UNN Honours Zenith Bank CEO, Ebenezer Onyeagwu with Doctoral Degree Dedicates award to the board, management of bank, especially Ovia, 'who has remained a mentor, leader, source of inspiration...' Gideon Arinze in Enugu The Group Managing Director/Chief
Executive Officer of Zenith Bank Plc, Dr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu, was on Saturday, March 25, 2023, conferred
with a Doctorate Degree in Business Administration by the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN).
The award, which was in recognition of his immense achievements as Group Managing
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Nigerians Grieve as General Oladipo Diya Passes at 78 Buhari, Obasanjo, Jonathan, Tinubu, Atiku, governors, others pay tribute
Deji Elumoye, Chuks Okocha, Olawale Ajimotokan, Adedayo Akinwale, Udora Orizu in Abuja, James Sowole in Abeokuta and Segun James in Lagos Former Chief of General Staff (CGS),
Lt. General Oladipo Donaldson Oyeyinka Diya (rtd), who also served as Vice Chairman of the Provisional Ruling Council (PRC) in 1994, has died. He was aged 78 years. Diya’s death was announced in a message that went viral on the social
media, signed by one of his children, Oyesinmilola Diya, on behalf of the family. The message stated that Diya died in the early hours of yesterday, Sunday, March. 26. The message read, “On behalf of the entire Diya family home
and abroad, we announce the passing onto glory of our dear husband, father, grandfather, brother, Lt- General Donaldson Oladipo Oyeyinka Diya (Rtd) GCON, LLB, BL, PSC, FSS, mni. “Our dear Daddy passed onto
glory in the early hours of 26th March 2023. Please, keep us in your prayers as we mourn his demise in this period. “Further announcements will be made public in due course. “Barrister Prince Oyesinmilola
Diya, on behalf of the family.” There has been an outpouring of tributes from Nigerians, paying homage to Diya, who served as second-in-command to the late Continued on page 5
Deregulation: Brace for N750/Litre Petrol When Subsidy is Removed, Stakeholders Tell Nigerians Want govt to channel savings from subsidy to provision of palliatives for masses 25 Nigerian crude shipments struggle to find buyers in Europe as French strike continues More than half of Nigerian export impacted by latest development Try oil thieves for treason, ex-Naval policy chief urges FG Says govt not doing enough to curtail oil saboteurs Emmanuel Addeh, Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja and Peter Uzoho in Lagos As the federal government prepares to completely deregulate the downstream sector of the Nigerian oil and gas industry in the coming months, stakeholders in the sector have told Nigerians to be ready to pay as much as N750 per litre of petrol at filling stations. This was the highpoint of stakeholders' interventions during an online workshop, with the theme, "Deregulation of the Nigerian Downstream Sector: The Day After." The workshop was organised by industry stakeholders, in collaboration with the African Refiners and Distributors Association (ARDA). The downstream players, in Continued on page 5
A WORTHY RECOGNITION... L – R: Vice Chancellor, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Prof. Charles Arinzechukwu Igwe; Minister of State for Education, Rt. Hon. Goodluck Nanah Opiah; Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Amb. Bako Sani; Group Managing Director/CEO, Zenith Bank Plc, Dr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu; and Mrs Kachi Onyeagwu during the conferment of the Doctorate Degree in Business Administration on Dr. Onyeagwu by the University of Nigeria, Nsukka at the weekend
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