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NUPENG Hails Members Commitment, Loyalty
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has commended its members for their loyalty and commitment in the year 2020 in spite of the challenges posed by the Coronavirus pandemic.
The union commended the members in a statement jointly signed by its National President, Mr Williams Akporeha, and General Secretary, Mr Olawale Afolabi, on Thursday, in commemoration of Christmas Day marked annually worldwide on December 25.
“It is instructive to note that in the course of the year, the union thankfully began the construction of a historic new National Secretariat, “NUPENG Towers”.
“This is in spite of the challenges posed by the deadly pandemic, Coronavirus, which tore the social fabric, causing massive unemployment, and even hunger.
“Also, exacerbating inequalities, raising havoc and threatening institutions of good governance, causing destruction in the livelihoods of people among other heart breaking challenges,” the statement said.
It said that the union had also implemented a new strain of policy direction and discipline among its members in both the formal and informal sectors.
The statement said that new agenda and targets had been set in the course of the year, and the Union had equally taken many radical and tough decisions in the overall interest of the hardworking members.
“To date, these very well thought-out decisions have been yielding many positive and desirable results, “ it said.
The union urged members to realign themselves to the virtues of industrial peace and harmony in the Oil and Gas sector.
“We pledge our commitment not to renege in deepening our gains as a rebranded union and focus more in applying social dialogue and best practices in dealing with industrial issues whenever they come up.
“NUPENG shall continue to count on the goodwill, support and cooperation of all players in Nigeria’s Oil and Gas value chain in the coming year 2021 as we strive to consolidate on the gains of 2020 and tackle fresh challenges,” the statement said.
The Alliance Française Port Harcourt in conjunction with the Embassy of France Nigeria over the weekend joined the globe to campaign against the 2025 gender- based violence (GBV) with the theme: “16 Days of Activism Against Gender- Based Voice”
The event which took place at the event Hall of the Alliance Française Port Harcourt was in collaboration with the Female in Gaming Network, ( FIGN) and partnership with Nexal a body that seeks to promote online safety and responsible digital behaviour.
The Tide reports that the project which was aimed at promoting digital safety and girls inclusion in Gaming, with the initiative tagged ‘Gameover Gender- Base Violence’was part of the global campaign against gender- based Violence.
The activity which experienced a flavour of festivity was full of fun and excitements as participants took part in tournaments on popular digital games such as Mario kart and EAFC 25, with an intent to creating safer and more inclusive digital spaces.
The Director of the Alliance Française Port Harcourt, Mrs Marina Lacal said that these activities were designed to encourage inclusion of girls, team work and fair play on online gaming spaces, saying that the gaming world reflects these inequalities, where female players are often under represented.
According to her the main objectives of the initiative was to provide a supportive environment for girls and female in gaming network.
“GameOverGBV” is a project created to reshape this landscape by offering an innovative inclusiveness of girls on online digital Gaming community and digital environments that provide opportunities for creativity, learning and connection, but also fight against Gender-Based Violence Digital Gaming,”she said
She however, explained that the Digital Game, sport competitions, was launched to strengthen social and digital skills through games, workshops, and raise awareness among all young participants about respect, equality and digital citizenship.
The Tide News reports that in Port Harcourt, the competition brought together 100 young participants from three major universities: University of Port Harcourt, ( UNIPORT),Ignatius Ajuru University of Education(IAUE) and Rivers State University (RSU)as well as students from four selected secondary schools, Oginigba comprehensive Secondary.School, Vine lnternational, Virgo predicanda lnternational, and Excellent Montessori Secondary school.
“This is an approach where girls and boys can learn, play and collaborate in a more respectful and safe space for young women, while ensuring a safe, enjoyable and respectful digital environment. It also expose young women to cyberbullying, exclusion, sexist comments and online hate,” Mrs. Lacal said.
Earlier, a game developer Sophia Nei and her. team had engaged participants in an interactive session with the theme: “Can Video Games Be Safe Spaces For Girls?”
However, Mrs Nei and her team educated the girls on the benefits and violence on online digital gaming and urged them ( participants)to learn to say ‘No’ to Online hate, sexist and cyber bullying, while encouraging them(students) to stand up for themselves by reporting such issues to the appropriate authority.
Highlight of the competition was the awarding of prizes to winners by the Director of Alliance Française, Mrs Marina Lacal.
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