Women Affairs Minister Expresses Glee Over Released of 21 Chibok Girls

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By Longtong Ibrahim

Kaduna (Nigeria) — Nigeria’s Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Aisha Jummai Alhassan has expressed happiness over the 21 Chibok girls released on Thursday by the Boko Haram group.

She said, “I was so excited to hear that 21 of our girls have been freed. We thank God for their release. I equally thank the Federal government for speaking and providing enabling environment for negotiation with Boko Haram to secure their release. We have started seeing the result of the negotiation coming and I pray it would further secure the release of the remaining girls from their abductors.”

The Minister stated this on Thursday in Kaduna while responding to questions from newsmen after a session at the 16th Regular National Council of Women Affairs and Social Development workshop organized by the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development.

While making her keynote address, the minister noted that, the National Center for Women Development (NCWD) has again outlined modules to train additional 10,000 female IDPs between now and December 2017.

She explained that, “My hope and expectation is that the states will give maximum support for the numerous programs and projects being enumerated at the federal level, by replacing same in the states to ensure sustainability.

“President Muhammadu Buhari is committed to in addressing the special needs of vulnerable groups in Nigeria, especially women, children, elderly persons living with disability and internally displaced persons.”

She maintained that, in Africa, Nigeria has commendably demonstrated leadership in early drives to domesticate and integrate the SDGs through sub- national mainstreaming, inter-agency coordination and
institutional strengthening.

Earlier in her welcome address, the Kaduna state commissioner of Women Affairs Rabi Abdulsalam, pointed out that the administration of Governor El-rufai places a high priority on the welfare of children, women, youths, orphans, and persons living with disability irrespective of where they come from.

She said, the theme of the year’s meeting, ‘Inclusive Empowerment; a Key to Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals Milestone’, was timely considering the present economic situation of the country and how women have proven to be worthy partners in progress which when harnessed, would changed the economy of the country for better.

“This ministry has made conscious and deliberate efforts to better the lives of women in Kaduna; we have worked closely with our development partners in the last one year and have been able to achieve so much.”

She said the ministry hosted a Gender and Business Dialogue (GAB) platform on 29th October 2015, which is aim at creating an enabling environment for business to flourish in the state.

“When the state government established the Kaduna State Traffic and Environmental Law Enforcement Agency (KASTELEA), it was sensitive enough to give 22% of those that were employed. Consider also that in the women and youths in agriculture empowerment, our women are given a matching 50% of those absorbed into the program supported by the World Bank.

“Kaduna state has three serving women commissioners and another powerful woman as the head of service in the state executive council, she noted.

According to her, “at the moment, the state government through my ministry is at the verge of establishing Kaduna Incubation Facility (KIFAC). The goal is to establish a business incubator space in Kaduna state to assist entrepreneurs accelerate their business through structured incubation models to address key business environment issues facing business in the state.
The occasion had in attendance all the 36 commissioners of women affairs of the federation.

SON Warns Nigerians On Patronizing Products Without MANCAP Certificates

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Kaduna (Nigeria) — The Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) has again reiterated the importance of patronizing only products that have been issued with its Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme (MANCAP) Certificate to avoid the use of fake and substandard products.

Kaduna state Coordinator of the SON, Danlami E. Datti gave the warning while delivering his welcome address at the presentation of MANCAP Certificates to five companies in Kaduna on Thursday.

He said the scheme is also aimed at protecting genuine manufacturers from unhealthy competition from producers of fake and substandard products.

“I welcome you all to the Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme (MANCAP) Certificate presentation as part of our corporate strategies to bring the advantages of standardization within the reach of all consumers.

“MANCAP was put in place by SON in 2006 to ensure that all manufactured products conform to the relevant Nigerian Industrial Standard (NIS) prior to sales in the markets or export.

“The scheme is aimed at protecting genuine manufacturers against unhealthy practices such as production of sub-standard products, faking and counterfeiting as well as unfair competition in trade,” he noted.

He stressed that the objectives of MANCAP scheme include ensuring that products comply with NIS standards before being allowed into the market.

“It is also aimed at preventing dumping of unsafe/counterfeit products, promoting quality awareness and inspiring confidence in consumers,” he added.

Speaking with newsmen after receiving his MANCAP Certificate, Chairman of Mubarak Global Resources praised SON for its dual role of protecting manufacturers and consumers.

He said that his company will not go below the standard that has earned them the MANCAP Certificate.

Companies that received the MANCAP certificates include; Raudah Farms Ltd (two different certificates), BAM Chemicals and Paints Nigeria Ltd, Richifa Blocks Industry and Mubarak Global Resources.

Tolerance: Kaduna Explains Why It Introduces Boarding Schools

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By Longtong Ibrahim

Kaduna (Nigeria) – The Kaduna state government has revealed that its introduction of state boarding schools was to encourage religious tolerance and promote peaceful coexistence among the younger generation, saying, their interactions at a tender level would help them to appreciate one another as they grow up.

Director General of the Kaduna state interfaith Namadi Musa, made this known during a two day train the trainer capacity building workshop on ‘One Family under God Campaign’ program organized by the Global Peace Foundation Nigeria (GPFN) in Kaduna, North-west Nigeria.

According to him, the Kaduna state government in its love for strengthening religious tolerance also created the Bureau interfaith which is the first in Nigeria for Christian and Muslim affairs under one leadership. He explained that, “it essence was to work as one and put those differences aside because we are all one family under God.”

“We of the fifties have seen that probably one of the problems we are having is the de-boarding of our schools which our children do not interact at their tender level. So the governor in his wisdom tries to create boarding schools which would take a child from Zongon Kataf to Zaria and vice versa.

“What the government is trying to do is to have a school that each local government is represented; For instance, there will be a school in Zaria that will constitute students from the 23 Local Government Areas and also like that in Kafanchan. We believed that when children are brought up together within an environment, as they grow up, those differences will give way because they have grown up together, slept in the same room, ate in the same dining hall, and appeared in the same hall to take their bathe. That would promote the spirit of togetherness,” he explained.

While urging the Foundation to partner with government in attaining peace in the entire state, he tasked the participants to be ambassador of peace.

Country Director of GPFN John Okoh, in a remark called on Nigerians to see themselves as brothers and a family created by one God, saying, “it is wise for us to live together as brothers or perish as fools”.

He also urged participants to work in their various communities to achieve what the organization is pursuing. “It is our hope that after this training, we will begin to see positive change in your communities. GPFN does not bring solution in our communities but work to facilitate the working relation among people because we are always divided along the line of religion, polities; so we hope that the message of ‘One family under God,’ as we live with it will bring us a lot of change.”

Earlier in his opening remarks, Northern Co-coordinator of GPFN John Joseph Hayab, noted that the essence of the workshop was to train the trainers on peace building where they are expected to do a step-down in their communities afterward.

He said, “Kaduna is the pilot state and this is the second statewide capacity building program. The first was conducted for people drawn from communities in Jaba, Zongo Kataf, Chikun, Igabi, Soba and Kaubau LGAs. This time around we have scale up the program and participants are from Ikara, Birnin Gwari, Kagarko, Kachia, Malali, and Markarfi.

Similarly, GPFN Northern Co-cordinator, Haliru Maraya while making a remark commended the Kaduna state government for reenactment of boarding schools which he said will further enhance unity among citizens.

Nigerian Government Releases Names Of 21 Chibok Girls Freed

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The Nigerian government has made public names of the 21 released Chibok girls. The names were posted on the official Twitter handle of the Presidency Office of Digital Engagement (PODE).

Below are the names:

Mary Usman Bulama
Jumai John
Blessing Abana
Luggwa Sanda
Comfort Habila
Maryam Basheer
Comfort Amos
Glory Mainta
Saratu Emmanuel
Deborah Ja’afaru
Rahab Ibrahim
Helin Musa
Maryamu Lawan
Rebecca Ibrahim
Asabe Goni
Deborah Andrawus
Agnes Gapani
Saratu Markus
Glory Dama
Pindah Nuhu
Rebecca Mallam

Nigeria: No Boko Haram Member Swapped For 21 Chibok Girls – Information Minister

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Kaduna (Nigeria) — Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed, has stressed that there was no Boko Haram member given in exchange for the 21 Chibok girls released on Thursday.

Mohammed made this known while briefing newsmen in Abuja. He noted that the girls were released around 5:30 a.m.

The 21 Chibok girls are said to be part of the over 200 Chibok school girls abducted by Boko Haram in April 14, 2014 in Chibok Community, Bornu state, North Eastern Nigeria.

He said, “Please note that this is not a swap. It is a release, the product of painstaking negotiations and trust on both sides.

“We see this as a credible first step in the eventual release of all the Chibok girls in captivity.”

The Minister further pointed that, “Ahead of their arrival, we have assembled a team of medical doctors, psychologists, social workers, trauma experts, among others to properly examine the girls, especially because they have been in captivity for so long.”

He also said after some verification, names of the released girls would be made known to the public.

Earlier before the Minister’s briefing, Spokesman of the President Garba Shehu, said, “Release of the girls, in a limited number, is the outcome of negotiations between the administration and the Boko Haram, brokered by the International Red Cross and the Swiss government.”

9 Year Old Chinese Boy With Cat Eyes, Reads In Total Darkness

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A 9 year old boy from Guangxi Zhuang Region of China has blue eyes that makes him see through the night.

Media reports say the boy was born with the blue eyes that gives him the ability to read and write in total darkness.

Doctors have described the condition as congenital defect which currently has no known medical solution.

The Doctors say the condition may not have any major effect on him.

Release Of Chibok Girls: Product Of Negotiations Not Swap – Lai Mohammed.

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TEXT OF A WORLD PRESS CONFERENCE ADDRESSED BY THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND CULTURE, ALHAJI LAI MOHAMMED, ON THE RELEASE OF 21 CHIBOK GIRLS, ON THURSDAY, OCT. 13TH 2016, AT THE OBASANJO HALL, FEDERAL SECRETARIAT, ABUJA.

Gentlemen of the press, good afternoon. We have called this press
conference at a very short notice to brief you on the latest
development in the saga of the abducted Chibok Girls.

2. We can confirm that 21 of the girls were released, safely, to us
by 5.30 this Thursday morning and they were flown to Kaduna from the location of their release. This is the most glaring manifestation to
date of the unwavering commitment of Mr. President to secure the safe release of the girls and reunite them with their families. It is also
a result of the round-the-clock efforts by the Administration to put a
closure to the sad issue of the kidnap of the girls.

3. We expect the released girls to land in Abuja shortly. Ahead of
their arrival, we have assembled a team of medical doctors, psychologists, social workers, trauma experts, etc to properly examine the girls, especially because they have been in captivity for
so long. They will also be adequately debriefed. We have the list of
the 21 girls but we are now contacting their parents as part of the necessary verification exercise. As soon as that is concluded, we will release the names to the public.

4. Gentlemen, as we have always said, we have been working on the
safe release of the girls and following all the leads available. In
this instance, the moment we had a credible lead, Mr President gave
the green-light to the DSS to pursue it. We can confirm that the DSS
pursued the lead in collaboration with a friendly European country and a renowned international humanitarian organization. The DSS was supported by the military.

5. As soon as the necessary confidence was built on both sides, the
parties agreed on the date and the location of the release of the 21
girls. Please note that this is not a swap. It is a release, the
product of painstaking negotiations and trust on both sides.

6. We see this as a credible first step in the eventual release of
all the Chibok Girls in captivity. It is also a major step in
confidence-building between us as a government and the Boko Haram
leadership on the issue of the Chibok Girls.

7. We want to thank all Nigerians for their support and for never
losing confidence in the ability of Mr. President to secure the safe
release of our Chibok Girls.

8. Gentlemen of the press, I thank you all for your kind attention

Group Offers Free Medication, Distributes Mosquito Nets To Kaduna Residents

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By Bashir Adisa

Kaduna (Nigeria) – As part of its corporate social responsibility, the Kawo-Kaduna Rotary club has offered free medical care and distributed treated mosquito nets to some residents of Kaduna, North-west Nigeria.

Chairman of the Organizing Committee, Juliet Azubike while administering the medications to beneficiaries at the Kabala Doki Primary health care, said the essence of the program was to give service to the community and also get them to know their health status.

According to her, the programme tagged “Rotary family health day” would be carried out in six other PHCs within the state metropolis, adding that, the organization has a target of reaching not less than 500 persons at the end of the exercise.

“Rotary Family Health Day is to give service to the community. It is also aimed at getting the people be aware of their health status.

“We test them of hepatitis B and C, Malaria, HIV, Blood Sugar and Blood Pressure,” Azubike noted.

In his remarks, the immediate past President of the Rotary Kawo-Kaduna club, Fasasi Akintude said the free medical care and service has become a tradition of the club that is carried out every year on families; stressing that, this year’s free medical care would be run for three days and referrals would be made where necessary.

Earlier, a Medical Doctor with Dan Tsoho hospital and a member of the team, Dr. Shamsudeen Abdullahi said the prevalence cases recorded are Malaria and Typhoid. He said, some of the patients are treated while others are referred to general hospital.

Medications distributed include multi-victims, de-worming tablets, anti-malaria, sanitary towels and treated mosquito nets for pregnant women among others.

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