OKPEBHOLO WARNS RESIDENTS AGAINST RECRUITING CRIMINALS TO TERRORISE EDO. (PHOTO).

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Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has warned residents against recruiting criminals from outside the state to carry out kidnappings and other violent crimes, describing the trend as a major setback to ongoing efforts to improve security. The governor issued the warning on Wednesday while speaking at the 2026 Ministers’ Conference organised by the Edo State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Benin City. Okpebholo expressed concern over the security situation in the state, alleging that some individuals were deliberately exaggerating incidents of crime and spreading false information on social media to discredit his administration. According to him, investigations by security agencies have uncovered the involvement of local collaborators who allegedly recruit armed gangs from outside Edo State to perpetrate kidnappings and other criminal activities. “Do you know one painful thing? Our people are now going outside Edo to recruit criminals to help them do the job....
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PRESIDENT TINUBU NOMINATES LAMIDO ABUBAKAR YUGUDA AS CBN DEPUTY GOVERNOR. (PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE

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 STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE 


President Tinubu nominates Lamido  Abubakar Yuguda as CBN Deputy Governor 


President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Lamido Abubakar Yuguda as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, subject to confirmation by the Senate.


The appointment is in accordance with Section 8(1) of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 2007.


Yuguda’s nomination follows the recent appointment of the erstwhile Deputy Governor, Mr Bala Bello, as Special Adviser to the President on Political Economy.


The President charges them to discharge their responsibilities with renewed dedication, professionalism, and commitment to Nigeria’s economic stability and growth, in their respective roles.   


Lamido Yuguda's last public post was as director-general of the Securities and Exchange Commission, a position he held from 2020 to 2024.


He is an alumnus of Ahmadu Bello University, where he graduated in 1983 with a B.Sc. in Accountancy.  In 1991, he obtained a master's degree in Money, Banking and Finance from the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.


He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and a CFA charterholder.


He began his career in 1984 at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as a Senior Supervisor in the Foreign Operations Department.


He also worked as an economist in the Africa Department of the International Monetary Fund from 1997 to 2001, when he returned to the CBN.  He retired from the CBN in 2016, after serving as Director of the Reserve Management Department for six years. 


-Bayo Onanuga

Special Adviser to the President,

(Information and Strategy)

March 11, 2026

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