By Justina Auta The Federal Government and some stakeholders have initiated strategies to improve programmes for victims and survivors of obstetric fistula via the National Gender Policy (NGP). Aliyu Shinkafi, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Women Affairs (FMoWA), said this at the inauguration of a two-day workshop on institutional Gender Capacity Assessment, on Wednesday in Abuja. The workshop was being organised by the ministry in collaboration with a group, Momentum Safe Surgery in Family Planning and Obstetrics for Permanent Secretaries; Directors of Women Affairs, Planning, Research and Statistics Officers drawn from Kebbi, Sokoto, Bauchi, Ebonyi and the Federal Capital Territory…
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By Justina Auta The National Council for Women Societies (NCWS), on Wednesday, embarked on nationwide walk advocacy to sensitise Nigerians, especially in rural areas on the effects and how to protect against Gender Based Violence (GBV). Lami Adamu-Lau, the NCWS National President, said the exercise was part of campaign to end GBV and commemorate this year’s 16 Days Activism Against GBV to end the menace. The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that starts on November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and runs until December 10, Human Rights…
“The Letterman takes the reader through President Obasanjo’s complex, intricate, even serpentine mind, captured by the contents of his no-hold-barred letters. The author has offered readers a precious piece of recorded history that will stand the test of time and occupy a special place in Nigeria’s rather barren shelves of presidential writing” Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, is expected to literarily come alive on Thursday as former President Goodluck Jonathan and other top dignitaries converge on the city for the public presentation of The Letterman, a book on the ‘secret’ letters of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo. The book, written by the Editor-in-Chief of…
The Nigerian government has approved a National Language Policy for all primary schools. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu made this known to State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja. “A memo on national policy was approved by the council. So, Nigeria now has a National Language Policy, and the details will be given later by the ministry. “One of the highlights is that the government has agreed now that henceforth, instruction in primary schools, the first six years of learning will be in…
Kebbi state governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu on Wednesday presented the 2023 budget proposal of N166,985,075,110 to the State House of Assembly. According to the governor, recurrent expenditure accounts for N60,465,905,016 while the Capital Expenditures are in the sum of 106,519,170,093. Tagged ‘Budget of Enduring Legacy’, the proposed budget is guided by the strategic objectives of the State Development Plan 2022-2027, the governor said. They are: Improving Governance towards focusing on institutions through accountability, rule of Law, transparency and efficiency that delivers quality social service delivery to Kebbi State citizens. According to the governor, the proposed budget also aims to enhance…
By Stanley Ihedigbo, Lagos Tokunboh George-Taylor, CEO Hill+Knowlton Strategies; Otis Ojeikhoa, CEO, Brands Optimal; Emmanuel Ajufo, CEO, Opportunity To See (OTS) and Rotimi Bankole, GMD SBI Stagwell, were among 10 seasoned marketing communications professionals honoured by the Brand Journalists Association of Nigeria (BJAN) at the 2022 edition of the Brands and Marketing Conference and Awards held on Friday at Oriental Hotel, Lekki, Lagos. They among others, bagged Special Recognition Awards for their contribution towards the growth of the various sectors in which they operate in particular and the Integrated Marketing Communications space in general. Other awardees were Kelechi Nwosu, CEO,…
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, through the Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI), has inaugurated a fish processing centre at Ikot Abasi Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom. The Executive Director of NSPRI, Dr Patricia Pessu who inaugurated the project on Wednesday, said Akwa Ibom was one of the beneficiaries of the project in the South South. Pessu, who was represented by Dr Idorenyin Nwaehujor, the Zonal Coordinator, NSPRI in Port Harcourt, said the programme was aimed at impacting on farmers in the state. She said Ikot Aba community was chosen because of its closeness to the fishing…
Four people were sentenced to death on Wednesday by Iran’s judiciary for allegedly cooperating with Israel’s intelligence organisation and committing kidnappings. The semi-official Mehr news agency reported that three other people were handed prison sentences between five to ten years for allegedly committing other crimes. Their crimes range from acting against national security, aiding in kidnapping and possessing illegal weapons. Reuters
Kebbi state governor, Atiku Bagudu has approved the release of N30 million for the state contingent participating in the National Sports Festival. The state has a total of 115 athletes and officials participating in 10 events at the festival holding from November 28 to December 10 in Asaba, Delta. The N30 million is to cover their transportation, medicals, equipment, allowances and logistics. Also, the governor has released N50 million for the purchase of jerseys and balls for football teams in the 21 local government areas of the state. The money would be used to buy 50 sets of jerseys for young…
The rank of SAN is awarded as a mark of excellence to members of the legal profession who have distinguished themselves as advocates and academics The Nigeria’s Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee has elevated nine professors of law, three lawyers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and 50 others to the position of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN). The 62 who were elevated at LPPC’s 154th plenary session held on September 29, were sworn in by Chief Justice of Nigeria, (CJN) Justice Olukayode Ariwoola on Monday in Abuja. The law professors are Kathleen Okafor, Muhammed Abdulrasaq, Amokaye Gabriel, Ismail…