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Ten Nigerian Technical Aids Volunteers Receive Meritorious Service Award in Sierra Leone

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Ten Nigerian Technical Aids Volunteers Receive Meritorious Service Award in Sierra Leone


… End of COVID Programme, A Nigerian Lost

By: Michael Mike

Nigerian technical aid volunteers continue to make waves in the Africa where there is high demand for their service as the government of Sierra Leone gave out meritorious service award to the last set of Nigerian volunteers to the West African country.

Just recently Liberian government wanted an extension to the two years service of volunteers to the country.

The volunteers to Sierra Leone who returned back to Nigeria on Tuesday were described by their host government as the best ever volunteers to have served in that West African country.

The 10 volunteers: Mr. Abdullahi Hashimu Ulaira, Mr. Umar Farouq Baba, Mr. Jakada Ayuba Bulus, Mr. Dachollom Emmanuel Chong, Mr. Izuka Iloabuchi Nnaemeka, Mr. Adamu Isyaka Omame, Ms. Bosindo Buluembelemere, Mrs. Uchendu Varsity David, Mr. Madalla Aliyu and Ms. Omorere Deborah Eunice, cut across various profession.

They were posted out under the Technical Aid Corps programme in December 2021 for a two year non-renewable volunteer service. 

Receiving the volunteers on Wednesday, the Director General of Directorate of Technical Aid Corps (DTAC), Hon. Buba Yusuf Yakub described them as worthy ambassadors who made Nigeria proud by their deeds. 

He said: In Sierra Leone you were not there on your own capacity but you were there as Nigeria. Whatever you do in Sierra Leone, you were seen as Nigeria. So the people will judge Nigeria through what you have done. Thank God that you have been judged well to the extent of receiving an award as the best set of volunteers that have ever served in that country and I am proud to say that we are very proud of you and I am sure that President Bola Tinubu who has a “4 D” foreign policy instruments, which I am sure you have covered about two or three of it during your volunteering services will be very proud of you as worthy, patriotic Nigerians that have been sent on assignment and have come back with a trophy. 

“So we are going to celebrate that. I assure you that what you have done will not go in vain. You will be surely rewarded.”

He added, “We are going to celebrate your achievements and you will be rewarded for that.”

Yakub who presented certificates to the volunteers, stressed that Nigeria will continue to deploy volunteers as part of the soft power diplomacy as it has brought about so many benefits to the country.”

One of the volunteers, Ms. Omorere, a nurse, who specialises in mental health and also nurse educator shared her experience, describing it as a pleasant one.

She said: ” It’s been a very pleasant experience. We arrived there, and we were well received. We were given good reception and accommodated properly. And we the volunteers actually did our best We gave our best to the country.
“We did a lot up to the extent they recommended and they even insisted we stay back.”

“So we I want to also use this opportunity to say thank you to the to Mr. President, to the Director General, Technical Aid Corp and to all the resource persons that assisted us during our stay in Sierra Leone, and returned back to the country.”

Meanwhile, one of the Nigerian volunteer who chaired Sierra Leone’s COVID Programme, Dr. Ebenezer Adejayan died during the exercise.

The DTAC DG disclosed this during a reception for the ten returning volunteers m from Sierra Leone following the completion of their assignment.

Yakub said the late Adejayan was so exceptional that the government of Sierra Leone had to engaged him at the height of the COVID outbreak.

The late medical doctor, according to Yakub became a household name in Sierra Leone.

The DG who observed a minute silence for the departed medical doctor, said, “One of our excellent volunteers, who served in Sierra Leone during the COVID. Because of his excellent performance, the government of Sierra Leone appointed him as the Chairman of the COVID programme. He did very well but unfortunately we lost him.”

The DG clarified that he did not die of COVID, explaining that: “He did not die as a result of COVID. He finished his assignment very well during the COVID period.”

He also added: “He was one of the best. He was an excellent ambassador that represented his country well, so may his soul rest in peace.”

The late Adejanya has since been buried in his home town in Ondo State.

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VP Shettima Departs Abuja For Dakar To Represent President Tinubu At Senegal’s 65th Independence Anniversary

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VP Shettima Departs Abuja For Dakar To Represent President Tinubu At Senegal’s 65th Independence Anniversary

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The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has departed Abuja for Dakar, Senegal, to represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the country’s 65th Independence Day Anniversary celebrations.

Senegal celebrates its Independence Day on April 4 each year, commemorating its freedom from French colonial rule in 1960. The day is marked by national pride, with ceremonies, parades and cultural events.

The Vice President’s attendance at the annual event is in honour of an invitation extended to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu by the Senegalese President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, following the strong mutual relationship between Nigeria and Senegal.

The independence Day celebrations will be held at the Place de la Nation in Dakar, with President Faye playing host to Vice President Shettima and other distinguished guests from across Africa and beyond.

The Vice President is expected to return to Nigeria tomorrow after the one-day event.

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President Tinubu Laying Foundation For A Better Nigeria, Says Hajiya Nana Shettima

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President Tinubu Laying Foundation For A Better Nigeria, Says Hajiya Nana Shettima

  • Tasks Nigerians on constructive criticism of government actions, policies

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Wife of Nigeria’s Vice President, Hajiya Nana Shettima, has scored the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu very high, saying the President is building a better Nigeria for Nigerians through his laudable economic policies, various empowerment initiatives and investments in key sectors of the economy.

And to help the President secure a better future for all Nigerians, the VP’s wife also encouraged the citizens not to relent in giving very useful advice to the government, urging them to be more constructive in their criticism of the administration instead of just attacking for political reasons.

Hajiya Nana Shettima spoke on Wednesday in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, during the annual Ramadan feast, which had in attendance women groups and students

Emphasizing the determination of the Tinubu administration to leave a lasting legacy for generations to come, she said, “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is baking a new cake for us that are alive today, and for the Nigerian children and grandchildren that are coming behind us. It is who he is ably supported by our lovely First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu.”

Hajiya Nana Shettima noted that the President means well for the people of Borno State as well as Nigerians in all parts of the country, even as she urged the citizens to always pray for President Tinubu and members of his cabinet.

“I can tell you that he (the President) means well, not only for Borno people but for the entire nation. We should not forget him and his subordinates in our prayers,” she added.

She further commended the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, for her contributions towards actualizing the agenda of the administration, especially through the Renewed Hope Initiative which she said has impacted many lives, including women, children and people with disabilities.

Also speaking at the event, the Director General of Maryam Babangida Centre for Women Development, Abuja, Dr Asabe Bashir, admonished women and the people of Borno State to imbibe the teachings of the just concluded Ramadan.

She also sought the people’s support and prayers for President Tinubu, thanking the President for picking his deputy from Borno State.

She said, “I always reiterate the importance of prayer because without prayers we can do nothing in life. We have just come out of Ramadan; let us imbibe that culture and lessons we received during the 29-day fast. We need to continue with the spiritual reflection.

“We should thank God and President Bola Tinubu for remembering the people of Borno State again by bringing the seat of the Vice President, not just to the North-East region but to Borno State after Ambassador Babagana Kingibe was elected along with the late Chief MKO Abiola so many years ago.

“We must continue to pray for the administration of President Bola Tinubu because if it succeeds, we succeed,” Dr Bashir added.

On his part, the Speaker, Youth Assembly of Nigeria, Tijjani Abubakar, thanked President Tinubu for his support to Nigerian youths through various youth empowerment initiatives.

Also, Dr Martins Ekunke, who spoke on behalf the South-South, Yoruba and Igbo communities residing in Borno State, commended the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, for galvanizing support for people living with HIV/AIDS through her pet project, the Renewed Hope Initiative.

Among those that attended the annual Sallah feast hosted by Hajiya Shettima, were the wife of the Speaker of Borno State House of Assembly, Hajiya Maryam Lawan; wife of the Deputy Speaker of Borno State House of Assembly, Hajiya Laure Musa-Askira; female Commissioners and political appointees.

Also in attendance were women groups, members of the Borno State chapter of the Nationals Association of Nigerian Students, as well as the leaders of South-South, Igbo and Yoruba communities residing in Borno State, among others.

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UNILORIN Alumni Commences Tinubu on Appointment of Nandap, Omotowa, Aribisala

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UNILORIN Alumni Commences Tinubu on Appointment of Nandap, Omotowa, Aribisala

By: Michael Mike

The National Headquarters of University of Ilorin Alumni Association has lauded President Bola Tinubu for appointing three of its members into various leadership positions in the country.

Those appointed were Comptroller General of Immigration, Mrs Kemi Nandap,, whose tenure was elongated till December 2026, Non Executive Director of NNPC, representing North Central, Mr Babs Omotowa- and the Pioneer Vice Chancellor of Federal University of Technology and Environmental Sciences, Iyin-Ekiti, Prof. James A. Aribisala.

In a congratulatory message to the trio, the National President, Prof. AbdulRasaq Kilani, and the National Secretary, Dr Barakat Raji, said the Association received the news of the appointments with excitement.

The Alumni, who commended President Tinubu for selecting the best for their various positions, assured him that the three alumni would not disappoint him in attaining the goals set for them to achieve.

While felicitating with the appointed members on their well-deserved appointment, the Association charged them to always show the excellence in them in surpassing the targets set for them by Mr President.

The Association who extolled the pedigrees of the appointed members in their various fields, implored them to live up to the expectations of the slogan of the institutions “better by far” in all ramifications.

The Alumni then prayed for their successful tenure and tasked them not to hesitate to reach out to them whenever their services are needed in any capacity towards national development.

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