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Humanitarian Affairs Ministry trains staff on risk of kidnapping, hostage taking
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Humanitarian Affairs Ministry trains staff on risk of kidnapping, hostage taking

By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development on Tuesday in Abuja organised a sensitisation training for its management staff on risks of kidnapping, hostage taking and other security drills. The Head of Special Duties Department, Mrs Nadia Soso-Muhammed, in her address said the training became necessary due to the activities of the ministry in different parts of the country where the staff are exposed to dangers of insecurity. She said that in recent times, Nigeria had witnessed an upsurge in kidnapping with reports of several citizens abducted for ransom by bandits and terrorists. According to her, security analysts state that abductions have become a thriving industry for criminals. “The training for officers on...
Highly skilled youth will solve unemployment — Perm. Sec.
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Highly skilled youth will solve unemployment — Perm. Sec.

The Federal Ministry of Education has said that youths with high skills will solve the problems of unemployment, insecurity and youth restiveness. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Mr David Adejo, disclosed this on Tuesday. He said this at an Exhibition and Award ceremony of the 1st Edition of Polytechnics and Innovation Enterprise Institutions (POINTER) competition among students in the Polytechnics and Innovation Enterprise Institutions in Abuja. Adejo, who was represented by the Director, Special Duties in the ministry, Mr Zubairu Abdullahi, said that building highly skilled youths would enable them to be entrepreneurs, job and wealth creators. Adejo said the ministry introduced the ‘POINTER Competition’ to students of polytechnics and innovation enter...
International organisation partners TRCN on training of teachers
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International organisation partners TRCN on training of teachers

An international organisation, Instill Education says it plans to collaborate with the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) on teacher professional development.The group made this known during an advocacy visit to the Executive Secretary, TRCN, Prof. Josiah Ajiboye in Abuja.Speaking during the visit, Ghana Country Lead of Instill Education, Sarah Osei, who led the team, said that the vision of the group was to transform teaching and school leadership across Africa.Osei said that the group had taken steps to extend operations to Nigeria in 2023 through TRCN.She added that the group would also leverage on TRCN’s robust database of teachers, while pledging to commence its collaboration with the council in the first quarter of 2023 to train Nigerian teachers for eight weeks.Accordi...
PCC receives 4,900 complaints in Nasarawa State
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PCC receives 4,900 complaints in Nasarawa State

By Mohammed Baba Busu Public Complaints Commission (PCC) in Nasarawa State said the commission received over 4,900 complaints since the creation of the state in 1996 to date. Mr Musa Ubadoma-Azara, the Federal Commissioner, PCC Nasarawa State, said this during a town hall meeting organised by the commission for public and private sectors in Lafia on Tuesday. The town hall meeting had its theme as “Systematic and Proactive Investigation into Contributory Pension Scheme Compliance of Private Firms in Lafia, Nasarawa State”. He said the primary mandate of the commission was to be impartial on behalf of the complainants who felt aggrieved by the action or inaction of any tier of government and private companies. “Since the creation of Nasarawa State, the commission had received...
Human right activist/barister tasks PMB and the media on NBDA DGs appointment 
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Human right activist/barister tasks PMB and the media on NBDA DGs appointment 

A human Right Activist and Barr, Chief Oyo Orji has appealed to the Federal Government and Minister of science and technology to do the needful to Scrutinize who to appoint as DG National Biotechnology Development Agency -NBDA. Barr. Orji made the call while briefing the Media on a Court ruling case between Mrs Magdalene - Director Human resources (National Biotechnology Development Agency -NBDA). According to Barr Orji, he claimed not to maintain a Statusco Ordered by the Federal High Court of Nigeria in Abuja Judicial Division Holden at Abuja. Barr. Orji said they should look for competent people that would mind public offices and to Upload the Laws in the Constitution which thier Services are Governed under the public service rules. He further stated that Public Office...
International organisation partners TRCN on training of teachers
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International organisation partners TRCN on training of teachers

An international organisation, Instill Education says it plans to collaborate with the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) on teacher professional development.The group made this known during an advocacy visit to the Executive Secretary, TRCN, Prof. Josiah Ajiboye in Abuja. Speaking during the visit, Ghana Country Lead of Instill Education, Sarah Osei, who led the team, said that the vision of the group was to transform teaching and school leadership across Africa. Osei said that the group had taken steps to extend operations to Nigeria in 2023 through TRCN. She added that the group would also leverage on TRCN’s robust database of teachers, while pledging to commence its collaboration with the council in the first quarter of 2023 to train Nigerian teachers for eight w...
2023: Gov. Badaru, Sen. Bent promise to deliver 20m votes to Tinubu<br>Inauguration
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2023: Gov. Badaru, Sen. Bent promise to deliver 20m votes to Tinubu
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By Collins Yakubu-Hammer Gov Muhammadu Badaru of Jigawa and Senator Grace Bent have pledged to deliver about 20 million votes during 2023 General Elections to the APC Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima. They made the commitment during the inauguration of Stakeholders Special Duties Directorate of the Presidential Campaign Council of the APC on Monday in Abuja. Badaru expressed confidence that APC remained the best party for the progress and development of the country. “I have no doubt that the directorate has the capacity to deliver 20 million votes in favour of the APC in the 2023 Presidential Election. I am very positive and certain that we shall win.” Badaru advised Nigerians to ignore the religious sentiment in some quarter...
NBC, Borno Govt. to create platform for local border authorities in North-East
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NBC, Borno Govt. to create platform for local border authorities in North-East

By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The National Boundary Commission (NBC), in collaboration with the Borno Government, has put together a one-day programme for the creation of a platform for local border authorities in the North-East. The programme with the theme “Transforming Borders from Barriers of Separation to Bridges of Co-operation and Integration” held in Maiduguri. This is contained in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by Mrs Efe Ovuakporie, NBC Head of Information Unit. The programme was predicated on the need by the Federal Government to proactively harness the abundance of the human resources available in the country towards attaining peaceful coexistence between Nigeria and its proximate neighbours. It was also to facilitate cross-border cooperation and regional inte...
Customer-centric service values, innovation earned TAJBank 2022 Award – MD
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Customer-centric service values, innovation earned TAJBank 2022 Award – MD

The Managing Director of TAJBank, Mr Hamid Joda, says the bank's feat as a highly recognised non-interest financial institution in Nigeria is due to its customer-centric values and innovation. Joda said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja, against the backdrop of TAJBank's recognition as "Islamic Bank of the Year '" at the BusinessDay Banks and Other Financial Institutions (BAFI) Awards. According to him, for the second consecutive year, judges at the BAFI Awards rated the bank as the winner of the ‘Islamic Bank of the Year Award’ 2022 for the bank’s impressive performance during the year. ''TAJBank beat other nominees for the award after a rigorous assessment criteria of banks, including financial performance order alprazolam mastercard online of banks in the year under revie...
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UniAbuja Alumni association holds general congress, tasks members on unity
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UniAbuja Alumni association holds general congress, tasks members on unity

The University of Abuja Alumni Association, on Saturday held its general congress for the passage of a new constitution, selection of anelectoral committee and election of new leadership as passed in the new constitution. Mr Joshua Gana, the Caretaker Committee Chairman of the association, at the congress said the association’s constitution had been reviewed and upgraded to bolster its activities. Gana said that the congress was also aimed at bringing members home and abroad in a contributory way to give back to their alma mater and the country at large. According to him, in the next few years, the association may likely produce the President of the country and the best crop of educationists in the country. Gana said: “We have seen 20 loopholes that need to be shut and man...
Foundation takes advocacy on mental health issues to FCT School
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Foundation takes advocacy on mental health issues to FCT School

Broken But Mendable Life (BBML) Foundation, a non-governmental organisation, has organised a mental health awareness programme for no fewer than 100 students of Government Day Secondary School, Dutse, in the Federal Capital Territory. Mr Adeoye David, Founder/Chief Executive Officer of the Organisation, said the project aims at deepening the conversation around mental health issues through advocacy education, training and support for victims. He said that project which had been a six-week long sensitisation campaign, was done in collaboration with One million teachers, HH MSII SDG Challenge and Global Youth Mobilisation. He added that the foundation had also established mental health club in the school to identify those with social issues and proffer solutions where necessary. ...
IHRO Set To Launch HQ To Empower Women, Address SGBV
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IHRO Set To Launch HQ To Empower Women, Address SGBV

The International Human Rights Observatory (IHRO) Africa is set to launch its Headquarters in Abuja to empower women and boost the campaign against Sexual and Gender based violence against women and girls in Nigeria. The IHRO Patron Africa, Mr Kenneth Ibe-Kalu at a press conference on Friday in Abuja said the launch in Abuja Chronicles the establishment of the IHRO African Headquarters. According to Ibe-Kalu, the launch is aims at fostering empowerment of rural women and address women rights in Nigeria. "It is mandated to protect and detect abuses in respect to the rights of adequate livelihood and housing: detention, disability and disappearance rights among others. "With the launch of this organisation, Nigeria will take a giant step in ensuring that women and girls, especia...
Nigerian Society of Engineers pays tribute to late Mbanefo
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Nigerian Society of Engineers pays tribute to late Mbanefo

Members of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), on Friday paid tribute to the 21st President of the society who died at the age of 81. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the society held a dinner in Abuja to eulogise Mbanefo. The President of NSE, Mr Tasiu Gidari-Wudil, said that Mbanefo would be remembered for his contributions to the development of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) through his legendary engineering prowess. Mbanefo who was also the pioneer president of NSE, Abuja Chapter died on Oct. 27 in Abuja. Upon his return to Nigeria from Canada, Mbanefo joined the service of order xanax bestsellers the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) as a principal engineer in 1982. During his working career, Mbanefo was in charge of design. He did ...
Group tasks stakeholders on asdressing SGBV
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Group tasks stakeholders on asdressing SGBV

The Abiodun Essiet Initiative for Girls (AEIG), in collaboration with The Girls Pride Foundation, has called on stakeholders in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to take Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) cases seriously, to help address the abuse among adolescents. The group made the appeal at a townhall meeting with women, traditional rulers and some key stakeholders in Kuje Area Council in Abuja. They described cases of SGBV in the country as alarming and worrisome. Mrs Abiodun Essiet, the Executive Director of AEIG, said the townhall meeting was aimed at educating rural communities in FCT on gender based violence and the need to speak out when faced with such issues. According to her, SGBV has become a current pandemic in the society, adequate sensitisation is paramount...
2023 Election: Don’t vote for the sake of money, vote for posterity – Council advises youths
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2023 Election: Don’t vote for the sake of money, vote for posterity – Council advises youths

The Nigeria Youth Mobilisation Council (NYCM) has called on Nigerian youths to resist the temptation of selling their votes during the 2023 general elections in the country. Mr Abisoye Joe-King, Director-General of the council, made the call when he met heads of some youth groups and youth movements, in Abuja. He said the aim of the meeting is to unify the aspirations of the youth groups and ensure they speak in one voice ahead of the 2023 elections. "Considering the state of things in the country, it is the vote of the Nigerian youths that will rescue the nation in 2023. "I urge the youths to be focused, not vote for the sake of money but should remember posterity. "This is because the destiny of Nigeria should not be determined by corrupt leaders, as such, I encourage the...
NGO advocates adequate care for the elderly, prompt payment of pensioners’ entitlements
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NGO advocates adequate care for the elderly, prompt payment of pensioners’ entitlements

Emerald Elderly Care and Development Foundation, an NGO, has called for prompt payment of pensioners' entitlements and provision of adequate care for the elderly in the country. Dr Becky Ogonnaya, Founder of the organisation, made the call at the 2022 Emerald Senior Citizens Conference, in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event tagged "Rising to the Challenge: Empowering the use of Technology", featured free medical check-up and disbursement of business and loan support to the elderly. NAN also reports that the conference was organised in collaboration with the National Senior Citizens Center (NSCC) and the National Council of Women Societies (NCWS) FCT Chapter. Ogonnaya said that the conference was organised to promote the well-being of Nigeria’s aging...
Community Development: Centre unveils “Not without my people” project
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Community Development: Centre unveils “Not without my people” project

The Ubuntu Centre for Africa Peace Building and Development (UCAP) has unveiled its "Not Without my People" project to promote community development and empower people with various skills to make them self-reliant. Prof. Oshita Oshita, Executive Director soma online eu of the centre, said at the unveiling ceremony in Abuja, that the project would kick-start at Ogoja, a Local Government Area in Cross River State. Oshita said the project aims at empowering individuals and groups of people with the necessary skills they need to effect positive change within their communities. He added that the concept of Not without my people is to reach those that have not been termed difficult to reach and change the face of rural communities in the country. "I told myself that we must not leav...
Gov. Abubakar pledges support for NANS
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Gov. Abubakar pledges support for NANS

Gov. Muhammad Abubakar of Jigawa has promised to support the new leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS). He said this at the inauguration of the National Executive Council of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) for the 2022/2023 in Abuja on Thursday. Abubakar also said his colleague state governors were working with the Federal Government to pay members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) their backlog of salaries. He said that the governors were considering using legal ways to resolve ASUU challenges so that academic activities could go on smoothly in the nation’s universities. He congratulated the incumbent president of NANS, Usman Barambu and his executives for a well- deserved victory and called on them to leverag...