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ISACA Lagos Chapter at its 2019 AGM elects new board
BY: Justice Godfry
Information Systems Audit and Control Association – ISACA – Lagos Chapter held its 2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Saturday and elected new Board Members to manage the affairs of the Association for the next two years.
Mr. Olusola Odediran took over from Mr. Adeola Willoughby as the President of the Chapter while Mrs. Funmilola Odumuboni took over as the new Vice President.
Mr. Willoughby listed the achievements of his Board, including the relocation of the Chapter’s secretariat to its new and befitting location at 127, Obafemi Awolowo Way, Ikeja, obtaining the hosting rights for the 2020 Africa CACS, successful hosting of the 2019 Africa GRC Conference in collaboration with Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Nigeria, increased focus on hands-on skill-based training for members as well as improved social media presence and engagement.
He thanked the Board and members of the Chapter for the support accorded to him during his tenure.
Mr. Odediran, in his own speech, solicited the support of members for the new Board stating that priority items for the new Board would include an increase in Chapter membership, increased collaboration with other ISACA Chapters in Nigeria and professional bodies, greater visibility and the successful hosting of the Africa CACS (ISACA Conference for the African region which will be held in Nigeria for the first time in 2020).
Other officers constituting the new Board of Directors of the Chapter include Mrs. Blessing Jasper-Mbamara (Secretary), Mrs. Clara Ikem (Assistant Secretary), Mr. Michael Lana (Education Director), Mr. Michel Ojih (Marketing Director), Mr. Leke Akinpelu (Certification & Membership Director), Yewande Ojikutu (Financial Secretary), Temitope Braimah (Treasurer), Mr. Samuel Adebayo (Government & Regulatory Advocacy Director) Mr. Onyekachi Okoye (Research & Technical Director) and Mr. Tokunbo Taiwo (Information & Branding Director).
ISACA, an independent, non-profit, global association is engaged in the development, adoption, and use of globally accepted, industry-leading knowledge and practices for information systems.
Formed in 1969, ISACA now serves 140,000 professionals in 180 countries through over 200 chapters that provide professional development and networking opportunities for members. It was previously known as the Information Systems Audit and Control Association but now goes by its acronym (ISACA) only, to reflect the broad range of IT governance professionals it serves.
It provides professional certifications such as Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified in Risk and Information System Control (CRISC), Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT), Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT) 5 as well Cybersecurity certifications (CSX).
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“80% Of Buildings In Lekki Have No Approval” – Lagos State Commissioner For Physical Planning & Urban Development Reveals
The Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Oluyinka Olumide, has stated that 80 per cent of buildings in Ibeju Lekki have no approval.
Olumide disclosed this while speaking to newsmen recently.
In his words; “Just last week Thursday and Friday, myself and the team were in the Ibeju Lekki and Epe axis and you would agree with me that anybody passing through that corridor would see a lot of estates marked. We went there, and I can tell you that from what we saw, over 80 per cent of them do not have approval.
The procedure to get approval is first to get the planning information, as to what those areas have been zoned for. In this case, what we have is agricultural land, and people now go to their families to buy agricultural land. Of course, those lands would be sold because those families do not know the use such land would be put to.
The next thing to do is the fence permit. If you missed the earlier information on not knowing the area zoning, at the point of getting the fence permit, you would be able to detect what the area is zoned for. After that, the layout permits a large expense of land follows.”’
Olumide noted that a layout permit cannot be obtained if it is not zoned for the purpose it was designed for or for the purpose it was being requested.
“So, you can see all these layers, but people still go ahead to start advertising. Some have even gone to the extent of displaying the sizes they want to sell. Imagine someone in the diaspora who wants to send money without any knowledge. Then, no approval is eventually gotten. Even if they pass the assignment and the survey to them, we would not grant the individual permit, because that area is not zoned for that purpose’’ Olumide said
This partly explains why some of the houses are being turn down currently in the state.
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Lady Dies After Friends Pushed Her Into Boiling Pot Of Fresh Pepper In Delta State
A Nigerian man identified as Israel Joe, has revealed how his friend, Roseline, died after she was pushed into a boiling pot of fresh pepper and tomatoes by her two female friends in Sapele, Delta State.
Joe stated that Roseline, a caterer, went on a trip with her friends to Sapele for a catering job where the bitter ordeal occured.
She tragically passed away on Saturday, April 13 after spending two weeks at the hospital in a very horrible state.
In a Facebook post on Friday, Joe said that before her untimely death, Roseline confided in him about two of her friends who were treating her coldly.
And he has vowed to bring them to justice.
This is such a heartbreaking event.
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IPOB Declares May 30th As Sit-at-home Day Across The Southern East States To Honour Biafran Fallen Heroes
The Indigenous People of Biafra has declared May 30, 2024, as a sit-at-home day across the South-East to celebrate Biafran soldiers.
The pro-Biafran group said that day is set aside annually to celebrate the men and women who died in the Biafran war between 1967 and 1970 and beyond and even until now.
This was made known in a press statement by the group’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, on Thursday, adding that every Biafran in the South-East is expected to sit at home and reflect on the war.
He cautioned South-East residents to avoid loitering about on this day, adding that those who intend to travel to and fro Biafra land must do so before the evening of May 29.
The IPOB statement also directed that all the residents of “Biafra Land” are to stay indoors from 6 am to 6 pm on May 30, 2024.
He also called on christians and traditionalists to pray to Chukwu okike abiama for the fallen heroes, And also for the independence of Biafra from Nigeria.
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