Nigeria Breaking News
Ogun govt advocates proper documentation in orphanages
Ogun State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Adijat Adeleye, has harped on the need for proper documentation of children in orphanages residing in the state. Adeleye stated that improved data analysis is necessary to ensure accountability, safety, transparency, and efficiency in the administration of homes.
The commissioner made this known during a training program for social workers, organized by the Ministry in collaboration with Both Ends Believing (BEB) and the Association of Orphanage and Home Operators in Nigeria (ASOHON) at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, on Friday.She reiterated the state government’s commitment to the welfare and well-being of all children in the state, regardless of their status, noting that their rights must be protected and that they should have a sense of belonging.
Adeleye said: “I want you to know that the present administration in Ogun State is committed to the welfare of all children in the state, and the era of being complacent is gone; whether as social workers or orphanage home operators, this time there is a need for us to have proper documentation of what is going on in our homes, both for present reasons and for the future of the children and the homes we run.”
The commissioner urged the trainees to take advantage of the training to enhance their career paths and provide efficient services in their line of duties.
Speaking, the National President of the Association of Orphanage and Home Operators in Nigeria, Dr. Gabriel Oyediji, explained that the objective of the training was to ensure a paradigm shift in keeping children’s records from analog to digital, towards achieving accuracy and timeliness in the management of children’s welfare.
Delivering a lecture on creating child-first software for orphanage homes, the Country Manager of BEB, Mr. Silas Nyam, highlighted some of the benefits of the software application for orphanage homes, which include storing and tracking children’s personal, medical, and educational records, monitoring children’s progress, goals and outcomes, and managing counseling therapy, among other things.
Appreciating the Ministry and other partners, representatives of the social workers, Adesola Omobolaji and Talabi Olusesan, said the training would be beneficial in enhancing quality service delivery in the discharge of their duties.
Source: Dailypost
President Bola Tinubu said he is not thinking about the upcoming 2027 general elections but instead dedicated to restructuring the economy for the benefit of the Nigerian people.
This is coming as several prominent figures from the All Progressives Congress, APC, including former national chairman. Chief Bisi Akande, former Ogun State governor, Aremo Olusegun Osoba, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and governors from Ogun, Ondo, and Ekiti states—Dapo Abiodun, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, and Biodun Oyebanji, respectively—expressed their support for President Tinubu’s re-election and the success of all APC candidates in 2027.
Tinubu and the party leaders made these comments at the 2024 South West Assembly of the APC, held on Saturday at Victoria Island, hosted by Governor Sanwo-Olu, who serves as the zonal coordinator of the party.The event had in attendance party leaders and stakeholders from the South-West including senators, members of the House of Representatives, State House of Assembly members, local government officials, and top party representatives.
At the event, former Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi, delivered the keynote address, praising the president as a “listening leader” with a strong determination to succeed.
Tinubu, who was represented by his chief of staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, urged Nigerians to be patient with his administration, which is committed to the genuine progress of the populace.
Source: Dailypost
In other news –
Nigeria’s tier-one bank, Zenith Bank has announced that its customers can perform transactions seamlessly on all its channels. The Bank disclosed this in a notice on Friday. This comes after the bank had earlier announced service disruption on Tuesday due to system maintenance.
In an update, Zenith Bank urged its customers that services have been restored across all its Channels, including Zenith Bank Debit, Credit and Prepaid cards, Automated Teller Machines, ATMs, Point of Sales terminals, POS, Mobile Apps, Internet Banking Platforms and Agents nationwide (Agent Banking).
This means that customers will not experience difficulties accessing services on its Channels.
“Dear Valued Customer,
We are pleased to inform you that you can now perform transactions conveniently, with the following Zenith Bankchannels:
Zenith Bank Debit, Credit and Prepaid cards
Zenith Bank Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), Zenith Bank Point of Sales terminals (POS), Zenith Bank Mobile App, Zenith Bank Internet Banking Platform Zenith Agents nationwide (Agent Banking). You can also visit any of our branches nationwide to perform your
transactions.
Source: Dailyspost
The All Progressives Congress youths in Akwa Ibom State under the aegis of APC Media Network, have tackled the Uyo Senatorial District Media Practitioners Forum, USDMPF, over derogatory remarks claimed to have been made against the Senate president, Senator Godswill Akpabio and the Minister of Petroleum Resources (Gas), Obongemem Ekperikpe Ekpo who are APC Chieftains.
Recall that USDMPF in a statement signed by its Director, Public and Strategic Communication, Victor Etim warned the Minister (Obongemem) against advising Governor Umo Eno on convoking a peace meeting between Senator Akpabio and former governor Udom Emmanuel saying that he has no locus standi to make such appeal.
They queried, “Where was Ekperikpe Ekpo when Akpabio proclaimed a war cry, declaring that he would invade Akwa Ibom with federal might and capture the State in three hours? Where was ObongEmem when Akpabio declared in an ultimatum that everyone working in Government House Uyo should vacate before 31st December 2018, so that the then Governor Udom Emmanuel would be left with only his wife and driver?”The group also accused the duo of Akpabio and Obongemem of masterminding the agitations against the Traditional Ruler’s law which has been amended and passed.
Irked by the allegations, the APC youths described USDMPF as a group of “media hustlers who do all manners of dirty jobs for PDP chieftains to earn a living.”
The Director General of APC Network Otuekong Iniobong John, in a statement made available to our correspondent on Friday, urged the patrons of the USDMPF to call them to order as their ill intent of bringing back past political events in the state could lead to avoidable and unnecessary political crises.
According to him, “The Hon Minister of Petroleum Resources (Gas), Obongemem Ekperikpe Ekpo, in calling on the State Governor, Pst Umo Eno, to convene a peace meeting between Senator Godswill Akpabio and Mr Udom Emmanuel, was only keying into the message of peace and reconciliation preached by the State Governor on the occasion of the Akwa Ibom State anniversary church service,
“Senator Godswill Akpabio and Obongemem Ekperikpe Ekpo have demonstrated their commitment to use their respective positions to partner with the Akwa Ibom State Government to attract development to the state and should be appreciated and not traduced.
“If the PDP black media boys want to be noticed and patronized by the immediate past Governor of the state or the present governor, as is apparent, they should engage themselves in decent things that can add value to the government and not fanning the embers of discord and crisis in the state.”
