Month: October 2021

Pan African Peace Leadership Awards Hold in commemoration Of Zambia Independence

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Pan African Peace Leadership Awards (ZAMBIA 2021) on Sunday 24th October 2021 was held when Zambia was tossing her 57th Birthday after gaining independence from Britain in 1964, with a dinner party in honor of peace and unity for the recipients of the awards and invited guests. All attendees were encouraged to dress white as seen in the pictures as a symbol of peace. Among those awarded were Zambia Political activist Mr Dante Saunders who was awarded SDG Ambassador of Peace and Dr. Rozious Siatwambo who also received the Ambassador…

Niger NYSC holds Low Key Swearing- In Ceremony for 2021 Batch ‘C’ Stream 1 Corps Members …. Tasks Corps members on National Building

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The National Youth Service Corps NYSC, Niger State office today Tuesday, 26th October, 2021 conducted in a low key, official opening and swearing-in ceremony for the 2021 Batch ‘C’ Stream one corps members deployed to State. The Swearing-in ceremony was performed at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Paiko, Niger State. The ceremony was coordinated by the NYSC Niger State Coordinator, Mrs Funmilayo Ajayi, who also delivered NYSC DG,Brig General Shuaibu Ibrahim opening address at the event In his address, the NYSC DG described the National Youth Service Corps as a…

ANAMBRA ELECTIONS: IGP deploys DIG Joseph Egbunike, Strategic Commanders to Anambra

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The Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has ordered a major overhauling of the security landscape in Anambra State ahead of the 6th November, 2021 Gubernatorial Elections in the State. The overhauling included the deployment of selected seasoned Strategic Commanders from the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police and above to Anambra State for effective supervision of security personnel and operations in the Elections. The IGP noted that Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Joseph Egbunike has been deployed to Anambra State as the Coordinator of the security…

NYSC holds Swearing-in ceremony for 2021 Batch ‘C’ Stream One Corps Members ….. Charges corps members on Nation building

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The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, today 27th October, 2021 performed the swearing-in ceremony for the 2021 Batch ‘C’ Stream 1 Corps Members. In his address, the NYSC DG ,Brig.General Shuaibu Ibrahim ,described the National Youth Service Corps as a Scheme that paraded a pool of enlightened and sophisticated class of Nigerian youths, drawn from diverse backgrounds, with a united purpose of building a strong, indivisible and egalitarian entity. He said;”On behalf of the NYSC family, I most heartily welcome you aboard the ship of nation building. “It is my…

Gov Sule seeks synergy between FG, states to curb illegal mining, insecurity

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Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has sought further collaboration between the federal and state governments, as well as communities hosting mining activities, with a view to addressing illegal mining and insecurity associated with the country’s mining sector. Engineer Sule gave the advice when he featured during a discussion panel at the 27th National Economic Summit, which held in Abuja, on Monday. According to the Governor, even though mining is in the exclusive list, with the Federal Government controlling all the mineral resources in the country, there is still need…

No place for enforced disappearance in modern history, find Tordue Salem— NHRC tells Police

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The Executive Secretary, National Human Rights Commission, Tony Ojukwu Esq has called on the Nigerian Police and other law enforcement agencies to do everything within their powers to locate Tordue Salem, a journalist who reportedly went missing on the 13th of October, 2021 in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja. NHRC Boss expressed sadness over the news of the National Assembly Correspondent who has been missing for the past 14 days. He said there was no place for enforced disappearance in modern history, described the act as one of the worst…

Youth Empowerment : Stakeholders advocate establishment of NYSC Trust Fund

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Eminent Nigerians from different walks of life have lent their support to the establishment of NYSC Trust Fund as it would address infrastructural deficit in the Scheme, as well as provide start-up capital to Corps Members to establish their businesses after the completion of the service year. This was part of the deliberations yesterday 25th October, 2021 at a symposium on the Imperatives of an NYSC Trust Fund, themed; “Consolidating the gains of the NYSC in Youth Empowerment and National Development in the Face of Current Economic Realities: The Imperatives…

DG seeks more support for NYSC Trust Fund

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The Director-General of National Youth Service Corps NYSC,Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim has called on stakeholders and higher authorities, including well meaning Nigerians to give maximum support for the actualization of NYSC Trust Fund. Ibrahim stated this today 25th October, 2021 in his welcome address at the Symposium on the Imperative of the proposed National Youth Service Corps Trust Fund (NYSCTF) organised by the scheme in Abuja. The. Director-General explained that the essence of the symposium was to engender greater appreciation of the imperative of an NYSC Trust Fund and also…

NASC,CPEB hold training on quality seed production

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The National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) in conjunction with the Department of Crop Protection and Environmental Biology, (CPEB) University of Ibadan (UI), on Monday began a -week training of staff of the Council geared towards enhancing quality seeds production in Nigeria.   The training, held at CPEB department University of Ibadan, focused on seed research methodology, data analysis and reporting.   Speaking at the event, the NASC Director-General, Dr Olusegun Ojo, said that the training was to ensure production of improved quality seeds which is one of the mandates of…

Niger – Kaduna Railway : Niger Govt to partner NRC

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The Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello has sustained talks with the Management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation on how to revive the activities of the Corporation in Niger State. This move was sequel to the increasing cases of insecurity in the country including some parts of Niger State which has posed serious challenges to farmers in transporting their farm produce and the deficit in roads infrastructures in the country. Governor Sani Bello who was in Ebute Meta,the Lagos office of the Corporation with some officials from the state,explained that…