Humanitarian Minister Flags Off Construction Of 40 Modern Toilets For Persons With Disabilities In Yangoji, Abuja Communities

By Emmanuel Daudu

Nigeria’s Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation,  Dr Betta Edu has flagged off the construction of  40  units of modern toilets for Alheri Leprosy Colony in Yangoji Kwali Area Council, of the federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

Rasheed Olanrewaju Zubair (ANIPR), Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Honourable Minister, MHAPA, in a press release on Friday stated that the flag-off was in fulfillment of the Promise made to the community in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.

Speaking at the event,  the Minister said President Tinubu has a special interest in making persons living with disabilities and was committed to ensuring that they play critical roles in society.

Edu who was represented by her Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Rasheed Olanrewaju described the President as a man ready to sacrifice all for the well-being of the disabilities community, stating that the President does not in any way see them as persons with disabilities but “persons with special abilities”.

She stressed that the days of total neglect of the disabled community in Nigeria were gone for good.The Minister reiterated  President Tinubu’s resolve to make persons with disabilities part of society.

Dr. Edu assured the PWD community that the  Ministry has approved 10 percent of all social interventions programmes for persons with disabilities as beneficiaries, saying with this, it was obvious the PLWDs are part of the society and should not suffer discrimination of any kind.

“Your positive journey has just begun today, you are bonafide citizens of the country, do not allow anyone to dampen your spirit,  be assured that you are part of us, and you won’t be discriminated against, the president is concerned about you, I’m passionate about your well-being”, Minister said.

According to Dr Edu, she was eager to see the project completed and commissioned in a record time.

In his remarks,  the Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities, Dr. James David  Lalu assured that the project would be completed in two months and asked the contractor to put all machinery in place to ensure the project was completed in time.

He thanked President Tinubu for fulfilling the promise he made to Alheri Leprosy Colony during the electioneering campaign, saying the Alheri community and persons with disabilities contributed to his emergence.

The Executive Secretary said with the help of Dr . Edu as Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, he was sure that the Alheri Leprosy Colony and other people with special needs would no longer be neglected, describing the Minister as one who shows much regard to those with disabilities and ready to resuscitate all the rehabilitation centers in Nigeria.

He also thanked the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, His Excellency Nyosom Ezenwo Wike for providing a conducive environment for the Alheri community and emphasized that the project would be replicated in all the Leprosy Centres across the country.

Also speaking, the Senior Special Assistant to the president on Disabilities, Alhaji Muhammed  Abah Isah described the occasion as remarkable and said the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Tinubu was paying needed attention to persons with disabilities.

Isah emphasized that President Tinubu has no agenda of leaving people with special needs behind and frowned at the stigmatization of the disabled community by some members of the society.

He appealed to Nigerians to always see PLWDs as those who need care and regard them as assets and not liabilities to the country.

On his part, the representative of the FCT Minister, Ibrahim Aminu Masari,  said Yangoji remains part of FCT and must not be abandoned.

Masari, who is the Mandate Secretary of Social Development, said  FCT under Nyesom Wike would not fail to include the community in the developmental agenda and applauded Dr Betta Edu for such laudable projects.

He advised the community to see the project as their own and to ensure adequate protection from vandals

Other speakers at the event include the Director Social Welfar FCT, Dr Sani Umar, Head of Alheri community Alhaji Dikko Dogo among others who commended President Tinubu and the Minister for fulfilling the Promise made, through the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities.

Child Support Scheme Platform Does Not Exist, Link is Fake- Betta Edu

By Emmanuel Daudu

The attention of the Honourable Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation,  Dr. Betta Edu has been drawn to a circulating bogus child support scheme with the title “FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S ₦50,000 CHILD SUPPORT FUND FOR ALL NIGERIAN PARENTS IS ONGOING”

According to a press release signed by Rasheed Olanrewaju Zubair (ANIPR), Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Honourable Minister, MHAPA on Sunday, the said scheme and the accompanying link are fake as they did not emanate from the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation.

All social intervention schemes of the Ministry are well documented,  in the public domain, and are brought to the notice of Nigerians through proper, channels.

The so-called “Child Support Scheme” is fake and is not and Can never be any  of the Ministry’s schemes.

The general public is hereby alerted that undesirable elements whose sole agenda is to mislead and defraud unsuspecting Nigerians are behind the fake scheme advertisement and the link.

While security agents have swung into action to unmask the unpatriotic elements behind the intended scam,  Nigerians are advised to ignore the link to avoid being defrauded of their hard-earned money.

More Gains As Air Strikes Neutralize Terrorists In Kaduna

By Emmanuel Daudu

Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Aircraft under Operation Whirl Punch (OPWP) have sustained air strikes against terrorists operating in the Northwest and North central Region of the Country leading to the decimation of several terrorist elements at Tsauni Doka at Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The strikes became necessary following credible intelligence revealed the presence of terrorist kingpin known as Boderi and his foot soldiers at Tsauni Doka. Subsequently, air strikes were carried out on the location in the early hours of 16 November 2023, with devastating consequences on the terrorists. Similar strikes with positive outcomes were also carried out at a location about 500 metres east of Boderi’s hideout, believed to be the hiding place of Boderi’s brother, Nasiru. Both strikes were termed very successful as several terrorists were neutralized and their motorcycles destroyed.

According to a press release signed by Air  Commodore Edward Gabkwet, Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force on Sunday, Boderi and his brother Nasiru, alongside their cohorts, have been blamed for several attacks and abductions along the Abuja-Kaduna expressway, Kaduna-Birnin Gwari Road as well as in several communities in Niger and Kaduna States.

Troops neutralize 50 terrorists, arrests 122

By Emmanuel Daudu

Major General Edward Buba, Director Defence Media Operations has disclosed that the operations of the last one week, resulted in 50 neutralized terrorists with 122 of them arrested. “Troops also arrested 49 perpetrators of oil theft and rescued 182 kidnapped hostages. In the SS, troops denied oil theft of the estimated sum of One Hundred Twenty Eight Million Sixty Six Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty Five Naira (N128,066,825.00) only.


He made the disclosure during a Press Release On Ongoing Military Operations By The Armed Forces Of Nigeria As At 17 November 2023 on Friday.

According to him, the military continues to target the leadership and chain of command of the terrorist, insurgents and extremist undermining the security of citizens in the country. The ongoing counter insurgency and counter terrorism operations is making  the country safer each passing  day that these evil forces are decimated. The armed forces is on course with it’s operations ,which are yielding encouraging results.

“Furthermore, troops recovered 66 assorted weapons and 11,474 assorted ammunition. The breakdown as follows: one conqueror APC, one GPMG, one NSVT gun, one GT3 rifle, 25 AK47 rifles, 4 pump action gun, 2 locally made AK47 rifles, 3 locally made gun, one locally made revolver gun, 4 locally fabricated pistols and 4 long dane gun, 2 locally made hand grenades, one bandolier.

“Others are: 574 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 640 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 150 rounds of 12.7mm ammo, 5 rounds of 9mm ammo, 10,520 live cartridges, 5 vehicles, 27 mobile phones, 12 motorcycle, 3 boafeng radios, one Motorolla HHR, 3 bicycles, one solar panel, one solar charger controller, one radio receiver and the sum of N75,909,290.00 amongst other items.

“Troops in the Niger Delta area destroyed 242 dugout pits, 49 boats, 78 storage tanks, one tricycle, 21 vehicles, 104 cooking ovens, 3 pumping machine, 7 outboard engine and 49 illegal refining sites.  Troops recovered 151,850 litres of stolen crude oil, 48,630 litres of illegally refined AGO and 10,125 litres of DPK.

“The armed forces will continue to apply strong military pressure such as has been witnessed in the week. The terrorist and their cohorts  would continue to suffer heavy casualities. It is in their interest to surrender as being done in the NE of the country to avoid eventual destruction”.



Crisis in NUPENG deepens as Tanker drivers protest across the country

Petrol tanker drivers may pull out of. Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers NUPENG if the National President Williams Akporeha and General secretary Afoloabi olawale did not PTDresign forthwith from their seats.

Comrades Gbenga Olawale and Adekunle Rufai of Ibadan Depot Petroleum Tanker Drivers PTD Ibadan Depot who spoke to Nigeria Pilot in Abuja said they began protest across the country as drivers with leaves in front of their trucks, warning NUPENG and police against interference and incessant harressment of thier leaders

According to them Williams lacks competence to lead the union because he is not a member of NUPENG

They alleged that Williams, was a cook in an oil company from the formal sector, and was sacked from the company while holding the office of the National treasurer of NUPENG.

They further alleged that he was later drafted into petrol station workers of NUPENG (PSW) to enable him to contest election as NUPENG president which according to them is a total departure from the NUPENG Constitution because Williams is not a worker or a pump attendant on record, as at the time he was verifying for the president position.

To this effect they said he lacks the capacity to be president of NUPENG.

They further alleged that he has planted all his surrogates to collect all revenue of the union and use for themselves

They therefore have decided to stand with lucky osusan and Dayyab Garaga who have laid their life’s to ensure that they are liberated .

Crown Varsity VC Congratulates Liberian President-elect, H.E, Joseph .N. Boakai

UNESCO Laureate, and Vice-Chancellor, Crown University International Chartered Inc., USA which its teaching and research hospital campus is located at Santa Cruz Province in Argentina, South America with official partners constituent campuses at government regulated universities worldwide and online operation, Prof Sir Bashiru Aremu has congratulated the Ex-Liberia Vice President, His Excellency Sir Joseph Nyumah Boakai on his election victory to had emerged as President-elect of Liberia.

In a congratulatory message signed by UNESCO Laureate, World Acclaimed Distinguished Professor Sir Bashiru Aremu, which was made available to some group of Journalists in Asaba, Delta State capital by the VC’s Executive Assistant on Media, Publicity and Communication Matters, Comrade Sir Bieni Victor Emenike today being on Saturday, November 19, 2023, Prof Aremu described H.E, Sir Joseph Nyumah Boakai’s Presidential election victory as well deserved one and a victory for all Liberians, Africa and the rest of the world.

You could recall that June 25, 2019 at Chrisland University, Abeokuta, Ogun State during one of the African Leaders, Professors summit on SDGs, Prof Sir Bashiru Aremu, who is UNESCO Laureate, Vice Chancellor, Crown University Int’l Chartered Inc., USA, and World Grand President, International Chartered World Learned Society (ICWLS) conferred an award of excellence to former Vice President of Liberia, now President-elect of Liberia, Joseph Nyumah Boakai as he bagged global golden awards as the “Most Notable & Outstanding Leader of the 21st Century. Also, on June 22, 2020, UNESCO Laureate & Vice Chancellor, Crown University Int’l Chartered Inc. (CUICI), USA conferred another University awards to him as the Institution’s Pro Chancellor & Chairman Board of Trustees.

UNESCO Laureate, Prof Sir Bashiru Aremu who described Sir Joseph Nyumah Boakai as a great African Leader with vast knowledge in education, Agriculture, Leadership, administration, social sciences, community and civic space development, consultancy services and other critical economic sectors. His Royal Highness HRH Duke of the Kingdom of Atlantis In Singapore, Prof Aremu while congratulating him on his election victory, while thanking Liberians for given him the needed maximum support to coast to victory . Prof Aremu, a world distinguished Professor of Computer Science, Information Communication Technology then used medium to thank the leadership of Liberia’s National Electoral Commission (NEC) to had conducted a free and fair elections.

The statement by Prof Sir Bashiru Aremu reads in parts: “His Excellency Sir, I celebrate you! What a great news to learn of your victory at Presidential polls in Liberia!! I , UNESCO Laureate, World Acclaimed Distinguished Professor Sir Bashiru Aremu is very happy that you have won the election. Your new position is a call to highest National Service. We believe that you will perform excellently. I must commend President George Weah for accepting defeat, exemplified the spirit of sportsmanship and accepted to work with you for the good of all Liberians”.

“We look forward to watching your successful administration as one family of Crown University Int’l Chartered Inc, USA with its teaching and research hospital campus is located at Santa Cruz Province in Argentina South America with official partners constituents Campuses at government regulated universities world wide and online operation. As you prepare to take over the mantle of leadership as new President, i wish you a successful administration, very long life, good health wisdom and guidance, Fear of God and future success, Amen!”.

“I, UNESCO Laureate, World Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, Information Communication Technology, hereby congratulates you once again on this your well deserved victory at the Liberia Presidential election to emerge the President-elect of a great country that symbolises freedom. You have served Liberians, humanity, Africans and the world at large in various capacities. Your skills, expertise and wealth of experience are priceless. No doubt, I believe and can vouch for you that, you will give Liberians a visionary leadership worthy of emulation and lead them to a greater heights. Yours in sincerely UNESCO Laureate World Acclaimed Distinguished Professor Sir Bashiru Aremu The Vice Chancellor Crown University Int’l Chartered Inc., USA”.

Ismaila Hussaini bags CONYSSA award, calls for youth resilience

By Success Dauda

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Al-QADR International Limited, Ismaila Hussaini
has on Friday bagged a National award under the algae of the Coalition of Nigerian Youth on Safety and Security Affairs, CONYSSA as the ICON of SECURITY AMBASSADOR

While making the award presentation in Abuja, the Director General of CONYSSA, Amb. Ade Mario Emmanuel disclosed that Mr.Ismaila Hussaini’s recognition is based on his role in giving direction to the younger generation and being an inspiration to the youth at Large.
“Your impact in community service, advancement of humanity, and peace you preach, is an encouragement to the younger generation. Your social activities have brought to your state and other parts of the country into the limelight.

While reacting to the award, Ismaila Hussaini encouraged Nigerian youth and the Coalition of the Nigerian Youth on Safety and Security Affairs to be resilient, focused, and hungry in achieving greater heights.
“You guys are doing great, however, we need to engage our youth. When you live in a society like ours and leave the youth redundant, you literally stand a chance to continuously fight crime, that’s why we need reorientation and create useful platforms to be used as channels to engage the youth.

“However, I am so proud of myself as a Nigerian and the younger generation. You guys are intelligent and resilient. An average Nigerian youth want to be successful in every endeavor they find themselves irrespective of the part of the world they are in. That’s what describes a Nigerian.

“Despite we understand that the government and the society at large are not creating enough enabling environment and creating a wide range of orientation and reorientation to let people see the potentials in themselves, especially the youth, I still admonish the younger generation to be resilient because Nigeria is a great nation and as citizens, we are all image makers of the country and it should be known by who we are, what we do, our contribution to global development and our roles in the security of lives and property.

While calling on the federal government to create windows of engagement to bridge the gap between the youth and the government, he tasked the Tunubu-led administration to make security a priority stressing that Nigeria’s ability to attract international investments is determined by the stability of the economy security-wise.
“Like I mentioned earlier, security is everyone’s business. You are responsible for your own immediate security by extension, your community and the environment. When we are involved in security then we can all be proud of ourselves. We can go to bed with our two eyes closed.

“Recapping my statement, I want to personally beg all of you and encourage you all to keep up the good work.
I tell you for free for me, security is everyone’s business and the agenda that drives the inspiration of what you guys are doing should be beckoned on national interest.

“You people have dedicated your time towards this agenda, and then, we cannot speak less of you, other than to encourage you all”.

Similarly, the organization’s public relations officer, Emmanuel Daudu, while speaking on the organization, has this to say, “COALITION OF NIGERIA YOUTH ON SECURITY & SAFETY AFFAIRS is a robust and pragmatic interventionist initiative of young leaders from various organizational backgrounds, majorly para-military and community based youth organizations.

“Our VISION is to build a complementary and effective youth super-structure to collaborate with the security outfits of Nigeria to combat the rising security challenges across the country, while achieving improved security of lives and properties in all communities of the Nation. And in achieving the aforementioned, we have a MISSION of sensitizing the Nigeria Youth towards placing greater focus on and owing up Security Matters as a major community responsibility, and bridging the widening relationship gap between the youths and the nation’s security architecture. Our major GOAL is to reduce crime among the Nigerians”.

Nigerian Government To Empower Youth To Fight Climate Change

Maryam Aminu

With a determination to build a future where the air is safe, where open spaces and green environments are abundant, fostering healthy growth and development, the Federal Government of Nigeria has hinted it’s plan to adopt a youth-led initiative to mitigate the challenges of climate change.

The Honourable Minister of Youth Development Dr Jamila Bio Ibrahim expressed this commitment at the 13th edition of the UNESCO Youth Forum held at the ongoing 42nd UNESCO General Conference in Paris, France

The Honourable Minister articulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s emphasis on the need to support developing nations with essential financial resources, technical know-how, and technology to transition into the green economy.

She further underscored the President’s stance in fostering global collaboration to empower developing countries in their efforts to combat climate change while advancing economic development.

Just like any other continent, Nigeria has also be hitted with the negative impact of climate change
“Nigeria climate change has impacted negatively on land and water resources leading to conflicts, agricultural disruptions and displacement of communities adding that those who bear the consequences the most are the youth who constitute about 70% of the Nigeria population which is the largest youth population per country in the African continent and 10% of the global youth population”

She said, “It is our youth population who bear the brunt of this challenge the most, and it is the youth who also hold the key to innovative solution.”

Tinubu’s commitment to enhance youth climate action in Nigeria by: Empowering youth participation through engagement by involving them in discussions with stakeholders and policymakers, Focusing on young people at the grassroots level, adopting a bottom-up approach to climate action, Engaging with young people in border communities, addressing their marginalization and the specific impacts of climate change they face, Investing in youth-led initiatives by providing skills and financial support to those already involved in climate interventions while building the capacities of emerging ones, Implementing educational and policy-building programs to further climate awareness and action and also Promoting inclusive policies, and fostering international partnerships for collaborative efforts.

According to UNESCO, the voices, ideas, and actions of the youth must inform and shape how the social impact of climate change is tackled both at the national and global levels

The conference which had in attendance more than 250 youth forum participants and 33 youth ministers, centred on facilitating ideas, enthusiasm, and creativity among Youth Leaders, Youth Ministers, and UNESCO.

BREAKING: Senate confirms Maida as Executive Vice Chairman of NCC

By Emmanuel Daudu

The Senate Thursday in Abuja, confirmed the appointment of Dr. Aminu Maida as the substantive Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).


According to a press release signed by Reuben Muoka, Director, Public Affairs, Maida was confirmed by the Senate during its plenary session where it adopted a report of the Senate Committee on Communications that screened Maida on Wednesday, November 15, 2023.

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Communications, and former Minister of Communications, Senator Ikra Aliyu Bilbis, who submitted the report submitted the report urged the Senate to consider the request of President Bola Tinubu for the confirmation of Maida for appointment as the country’s Chief Telecom Regulator.

He said the Committee had screened Maida, who had earlier passed all scrutiny by the relevant security agencies in the security governance sector.

Bilbis informed the Senate that Maida possesses the requisite qualifications, professional experience, competence, and regulatory capacity to ensure accelerated development of the nation’s telecommunications sector. He urged the Senate to approve the nomination of Maida by Mr. President. 

Consequently, the Senate proceeded to confirm the appointment of Dr. Aminu Maida, through a voice vote to serve a five-year term in office, subject to renewal by the President.

Earlier at his screening by the Senate Committee, Maida responded to questions related to his insights into the industry, qualifications, experience, suitability, and competence to manage the nation’s telecom regulatory sector, and was variously described by members as the round peg in a round hole.

Maida told the committee that his top priorities are to improve coverage and connectivity by bridging access gaps between rural and urban communities through increased broadband infrastructure as well as increasing the quality service (QoS) and quality of experience (QoE) for the consumers to enable them to get value for money.

He also stated that, under his stewardship, he would ensure that the Commission’s licensees numbering over 8,000 across different segments of the sector, are made to adhere strictly to their Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with their consumers in terms of service delivery.

Maida also said that he would create a more conducive environment for investment in the sector. Maida also promised to work with the dynamic team at the NCC to “re-think” how the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) would be better leveraged to bridge the extant digital divide in the country.

The new Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria’s telecom regulatory authority also promised to prioritise inter-agency collaboration towards achieving the current blueprint for the digital economy sector, just as he said that the ongoing review of the NCA 2003 would lead to greater innovation for improving the performance of the sector and solicited the support of the National Assembly to succeed.

Maida further emphasised his commitment towards aligning regulatory activities with the Strategic Plan of the Ministry of Communications, Innovations and Digital Economy, developed to accelerate the actualisation of the Renewed Hope Agenda of the Federal Government.

NAF Commits To Strengthening Safety Procedures For Effective Air Operations

By Emmanuel Daudu

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is committed to enhancing its Safety Management Systems across all its units with special focus on operational and engineering units.

According to Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force in a press release on 16 November 2023,
Chief of The Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar disclosed this while declaring open the year 2023 NAF Safety Review Board (SRB) meeting earlier today, 16 November 2023, at NAF Headquarters Abuja. Air Marshal Abubakar went on to note that safety management in the NAF is a major priority and core function in view of the technical and complex nature of assigned tasks and roles of the Service. According to him, “The NAF is fully committed to developing, implementing and reviewing policies to ensure that NAF operations and other activities are conducted in a safe environment.” He also stated that his resolve to, ‘Transform the NAF into an agile and resilient force that effectively meets the airpower demands of national security in all operational environment’ can best be achieved with safety as the bedrock.

Speaking further, the CAS reiterated his commitment to ensuring continuous improvement in safety standards through deliberate programmes aimed at enhancing flight safety as well as occupational and domestic safety in the NAF. He equally used the opportunity to appreciate the commitment of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration towards equipping the NAF with modern platforms in furtherance of efforts against terrorism, insurgency and other forms of criminality in various parts of the country. He then went on to state that some of the platforms acquired by the Federal Government have arrived the country and will soon boost the NAF’s combat capabilities as well as help in increasing its operational tempo hence the need for safety vigilance. According to him, “We are aware that increase in operational tempo will lead to increase in hazards associated with our operations in line with ICAO’s postulation that hazards are the by-products of production or operational activities.” He then called for a proactive management of safety in all units and commands and specifically directed operational units where newly acquire NAF aircraft would be domiciled to commence the process of aggressively identifying hazards associated with the arrival and operations of the new platforms and finding ways to manage the risks involved. The CAS, who is also the Chairman of the NAF Safety Review Board further emphasized the need for field Commanders to ensure that the safety trainings translate to the development of positive safety culture, improvement in safety practices as well as creation of awareness that safety is the responsibility of all personnel. “I expect us to redouble our commitment in this regard to ensure that as an organisation and as individuals, every NAF Unit and personnel have the responsibility to ensure that safety practices and standards are maintained in all activities,” he noted.

Earlier, the NAF Chief of Standards and Evaluation, Air Vice Marshal Micheal Onyebashi noted that the SRB is designed to discuss and review issued related to safety policies and regulations as well as allocate resources for enhanced safety standards in the NAF. He also revealed that the Board is expected to provide appropriate directives and guidelines that would ensure the entrenchment of a positive safety culture in the NAF. With the receipt of new platforms into the inventory of the NAF, Air Vice Marshal Onyebashi emphasized the need for enhanced safety standards in all operational units.

Highlights of the meeting were a paper presentation on Safety Management System and Human Factors by Air Vice Marshal Gabriel Odesola (Rtd), review of NAF Safety Outlook and briefs by various Air Officers Commanding, amongst others.