Month: March 2021

SAFE SCHOOL INITIATIVE IN NIGERIA

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The United Nations Children Funds,UNICEF in collaboration with the Federal Government launched the safe school initiative in Maiduguri in the aftermath of the Kidnapped of the over 300 girls from the Government Girls Secondary School Chibok. The initiative was launched on 7th May,2014 during the Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Government by Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala,the then Minister of Finance now the DG of the World Trade Organization at Chibok village in Borno State,South-East Nigeria. Almost 7 years after,what has happened to this good programme now that bandits and Boko Haram are having…

Local solutions ‘ll effectively tackle Nigeria’s economic deficit, others – Gov Yahaya Bello

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Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has said Nigeria would effectively tackle problems of economic deficit, insecurity, poor infrastructure and other concerns by engaging localised strategies noted that Kogi state has been able to achieve successes across all sectors by applying a mix of local solutions, knowledge and human based resources to address theses challenges. The Governor on Tuesday made this known in Abuja when he received some representatives of Nollywood who came to pledge support to him and urge him to run for President in 2023. Governor Bello said that…

FG should maximize use of social media for peace, development – Hon. Kwamot

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Hon.Kwamoti Bitrus Laori representing Numan/ Demsa/Lamurde Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to make maximum use of the social media to explain its policies and programmes to the people for peaceful coexistence and rapid development. The former Speaker of Adamawa State House of Assembly who described online media practitioners as agents of change believed that government was underutilizing the social media, especially in the area of reportage. “If the government has been up and doing and optimizing your work properly, there are lots…

Why positivity matters: the Nigeria case

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Is it time to reimagine Nigeria?   It’s Africa’s largest economy and hosts some of the world’s largest proven oil and gas reserves. It’s poised to double its population to 400 million by 2050 and is home to a vibrant culture famed for its music, arts and literature. According the UK’s Department of International Trade the potential of Nigeria’s “markets, human capital and natural resources is enormous”.   Nigeria also has more than its fair share of social, economic and humanitarian difficulties, and its those challenges that our usually uppermost in…

NAPAAS signs N15bn agreement with partners

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Personal Asset Acquisition Scheme (NAPAAS) has signed a whopping N15 billion loan agreement with a consortium of financiers to boost its economic empowerment programme for interested Ex-Servicemen and other organized pension groups. The MOU which took place Friday during a Business Roundtable with investors and shareholders in Abuja in the presence of Chairman, Jaiz Charity and Development Foundation and Vice Chairman, NAPAAS Advisory Governing Board Council, Alh. (Dr) Umaru Abdul Mutallab had the representative of ex-servicemen, Jaiz Takaful Insurance, Prospers Finance, Chams plc and other stakeholders/investors present at the ceremony.…

THE AROJAH STUDENTS PLAYWRITING PRIZE (TASPP) 2021

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INTRODUCTION: It was a modest begining last year for the maiden edition of The Arojah Students Playwriting Prize with Ọjọ́ Miracle Joshua of Obafemi Awolowo University emerging as the pioneer winner of the N100,000 prize money with his play, _Justice:A Mirage?_ Submissions for the 2021 edition of the competition is open from between March 1st and May 31st, 2021 WHO CAN PARTICIPATE? The competition is open to all playwrights of Nigerian heritage who are undergraduates across tertiary institutions – Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges around the world. HOW TO PARTICIPATE The…

SGBV : NHRC Boss reiterates commission’s resolve to enforce human rights

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The Executive Secretary NHRC, Tony Ojukwu Esq, has reiterated the Commissions commitment to protect, promote and enforce human rights of Nigerians and those living in the country.   Mr.Ojukwu gave the assurance during the second round of the Special Investigation Panel on Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) sitting in Calabar, Cross River State.   The NHRC boss who also Chaired the panel stated that violence based on gender considerations was a global challenge facing all spheres of human society irrespective of their levels of development.   According to him,…

IIP-SARS : DNA test shows woman not mother of her “Son”

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Dr Kelvin Nwabueze a consultant pathologist and the head of the anatomic pathology and forensic medicine at Asokoro district hospital Abuja, has appeared before the Justice Suleiman Galadima led IIP-SARS panel regarding the issue of alleged abduction and enforced disappearance of a child Elijah Tanko brought before the panel by an indigent woman, Esther Elijah. The medical practitioner informed the panel that in July 2020 he was contacted by DCP Abba Kyari of the Inspector General of Police intelligence Response Team to run a DNA test on a child recovered…

Reps urges FG to urgently rescue kidnapped Chibok Pastor from Boko Haram

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The House of Representatives on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to urgently rescue one Pastor Bulus of the EYN Church who was kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram, during their invasion of his community in Borno State. Moving the motion of urgent public importance Hon. Ahmed Jaha said that there was need to urgently rescue one Pastor Bulus of the EYN Church in Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State from the clutches of suspected Boko Haram insurgents and it was seconded by Hon.Ahmed Awal. In leading the debate, Hon.Jaha…

my husband was arrested by heavily armed policemen ,died in their custody, Petitioner tells IIP-SARS

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Widow to late Mr. Emmanuel Ogbogu, Mrs. Ebele Ogbogu (petitioner), in continuation of hearing in her petition which came up today, March 2, 2021 recounted before the Independent Investigative panel on police brutality sitting in Abuja how her husband was arrested by six heavily armed police men. The matter which bothered on alleged enforced disappearance, Mrs. Ogbogu informed the panel that the men, who were in Mufti arrived in two cars, arbitrarily arrested her husband and took him away to an unknown destination. All attempts to get their identities failed,…