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Nigeria, Namibia Push for Closer Co-operation
Nigeria, Namibia Push for Closer Co-operation
By: Michael Mike
In a bid to deepen bilateral relations between Nigeria and Namibia, the latter has expressed interest in understudying the operations of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps and recommitting to the ideals of the Nigeria-Namibia Joint Commission of Co-operation.
This was the high point of discussions held between the Namibian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ambassador Humphrey Geiseb, and the Director General of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps, Rt. Hon. Yusuf Buba Yakub, during a visit by the Namibian Envoy to the Technical Aid Corps office in Abuja.
While noting that the commendable impacts of the Technical Aid Corps Scheme over the past years in their country have left no one in doubt as to its desirability, Amb. Geiseb said Nigeria remains a big-brother nation that made immense contributions to Namibia’s independence struggles and the development of the country in diverse sectors, including Health, Agriculture, Education, Oil and Gas and the Economy, even before the country gained independence.
He recalled that some of the best crops of Civil and Public Service professionals that grew to become Permanent Secretaries, Directors as well as medical professionals and teachers, whose availability ensured a smooth transition from their colonial masters in a newly independent Namibia, were trained by Nigerians.
He again lauded the TAC Scheme for being the means through which his country has today achieved an abundance of medical professionals and teachers,who are even at present prepared to export their skills to other countries. He added that part of the reasons for his visit was also to learn best practices from the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps with regards to its operations, including seeking ways to, in the foreseeable future, request for some identified capacities that may still be lacking in their country.
Ambassador Geiseb also used the opportunity of the visit to push for greater efforts at the Ministerial level between Nigeria and Namibia to re-energize the noble objectives of the Nigeria-Namibia Joint Commission of Co-operation,while stressing that hosting a new Session of the Joint Commission established in the year 2000 and last met fourteen years ago would make for deeper bilateral ties and advance the identified interests of both countries.
Responding,the TAC DG, Rt. Hon. Yusuf Buba Yakub, expressed gratitude to the Namibian Envoy for the visit. He reiterated the commitment of the Tinubu Administration to continue to provide technical assistance to brother nations across Africa,the Caribbean and Pacific countries and lauded the vision of the founding fathers of the TAC Scheme,which he pointed out,had in the past 37 years broken foisted geographic barriers among brothers,ensured transfer of technical skills and midwifed cultural exchanges,among other benefits.
He said, although a lot had changed with changing times between the both countries in the area of receiving the Corps’ Volunteers,TAC, however ,would not hesitate to answer the requests of Namibia in whatever areas of technical need or tutelage whenever such requests came.The TAC boss also assured his visitor that he would in the coming days seek audience with the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar,to communicate Namibia’s interest in convoying a new Session of the Joint Commission.
Among those present at the meeting were the Director of Administration at the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps, Amb. Yakubu Abdullahi Ahmed; the Director of Programmes,Amb. Zakari Usman as well as Mrs Meimunat Haruna Mustapha, a Deputy Director and Head of Accounts at the Agency.
Others included Mr Lawal Adekola, Assistant Director in-charge of Internal Audit; Mrs Caroline Osimnobi of the Accounts Department and Mr Lawandy Bala, Special Assistant to the Director General on Protocol Matters,among others.
The Namibian Envoy was accompanied on the visit by Mr Morris Sisinzi, an Under Secretary at the Namibia High Commission in Abuja.
Nigeria, Namibia Push for Closer Co-operation
Work on the Ngalda modern market is near completion. – Engr. Hamidu
By: Yahaya Wakili
In a bid to boost the economy of the state, the work for the construction of the Ngalda modern market in the Fika local government area of Yobe state has reached 95% completion, with the remaining power plant and other pieces to be picked up.
This was disclosed to newsmen in Ngalda by Engr. Abubakar Hamidu, project consultant to Damuli Investment Company Limited, the company handling the project.
He said the market has 96 stores, 144 market lock-up shops, and 64 stalls, and the market also has a mosque, police station, clinic, fire service, meat shops, and other facilities. We were also to provide water supply and reticulation and electrification.
According to Engr. Hamidu, we had additional work on the drainage from the back side of the fence and the front of the market, and we were taking it to the river about 2.75 kilometers away, and we had already covered about a kilometer of both the wall and the drainage.
“The water table is very far because of the elevation here. The river is very close, but if you are coming out from the main town, it is elevated, so we could not get the actual survey. The data they gave us is finished with times.
“We are trying to get the actual date from a water body like registered geology, a geological survey. They gave us data from there. We can be able to think maybe motorized or solar-powered boreholes can give a capacity of maybe 200 to 250 below ground.
“Our challenges are materials; most of the materials we got from far away, so this is our major challenge, and labor mobility also. We have to get some from Gombe, Maiduguri, and some from Damaturu because of the nature of the locality.” Engr. Hamidu said.
He commends the Yobe State government for giving us encouragement, and whatever we ask the government, they support us; they give us. So we are pledging to the government to invest more of such because, as you can see, the market there now is overflooded, and if the government can strategize such kinds of facilities in other vicinities, it will boost the economy of the state as well asprovide job opportunities for the populace.
Work on the Ngalda modern market is near completion. – Engr. Hamidu
Police Officer Killed in Fatal Car Accident Along Lugbe Expressway
By: Zagazola Makama
Sources from The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed the death of a police officer following a fatal motor vehicle and pedestrian accident along the Car Wash area of Lugbe, Abuja.
Zagazola understand that the incident occurred on April 17 at about 3:00 p.m. and involved a Lexus RX 600 SUV driven by one Abraham Alpha, 41, a resident of Living Faith Church, Phase 4, Nyanya, who was heading towards the city center.
The sources said the victim, identified as F/No. 513869 Sgt. Amos Jonah, attached to Robuchi Division, was attempting to cross the expressway when he was struck by the vehicle.
Personnel from the Motor Traffic Division (MTD) and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) responded promptly and evacuated the injured officer, the driver, and other occupants of the vehicle to the National Hospital.
The medical team at the hospital, however, confirmed Sgt. Jonah dead on arrival. His remains have been deposited at the hospital’s mortuary for preservation.
The driver and other occupants received medical attention and were later discharged
Police Officer Killed in Fatal Car Accident Along Lugbe Expressway
NDLEA Operation at Abuja Guest House Leads to Gunfire, Two Security Officers Injured
By: Zagazola Makama
Two security officers were injured during an operation by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at a guest house in Abuja, which houses security personnel.
Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred on April 18 at about 6:00 p.m. when a team of NDLEA operatives stormed the guest house located Jahi, Abuja.
According to the sources, the armed NDLEA operatives fired gunshots during the operation, resulting in two casualties.
Zagazola gathered that one Cpl. Mathias Sule, of the 24 Police Mobile Force, sustained a bullet graze injury on his ribs, while Mr. Jonathan Julius, a personnel of the Department of State Services (DSS), was shot in the leg. Both injured officers were quickly rushed to Gwarinpa General Hospital, where they were treated and later discharged.
At the scene, law enforcement recovered two rounds of live ammunition and five expended shells.
Sources said that investigation into the incident are ongoing.
NDLEA Operation at Abuja Guest House Leads to Gunfire, Two Security Officers Injured
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