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UniAbuja VC tasks lecturers on mentoring young Nigerians to greatness

The Vice Chancellor, University of Abuja, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah has charged University lecturers to remain committed to the call of nuturing young Nigerians to greatness. Prof. Na’Allah gave the charged at an event organised by the University to honour a Literary giant and Poet, Prof. Niyi Osundare a lecturer from University of Ibadan, Oyo State. According to him, if young people are properly nutured, it would encourage the economic and political development of the country. While urging University lecturers to emulate the Poet, the VC charged the taechers to shun acts capable of undermining the dignity of their students. Prof. Osundare called on the people in the position of authority to think deeply and reflect about the problems as well as long time solutions to the c...

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Leadership: UniAbuja VC tasks Nigerians on voting credible leaders

The Vice Chancellor Uniersity of Abuja, FCT, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah has called on Nigerians to vote credible leaders in the 2023 general elections for the development of the country. Na’Allah, made the call at the 2023 Election Townhall meeting organised by the Abuja Leadership Centre, a TETFund Centre of Excellence in Public Governance and Leadership in the University. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event which attracted large number of students and dignitaries from within and outside the University, also witnessed presentation of awards to the resource persons. The VC who expressed delight that the University is leveraging on its strategic location in the nation’s capital to contribute to the development of Nigeria, said the institution through the Cent...

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Nigeria targets self-sufficiency in sugar production by 2033– Council

Executive Secretary of National Sugar Department Council, Mr Zacch Adedeji By Ikenna Uwadileke The National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) says Nigeria targets to attain self-sufficiency in sugarcane production by 2033. The Executive Secretary of NSDC, Mr Zacch Adedeji, said this at the 2022 annual media parley in Abuja on Wednesday. He said that after attaining surplus sugar refining capacity, Nigeria was pushing for self-sufficiency in the cultivation of the main raw material, sugarcane. “In the last 10 years we have achieved sufficiency in refining capacity to the extent that we doubled our consumption capacity. “Today, we consume 1.7 million metric tonnes but our refining capacity is in the excess of 3.5 million metric tonnes “So, in the last 10 years in refinin...

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NGO, stakeholders collaborate to end sexual, gender-based violence in Mpape Community

Community Aid and Girl Child support Initiatives (Comaid_gcsi), an NGO, has called for prompt response to sexual and gender-based based violence cases in Mpape Community, a suburb in the Federal Capital Territory. The group gave the call at a one-day stakeholders dialogue meeting organised to draw up strategies for engagement and means of breaking the culture of silence surrounding the menace. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event is tagged "The impact of Gender-based violence in the community". Ms Jemilat Abdul-azeez, Executive-Director, Community Aid and Girl Child Support Initiative, said the objective of the meeting was to help in the elimination of gender based violence in the community, through stakeholders engagement and effective advocacy. She said th...

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ANLCA calls for removal of AC Abdul A.M over alleged unprofessional attitude, intimidation, double position in the Custom Service

Association of Nigeria Lisence Custom Agents (ANLCA) has called on Nigeria Custom Service (NCS) for the removal of Assistant Comptroller (AC) Abdul A.M. over alleged unprofessional attitude, intimidation and handling of double positions at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport airport, Abuja. The Association which disclosed this to the mediasaid the Assistant Comptroller popularly known as V.Boot, is holding two sensitive positions as O.C Evaluations and O.C Post Clearance Audit was abnormal and contradicts the Nigeria Custom Service Act. One of the agents who pleaded anonymity claims she has connections with Talatu the Deputy Comptroller General (DCG) and the Principal Staff Officer (PSO) to the Comptroller General (CG) therby uses that as an avenue to intimidate people includin...

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Mba, Ihua, Ogidan, Others Bag mni Kuru

L-R: Bell Ihua, Frank MBA and Steve Ogidan Former Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Commissioner of Police Frank Mba; Executive Director, Africa Polling Institute, Professor Bell Ihua; and Chairman Global Consulting Group, Dr Steve Ogidan were among 89 notable Nigerians recently conferred membership (mni) of the prestigious National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) Kuru Plateau State.  The conferment was at the graduation ceremony of the National Institute’s Senior Executive Course (SEC) 44, 2022, the flagship programme of the National Institute.  It would be recalled that CP Frank Mba served under three former Inspector Generals of Police as its image maker.  Having served as spokesman for the Lagos Police Command between 2007 and 2011, he th...

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Group appeals to FG to convert proposed Fed. Poly Adikpo to Skill acquisition centre

The Kwande United People Organisation (KWUPO), a socio-cultural group, has appealed to the Federal Government to convert the proposed Federal Polytechnic Adikpo, in Kwande LGA of Benue State to a mega skill acquisition centre. Mr Samuel Agah, the leader of the Abuja Chapter of the group, made the appeal in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja. Agah said that the bill for the defunct federal polytechnic had been passed, but was awaiting accent by the President. He said that the Kwande people had been supportive of the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration, as such, they deserve a fair share to show for it. According to him, a good number of structures were erected and equipment such as computers, furniture and many others were already procured and...

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Excluding NASS workers from CPS detrimental to sectors’ growth – PenoP

The Pension Operators (PenoP) said the Bill seeking to exclude workers of the National Assembly from the Contributory Pension Scheme is disturbing and will be detrimental to the Contributory Pension Scheme (PenoP) Recall that the House of Representatives recently agreed to exempt staff of the National Assembly from the contributory pension scheme and to establish National Assembly Service Pensions Board. The Bill sponsored by Olododo Cook, chairman, of the House committee on national planning and economic development, had passed the second reading and with the approval, it would be slated for the final (third reading) and passage into law. However, PenoP while reacting through their Chief Executive Officer, Oguche Agudah yesterday said the passage did not align to standard rules,...

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ADUDA APPROVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF GBAZANGO, BYAZHIN ROADS IN BWARI AREA COUNCIL

While touring round the six Area Councils, Senator Aduda Philip of FCT who doubles as the Senate minority leader has unlocked the construction of Gbazango and Byazhin road in Bwari Area Council. He said, when the roads are done, it Will help the residents within these areas to have smooth runnings. He added that the roads will serve everyone irrespective of the party, religion and tribal difference. The energetic and people's senator in the same vein moved to visit Abuja Municipal Area Council where he started his political career. He used the opportunity to pray and encourage the Council's Boss and the entire Area Council for positive development. Senator Aduda who briefly told them about his plans to consolidate on his achievement so far in the senate if elected again ...

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2023 :Group to mobilise 60%  youths  to collect PVCs, participate in elections 

By Angela Atabo YES Project, a youth advocacy group, says it plans to mobilise at least 60 per cent of Nigerian youths to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) toward active participation in the 2023 general election. Mr Oche-Precious Edeh, the Founder and Executive Directors,YES Project, said this at the “Value Your Vote Naija ‘Campaign news conference in Abuja on Tuesday. Edeh said the move was imperative to galvanise the inclusion of youths in politics. “Nigeria is a country with around 200 million population with young people around 15 to 35 per cent, accounting for the highest demography of the population. He said that through the effort of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as well as civil society organisations like YES Project, a lot of young ...

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2023: AMAC chairman tasks Senator Aduda on area council challenges

The chairman Abuja Municipal Area Council, Hon. Christopher Maikalangu has urged the FCT Senator Philip Aduda to always be keen on the challenges facing the Council, if re - elected in 2023. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Maikalangu made the appeal when Aduda and his campaign team visited AMAC secretariat, on Tuesday in Abuja. Maikalangu encouraged the senator not to forget issues that would affect the lives of the people directly. He said the Council which is strategic for Aduda and PDP, would continue with programmes and policies that will make life more meaningful to its residents. Maikalangu promised Aduda that the council will continue to work for the senator's victory in the forthcoming election. "We are proud of our senator, the entire council will alw...

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Vandals destroy 6 transmission towers in Rivers -NDPHC

By Constance Athekame The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) says vandals have destroyed six transmission towers and killed a vigilante in the process in Rivers. The Media Adviser to the NDPHC, Mr Sanyan Adejokun, said in a statement on Monday that an encounter between the vigilantes and the hoodlums resulted in the death of the vigilante on the night of Nov. 25. Adejokun said that the vandals had targeted several projects of the NDPHC and killed or maimed contractors in the recorded attacks. “On Sept. 3, the hoodlums vandalised the 330KV Afam-Onne Transmission Line in Gbake community of Ogoni and cut down four Transmission Towers which they dismantled and carted away. “The line connecting Afam to Onne in Port Harcourt is the first 330KV Double Circuit transmission s...

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Abuja Fringe to empower, create new narrative for technology, communication- Founder

By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Third edition of Abuja Fringe is structured in a way to empower and create new narrative for technology, communication, creative space, developing new skills, connections and collaborative work spaces. This is contain in a statement issued by the director and founder of Abuja Fringe, Mr Kenneth Uphopho on Monday in Abuja. Abuja Fringe is creative festival that comes with training and empowerment, focused on technology for creative practice, audience development, marketing and communications. According to Uphopho, the theme for the third edition, "Perfectly suited for the budding city of Abuja", is focused on supervising how things work in Nigeria’s creative space. It is supported US Embassy in collaboration with Brighton Fringe, UK; NANTAP, Wome...

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Disability Day: FG restates commitment to care, needs of PWDs

By Collins Yakubu-Hammer Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, has restated Federal Government’s commitment to the care and needs of Persons with Disability (PWDs) across the country. Farouq stated this at a news conference to commemorate the 2022 International Day of PWDs (IDPWDs) on Monday in Abuja. The theme for this year’s celebration was “Transformative Solutions for Inclusive Development: the role of Innovation in Fuelling an Accessible World”. According to Farouq, this year’s commemoration globally is centred on the overarching theme of innovation and transformative solutions for inclusive development. Farouq, represented by Dr Umar Bindir, the National Coordinator of NSIP, noted that it was in line w...

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SGBV: Legal Aid, Traditional Rulers wives, advocate strengthening of traditional justice system in FCT

The Legal Aid Council of Nigeria and the Association of Wives of FCT Traditional Rulers (AWTR), has called for the strengthening of traditional justice systems to end sexual and gender-based violence in the FCT. They made the call at a one-day workshop for traditional rulers to commemorate this year's 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence. The event which had in attendance, traditional rulers from the 17 Chiefdoms in the FCT, had as theme "Community Response to Gender-Based Violence". Hajia Hauwa Kulu-Ibrahim, Wife of the Ona of Abaji and the President of the association, said the workshop is aimed at addressing the challenges bedeviling traditional justice system in the FCT. Kulu-Ibrahim, who was represented by Mr Emmanuel Bassie, Director/Communication Officer of...

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NEMA to distribute Saudi Arabia center’s food donation to 16,000 households in Borno State

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says it has concluded plans to distribute food items donated by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid Relief Centre (KSRelief) to 16,000 households in Borno State. The households include Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) living in eight camps and host communities of the state. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Manzo Ezekiel, Head, NEMA's Press Unit, on Monday in Abuja. According to him, NEMA had conducted detailed profiling of the target beneficiaries at the identified camps and host communities. He said that a standard quantity of 16,000 food baskets, each comprising of a bag of rice (25kg), a bag of beans (25kg), mass vita flour (4kg), vegetable oil (2 litres), salt (1kg), tomato paste (2kg) and seasoning (0.8kg), will...

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UniAbuja unveils mentorship scheme

The University of Abuja has unveiled a mentorship Scheme to help new students understand their roles in the university and ensure they succeed after graduation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the mentorship Scheme which is being run by the Centre for SIWES Student mentoring and Employment (CSSME) of the University is aimed at developing and preparing the career of students to impact on the society. Speaking during the official launch of the  Scheme with the theme, "Building a Total Person For Sustainable National Development," the Vice-Chancellor of University of Abuja (UniAbuja), Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah, said the Scheme will help produce quality graduates with specialised skills that will at the end of the day aid in reshaping the country. The Vice Chanc...

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Food security :Stakeholders advocate use of technology to drive agricultural production 

By Angela Atabo  Stakeholders at the 2022 ThriveAgric conference have advocated the use of technology to drive agricultural production for food security . The conference with the theme "Leveraging Technology to Sustainably Scale Agriculture: Smallholder Farmers in perspective.’' was organised by ThriveAgric brinfing together various stakeholders in the agricultural sector to seek ways to boost Agriculture.  Mr Ayodeji Arikawe ,Co-Founder ThriveAfrica, said the  event was aimed at seeking ways to  drive food production up . "So part of the conference this year is mainly around bringing stakeholders together, the farmers, the off takers and other partners to review what happened in the year and plan for next year . "This year ,we worked with over 450, 000 ...

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Albino Foundation moves to increase participation of IDPs in 2023 elections

By Angela Atabo The Albino Foundation (TAF) on Saturday inaugurated a voter education campaign for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to increase their participation in the 2023 General Elections. Founder, Chief Executive Officer ,TAF, Jake Epelle at the inauguration of the campaign at the Durumi IDP camp Abuja , said the event was to also commemorate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Epelle said the campaign was designed to sensitise and create awareness among IDPs on thier rights and the need to participate in politics and the electoral processes by coming out to vote and be voted for in the elections. "Reaching the unreached has always been a problem, so today we decided that we are going to make a formidable impact in the lives of those who need hel...

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Okonofua, other golf winners emerge as curtains fall on 15th CBN Governor’s Cup 

By Victor Okoye The 2022 edition of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor’s Cup held in Abuja on Saturday November ended with overall winner and others emerging in various categories. The annual golf competition staged inside the IBB International Golf and Country Club, Abuja, witnessed intense competition by no fewer than 200 participants. At the end, a banker Isaiah Okonofua from one of the new generation banks emerged as overall winner. The elated Okonofua, played in handicap 14 with a gross score of 81 and a net of 67. Speaking thereafter, Okonofua who dedicated his victory to God said he sustained uncommon focus and commitment while playing throughout the duration of the encounter despite initial glitches. He said, “It was not easy prevailing at last. I was encoura...

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