VIDEO: Watch Nigerian Students in Diaspora dissect Nigeria's Economy

At this point where Nigeria's Economy seems to be going into recession, the Nigerian Students Society Eastern University Mediterranean Famagusta North Cyprus decided to engage her members in discussing issues facing Nigeria's Economy and possible solutions to revive our dwindling  Economy.

GUESTS: Henry Ikenna Okafor, Tersoo Bur John, Oluwasegun Aremu, Oshioks Philip and Charlotte A. Charles (Host)

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Video: Where does the Nigeria's Economy lie?

CBN extends BVN registration for Nigerians in Diaspora

CBN Governor

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN , has extended the Bank Verification Number , BVN, registration exercise for Nigerian Banks’ Customers in the Diaspora to June 30, 2016. According to a circular posted on the banks’ website, Thursday, the decision to extend the deadline which was initially January 31, was as result of low responses from the affected banks’ customers.

The apex bank said it discovered from a survey it conducted, that the low responses could be due to inadequate information and lack of accessibility to registration centres in some countries with large Nigerian populations. It therefore, decided to publish detailed addressed of the BVN registration centres in countries of their residence to make it easier for them to comply.

Creation of NAPS North Cyprus

STATEMENT ON THE CREATION OF NAPS NORTH CYPRUS. 

From the statement released yesterday 30th January, 2016 by the Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Association of Pharmacy Students North Cyprus, Umar Usman Sabo, which reads;

With the growing need for us to spread our tentacles, widen our horizons and further consolidate our relationship with our counterparts here in North Cyprus and back home in Nigeria, it became imperative for a central body to be created. Consequent to that, today the 30th of January, 2016 The Nigerian Association of Pharmacy Students North Cyprus (NAPS North Cyprus) was created and national secretariat established by The National Association of Nigerian Students Turkish Zone (NANS TR Zone) with the following mandate-

 

1. To foster Unity among Nigerian Pharmacy Students in North Cyprus to help tackle health Challenges facing our dear country Nigeria by organizing programs such as, Seminars, Conferences, Symposiums, Health Awareness, Research, Trips and Social activities. 

2. Invite the Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria (PCN) to all Universities offering Pharmacy to help Supervise and give appropriate approvals to our programs here. 

3. Work with the Turkish-Cypriot Government with help of Deans of participating schools to ensure that more traineeship and internship opportunities are provided for our students and Licensing examinations are administered to our students upon graduation to help reduce the intense pressure faced by international graduates during licensing examinations in Nigeria. 

4. Work with sister societies and associations to inculcate basic norms into our members (especially freshers) and ensure that all Pharmacy Students are up to date with their educational-cum-social programs. 

5. Work with other related international and national bodies to create international and national conference and congress opportunities for our members to improve educational and social exposures. 

6. Work with all Universities with faculty of Pharmacy to source for more international accreditation from international licensing bodies in other to place the institutions in world standard. This will create a platform for a global recognition of our certificates.

NAPS North Cyprus National Executive Council Members

The following emerged as the pioneer National Executives-

NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (NEC) 

1. NATIONAL PRESIDENT – FREDRICK EDEH (EMU) 

2. NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT - CHIKENDU MICHEAL OKEKE (CIU) 

3. NATIONAL GENERAL SECRETARY - OZIOMA EZEOFOR (EMU) 

4. NATIONAL PUBLICITY SECRETARY – UMAR USMAN SABO (EMU) 

5. NATIONAL FINANCIAL SECRETARY -AUSTIN OGUNJOBI (NEU) 

6. NATIONAL TREASURER - UYIOGHOSA ARIGBE (NEU) 

7. NATIONAL EX. OFFICIO - OYINDAMOLA OLATUNJI (EMU) 

8. NATIONAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR - MARY EFFANGA (CIU) 

9. NATIONAL WELFARE DIRECTOR - ANJOLAJESU OLASOGBA (NEU) 

10. NATIONAL EVENTS DIRECTOR - SIRAJUDEEN SHITTU (EMU)

Signed.

Umar Usman Sabo

(Publicity Secretary NAPS North Cyprus)