THE STATES

FCT

Minister of Youth Development, Inuwa Abdul-Kadir has called for value orientation and reorientation for Nigerians.

Abdul-Kadir  who made the call in Abuja said Nigerians below the age of 18 years should go for orientation, while those between the ages of 18 years and 35 years should go for reorientation as they fell within the definition of youth as stipulated in the National Youth Policy.

He said lack of orientation had made people not to obey laws because they did not value the laws.

Abdul-Kadir noted that the impunity with which Nigerians violated the law was not an exclusive preserve of public officials and that the trend had become a general societal problem that could only be addressed by looking inward and telling ourselves the truth.

 

Gombe

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Gombe State chapter, has condemned the killing of nine women on polio immunisation duty in Kano on Friday.

The Chairman of the association, Dr Jauro Degri, while briefing newsmen in Gombe, described the development as unfortunate considering the efforts made by various stakeholders in the country to eradicate the polio disease.

The chairman said that such attacks were capable of undermining the efforts by stakeholders toward the eradication of polio in the country.

Degri called for more measures aimed at protecting health workers and those involved in delivering healthcare services in the country.

He also urged Nigerians to support the National Health Bill, currently at the National Assembly saying, when passed it would go a long way in improving healthcare delivery to Nigerians.

 

Kaduna

Governor  Muktar Yero of Kaduna State has said the government had provided N1 billion to empower youths under the Subsidy Re-investment Programme (SURE-P).

Speaking  in Zaria at the inauguration of new executive members of National Youth Council of Nigeria, Zaria branch, Yero, who was represented by the Chief of Staff, Alhaji Yahaya Aminu, said the amount was meant to enable the youth in the state to get something doing.

The governor said the programme would train the youth on different trades, establish places of work and provide them with take-off grants, and  urged youths to always promote peace in whatever they did to sustain the prevailing peace in the state.

 

Kano

Governor  Rabi’u Kwankwaso of Kano State has condemned the killing of nine polio workers in Kano.

Kwankwaso, who made the condemnation in a special broadcast, described the attack as shocking.

The governor condoled the state and the families of the victims and prayed for the souls of the deceased, assured the people that “government will not relent in its efforts to treat diseases such as HIV/AIDS, polio and malaria throughout the state’’.

He added that the administration would provide more educational and job opportunities to the teeming youths in the state.

Gunmen attacked some polio immunisation centres in Kano on Friday and in the process, killed nine female workers.

 

Kwara

The wife of Kwara governor, Mrs Omolewa Ahmed, has called on parents and guardians to give more attention to the education of their children and wards to secure their tomorrow.

Ahmed, who made the call in Ilorin in an interview, described education as a veritable tool for building a virile nation, advised parents to give their children home training.

She said that home training was the basic requirement needed “to turn around the future of the child and society for good.’’

“There is need for parents to redouble their efforts in giving quality education and home training to their wards in order to make them useful to themselves and the society at large. “The future of our children lies in how much love and concern we have for them and that behooves on us to discharge our responsibilities as expected,’’ she said.

 

Lagos

The Canadian International Trade Minister, Mr Edward Fast on Saturday called for the strengthening and growth of Canada-Nigeria relations in the area of education.

Fast who  made the remark when he visited the International Learning Network (ILN) in Lekki, Lagos State,  said that he would also hold discussions on other fundamental areas that would benefit both countries.

“I think most of you know that Canada has perhaps the highest quality and level of education in the world”.  “I just want to say to all of you students and to your parents whoever you may be, you will feel at home in Canada and welcomed,” he added.

 

Ogun

The Ogun State Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Mr Bimbo Ashiru, says the current suspension on dredging activities in the state continues until operators comply with laid down regulations.

Ashiru stated this in Abeokuta at a meeting with members of the Sand Dredgers Association in the state.

The commissioner insisted that nobody could carry out dredging activities in the state until he had obtained necessary permit and approval from the state government.

Ashiru explained that anyone who intended to dredge in the state must seek and obtain an approval from his ministry.

 

Oyo

Former Minister of Sports, Prof. Taoheed Adedoja, has told PDP members in Oyo State to be more committed to building the party.

Adedoja said  in Ibadan that there was nothing more important than for members to do everything possible to make the party stronger.

He said the party had achieved remarkable progress in bringing everybody together in the state.

Speaking on speculations of his governorship aspiration, Adedoja said he was currently concerned with the welfare of members and less concerned about contesting an election.

 

Plateau

No fewer than 5,000 ghost workers are in Plateau civil service, Mr Yakubu Jang, the Special Adviser, Special Duties, to Plateau governor, has said.

Jang, who is chairman of the Biometric Data Capture Committee, authenticating the state’s 21,000 workers, made this known in an interview in Jos.

He said that 11,176 workers had so far been cleared and certified as authentic, adding that only those cleared would be paid the January salaries.

“We have set up an appeal panel to determine their cases. So at the end of the day, we may end up with about 16,000 workers. There is practically nothing about the other 5,000 “employees’’.

 

Sokoto

Commissioner of Police, Sokoto State, Alhaji Shua’bu Gambo, has called on officers and men of the command to be polite while dealing with members of the general public.

Gambo gave the advice in an interview  in Sokoto .Gambo said that officers and men of the command had been taught, practically, on how to demonstrate courtesy while discharging their primary responsibility.

The police boss explained that, plain clothes security personnel had been deployed on foot patrols across the state to gather intelligence reports to boost the security situation in the state.

He also called on the people to avail police with useful information; about people of questionable movement to sustain the peaceful atmosphere the state was known.

 

Yobe

The police in Yobe confirmed the killing of three Korean health workers in Potiskum by unknown persons.

The Commissioner for Police in the state, Alhaji Sanusi Rufai, said in Damaturu that the health workers were killed in the early hours of Sunday.

Rufai said that the workers, three men and one woman were posted to the Potiskum General Hospital.

Sanusi explained that investigations had commenced to unveil those behind the murder of the expatriates.

In its reaction, the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) in the state condemned the killing of the Korean health workers.

 

Zamfara

A Magistrates’ Court in Gusau, Zamfara, has remanded two men in prison custody over alleged theft of 17 cows.

The accused, Muhammad Muhammad, 30, of Bakinwa village in Wanke near Gusau, and Umar Mareri, 30, of Mareri Area of Gusau, are facing a three-count charge of brigandage, conspiracy and theft.

The prosecutor, Sgt. Daniel Longwan, told the court that the three conspired on October 5, 2012, invaded and stole the herds of cattle belonging to one Yahya Mustapha of Kanwuri area of Gusau.

Longwan said that the accused persons stole the 17 cows, whose value was yet to be ascertained and disappeared, but were arrested by the police two days after the incident.