The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) has commenced the distribution of relief materials to 1,350 victims of flood disaster in Kogi. Mr Abubakar Kende, the Secretary General of NRCS, flagged off the distribution of the relief items at Budon community in Lokoja local government area. Kende said that the gesture was aimed at alleviating the suffering of the victims. In Lokoja that 1,350 flood victims selected across three local government areas of Lokoja, Ibaji and Kogi would benefit from the gesture. The Kogi beneficiaries were reportedly among the targeted 500,000 most affected persons spread across 22 states in the country…
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Mrs Lami Fintiri, wife of Adamawa state governor on Friday, disbursed N5million in empowerment grants no fewer than 500 women in Michika local government area of the state. The governor’s wife, during the presentation of the grants to the beneficiaries in Miichika , said that the gesture was an initiative of her pet project, “The Fresh Air Profile Empowerment Foundation”. She said each of the beneficiaries recieved the sum of N10,000 to enable them boost their small scale businesses and achieve self-sustainability. Fintiri said the scope of the initiative would be expanded to accommodate more beneficiaries. She however, urged the beneficiaries…
The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, has begun disbursement of N20,000 cash grant to vulnerable groups in Kaduna state. The minister, Sadiya Umar-Farouq inaugurated the Grant for Vulnerable Groups programme (GVG) and other National Social Investment Programmes (NSIP) in the state. She said that the NSIP was aimed at sustaining the social inclusion of the poor and deliberate lifting of 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in 10 years. The minister, who was represented by Mr Yakubu Austin, the Director General, Services of the ministry said that the programme was being implemented in close partnerships with state…
Tabital Pulaaku International (TPI), Nigeria, an NGO, has appealed to the international community and media to prevail on relevant authorities at federal and state levels to take appropriate actions in halting ongoing killings of pastoralists in Taraba. The organisation also called on governments to halt cattle rustling and unlawful, forceful eviction and burning of pastoralists settlements in parts of the state. Dr Mohammed Sale, the Secretary General of the group, who made the call in a statement on Friday in Abuja, listed the affected pastoralists communities as Gashaka, Gassol, and Bali local government areas of the state. According to him, this…
The Nigerian Red Cross Society on Friday began the 2022 flood intervention for 1,350 households affected by the recent flood disaster in three local government areas of Delta. Inaugurating the intervention at Ewoma Primary School, Ivrogbor-Irri, Isoko South local government area, the National President of the Society, Mr Bolaji Anani said the benefiting households were selected from Isoko South, Ndokwa East and Ughelli South LGAs. He said that the three LGAs were part of those worst hit by the recent flood disaster. He disclosed that the organisation planned to distribute relief items or cash to about 180,000 flood affected persons…
The President of the National Association of Students in Europe (NANSE), Bashiru Saidu Muhammad has commended Zamfara state governor, Bello Mohammed for settling outstanding bursary, including tuition fees, accommodation and other fees for its students studying in Europe. The president also appealed to all Nigerian governors to always ensure that their students in Europe were not subjected undue hardship through delayed payment of their tuition and other fees. “I am particularly happy that Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle has cleared the tuition and other fees for the Zamfara state students who are studying in Europe. “This is worthy of commendation and…
Meta Platforms (META.O) was accused in a lawsuit filed in Kenya on Wednesday of letting violent and hateful posts from Ethiopia flourish on Facebook, inflaming the Ethiopian civil war. The lawsuit, filed by two Ethiopian researchers and the Kenya’s Katiba Institute rights group, alleges that Facebook’s recommendations systems amplified violent posts in Ethiopia, including several that preceded the murder of the father of one of the researchers. “Not only does Facebook allow such content to be on the platform, they prioritise it and they make money from such content. Why are they allowed to do that?” Mercy Mutemi, the lawyer representing the…
China’s National Health Commission (NHC) as of Wednesday, will stop reporting new asymptomatic COVID-19 infections, as many people without symptoms no longer participate in testing, making it hard to accurately tally the total count, it said. The health authority reported 2,291 new symptomatic COVID-19 infections on December 13. China recorded 7,679 new cases a day earlier – 2,315 symptomatic and 5,364 asymptomatic infections, which China counts separately. Excluding imported infections, China reported 2,249 new symptomatic local cases. There were a total of 7,451 local cases including asymptomatic infections a day earlier. There were no new deaths, the same as the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday warned Politicians and their supporters against bullying, Cyber sleuth and hate speeches during electioneering campaigns. Dr Hale Longpet, Kogi Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) gave the warning during the Commission’s engagement with representatives of political parties, traditional rulers, religious and community leaders in Lokoja, Kogi. The forum was one of series of stakeholders’ engagements and consultations preparatory organised by the commission towards the conduct of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria. The commission engaged stakeholders on wide range of issues including Electioneering campaigns, Schedules of PVC distribution, security, election officials’ conduct before and…
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Rwanda, Mr Édouard Ngirente has said the COVID-19 pandemic exposed gaps in the global health systems including inadequate preparedness, access to vaccines and technologies as well as inefficient and poorly trained personnel. Ngitrente said this at the second Annual International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2022), on Wednesday in Kigali, Rwanda. The CPHIA 2022 aims to significantly advance efforts to strengthen research, innovation and emergency management in Africa. The Rwandan Prime Minister stressed the need for the continent to prioritise and invest in national health programmes. “Public health is about the…