Zenith Bank Appoints Adaora Umeoji GMD/CEO Kayode Tokede Zenith Bank Plc has announced the appointment of Dr. Adaora Umeoji, as its Group Managing Director/ Chief Executive with effect from June 1, 2024. The appointment is however subject to approval by the Central
Bank of Nigeria (CBN). She takes over from Dr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu, whose five-year term expires on May 31, 2024, after a very successful tenure. According to a statement, Umeoji is the first female GMD/CEO since the inception of the bank, and her “appointment is consistent with the
bank’s executive transition tradition, succession plan, and strategy of grooming leaders from within.” Prior to the appointment, Umeoji had been the Deputy Managing Director of the bank since October 28, 2016 and has close to 30 years cognate banking experience of which 26 years has been with Zenith Bank.
She is an alumnus of the prestigious Harvard Business School where she attended the Advanced Management Program (AMP) and an alumnus of Columbia Business School with a Certificate in the Global Banking Program. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from the University of Jos,
a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and a first-class honors in Law from Baze University, Abuja. She holds a Master of Laws from the University of Salford, United Kingdom, a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from the Continued on page 10
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L-R: Senior Program Officer, Country Policy and Advocacy for Family Planning, MNCH/PHC, Bill and Melinda Foundation, Dr Mojisola Odeku; Senior Program Officer, Global Policy and Advocacy at the foundation, Katja Schiller; Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Policy and Coordination, Hadiza Bala Usman, and Director of Policy, Advocacy and Communications, Rachel Toku-Appiah during Bill and Melinda Gate Foundation team's visit to discuss areas of collaboration at Bala Usman's office in Abuja ... yesterday.
Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mr. Mele Kyari, yesterday Continued on page 10
Oborevwori Briefs Tinubu on Delta Killings, Says State Taken Aback By Development Assures situation under control
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Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori briefed President Bola Tinubu yesterday at State House, Abuja, on the recent killing of 16 military personnel in the state. Oborevwori, who met with Tinubu behind closed doors, said Delta State was stunned by the horrific incident at Okuoma, in Ughelli South Local Government Area. The governor addressed newsmen after the closed-door meeting with the president, promising to end attacks in the area and assuring that the killers of the military men would be brought to justice. The senate commenced a probe into the March 14 killings yesterday. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, while condemning the killings, said the investigation should be open-minded, as the perpetrators might be foreign mercenaries. The House of Representatives also mandated the armed forces to conduct a thorough investigation Continued on page 10
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