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Potiskum, over a century stood as a beacon of Islamic and Western Education – Dr Bedu
Potiskum, over a century stood as a beacon of Islamic and Western Education – Dr Bedu
By: Yahaya Wakili, Damaturu
Potiskum as a community has for over a century stood as a beacon of both Islamic learning and western education. For many decades Potiskum has been known as an important centre of commerce and education in Northern Nigeria and beyond.
Dr Ahmed Muhammed Bedu disclosed this while delivering his introduction speech at the launching of the #100 million for the State Education Recovery Appeal Fund in Potiskum.
“Your coming here is an indication of the value we attach in not only creating opportunities but providing access to quality education for our people and generations yet unborn.”
This is what we see as collective responsibilities of our community and we must do all that it takes to realize our objectives as one community and I thank you all for honoring the invitation with determination to make this epoch – making the event a huge success.
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He said, in February 1928 the lieutenant Governor of the Northern provinces conveyed an approval for the establishment of first public school to cater for the education needs for the Potiskum people and its environs in memo No 6394/2, adding that the first public school which was named as Potiskum Elementary school commenced its academic on 13th April, 1929.
“The establishment of the Potiskum elementary school made our historic town a prime spot that is producing prominent, reputable and Internationally recognized scholars, bureaucrats and technocrats who greatly contributed to the dissemination of knowledge and manpower development in Nigeria and beyond.” Dr Bedu said.
He said education is everybody’s business to the people of Potiskum. Potiskum people have in 1970 through communal efforts built a community secondary school that was Fika Community Secondary School that was taken over in 1973 by then the North Eastern State government and renamed the school as Fika Government School Potiskum.
“This indicates how worthy sacrifice to education will do for the people as your investment to education will not only make us to have a sense of ownership and belonging to education system but it will justify that we have a stake in the advancement of our education system.” Dr Bedu said.
According to him, endowment funding to education is providing valuable support for education systems around the world, even in developed countries in Europe and the United States of America the endowment culture to education development is well established.
“It is against this background that our donation will equally in the long run assist the government to deliver on its education agenda that provokes the state governor to declare the state of emergency on education and our donations will equally go a long way in providing better facilities for teaching and learning in our schools.
Potiskum, over a century stood as a beacon of Islamic and Western Education – Dr Bedu
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Investments in circular economy have the potential to increase forex earnings- NESREA DG
Investments in circular economy have the potential to increase forex earnings- NESREA DG
By: Michael Mike
The Director General of National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Prof. Innocent Barikor has affirmed that investments in the circular economy value chain have the potential to increase the country’s foreign exchange earnings.
Barikor made this statement recently during a meeting with the management of a plastic packaging recycling (rPET) company, Sonnex in Lagos.
He assured the team that the Nigerian government prioritizes circular economy, noting that the draft National Environmental (Plastic Waste Control) Regulations soon to be gazetted is one of the efforts to strengthen the legal framework for circular economy implementation in Nigeria.
He said: “Circular Economy falls under the Presidential priorities for the Federal Ministry of Environment, and the Minister is very keen on the success. Apart from tackling the problem of waste, green jobs have been created .
“The pellets and flakes you produce and export also generate foreign exchange. The Plastic Waste Control Regulations are awaiting official gazette and once gazetted, we would have connected the dots of the framework to implement circular economy in the plastic sector. We are deeply committed to ensuring the success of Circular Economy.”
Earlier, the Managing Director, Anil Mohinani intimated the NESREA boss on the process for the production of recycled PET bottles (rPET), whilst also highlighting the challenges faced by investors in the sector .
He listed some of the setbacks to include lack of a legal instrument to compel manufacturers in the food and beverage sector to embrace food-grade rPET, unfriendly policies by some foreign companies, and insufficient awareness .
“Europe and America create barriers to protect their international recycling business. There is unfair competition. In some countries such as Kenya, there is encouragement to invest in rPET recycling because there is a regulation in place,” he added.
Investments in circular economy have the potential to increase forex earnings- NESREA DG
ISWAP Terrorists Kill Hunters’ Leader in Borno
By: Zagazola Makama
Suspected ISWAP terrorists have killed the chairman of the hunters’ group in Garjang village, Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State.
Sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred at about 5 a.m. on Sunday.
The victim, identified as Habu Dala, 53, was abducted from his home by the terrorists, who took him through Mulharam to Forfot villages in Damboa LGA.
Villagers mobilised in search of Dala and later found his corpse bearing gunshot wounds.
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI, members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), and the hunters’ group visited the scene.
The remains were evacuated to the General Hospital, Damboa, where he was certified dead and later released to his family for burial in accordance with Islamic rites.
ISWAP Terrorists Kill Hunters’ Leader in Borno
Nine Injured in Kwali Farmers–Herders Clash
By: Zagazola Makama
Nine persons sustained machete injuries in a clash between Bassa farmers and Fulani herders in Gomoni Village, Kwali Area Council of the FCT.
Sources told Zagazola Makama that the fight, which broke out on Aug. 9 at about 3:30 p.m., followed alleged destruction of melon and maize farms belonging to the Bassa community by cattle.
It was gathered that the Nigeria army troops
along with joint team of operatives, and vigilantes were deployed to the scene following a distress call.
Six Bassa and three Fulani victims with varying degrees of machete cuts were taken to Rhema Foundation Hospital, Kwali, for treatment.
Authorities confirmed that the situation had been brought under control and normalcy restored, while investigation was ongoing.
Nine Injured in Kwali Farmers–Herders Clash
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