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35 Taraba Women Journalists Benefit From US Embassy Sponsored Capacity Building Training
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35 Taraba Women Journalists Benefit From US Embassy Sponsored Capacity Building Training
The capacity-building training for the female journalists in Taraba State was organised by the Organization For Innovation and Sustainable Development (OISD), and sponsored by the Public Affairs Section of the United States Embassy in Nigeria.
The training which had the theme “She Exists” Promoting Equity and Equal Opportunities For Women in Media” held in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital.
Women journalists from different media outlets in the State were participants at the 3-day training, which targets to break barriers, hindrances, stereotypes and the limitations faced by women in the media profession, through building their self-confidence and skills.
The lead resource person Dr. Ernest Ogezi tasked the participants to promote more women-related content in their media organizations, and also charged them on raising the bar on reporting the plight of women and children in the Northeast objectively.
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In his words “The goal is to increase women content in our various outlets by 35% in the next 12 months, and that can only be done when women are trained and equipped with the right knowledge.”
Dr. Ernest also highlighted the issues of equality and equity for women in the media, to allow them attain great heights in the media profession, as women are in a better position to tell their stories.
He tasked participants at the training to ensure that they step-down the knowledge they gained to other female media practitioners.
Participants at the training were also trained on contemporary and modern ways of news reporting, as well as the ethics of reporting cases of abuse against women in ways that will not stereotype survivors.
Other resource persons at the training such as Tom Garba, and Leslie Jonah took turns to mentor the female journalists on how to overcome the many challenges that women journalists face in Northeast Nigeria.
Mrs Dinatu Danjuma who is the chairperson of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) Taraba State chapter said the training couldn’t have come at a better time, as female journalists in the Northeast are faced with various forms of challenges that threaten their ability to practice efficiently.
Taraba women journalists are the second to benefit from the U.S Sponsored Capacity Building Training, with Adamawa as the first. The training is expected to extend to women journalists in other Northeast States, which are Gombe, Bauchi, Yobe, and Borno States.
35 Taraba Women Journalists Benefit From US Embassy Sponsored Capacity Building Training
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Police to partner NDLEA against drug abuse in Osun
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The Commissioner of Police in Osun, Mohammed Abba, has pledged collaboration with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in tackling the menace of drug Abuse in the state.
A statement by the Police Public Relation Officer, CSP Yemisi Opalaola, on Thursday in Osogbo, said that the commissioner made the pledge while playing host to NDLEA State Commandant, Adetula Lawal.
Abba expressed his readiness to further strengthen the healthy partnership between the two agencies.
The police commissioner said that the fight against drug abuse required collective efforts.
According to him, many of those committing crimes are doing so under the influence of dangerous drugs.
Abba promised to provide the necessary support to the NDLEA in the state.
The statement quoted Lawal as commending the police commissioner’s efforts in combating crime and criminality in the state.
He reiterated the agency’s collaboration with the police, as a leading security agency to tackle the menace of drug abuse and trafficking in the state.
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Customs’ 4% FOB levy will further increase inflation – financial experts
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Financial experts have raised alarm that the implementation of the 4 per cent Free-On-Board (FOB) Levy on imports would exacerbate inflation in the country.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) report that the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Feb. 5 announced its introduction of the FOB levy on imports.
According to Abdullahi Maiwada, the spokesman of the service, the introduction of the levy was in line with the provisions of the Nigeria Customs Service Act (NCSA) 2023.
“In line with the provisions of Section 18 (1) of NCSA 2023, the NCS is implementing a 4 per cent charge on the Free On-Board (FOB) value of imports.
“The FOB charge, which is calculated based on the value of imported goods, including the cost of goods and transportation expenses incurred up to the port of loading, is essential to driving the effective operation of the service.”
However, a former Chairman, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Ogun Chapter, Dr Wale Adegbite and Evans Osabuohien, a Professor of Economics, said that the levy would worsen the nation’s inflation rate.
In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Ota, Ogun, Adegbite and Osabuohien of the Department of Economics, Covenant University, said that the policy would negatively impact the economy.
The former MAN chairman said that the 4 per cent levy by the NCS “is a disaster and will worsen an already bad situation with multiple devastating effect on the economy.
” Why would the government inflict more hardship on the population as this new policy will certainly lead to more price increase, thus further increasing the country’s inflation rate.
“In addition, the masses will suffer more because of the impending price increase without any corresponding increase in income.”
Also, Osabuohien said that though the new FOB policy by the NCS was meant to generate more revenue for the federal government, but it would negatively impact on the economy.
He said that the NCS action would increase the cost of living of households.
The economist explained further that the development would increase the cost of operations of Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs), especially those companies that depend on imported raw materials for their production.
“This additional cost to be incurred through the 4 per cent increase in FOB would be transferred to the consumers and it would automatically trigger increase in the nation’s inflation rate,” Osabuohien said.
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Trump plans 25% tariffs on steel, aluminium imports
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U.S. President Donald Trump plans to impose tariffs of 25 per cent on steel and aluminium imports into the United States, he said on Sunday.
“Any steel coming to the United States is going to have them, 25 per cent tariff,” Trump said, according to journalists travelling with the president. When questioned about tariffs on aluminium imports, Trump replied, “25 Per cent for both.”
Trump also confirmed his plan to announce further reciprocal tariffs in the coming week.
He spoke of an announcement on Tuesday or Wednesday.
“Very simply, if they charge us, we charge them, Trump told reporters, adding that the tariffs would go into effect almost immediately.”
U.S. tariffs of 10 per cent on Chinese goods took effect from Feb. 4.
The planned tariffs of 25 per cent on Mexico and Canada were suspended for an initial period of 30 days following promises from the two countries to increase border security measures.
Trump won November’s presidential election promising to slap high tariffs on foreign goods to reduce U.S. trade deficits.
He implemented a number of duties during his first term from 2017 to 2021.
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