Dr Modibbo Represents VP Shettima At Condolence Visit To Sule Garo Family

By: Our Reporter

The Special Adviser to the President on General Duties (Office of the Vice President), Dr Aliyu Modibbo, has paid a condolence visit to the family of Alhaji Sule Galadima Garo following the death of their elder brother, Alhaji Abubakar Sule Garo (Babangida).

Representing Vice President Kashim Shettima, Dr Modibbo conveyed the Vice President’s heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved family, particularly to Alhaji Murtala Sule Garo, who was the APC deputy governorship candidate in the 2023 Kano State election.

The late Alhaji Abubakar Sule Garo, who previously served as the Managing Director of the Abubakar Rimi Market Management Board in Kano State, was described by the Vice President as “a most committed advocate of his community who endeared himself to many with his politeness, kindness and commitment to the well-being of his people.”

During the visit, Dr Modibbo told the family, “The Vice President is deeply saddened by this loss and prays Almighty Allah to forgive the shortcomings of the departed and receive his soul into eternal peace.”

Dr Modibbo Represents VP Shettima At Condolence Visit To Sule Garo Family

NIGERIA CLIMATE ADAPTATION EROSION AND WATERSHED PROJECT ( NEWMAP-EIB) PREPARES GROUND FOR LAUNCH

NEWMAP-EIB National Project Coordinator Holds High-Level Meeting with State Project Coordinators Ahead of Project Launch

By: Michael Mike

The National Project Coordinator, European Investment Bank assisted Nigeria Climate Adaptation -Erosion and Watershed Project (NEWMAP-EIB) on Friday held a high level meeting with the project coordinators of the 23 participating states, ahead of the project launch.

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Environment, Mahmud Adams Kambari represented by Director Legal Services, Mrs O. A. Salako , Head, United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), Hazel Natukunda and all 23 Project Coordinators, Procurement, Monitoring and Evaluation officers were amongst those who attended the meeting.

In a compelling keynote address, Mrs. O.A. Salako, representing the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Environment, emphasized the Ministry’s commitment to environmental sustainability and highlighted the importance of the NEWMAP-EIB project in tackling Nigeria’s pressing environmental challenges, including climate change, erosion, and other forms of land degradation.

In her goodwill message, Hazel Natukunda, Head, UNOPS Nigeria, reaffirmed the organization’s support towards Nigeria’s development initiatives for the Environment sector, emphasizing the significance of partnerships and team work in driving progress.

Earlier in his welcome address, Engr. Anda Ayuba Yalaks, National Project Coordinator of NEWMAP-EIB, outlined the meeting’s objectives, including providing project status updates, Draft work plan and strategizing for a successful launch in the month of June, 2025. He also called for unity of purpose, team spirit and coordination amongst the state project coordinators and their staff.

NIGERIA CLIMATE ADAPTATION EROSION AND WATERSHED PROJECT ( NEWMAP-EIB) PREPARES GROUND FOR LAUNCH

NIDCOM, NAPTIP Calls on FG to Declare War on Human Trafficking

By: Michael Mike

Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa has called for a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approaches against human trafficking in the country.

She made the declaration at a strategic meeting with the Director-General, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Hajia Binta Adamu Bello, at NiDCOM Headquarters in Abuja.

Dabiri-Erewa noted that while progress has been made, more needs to be done. She stressed the traffickers should be named and shamed while enforcing stricter penalties as a deterrent to other criminal actors.

She said NAPTIP cannot work alone and called for closer collaboration with NiDCOM, the National Commission for Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), and other sister agencies, to curb the menace

Like NiDCOM, NAPTIP Chairman also pushed for more flexible policies and better funding to help NAPTIP to fully carry out its mandate against the menace.

The NiDCOM boss thanked the support of the First Lady Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), neighbouring governments, Nigerian Diaspora Communities, Wema bank and NGOs for helping to rescue and reintegrate trafficked victims.

She commended the NAPTIP DG for her dedication and pledged continued support
adding, “we will continue to do our best to save these young ones and encourage safe and regular pathways for migration”.

Bello thanked Dabiri-Erewa for NiDCOM’s support, especially in the recent rescue of 231 young Nigerians from Ghana. She agreed that tackling human trafficking requires joint action from government, society, and key stakeholders.

The Director General, NAPTIP, stressed the need for more awareness across all levels to highlight the dangers of trafficking,

She said “we rescued last week 19 girls all pregnant for one man in an estate in Abuja, received 9 girls from Cote D’ivoire, and other sordid stories to mention here.”

Recognising NiDCOM’s role in engaging with Nigerians in the diaspora, she expressed her commitment to strengthening the NiDCOM-NAPTIP relationship.

Bello assured that the Agency will continue to protect the rights and dignity of Nigerians against trafficking in persons.

NIDCOM, NAPTIP Calls on FG to Declare War on Human Trafficking