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RSESA Condemns Unwholesome Refuse Disposal Practice

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The Rivers State Environmental Sanitation Authority, RSESA, has frowned at the attitude of some residents of Port Harcourt who were in the habit of disposing their refuse into drains despite efforts by the authority in the clearing of refuse in Port Harcourt and its environs.

Making the condemnation recently while speaking to newsmen in Port Harcourt during an exercise to disilting the Ntawogba Creeks, an aide to the Sole Administrator of the Authority, Mr Frederick Alalibo, said it was clear that some residents of Port Harcourt through these acts were not helping the authority in trying to bring Port Harcourt back to its garden city status.

“It is clear that residents of Port Harcourt besides the provision the authority has made for them to take their refuse away, they still find pleasure in taking their waste and pouring into the stream and that is what we have seen”, he said.

Mr Alalibo, who is also the project manager for the disilting of the Ntawogba Creek said it was worrisome to see that a large number of empty bottles of water among other undesirable items has found their way into the Ntawogba Creek.

You can imagine as you can see clearly that all what is there is empty bottles of water that has been thrown  into the stream, and you find a lot of them, from Orazi in Mile 4 down the stream”, he said.

Mr Alalibo revealed  that the 3 weeks dateline given his team in disilting the Ntawogba Creek may not be realistic due to the fact that no serious disilting of the canal has been done before.

We thought that the canal had been worked upon and that was what we had in mind.

“We estimated 3 weeks for this job to be finished but the way we see things now, non of the areas has been disilting.

“It might take more than 3 weeks, we have gone one week that is why we are here”, he said.

According to him, the disilting which begain from Orazi in Mile 4 (GRA) through Aba Road and expected to terminate at Nwaja in Trans-Amadi area is expected to take his team 3 weeks or more.

He said that was the first time a major desolating of the Ntawogba Creek was being embarked on.

“This is the first time we are really disilting this thing”, he said.

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Kenyan Runners Dominate Berlin Marathons

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Kenya made it a clean sweep at the Berlin Marathon with Sabastian Sawe winning the men’s race and Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women’s.

Sawe finished in two hours, two minutes and 16 seconds to make it three wins in his first three marathons.

The 30-year-old, who was victorious at this year’s London Marathon, set a sizzling pace as he left the field behind and ran much of the race surrounded only by his pacesetters.

Japan’s Akasaki Akira came second after a powerful latter half of the race, finishing almost four minutes behind Sawe, while Ethiopia’s Chimdessa Debele followed in third.

“I did my best and I am happy for this performance,” said Sawe.

“I am so happy for this year. I felt well but you cannot change the weather. Next year will be better.”

Sawe had Kelvin Kiptum’s 2023 world record of 2:00:35 in his sights when he reached halfway in 1:00:12, but faded towards the end.

In the women’s race, Wanjiru sped away from the lead pack after 25 kilometers before finishing in 2:21:05.

Ethiopia’s Dera Dida followed three seconds behind Wanjiru, with Azmera Gebru, also of Ethiopia, coming third in 2:21:29.

Wanjiru’s time was 12 minutes slower than compatriot Ruth Chepng’etich’s world record of 2:09:56, which she set in Chicago in 2024.

 

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NIS Ends Decentralised Passport Production After 62 Years

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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has officially ended passport production at multiple centres, transitioning to a single, centralised system for the first time in 62 years.
Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the disclosure during an inspection of the Nigeria’s new Centralised Passport Personalisation Centre at the NIS Headquarters in Abuja, last Thursday.
He stated that since the establishment of NIS in 1963, Nigeria had never operated a central passport production centre, until now, marking a major reform milestone.
“The project is 100 per cent ready. Nigeria can now be more productive and efficient in delivering passport services,” Tunji-Ojo said.
He explained that old machines could only produce 250 to 300 passports daily, but the new system had a capacity of 4,500 to 5,000 passports every day.
“With this, NIS can now meet daily demands within just four to five hours of operation,” he added, describing it as a game-changer for passport processing in Nigeria.
“We promised two-week delivery, and we’re now pushing for one week.
“Automation and optimisation are crucial for keeping this promise to Nigerians,” the minister said.
He noted that centralisation, in line with global standards, would improve uniformity and enhance the overall integrity of Nigerian travel documents worldwide.
Tunji-Ojo described the development as a step toward bringing services closer to Nigerians while driving a culture of efficiency and total passport system reform.
According to him, the centralised production system aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s reform agenda, boosting NIS capacity and changing the narrative for improved service delivery.
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FG To Roll Out Digital Public Infrastructure, Data Exchange, Next Year 

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The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has announced plans to roll out Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and the Nigerian Data Exchange (NGDX) platforms across key sectors of the economy, starting in early 2026.
Director of E-Government and Digital Economy at NITDA, Dr. Salisu Kaka, made the disclosure in Abuja during a stakeholder review session of the DPI and NGDX drafts at the Digital Public Infrastructure Live Event.
The forum, themed “Advancing Nigeria’s Digital Public Infrastructure through Standards, Data Exchange and e-Government Transformation,” brought together regulators, state governments, and private sector stakeholders to harmonise inputs for building inclusive, secure, and interoperable systems for governance and service delivery.
According to Kaka, Nigeria already has several foundational elements in place, including national identity systems and digital payment platforms.
What remains is the establishment of the data exchange framework, which he said would be finalised by the end of 2025.
“Before the end of this year and by next year we will be fully ready with the foundational element, and we start dropping the use cases across sectors,” Kaka explained.
He stressed that the federal government recognises the autonomy of states urging them to align with national standards.
“If the states can model and reflect what happens at the national level, then we can have a 360-degree view of the whole data exchange across the country and drive all-of-government processes,” he added.
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