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Kidnapped FGC Yauri students will be released safely – FG

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The Federal Government has given assurance of the safe release of the abducted students of the Federal Government College, Birnin-Yauri in Kebbi State.

The assurance came about as 84,000 students sat for the 2021 National Business and Technical Examinations Board, NABTEB, on Tuesday.

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Sonny Echono, representing the Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, gave the assurance at the monitoring of the examinations in Abuja.

According to Mr Echono, the minister revealed that necessary measures were being taken to ensure the release of the students.

He said: “Indeed this is the key issue of the moment. We have to keep our students safe in schools. We are particularly dealing with a developing issue with one of our Federal Government College in Birnin Yauri.

“On a whole, measures are being taken to secure their release. We are having multiple interest groups coming together.

“And, we have various layouts of security to ensure that each of our schools will reinforce security and put in place a communication system where information can be shared very quickly.

“A rapid response mechanism had been put in place to ensure quick response in the case of an emergency,’’ he added.

Speaking on the conduct of the 2021 NABTEB, the minister appealed to parents to ensure that their children key into technical skills to advance their future dreams.

According to him, encouraging students to get involved in skills-related subjects could improve their efficiency in the workplace.

He said: “We need to emphasize the need for parents to understand the dynamics which are the changes happening in the work environment and in the job for tomorrow.

“The general tendency that people believe conventional programmes leads to blue and white-collar jobs are emphasized, this is a great mistake that parents are making.

“If you look at the trends around the world, it is not what you know today but what you can do and that is why business and technical subjects are actually increasingly more important than the other.

“We are not discriminating against any subject area but in terms of emphasis and national focus, the government is saying, we should move towards TVET, vocational education, entrepreneurship and skill sector,” he added.

The minister also revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari approved the establishment of 16 Federal Science and Technical Colleges, FSTC.

He explained that the schools were not only meant to produce low level or middle-skilled manpower through technical colleges but one could also acquire technical skills in various professions, hence, self actualization could be achieved.

In her remarks, the Registrar of NABTEB, Ifeoma Isiugo-Abanihe, noted that the examination was conducted in a peaceful environment across the country.

According to her, the board had over 50 trades which certified that candidates could be craftsmen at the end of their studies.

She said: “I have monitored the examinations in Osun, Ogun and in Lagos and it has been seamless as there were many candidates in FSTC Yaba in Lagos, as over 500 candidates took the examinations and at Agidingbi Ikeja, the candidates were about 300.

“NABTEB has over 50 trades which certifies candidates to become craftsmen and it does not preclude education generally because we have the components including general education, trade-related subjects which you can diversify to have a robust structure.

“The ministry is focusing on TVET to help to have the youths employed,” she added.

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Commission, journalists partner to revamp water sector in Kaduna

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The Kaduna State Water Services Regulatory Commission (KADWREC) says it is partnering media practitioners towards revamping water services in the state.

Mr Dogara Bashir, the Executive Chairman of KADWREC, disclosed this on Monday at a one-day workshop organised for media practitioners on regulation of ‘Water, Sanitation and Hygiene’ (WASH) activities held in Kaduna.

Bashir said the commission was aware of the importance of the role media practitioners played in the society.

He stated that the workshop was to provide an avenue to liaise with them as important stakeholders on water supply and sanitation services in the state.

Bashir said: “As media practitioners, we believe you are a gateway to the citizens so, the workshop would acquaint you with some of the regulations already in place so that you can in turn transmit it to the public

“The state of water services in Kaduna State is in dire need of attention and the State Water Corporation and KADWREC were established towards addressing the seeming challenges.

“The commission is mandated to ensure better service delivery and regulation of water and sanitation services in the State.

“The idea is that once the regulations are developed, we send them to the State Ministry of Justice to gazette and then we get the state government to endorse and give the go ahead to commence the implementation of the regulations

“We intend to implement them fully come January, 2025 God willing, as we have embarked on advocacy activities having gone to zones 1 and 2 where we talked to traditional rulers, security agencies and the Judiciary.”

He disclosed that a special Court has already been attached to the commission by the Chief Judge of the State for service providers who may likely violate regulations.

The chairman further said that amongst the commission’s objectives include ensuring security, reliability and quality of service in the production and delivery of water to the consumers as well making regulations to control the sinking of boreholes.

Others included; maximising access to water services by promoting and facilitating consumer connections to distribution systems in urban and rural areas.

According to Bashir, they also include ensuring that regulatory decision-making has regards to all the relevant health, safety, environmental and social legislation applying to the water sector.

Bashir further said that the commission collaborate with the relevant state and federal agencies on water policies.

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2 ladies docked for allegedly obtaining money by fraud

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The police in Lagos have dragged two women, Mmesuma Ofunna, and Blessing Adimekwe, before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, over alleged obtaining money by false pretence.

Ofunna, 22, and Adimekwe, 25, were arraigned before the Magistrate, Mr L K J Layeni, on a four-count charge bordering on conspiracy, obtaining by false pretence, stealing and conduct likely to breach peace.

They each, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

The prosecutor, ASP Simon Uche, told the court that the defendants conspired with others now at large, to commit the offence on Oct. 26 at the Okokomaiko area of Ojo.

He alleged that they had obtained the sum of N70, 000 from one Faith Ahamefule, with a promise not to post her nude photo on social media.

The prosecutor alleged that the defendants later posted the nude photo of the nominal complainant on social media, knowing that their promise was false.

He alleged that they stole the N70, 0000, thereby conducting themselves in a manner likely to breach public peace.

The offence contravenes the provisions of sections 168(d), 287, 314, and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015.

The court granted the defendants bails in the sum of N500, 000 each, with two sureties each in like sum.

He adjourned the case until Jan. 8, 2025 for mention.

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Driver jailed 6 months for attempting to steal a car

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A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Monday, sentenced a 37-year-old driver, Ahmad Umar to six months in imprisonment for attempting to steal a car.

The Magistrate, Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried and sentenced the convict after he pleaded guilty to the charge.

Bokkos in his judgment, ordered the convict to pay an option of N30, 000 fine or spend six months in prison.

Earlier, the Prosecutor, Insp Ibrahim Gokwat, told the court that the case was reported on Oct. 10, at the Area Command Police station through a distress call by one Sydney Peacemorie the complainant.

Gokwat said the complainant parked his Toyota RAV4 in front of Access Bank and went inside to carry out some transactions, only to return to find the convict inside his car.

“The convict unlawfully opened the car and was in the driver’s seat when the complainant raised alarm and he was apprehended, but his accomplice escaped.

“The convict was severely beaten by a mob but was rescued by the police,” said Gokwat.

“The prosecutor said that the offence contravened the Plateau Penal Code Law.

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