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IGP Urges Course Participants To Be Change Agents
The Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu has called on participants of the National Institute of Police Studies (NIPS) to be the change agents in the Nigeria Police.
Adamu made the call yesterday in Abuja at the graduation ceremony of the pioneer course participants of the institute.
He said the change must be seen in the character, knowledge and action of the participants.
“You should deploy the knowledge you have acquired towards providing strategic leadership that will inspire other officers across all ranks to the path of police professionalism.
“Most importantly, you should cascade the skills you have acquired to the enhancement of your capacity to dissect and manage complex law enforcement situations.
“As the pacesetting Alumni of NIPS, I charge you to fly the flag of the institute with pride and to promote the great values of the institution,” he said.
According to him, the goal of NIPS was to ensure that the best available evidence of what works is accessible for security leaders, policy makers and executives when making administrative and operational decisions.
The I-G called on the institute to collaborate with academics, security agencies, international and nongovernmental organisations to commission and produce robust, authentic and credible researches on priority areas for policing.
He urged the institute to also engage in comparative policing by collating and sharing the best available evidence from assessments of current policing practice in Nigeria and across the world.
Adamu said the idea was to keep in tune with global policing dynamics towards raising the standard of policing and engendering improved service delivery by the Nigeria Police and other law enforcement agencies.
In his remark, the Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Muhammad Dingyadi congratulated and commended the participants for the manner they conducted themselves throughout the two- month programme.
He said the passing out of the participants was timely in view of the present challenges facing the Nigeria Police.
Dingyadi urged the participants to imbibe the spirit of professionalism and good sense of leadership and also, be good representatives of the institute.
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.
