Chef De Cabinet. “I also intend to create the position of Special Advisor on Policy, and to appoint Ms. Kyung-wha Kang of the Republic of Korea to this new role. “I am happy to count on

the efforts of these three highly competent women, whom I have chosen for their strong backgrounds in global affairs, development, diplomacy, human rights and humanitarian action. Continued on page 8

Mohammed

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FG Exits JV Cash Call Payments to IOCs… Page 8

Damning DSS Report Indicts Magu for Corruption, Living Double Life Senate rejects his nomination as substantive head of commission Asks Buhari to send fresh nominee, Ethics C’ttee to probe SGF Swears in Rivers senators-elect Omololu Ogunmade in Abuja A damning report by the Department of State Security

(DSS) exposing the alleged double life, sabotage and corruption of the acting Chairman of the Economic

and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, has been cited as the reasons by the Senate

for its refusal to confirm him as the substantive chairman of the anti-graft agency. But this was after the

Senate had dangled a juicy carrot before Magu for more than a week, before it finally drew the curtain on his fate

yesterday, when it rejected his confirmation. Continued on page 10

Access Bank’s Triple Honour at Emerging Markets Awards Shows Resilience, Says Analyst Obinna Chima Foremost African financial institution and one of Nigeria’s Tier 1 banks, Access Bank Plc has emerged as Nigeria’s biggest winner at the 2016 EMEA Finance Banking Awards held by leading financial publication, EMEA Finance magazine, which a market analyst described last night as the resilience of the bank despite the challenging macroeconomic environment. A statement by the

bank said it won in three categories awarded to financial institutions in the Pan-African Region: ‘CEO of the Year’, awarded to Access Bank’s Group Managing Director and CEO, Mr. Herbert Wigwe, ‘Best Bank in Nigeria’ and ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’. Receiving the award on behalf of the bank at the annual African Banking Awards dinner held in London, the United Kingdom Continued on page 8

Group Managing Director/CEO, Access Bank Plc, Mr. Herbert Wigwe (right), with the Publisher/Chief Executive of EMEA Finance magazine, Mr. Christopher Moore, at the EMEA Finance African Banking Awards 2016 held in London… recently

Inflation Rises for 13th Straight Month to 18.48%, Unemployment Climbs to 13.9%… Page 12


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