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August 10, 2024 Obasanjo Calls For Change in Ways of Government Administration

Obasanjo Calls For Change in Ways of Government Administration

former President of Nigeria, Chief OLUSEGUN OBASANJO, has identified purposeful leadership and team work, as factors that can bring positive change and development to the country noting that Nigeria, as a nation cannot progress without changes in the way governance is administered.

The former President stated this when he played host to six lawmakers from the House of Representatives, who co-sponsored bills seeking a single six-year term for the president and governors and power rotation between the northern and southern parts of the country, led by Hon. UGOCHINYERE IKENGA, representing the Ideato North and South Federal Constituency of Imo State, at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) Abeokuta.

The lawmakers also co-sponsored a bill seeking for a single day for presidential, governorship, national assembly, and state assembly elections.

Speaking on the demands of the #EndBadGovernance protesters, OBASANJO said their demands were very legitimate, saying that the government should listen and hear their cry, and stop deceiving the masses that all is well.

August 10, 2024 ECOWAS Defence Chiefs Want the Return of Mali, Burkina-Faso and Niger

ECOWAS Defence Chiefs Want the Return of Mali, Burkina-Faso and Niger

The Chiefs of Defence Staff of the Economic Community of West Africa States has called for the return of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso to the regional bloc.

Speaking in Abuja while on a visit to the National Counter Terrorism Centre, the Chairman of the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff and Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General CHRISTOPHER MUSA, said their return is necessary to defeat the increasing insecurity ravaging the region, especially insurgency.

General MUSA disclosed that efforts are ongoing on the part of the ECOWAS Chiefs of Defence Staff to ensure the three countries are back, as he again reiterates the need for all hands to be on deck to curtail insecurity in West Africa.

The National Coordinator Counter-terrorism Centre, Major General ADAMU LAKA who played host to the ECOWAS Chiefs of Defence Staff harped on the need for cooperation among the West African countries to defeat terrorism.

General LAKA added that countries in the region must share experiences as one of the ways to combat terrorism.

August 10, 2024 Federal Government Advancing Green Initiative For More Job Creation

Federal Government Advancing Green Initiative For More Job Creation

The Federal Government has said it is advancing Nigeria’s Green Initiative in its effort to create more jobs.

The Federal Ministry of Environment made this known in a statement issued yesterday, stressing that the initiative will focus on job creation, youth employment and economic development in line with President BOLA TINUBU’s vision.

According to the statement, the ministry, led by BALARABE ABBAS LAWAL, also hopes to use the project to impact the lives of the people positively   throughout the county.

The statement highlights that by empowering local producers and educating young people in the creation of clean cookstoves, the National Clean Cooking Policy is expected to reduce emissions, improve health, and create millions of jobs by 2024.

From solar-powered streetlights to Waste-to-Energy projects, the Ministry of Environment added that it is driving a low-carbon future, stressing that the upcoming projects like solar plants for federal institutions will ensure that every Nigerian citizen benefits from a greener and prosperous future.

August 8, 2024 WHO To Battle Polio in Gaza with 1.2m Vaccines

WHO To Battle Polio in Gaza with 1.2m Vaccines

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced plans to send 1.2 million polio vaccines to Gaza after the virus was detected in wastewater.

The agency’s chief, Dr TEDROS ADHANOM GHEBREYESUS, outlined plans for two rounds of vaccination, targeting 600,000 children under the age of eight, with the first round to start on August17.

Polio is a serious infectious disease that causes a fever – and, in some cases, can lead to paralysis or death. It is spread primarily through contact with faecal matter.

Gaza remains the focus of a 10-month-long Israeli military operation which has left only 16 out of 36 of the territory’s hospitals even partially functional.

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