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SDG

By Auwalu Yusuf Birnin Kudu

Bauchi, March 23, 2020 (NAN) Bauchi State office of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), says it has executed N500 million projects during the 2019 intervention scheme.

 Mrs Maryam Bagel, the State Director-General of the SDG, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Monday in Bauchi.

Bagel disclosed that the state office had constructed five comprehensive Primary Health Centers (PHC) at selected communities in Misau, Giade, Alkaleri, Ganjuwa and Dambam Local Government Areas of the state.

She said the health centres were provided with solar powered motorised boreholes; perimeter fence, staff quarters and VIP toilets to ensure comfort of the communities.

The DG said the SDG recently trained 1, 000 youths on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in 10 secondary schools, adding that 100 students were carefully selected from each of the participating schools.

Bagel noted that her office had developed a four-year strategic plan on project implementation which was forwarded to its national office for approval.

 “All the 17 targeted SDG goals are implemented based on the release of  50 per cent counter funding  between Federal and State Government. We will religiously implement the our projects,’’ she said. 

Bagel added that the project implementation were being monitored and supervised by 29 desk officers deployed to local councils, Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).

According to her, the programme is working in collaboration with willing international donor agencies to diversify investment opportunities as well as identify social protection issues to attract investors to the state.

She further identified some challenges facing the programme to include  consistent and regular demand for intervention from local communities.

Bagel urged benefiting communities to protect facilities provided in their domains to achieve sustainable development.

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that SDG also focuses on interventions to improve girl-child education in its programmes. (NAN)

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 Edited by Chinyere Bassey/Rabiu Sani Ali

Sanitisers
By Auwalu Yusuf Birnin Kudu
Bauchi, March 12, 2020 (NAN) The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has called on Bauchi State government to provide hand sanitisers in schools and work places to enhance personal hygiene.
A statement made available to journalists in Bauchi on Thursday indicated that the initiative would promote healthy living by preventing outbreak and spread of diseases among communities.
Alhaji Nuru Kobo, the state Director of NOA, appealed to traditional and religious leaders to intensify efforts at enlightening their subjects and congregations on the need for them to observe respiratory hygiene.
He also stressed the need for people to maintain social distance of, at least, one metre between persons coughing or sneezing as well avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth with contaminated hands.
The director assured that government at all levels was making frantic efforts to prevent the spread of the disease and such other infections, stressing that there was no need for panicking.
He urged the general public to stay informed and adhere to the advice offered by experts, other healthcare personnel and social mobilisers, stressing “we will continue to intensify efforts on proper mobilisation and enlightenment against infectious diseases.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the state government was making concerted efforts towards promoting healthcare delivery services across the 20 local councils in the state. (NAN)
BKD/COO/WAS
Edited by Cecilia Odey and ‘Wale Sadeeq

Legionnaires

Identity Cards

By Auwalu Yusuf Birnin-Kudu

Bauchi, Feb. 24, 2020 (NAN) The Bauchi State Office of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), says it has enrolled no fewer than 868, 000 people for the National Identification Cards exercise.

Isa Abdulmumini, NIMC State Coordinator in the state, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)  on Monday in Bauchi.

Abdulmumini disclosed that the Commission had captured enrollees in various enrollement exercises between Dec. 2012 and  Feb.2020, adding that the exercise was currently ongoing in 15 of the 20 local government areas of the state.

He said that enrollment exercise would soon commenced in the remaining five local government councils, and listed the areas to include Bogoro; Gamawa, Warji, Itas Gadau and Zaki.

The Coordinator added that the Commission had designated enrollment centers in the affected areas and sensitised communities to mobilise participation in the exercise.

Abdulmumini said the Commission has so far distributed 15, 523 of the 24, 537 ID Cards collected, while 7, 771 cards were unclaimed within the period under review.

“We returned 59 cards to the headquarters due to some detected irregularities.” he said.

He urged deserving residents of the state to properly enroll in the scheme, describing the card as a valid means of identification in both public and private transactions.

According to him, the card expires after five years from the day of production, adding that the most important aspect of the exercise is the national identification number slip, which does not change.

NAN reports that hundreds of people were trooping to the designated enrollment centres to be enroll in the National Identification Cards exercise. (NAN)

BKD/FLP/RSA

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Edited by Rabiu Sani Ali

Edited by Folorunso Poroye