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40-462: Governor Udom Gabriel Emmanuel renamed Akwa Ibom Stadium as Godswill Obot Akpabio International Stadium , immediately following his inauguration ceremony on May 29, 2015, in the stadium. Godswill Akpabio was the immediate past governor of the state. The contract for the design of the stadium was awarded to Julius Berger a structural engineering firm based in Nigeria . They were responsible for

80-619: A bank director. Emmanuel and his family are strong members of United Evangelical Church (QIC), Nigeria . Emmanuel served as an audit manager of Price Waterhouse Coopers . He is an associate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria. He served as chief financial officer of Zenith Bank Plc. Emmanuel also served as group head of Income Optimization, Financial Control & Strategic Planning Department at Zenith Bank . He served as general manager of Zenith Bank Plc. He joined Zenith in 1996 from Diamond Bank Limited and

120-469: A later press conference. However, review of the state budget showed "State Security Services Expenses" as the security funding source and review of the federal budget showed no presidential equivalent. Furthermore, a professor of finance at Federal University, Otuoke Emmanuel Bush claimed that even if the money was spent on emergencies, it would still constitute "misappropriation and misapplication of fund," which were "impeachable offences." In August 2021,

160-541: A platform for research and education for students of tertiary institutions as well as advocate for environmental awareness. The Centre for Biodiversity Conservation and Ecosystem Management is the response of the University of Lagos to the threat of biodiversity in Nigeria . This response includes proposing local solutions to biodiversity conservation challenges which is facilitated through institution research grants such as TETfund . The current principal members of

200-706: A press conference where they claimed that the budget overruns and questionable expenses were due to coding errors in International Public Sector Accounting Standards software. Okon said that the software was new to his office and "there was no extra-budgetary expenditure by the government," however, reporting showed that Akwa Ibom had been using IPSAS software since 2014, the Office of the Accountant General had spent ₦132 million on IPSAS training and procurement, and

240-610: Is a public research university located in Lagos , Nigeria , which was founded in 1962. UNILAG is one of the first generation universities in Nigeria and is ranked among the top universities in Africa in major education publications. The university presently has three campuses in the mainland of Lagos . Whereas two of its campuses are located at Yaba (the main campus in Akoka and

280-508: Is the pilot part of Uyo Sports Park development, and is enclosed by a white triangular-shaped outer covering that encircles the whole spectator stand. The East Stand and Curves can seat approximately 22,500 people. The Governors’ Lounge has sitting capacity for between 30 and 40 VVIPs and is located in the Grand Stand on Level Two. It is constructed to carry little more than 30,000 spectators whether for soccer or track and field events, while

320-676: The All Progressive Congress and was declared elected by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In the 9 March 2019 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election Emmanuel was re-elected as Governor of Akwa Ibom State defeating 44 other candidates in the election. He polled 519,712 votes as against that of his closest rival Nsima Ekere of the All Progressive Congress party who had 171,978 votes. And while in office he adopted Tupocracy system of government. In 2020,

360-599: The Nigerian Governors’ Forum rated Akwa Ibom in the top five states for IPSAS adoption in 2020. The report stated that the office of the Secretary to the State Government had bought 15 new Toyota Prados for ₦4.864 billion. Not only was the approved car budget only ₦738 million, when checked by reporters from International Centre for Investigative Reporting, the 15 new cars should have only cost in

400-545: The "project" was ignored by the Akwa Ibom State Government but Commissioner for Economic Development and Ibom Deep Seaport Akan Okon defended the government, saying that the "project" funds were used for "unforeseen events have to be taken care of" like security issues and that the President's office also had a "Government Special Development Project" budget item; Emmanuel repeated similar statements in

440-477: The Accountant-General of Akwa Ibom State released the state's annual report of audited financial statements for 2019. Questions were raised based on the reported expenses of Emmanuel along with those of his administration. Further scrutiny revealed potential corruption and led to calls for reform in budgetary processes. Originally, Emmanuel's Commissioner for Finance Nsikan Linus Nkan stated that there

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480-490: The African Cup Of Nations (AFCON )qualifying series against South Africa on 17 November. Local team Akwa United moved into the stadium in 2015 when their ground was being brought up to code. Udom Gabriel Emmanuel Udom Gabriel Emmanuel //(listen) (born 11 July 1966) is a Nigerian politician and accountant who served as governor of Akwa Ibom State from 2015 to 2023. He contested for

520-581: The Board Nsikak-Abasi Nnam-Okuo Orok appeared unaware that the money had been spent, stating "[the Board] never even applied for the production of any ID" and "I think something is wrong somewhere. We didn’t receive the said amount for public orientation." According to the report: In 2015, Emmanuel announced the return of the partially state-owned Peacock Paints Limited public limited company, which had declined for years prior to

560-733: The Grand Stand can comfortably accommodate about 7,500 spectators, including the VIP/VVIPs. There is also a six-lane track built specifically for athletes to train. The Stadium itself consists of: The Akwa Ibom International Stadium meets the requirements of the International safety standards; it is equipped with emergency service units (to enable exit within 6 minutes), closed circuit security cameras as well as crowd control steel fencing. There are also stand-by fire fighting equipment and metal detectors which have been put in place to avoid any misfortunes. The stadium has been slated to host

600-986: The Nigerian Institute of Management. He has attended the Advanced Management Programme at INSEAD , France. Udom holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Lagos in 1988. Emmanuel holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Lagos in 1988. He is a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Management. He has attended the Advanced Management Program at INSEAD , France. He attended School of Arts and Science, Uyo , Akwa Ibom State and obtained Advanced Certificate of Basic Studies (CBS) and Higher School Certificate (HSC) Udom attended Secondary Commercial School, Ikot Akpan Ishiet, Onna LGA of Akwa Ibom State . In July 2013, Emmanuel

640-620: The Uyo Capital City Development Authority of the Akwa Ibom State Government marked the church of Holy Ghost Ambassadors Ministry International for demolition as the SSS brought in the church's senior pastor, Nyeneime Andy, for questioning. In a prior press conference, Andy had voiced opposition to Emmanuel's plan to dictate who the PDP nominated to succeed him in the 2023 gubernatorial election . The UCCDA claimed that

680-443: The architectural design, execution planning, constructional supervision, as well as maintenance of the stadium. The stadium which seats on 48 hectares of land has some unique features such as bullet proof VIP/VVIP sections, collapsible seats, two digital score boards, digital playback screens, digital flood lights, and 30 emergency exits. The stadium structure is in two phases which includes a 400m-running track for athletic events, and

720-582: The budget for the Governor Emmanuel’s Office with no footprint or known project having been completed. ₦2.708 billion was spent for the "project" in 2015 (the first year of Emmanuel’s gubernatorial term) with ₦1.842b being spent in 2016, ₦3 billion being budgeted in 2017, ₦3 billion being spent in 2018, and ₦3.06 billion being spent in 2019. A Freedom of Information request from the International Centre for Investigative Reporting about

760-569: The church building, built in 2012, did not meet the necessary planning standards for approval and gave a seven day ultimatum for its demolition. The demolition ultimately did not occur after Andy swiftly changed opinion post-detainment, posting on Facebook, "I call on the entire youth structures and the Sons of Faith to Support the Completion Agenda of Deacon Udom Emmanuel." University of Lagos The University of Lagos ( UNILAG )

800-492: The country in terms of admissions. With approximately 57,000 students as of 2013, the University of Lagos has one of the largest student populations of any university in the country. The University of Lagos is one of the twenty-five federal universities which are overseen and accredited by the National Universities Commission (NUC). A recent publication of Forbes magazine ranked the school as

840-566: The expenses of the Akwa Ibom State Pilgrims Welfare Board which had ₦9 million allocated to it for the production of "security encoded ID cards" and ₦15 million allocated for public orientation seminars; ₦120 million and ₦25 million were spent, respectively. Further investigation revealed that the public seminar was held at a Church owned by Chairman of the Board Cletus Bassey while Secretary of

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880-425: The inflated amount supposedly spent on the airplane maintenance. The report stated that ₦2.7 billion was spent on fuel and lubricants for the generators and cars of Emmanuel, the first family, and his appointees in 2019. Only ₦1.3 billion had been allocated for the budget line and reporting suggested that the actual annual costs of fuel should have been less than ₦700 million. Another questionable budget line were

920-417: The institutions – all the while wearing secret cameras". An investigative documentary was produced by former victims of the sexual harassment which was uploaded to YouTube . As of 2024, University of Lagos prides itself of being among the female-friendly tertiary institutions in the country with more females as principal officers and directors. The university has remained one of the most competitive in

960-457: The intervention, by having his administration renegotiate the company's debt, pay it off, before claiming to fully nationalize Peacock Paints and pumping ₦526 million of reactivation funds into the company. However, reports in 2021 showed that Peacock Paints had fallen to consecutive years of losses and salary nonpayment as mismanagement and corruption kneecapped the company. Much of the ₦526 million reactivation fund had been laundered by officials in

1000-523: The office of governor in the April 2015 elections on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party . Udom Gabriel Emmanuel was born on 11 July 1966, into the family of Ette Gabriel Emmanuel Nkanang, a native of Awa Iman in Onna Local Government, Akwa Ibom State , Nigeria . He rose from being a Sunday school leader at United Evangelical Church (QIC) (formerly Qua Iboe Church ) to become

1040-459: The protests incited by the proposed name change. Folasade Ogunsola is the current vice chancellor, she was appointed on 7 October 2022 and assumed office on 12 November 2022. There has been reports of sexual misconduct levelled against several lecturers at the university which the university denied. In 2019, BBC Africa Eye reported that "female reporters were sexually harassed, propositioned and put under pressure by senior lecturers at

1080-418: The range of ₦510 million to ₦612 million. Emmanuel's SSG, Emmanuel Ekuwem, did not respond to a Freedom of Information request from ICIR about the inflated amount supposedly spent on the cars. Another questionable expense from the report was the ₦5.04 billion spent on the maintenance of the governor's plane, a Bombardier Global 5000 . Like with the car expenses, the plane maintenance was far over budget, which

1120-462: The recently created campus at the former school of radiography ), it's college of medicine is located at Idi-Araba, Surulere . Its main campus is largely surrounded by the Lagos Lagoon and has 802 acres of land. As at 2024, the University of Lagos admits around 8,500 undergraduate students annually and enrolls over 57,000 students. A visitation panel, created to look into the affairs of

1160-687: The state Ministry of Trade and Investment while much of the money that actually got to Peacock Paints was also laundered, this time by Peacock Paints management through inflated purchases. The report also showed that the Emmanuel administration had not properly taken over the company causing financial records to still note the state government as holding a 15% stake in Peacock Paints. Emmanuel's Commissioner for Trade and Investment Ukpong Akpabio along with Peacock Paints management ignored Freedom of Information requests and further inquiries by reporters on

1200-659: The subject. After the release of a report on the company's collapse, the Akwa Ibom State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists called on the state government to address the company's crisis and the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly announced that it would investigate the corruption allegations. Between 2015 and 2019, up to ₦13.61 billion was allocated and supposedly spent on "Government Special Development Project," an item under

1240-424: The third best university in Africa for entrepreneurship after University of Cape Town and Makerere University , tagging University of Lagos the "startup powerhouse" college for Nigerian students. The University has been called "The university of first choice and the nation's pride." The university's research activity was one of the major criteria used by the National Universities Commission (NUC) in adjudging

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1280-558: The university administration and their positions are as follows: The university has educated many notable alumni , eminent scientists, politicians, lawyers, business icons, writers, entertainers, monarchs , countless technocrats, recipients of the Nigerian national order of merit, fellows of the various learned academies. As of September 2020, one nobel laureate and one Pulitzer prize laureate have been affiliated with University of Lagos as students, alumni, faculty, or staff. Amongst

1320-772: The university as the best university in Nigeria at the Nigerian University System Annual Merit Award (NUSAMA) in 2008. The University of Lagos, College of Medicine is associated with Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). On 29 June 2020, the university received robots , CRZR, from platform capital as a donation to fight the spread of COVID-19 . Centre for Biodiversity Conservation and Ecosystem Management (CEBCEM) The centre, established in April 2018, focuses on biodiversity management, conservation and monitoring of sustainable ecosystem through collaborative research. CEBCEM provides

1360-424: The university between 2016 and 2020 detected cases of financial abuses from top officials and ordered the university to close accounts with commercial banks . On 7 October 2022, Folasade Ogunsola was appointed vice chancellor of the University of Lagos making her the first female to attain such height in the University. UNILAG was founded in 1962, two years after the independence of Nigeria from Britain . It

1400-655: Was appointed secretary to the State Government of Akwa Ibom State . In 2014, Emmanuel contested for the governorship of Akwa Ibom State in a primary election and defeated 22 other aspirants to emerge the candidate of the Akwa Ibom State People's Democratic Party (PDP). In 2015, Emmanuel was elected Governor of Akwa Ibom State , Nigeria . He contested under the platform of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), he won with 999,071 votes to defeat APC's candidate Umana Okon Umana who scored 89,865 votes of

1440-532: Was nothing unusual about the budget overruns, claiming overruns are common but folding when enquired about the questionable Toyota purchases, saying there could have been an "error somewhere." The day after a full investigative article on the budget irregularities was published by the International Centre for Investigative Reporting, Nkan along with Commissioner for Economic Development and Ibom Deep Seaport Akan Okon, Commissioner for Information and Strategy Ini Ememobong, and Accountant General Uwem Andrew-Essien arranged

1480-426: Was one of the first five universities created in the country, now known as " first generation universities ". Eni Njoku was appointed as the first black vice-chancellor of the university in 1962, and he remained in office till 1965 when he was replaced by Saburi Biobaku . However, due to controversy surrounding his appointment, Saburi was stabbed by Kayode Adams , a student radical who believed Biobaku's appointment

1520-402: Was only ₦2.5 billion. Another similarity with the car expenses was the vastly inflated costs compared to market prices as reporting showed that the cost of maintaining a Bombardier Global 5000 rarely exceeds ₦800 million and that the annual maintenance costs of the entire presidential air fleet was only ₦1.4 billion. Ekuwem also did not respond to a Freedom of Information request from ICIR about

1560-479: Was the pioneer manager of its Lagos Central Branch. He was in charge of the Telecommunications Sector, Income Optimization and Financial & Strategic Planning Group of Zenith Bank Plc. He has over seventeen years financial services experience. He served as an executive director of Zenith Bank Plc. He is a Chartered Accountant and he trained with Price Water house Coopers. He is a Fellow of

1600-486: Was unfair and ethnically motivated. On 29 May 2012, the then President of Nigeria , Goodluck Jonathan , proposed to rename the University of Lagos to Moshood Abiola University in honour of Moshood Abiola , who died in jail as a political prisoner in 1998. The proposed name change became a subject of protests from students and alumni. The proposal was consequently jettisoned as the Nigerian federal government gave in to

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