FG commended on handling xenophobic attacks
A non-governmental organization, Northern Youth peace and Reconciliation Initiative (NYPARI), has commended the Federal Government over the handling of the xenophobic crisis that erupted in South Africa.
The Director-General of the organization Alhaji Auwal Lawan Uba disclosed this in a press statement in Abuja on Friday.
He condemned the xenophobic act and called on Nigerian youths to avoid the temptation of engaging in any reprisals.
Uba commended the Nigerian government for taking the steps it has taken so far with regards to her timely intervention both in protecting South African citizens as well as the diplomatic response.
10 KadPoly staff in India for rail engineering training
The Kaduna Polytechnic has sponsored ten academic staff for various training in railway engineering in the India Railway Institute.
The head of Public Private Partnership (PPP) Unit of the institution, Dr Muktar Habib disclosed when he received officials of the Nigeria Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) who were on a working visit.
He said the decision to sponsor the staff was part of the plan to open a railway engineering department in the polytechnic.
The Director ICRC, Alhaji Mohammed Bamali, said the aim of their visit was to further re-enforce the federal government policy on ease of doing business and the transparency drive of President Muhammadu Buhari. Victims of flood that killed three people with scores missing and many houses submerged including two cemeteries said they are yet to receive any relief material from the National Emergency Management Agency, (NEMA) and the Nasarawa Emergency Management Agency, (NASEMA).
The flood was due to hours of overnight torrential rain in Lafia and environs in Nasarawa State.
The Village Head of Unguwan Makama in Lafia, Malam Muhammad Aliyu Liman said, three people died, five houses collapsed and thirty houses were submerged in his area.
A victim of the flood, Alhaji Saidu Iliya of Filin Kura, Makama Primary School said, his house was submerged by the flood in River Amba, but he and others have not receive any relief material.
Chairman, Lafia Local Government Area, Alhaji Muazu Maifata said they have undertaken on the spot assessment and that they would assist the victims with relief material soon.
Executive Secretary of Nasarawa State Emergency Management Agency, (NASEMA), Mr Allu Maga did not say when they would deliver relief material to the victims.
We won’t wait for FG’s educational policy – Emmanuel
The non-academic staff unions of the Ahmadu Bello University’s (ABU) research institutes yesterday ended a 3-day peaceful protest to press home their demand for payment of their earned allowances.
The unions that comprise National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT), Non Academic Staff Union (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) represent staff of the university’s Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), National Agricultural Extension Research and Liaisons Services (NAERLS), National Animal Production and Research Institute (NAPRI) and Centre for Energy Research and Training (CERT).
A representative of NAAT (IAR), Mr. Samuel Ogbonaya, said the unions had been struggling for the past seven years to be treated as part of ABU.
The Director, NAERLS, Professor Mohammed Khalid Othman advised the unions to dialogue with the management for a lasting solution to the lingering problem. The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel has said the state will not wait for the educational policy from the federal government.
Emmanuel stated that rather, the state will develop its own “home grown” educational system.
Speaking yesterday in Uyo during Ebonyi State Government said it is targeting to vaccinate about 1.1million persons against yellow fever.
The vaccination will take place Izzi, Ebonyi and Abakiliki local government areas where the disease was recorded last month.
Those targeted are from ages nine Governor Henry Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has directed officials of his government who resigned to participate in the just concluded gubernatorial primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to return to their offices with immediate effect.
The affected officials are the Secretary the Education Summit/Exhibitions with the theme, “Human Capacity Development for Sustainable Transformation of Persons and Society” organised by the state Ministry of Education, Governor Emmanuel said population of the students in the state’s Public schools is increasing because of the free education programme for primary and secondary levels. months to 44 years.
The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Daniel Umezurike who made this known to journalists on Friday, explained that the mass vaccination would last for 10 days.
Dr. Umezurike noted that the immunization would not be a house to house activity, hence urged residents to go to the nearest designated posts for the vaccine. to the State Government, Kemela Okara, the Chief of Staff, Government House, Chief Talford Ongolo and the Chairman, Bayelsa State Internal Revenue Board, Dr. Nimibofa Ayawei.
The Governor in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei, said that the directive followed his decision to reject their applications to resign from office after due consideration.