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NCSU Seeks Revamp Of RSNC, Condemns Disruption Of Health Programmes
The Nigeria Civil Service Union(NCSU) has appealed to Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State to give the Rivers State Newspaper Corporation (RSNC), publishers of The Tide Newspaper a facelift and also revamp the corporation to make it compete favourably with other media organisations in the State and the country.
This is even as the union has condemned the recent disruption of health programmes organised by the Rivers State Ministry of Health in Eliozu Community in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area and Omerelu Community in Ikwerre Local Government Area.
The Rivers State Chairman of NCSU, Comrade Chukwuka Richman Osumah, who made the appeal in an interview in Port Harcourt, said it is necessary for the Governor Fubara administration to give a facelift to the media house which is located along Ikwerre Road in the Port Harcourt metropolis.
According to him, the media house today needs a serious facelift because of its strategic location in the heart of the Garden City, and its present condition.
He noted that the RSNC is one of the oldest state-owned media organisations in the country, which has survived debilitating economic rigours and challenges, recalling that it was one of the strongest government-owned media outlets in the country that was carrying out printing jobs in the 1970s and the early 1980s, saying revamping and equipping it with state-of-the art facilities would make it bounce back to prominence.
Osumah, however, expressed optimism that the Fubara administration, despite the distractions it is grappling with would keep its promise of revamping the media house, to bolster its operations and production capacity.
While condemning the recent disruption of health programmes organised by the state government in some parts of the State by some faceless individuals and security agents, the labour leader said such action was politically motivated, and appealed to President Bola Tinubu to call to order the Inspector General of Police and some political actors in the State.
According to him, the health programmes were designed to enhance the health and wellbeing of Rivers people, particularly children, and wondered why some persons would disrupt them.
Osumah also stressed the need for President Tinubu to order the police to vacate the 23 local government councils in Rivers State, describing a situation where workers of the various councils are no longer going to work as worrisome and appalling.
He opined that for the sheer fact that this scenario has persisted and has continued to play out in the State without the Federal Government taking appropriate action has portrayed the Tinubu administration in bad light, adding that it simply means that the President is not in charge.
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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