Daily Trust Saturday

FCTA records high immunizati­on rate

- Mulikat Mukaila Lami Sadiq, Jos Abbas Jimoh Balarabe Alkassim, Bauchi

The FCT Primary Health Care Board of the FCT Administra­tion has said that the just concluded Sub Immunizati­on plus Days exercise in the FCT recorded huge success.

A statement from the Board’s PRO, Reginald Uhegbu, said reports from the six area councils The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) yesterday said it will partner with the National Commission for Refugees for Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCRIP) to equip returning migrants from Libya and other parts of the world with life skills for sustainabl­e livelihood. ITF noted that this will ensure The passage of the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB) has been described as laudable but not enough to stem the daily huge loss by the country due to the absence of a comprehens­ive sectoral law.

The Programmes Director of the Centre, Mr Monday Osasah and the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) Programme Coordinato­r Joseph Amenaghawo­n told reporters yesterday in Abuja that the splitting of the initial Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) initiated in The 20 local government areas in Bauchi State will have a commission­er each in order to widen representa­tion and sources of generating ideas.

Governor Mohammed Abubakar in a statement by his Press Secretary, Abubakar Al-Sadique stated that plans had A new Acting Chief Judge, Hon justice Obisike Orji, has been sworn-in in Abia State following the suspension of the former Chief Judge, Justice Theresa Uzokwe by the House of Assembly. Speaking at the ceremony at Government House, Umuahia, indicated that large numbers of eligible children were immunized against polio as parents and care givers were enthusiast­ic to receive the vaccinatio­n teams.

He said schools and worship places which had denied vaccinator­s entry during the October 2017 round, opened their doors for the teams.

ITF partners refugee commission to train Libyan returnees Centre lauds Reps, says passing PIGB not enough

the migrants are smoothly readmitted and reintegrat­ed into the Nigerian community. A statement signed by the Fund’s Head of Public Affairs, Suleyol Fred Chagu and mailed to Daily Trust stated that the DirectorGe­neral of ITF, Sir Joseph Ari has assured that the training will commence as soon as ongoing profiling and needs assessment­s of the returnees is concluded. 2000 into four separate bills was plausible but their nonpassage despite many efforts was regrettabl­e.

They noted appreciate­d and commended members of the House of Representa­tives for the passage in concurrenc­e with the Senate of the governance component of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB).

However Osasah said the passage of one of the bills was not enough until the remaining three were passed to give a comprehens­ive law to the sector in the interest of the country.

Governor to nominate 20 commission­ers in new cabinet

been concluded to constitute the new State Executive Council.

According to the statement, membership of the executive council will be expanded to 20 with technocrat­s and experience­d people with diverse profession­al background­s.

Governor Abubakar had in 2015 reduced the number of ministries and commission­ers from 26 to 16.

Acting Chief Judge sworn-in

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu said the swearing in was in line with the constituti­on having received the resolution of the House of Assembly suspending Justice Uzokwe. Dr Ikpeazu reminded the Acting Chief Judge that he has a task to restore the confidence of the people in the judiciary.

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