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NAFDAC inaugurates Borno technical committee on the BMS Code.

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NAFDAC inaugurates Borno technical committee on the BMS Code.

By: Yakub Yakub

The Borno Multi-sectoral Technical Committee on the Implementation of the Breastmilk Substitutes (BMS) Code has been inaugurated.

Speaking at the inauguration ceremony and capacity building for members of the committee in Maiduguri, the Director General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye, said the BMS code was launched with the aim of stepping up monitoring and compliance.

Adeyeye, who was represented by the Borno Coordinator of NAFDAC, Mr. Jamil Audu, said the code was aimed at ensuring safe feeding and better nutrition for babies and protecting breastfeeding mothers from aggressive marketing of baby foods.

“Today we are here to inaugurate the committee in Borno and to build the capacity of its members for the great task ahead of us.

“This we are able to achieve with the support of our long-standing partner, Alive and Thrive, who have shown great commitment to the implementation of the BMS Code,” Adeyeye said.

She said that the objectives of the BMS monitoring, among others, included identifying the level of implementation or compliance, reporting such violations, and activating an enforcement mechanism that would stop such violations and deter future violations.

In her speech, the Director, Food Safety and Applied Nutrition of NAFDAC, Mrs. Eva Edwards, said the BMS Code was a set of recommendations by WHO and UNICEF for member countries to adopt.

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Edward said that members of the committee were selected as professionals who would play a crucial role in improving breastfeeding in Borno.

“Our aim is to not only equip ourselves with knowledge but also to emerge as torchbearers of positive change within our communities and beyond.

“Let us be unwavering advocates for the protection of infant health, the rights of mothers, and the sanctity of breastfeeding,” Edward said.

In their respective goodwill messages as partners, Mr. Bashaar Abdulbaki, the Borno Coordinator of Alive and Thrive, and Mr. Ogbona Gideon, the Focal Person of Maternal Infant and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN), Care Best Initiative (CBI), reiterated their commitment to supporting the BMS code.

They said the inauguration of the committee was a stepping stone towards promoting breastfeeding in the state and urged the state government to emulate the FG in approving six months of maternity leave to promote exclusive breastfeeding.

The Director of Pharmaceutical Services of Borno State, in his goodwill message, lauded the development and tasked all stakeholders with maximum commitment for positive results.

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Tinubu Says Resources Need to be Mobilized to Achieve Nation’s Climate Goals

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Tinubu Says Resources Need to be Mobilized to Achieve Nation’s Climate Goals

By: Michael Mike

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday called for collaborate efforts from all stakeholders and insist that there is need to accelerate and mobilize the necessary resources to achieve the nation’s climate goals.

The President stated this at a Climate Security Summit in Abuja organized by the National Council on Climate Change Secretariat in collaboration with stakeholders and development partners.

Represented by the Minister of Regional Development, Abubakar Momoh, the president noted that climate poses threats to the world including Nigeria.

He listed some of the efforts towards addressing climate change to include Nigeria’s Paris Agreement pledge which is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent by 2030.

He lamented that: “The climate crisis is no longer looming threat but a present and undeniable danger inflicting devastation upon our nation.”

The President added that “it’s merciless actio. Is evidence nationwide from the relentless surge of the sea level threatening our coastal communities to creeping drought that ignores farmers/herders crisis that has brought insecurity upon Nigeria.

“The frequent and extreme weather effect such as flood and heatwave and harsh weather effect that have ravaged our economy and displaced vulnerable populace and destroyed infrastructure.”

He said: “Climate crisis are existential threat to our nation, continent and indeed the entire world. It is a threat that increase problems in our development plan,” stating that “with urgency, we must act now to address this very crisis.”

He however noted that: “Recognizing this urgent challenge, Nigeria has demonstrated its commitments to climate action through various initiatives most notably our promise through Paris Agreement.”

Also speaking the Director General, National Council on Climate Change, and the Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Change, Dr Nkiruka Maduekwe noted that the law provides for the establishment of climate change fund to enable Nigeria to strengthen her resilient and safeguard the people from the impact of climate change, but Nigeria is yet to operationalize the fund.

She noted that one of the reasons for the meeting was to bring together stakeholders to plan useful strategies that would ensure Nigeria is able to benefit from the fund.

She equally noted that the meeting would device Nigeria’s strategies at the upcoming COP 29, insisting that Nigeria should expect positive outcomes from the global meeting.

Maduekwe said already in place a trained negotiators which would be on attendance at the COP 29 for Nigeria so that the nation can come out from the meeting with goodies.

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Tinubu’s Daughter Appointed Ambassador for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children’s Education

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Tinubu’s Daughter Appointed Ambassador for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children’s Education

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The first daughter of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Iyaloja-General of Nigeria, Chief Dr. Mujidat Folasade Tinubu-Ojo has been appointed Ambassador of the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children’s Education (NCAOOSCE).

This announcement was made by the Executive Secretary of the commission, Dr. Muhammad Sani Idriss Elbulaturee during a courtesy visit to the Iyaloja-General’s palace in Lagos.

Dr. Idris cited Chief Tinubu Ojo’s passion for supporting disadvantaged communities, particularly almajiri and out-of-school children, as the reason for her appointment.

He praised her efforts in promoting trade and commerce, ensuring market women’s access to resources and opportunities.

Chief Tinubu-Ojo expressed excitement and gratitude for the honour, pledging to alleviate the plight of these vulnerable Nigerians.

She emphasized her father’s commitment to education as a lasting legacy for Nigerian children, evident in his own children’s lives.

She commended the Executive Secretary for his service to Nigeria and prayed for him to succeed in the task ahead.

As Ambassador, Chief Tinubu Ojo is expected leverage her position to expand services to almajiri and out-of-school children, aligning with the commission’s goals.

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Kebbi Gov. signs N75,000 minimum wage, gives 72 hours implementation directive

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Kebbi Gov. signs N75,000 minimum wage, gives 72 hours implementation directive

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The Kebbi State Governor, His Excellency, Comrade Dr Nasir Idris, Kauran Gwandu has signed into law a new minimum wage of N75,000.

The governor also directed the State Accountant General, Ministry of Finance and Ministry for Local Government to ensure implementation of the new wage within 72 hours.

The new minimum wage was signed into law before the National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and his executive members who were in Kebbi State for a meeting.

Speaking shortly after signing the wage at Government House, Birnin Kebbi, Gov. Idris said all categories of workers would benefit from the new minimum wage and “it must start from this month of October.”

The governor recalled that right from the onset, he promised not to disappoint labour, saying that the labour have now started harvesting what they have planted.

“I want to use this medium to thank the NLC president and the labour for supporting me to win my election.

“The national leadership was here in Kebbi State in support of my election and by their support, I won my election and at the same time, I won my cases in different court of law.

“I promised you that I will never fail you and I promised that I will not fail Kebbi workers also. I reiterate my commitment and sincerity to using the Kebbi resources judiciously, with fear of God and I will not fail you, and will not fail Kebbi workers.

“In my administration I don’t owe salaries, I don’t owe pension, I don’t owe gratuity, I don’t owe death benefit and I pay leave grant up to 2023,” he confirmed.

The governor said he was supposed to be the first governor in Nigeria to implement minimum wage but there was no template to lay hand on.

He explained that the new wage was the outcome of a joint committee comprising representatives of both labour and the state, who arrived at three different wages of N70,000, N72,00.

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