Day: September 15, 2020

Niger closes state-owned roads to Articulated vehicles

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Niger State Government has closed down Minna-Bida state-owned road to articulated vehicles due to it deplorable condition and to allow for speedy reconstruction of the road. The official closure of the road took place with a barricade to stop the heavy trucks from accessing the road in Bida. The closure of the road was coming after the state government had announced the close down of all its roads to articulated vehicles some weeks back. The Minna-Bida road,which has witnessed incessant breakdown of articulated vehicles on the road, has caused untold…

2nd JIFORM Summit: Minister/Chargé d’affaires,Mohammed Gana applauds Oyo Govt, NiDCOM,JIFORM

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Minister/Chargé d’affaires of Nigeria Embassy in Ivory Coast, Ambassador Mohammed Gana has joined the Journalists International Forum for Migration (JIFORM) to commend the Oyo State Government led by Governor Seyi Makinde on the hosting of the 2nd JIFORM Summit. The Minister cum Ambassador was full of exhortations for the President of the Journalists International Forum for Migration (JIFORM): Mr. Ajibola Abayomi for his efforts in managing an organization as viable as JIFORM, while felicitating the organization for the immense work done during the Covid 19 pandemic lockdown period.. Amb Mohammed…

Kwara committed to access to safe water,says Gov AbdulRazaq ….. visits NEMA DG, seeks support for flood victims

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Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said the state is committed to attain the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, which is attainment of universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water. AbdulRazaq also said the administration was working hard to end open defecation in Kwara State with improved access to adequate and equitable sanitation for all by year 2025. The Governor restated the commitments during a visit to the Minister of Water Resources Suleiman Hussein Adamu in Abuja, the federal Capital city, where AbdulRazaq sought the support of…

JIFORM felicitates NiDCOM @ One

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The Journalists International Forum For Migration(JIFORM) has congratulated the Nigerians in Diaspora Commision (NiDCOM) over its one year anniversary. In a statement issued in Lagos on Tuesday, Ajibola Abayomi, the President/Executive Director of JIFORM described the agency as a mission accomplished given the numerous interventions and tremendous achievements it had recorded so far. The JIFORM President said the door of the media foundation was open to further collaboration on diaspora matters with NiDCOM and others to halt irregulation migration through continued advocacy. “NiDCOM today is a shining example under Honorable…