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Bauchi: LG Personnel Benefits from Conflict Management Training

16Feb By CharlyNo Comments

Health, News

Bauchi: LG Personnel Benefits from Conflict Management Training

LG Personnel Benefits from Conflict Management Training in Bauchi State By Bashir Hassan Abubakar Towards mitigating conflict in public financial management (PMF) practice in Local Government administration, a three (3) day intensive training of local government personnel has commenced in Bauchi State. The capacity training activity was organized by USAID/Nigeria funded program tagged ‘State Accountability, Transparency and Effectiveness (State2State) Activity. Declaring the training open on Wednesday 15th February, 2023 at Hazibal Hotel Conference Hall in Bauchi, the state commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs Alhaji Abdulrazak Nuhu Zaki said the training was timely especially now that Bauchi State Government has commenced the implementation of the 2023 budge...

Female miners decry exploitation of children, women in mining

21Dec By CharlyNo Comments

News

Female miners decry exploitation of children, women in mining

… To develop mobile application for reporting of abuse By Charlie Agwam - Bauchi Female miners under the umbrella of Women In Mining In Nigeria (WIMIN) have lamented the exploitation of women and children in the mining industry. The association said that they are developing a mobile application where incidences of gender and child rights abuses at mining host communities can be streamed live and reported simultaneously to the NHRC for immediate follow-up. President and Founder of the organization, Engr. Janet Adeyemi, during a three-day capacity building in Bauchi State, said that their implementation strategy is a key tool for promoting the engagement of women in safe and sustainable mining practices in Nigeria. "We are currently developing a mobile application where ...

Bauchi governor empowers residents with cash, items worth N160m

29Oct By CharlyNo Comments

News, Politics

Bauchi governor empowers residents with cash, items worth N160m

By Charly Agwam - Bauchi As part of efforts to reduce poverty and empower Bauchi residents, Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed through his empowerment scheme 'Kaura Economic Empowerment Programme (KEEP),' has gifted some residents with various empowerment items worth N160m. Speaking shortly before the distribution of the items at the closing of the programme held at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium on Saturday having gone round other 19 LGAs, the governor said that the Economic Empowerment Programme is born out the need to make people productive and self-reliant. According to the governor, his administration has continued to place high premium on empowerment through job creation as a testimony of its commitment towards poverty alleviation. ...

Bauchi man blinded by arrow in bloody communal clash

29Oct By CharlyNo Comments

News, Politics

Bauchi man blinded by arrow in bloody communal clash

By Charly Agwam - Bauchi A communal clash between two border communities of Gamawa and Zaki LGAs of Bauchi state has turned bloody after unspecified number of people have been killed and one man has been blinded in the eye by an arrow. Confirming the incident, the Spokesperson for Bauchi Police Command, SP Ahmed Wakili who could not ascertain the number of deaths disclosed that the clash was between the youths of Tarbuwa community in Zaki local government area sharing boundary with Kubdiya community in Gamawa local government area. Although he said that the situation has been put under control as security operatives has been drafted to keep the peace in the affected areas, disclosed that the two communities used various dangerous weapons such as bows and arr...

NEDC, best legacy institution of Buhari’s administration – Bauchi Governor

28Oct By CharlyNo Comments

News, Politics

NEDC, best legacy institution of Buhari’s administration – Bauchi Governor

By Charly Agwam - Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has applauded the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari over its intervention for flood victims and displaced personssaid through the NorthEast Development Commission (NEDC), saying that the Commission is one of the best legacy institutions of the Buhari administration. The Governor made the remark while playing host to the MD/CEO of the Commission, Mohammed Goni Alkali at the Bauchi Government House on Wednesday. He appreciated the Commission for donating relief materials and food items to the victims of flood and the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the state. "This Commission is one of the best Institutions created in order to deepen institutionalisation of initiatives which are not just going...

NDIC tells students to inculcate culture of saving, renovates 21 dilapidated Bauchi classrooms

28Oct By CharlyNo Comments

News, Education, Politics

NDIC tells students to inculcate culture of saving, renovates 21 dilapidated Bauchi classrooms

By Charly Agwam - Bauchi The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) Bauchi Zonal Office has charged students of Government Day Comprehensive Secondary School Bakari Dukku to inculcate the habit of saving in order to secure a better future. Zonal Controller of NDIC Bauchi Zone (comprising Bauchi, Gombe and Plateau States) Ajiya Bah Zarma, on Thursday, said that NDIC organized the programme for students to commemorate the World Saving Day 2022. He noted that the NDIC have started the renovation of 21 blocks of classrooms in the school to make the learning environment conducive for students of the school. "World Savings Day is being celebrated annually all over the world to create awareness on savings and it's a creation of Bankers Committee. "The choice of the s...