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OISD takes training of female journalists to Gombe
OISD takes training of female journalists to Gombe
By Ernest Ogezi
The Organization for Innovation and Sustainable Development, OISD has been breaking new grounds and helping women break barriers and glass ceilings for about a month now. Through the program “SHE EXISTS: Promoting equity and equal opportunities for female journalists in North East Nigeria,” OISD has kindled the burning flames of advocacy, effective journalism and the eye for the bigger story among women journalists in Nigeria’s North East.
The training began in Adamawa, moved to Taraba and the train is currently in Gombe State. The initiative is sponsored by the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Abuja and will see at least 350 female journalists trained across the 6 States of the North East.
The opening ceremony was opened by Aishah Gambari, Senior Information Specialist at the U.S. Embassy Abuja. She highlighted the fact that women are typically a minority group with the media space in Nigeria and when trainings such as this one includes their male counterparts; women are often relegated. She stated that this fact is one of the reasons for the Embassy sponsoring an all-female training.
On his part, the Executive Director and Co-founder of the Organization for Innovation and Sustainable Development gave a rousing speech about the importance of women and how the anecdotes and stereotypes that characterize the perception of women in society and their contributions in all spheres of life.
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The ED assured that the training will equip women to be better journalists and fantastic in the areas of ethics and overall responsiveness. He further stated that women journalists after acquiring this training will help ensure journalistic parity in news and programming ensuring that the women stories are told with women’s voices.
The female journalists were trained intensively by experts and professionals in the field of journalism, research, ICT and data inclusion in reportage.
The training was delivered in a hybrid fashion with some modules delivered virtually and most delivered physically by the team on ground.
The training coordinator, Mr Ernest Ogezi encouraged women to tell their stories. He mentioned that with so many women in the media space, it is surprising that the women occupy very few spaces in newspapers, television and radio programming.
It is upon the women journalists to drive such change and shape the narratives.
The training will continue to Borno, Yobe and Bauchi.
OISD takes training of female journalists to Gombe
The Kano State Government has inaugurated a 14-member committee tasked with reviewing existing education policies in the state.
Inaugurating the committee on Thursday in Kano, the Commissioner for Education, Dr Ali Makoda, said that the committee was constituted by the Kano State Executive Council to assess the state’s education policies.
“This committee was originally scheduled to be inaugurated by the governor, but due to prior engagements, he has delegated the responsibility to me so that we can begin our work immediately,” Makoda stated.
The Commissioner outlined the committee’s terms of reference, which include reviewing the four existing education policies in the state to assess whether they align with the cultural and religious beliefs of the people.
“Evaluating the feasibility of implementing the policies, and making recommendations to strengthen the state’s education system.”
He noted that the four policies to be reviewed include the Kano State Girls’ Education Policy, Kano State Gender Equity and Social Inclusion Policy, Kano State Non-State School Policy, and Kano State Teacher Development Policy.
Makoda announced that the committee has been given three weeks to submit its report, and urged the members to leverage their expertise to produce recommendations that would enhance the state’s education sector.
In his response, the committee chairman, Malam Abdullahi Dutse, assured the commissioner of the committee’s commitment to work collaboratively to meet the expectations placed on them.
“Considering the diverse expertise of the committee members, I believe the government has selected individuals with the right skills to address the challenges facing education in the state. We will work diligently to provide the necessary report,” he said.
The committee’s members include Malam Abdullahi Dutse (Chairman), Prof Abdallah Uba -Adamu, Habibu Dan Almajiri, Alhaji Danlami Garba, Kano State Commissioner for Women, Children, and Disabled Affairs Hajiya Amina Abdullahi, and Isa Ahmad.
Other members are Prof Tijjani Naniya, Malam Kabiru Hanga, Munzali Mustapha, Prof Auwal Halliru Arzai, and Dr Bashir Aliyu -Umar.
The remaining include the representatives of the Emirate Council and Civil Society Organizations, and Ibrahim Bawa, Director of Archives and Publications, who will serve as Secretary of the committee.
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President Bola Tinubu has congratulated six Nigerians named by President Joe Biden among the 400 recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) in the United States.
This recognition, established by former President Bill Clinton in 1996, is the highest honour bestowed by the United States government on outstanding scientists and engineers in the early stages of their careers.
This year’s awardees, announced by Biden on Jan. 14, are employed or funded by 14 participating United States government agencies, Mr Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Spokesman, said in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.
The Nigerian honourees include Azeez Butali, Gilbert Lilly Endowed Professor of Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, University of Iowa; and Ijeoma Opara, Associate Professor of Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences), Yale School of Public Health, Yale University.
Others are: Oluwatomi Akindele, Postdoctoral researcher at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; and Eno Ebong, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Biology at Northeastern University;
The rest are: Oluwasanmi Koyejo, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University; and Abidemi Ajiboye, Executive vice Chair of the Case School of Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, and Case Western Reserve University.
Tinubu commended the awardees for their achievements in science, technology and engineering.
He noted that recognising the talents of the awardees underscored Nigerians’ vast potential to excel both at home and on the global stage.
Tinubu looked forward to the honourees sharing their multidisciplinary expertise to benefit Nigeria’s development efforts under the Renewed Hope Agenda. (more…)
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