Cross River State Governor, Liyel Imoke, has described the Tulsi Chanrai Foundation as an institution which has impacted positively on the lives of the people in the state. While receiving the executive Chairman, Tulsi Chanrai Foundation, Mr. J. M. Chanrai, the governor said the foundation is not only a model, which provides services to the people of Cross River and their neighbours, but can be replicated throughout the nation because of it tremendous efforts. Imoke said the state would partner with the organisation in the execution of its health care delivery programme. The governor thus solicited the foundation's support in the training and retraining of its health personnel for the success story of the foundation to be maintained. Imoke said he believes that the partner is one which the state has benefitted from.
He pointed out that the Eye Care Programme of the Foundation has recorded tremendous success in the state as its services are enjoyed by patients from neigbhouring states. Imoke said the administration in the state would establish an Eye Centre at General Hospital Calabar to reduce the Eye-related problems in the state.
*Published in Daily Independent Newspaper, on Monday, 19th Dec. 2011
TRAINING CALABAR QUEENS ON HIV PREVENTION
Recently, the Partnership Opportunities for Women Empowerment Realisation (POWER) working on collaboration with the Cross River State Carnival Commission; Cross River Agency for the Control of AIDS (SACA); and the United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF), staged a two-day capacity strengthening workshop for the Calabar Carnival Queen (CCQ) contestants on how to prevent the spread of HIV.
The training at the Channel View Hotel, Calabar was attended by about 30 CCQ contestants. During the event, the CCQ received lectures on “Adolescent Reproductive Health Situation in Nigeria: Emphasis on Cross River State”, “Facts about Teenage Unwanted Pregnancy” and “Basic Facts about HIV & AIDS” delivered by Dr. Benedicta Udoh and Dr Mfon Akpaso respectively. In her remarks, the Special Assistant to Governor Liyel Imoke on Public Health / NGO and Special Projects, Dr Regina Nwadiaro said the objective of the training was to strengthen the capacity of the Calabar Carnival Queen contestants on Adolescent Reproductive Health (ARH) and HIV prevention as well and groom them to become ambassadors or champions of HIV prevention.
*Published in Daily Independent Newspaper, on Monday, 19th Dec. 2011
COMMUNITY TO EMPOWER 50,000 UNEMPLOYED PERSONS
No fewer than 50,000 unemployed persons have been targeted by the Anambra State Chapter of the Fish Farm Estate Developers’ Association during the on-going registration drive under its community transformation agenda. This was disclosed in Ogidi, Idemili North Headquarters of Anambra State by the National President of the Association, Chief Morris Ebo after a meeting to round off the familiarization tour and flag – off exercise of the programme in the area.
He said that each of the beneficiaries would be given a fishpond, subsidized feeds, fingerlings, grants and free training on the management and handling of the fish ponds. It was aimed at turning all idle but committed youths into useful, productive and skilful citizens within a short period of time, through fish – farming.
*Published in Guardian Newspaper, on Tuesday, 20th Dec. 2011
JIGAWA IMMUNISES THREE MILLION AGAINST MENINGITIS
More than three million people were immunized in the just concluded campaign against cerebrum meningitis (MENAFRIVAC) in Jigawa State, according to the State Director General, Gunduma Primary Healthcare Board, Pharm Usaman Tahir. Adeyanju who reeled out the figures at the close of the Festival of Surgeries (FOS) organised by the state government to handle surgically – treatable diseases among the indigent population in Ondo over the weekend, added that the operations of the Mother and Child Hospital have greatly raised the bar of healthcare delivery of the State.
The FOS, an initiative of Mimiko as a Commissioner of Health between 1999 and 2003 is designed to assist the poor who suffer from surgically treatable diseases but cannot afford the cost of surgeries.
*Published in Guardian Newspaper, on Tuesday, 20th Dec. 2011
MIMIKO PROVIDES FIRST WATER DRILLING RIGS FOR ONDO IN 35 YEARS
In its quest to ensure adequate supply of portable water for his citizens, the Ondo State Government has commissioned two sets of Deeprock (D.R 150) drilling rigs procured for the State Water and Sanitation Agency (WATSAN). The State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, while speaking at the commissioning of the equipment at the premises of the Agency along Oba-Ile road in Akure, yesterday assured two deeprock rigs would bring succor to the people in the area of provision of portable water.
His words “The purchase of these drilling rigs is the first of its kind since the creation of Ondo State in 1976. Besides, it was UNICEF that donated the only rig that we had been using since 1992 and they had become moribund and dysfunctional due to old age. I believe that with these two new rigs, the people of Ondo State will begin to enjoy the supply of portable water, especially in our rural communities and other cities through the new accelerated rural supply scheme a.k.a KAMOMI.”
*Published in Daily Sun, on Wednesday, 21st Dec. 2011
EXXONMOBIL DONATES BUSES, GEOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT TO UNN, 0AU
Oil Producing giant, ExxonMobil, has donated two new buses and geological equipment worth more than N70 million to University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. Making the donation in Lagos, recently, the Executive Director / General Manager, Upstream Nigeria Exploration of ExxonMobil, Mr Chikwendu Edoziem, expressed concern over the decline in educational quality in Geosciences in our universities and expressed hope that the company’s donation would, in some way, help to stem the tide.
The donation is part of the donor’s Corporate Social Responsibilities being carried out under the University Partnering Programme (UPP), which has been on for about four yeas now and which has seen it providing geological equipment, logistics support for students’ fieldwork, lecturer’ field allowance, training and mentoring of junior lecturers and students, constructions of five generator houses in the pilot
phase of the programme for six universities
*Published in Daily Sun Newspaper, on Wednesday, 21st Dec. 2011
OYO INAUGURATES 1,000 TRICYCLES
Oyo state Governor Abiola Ajimobi yesterday inaugurated the State Empowerment Scheme, tagged “keke Ajumose”. He gave out 1,000 tricycles to members of the Amalgamated Commercial Motorcycle Owners and Riders Association (ACOMAN) and banned commercial motorcycles from the highways. The ceremony was at the Sango Park in Ibadan, the state capital. Ajimobi said the scheme is part of his administration’s effort to alleviate poverty and strengthen the transport sector. He said: “The focus of this administration is poverty reduction through our restoration, transformation and repositioning agenda.
Ajimobi said the scheme would create jobs and a more environmental – friendly means of transportation. He said: “Our transportation policy is total. We are at the moment constructing modern terminuses and motor parks that are equipped with conveniences, which will serve as a revenue generation platform for government.
*Published in The Nation Newspaper, on Thursday, 22nd Dec. 2011
CHEVRON DONATES DRUGS, FOOD ITEMS TO HOSPITAL
Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL, yesterday, donated drugs and food items worth millions of naira to Ekpan General Hospital, in Uwvie Local Government Area of Delta State with a charge to the management to put the drugs into good use. Presenting the items, the General Manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs, Mr Femi Odumabo, represented by Mr George Illuwa, said he provision of drugs and other items to the hospital was part of Chevon’s larger efforts to support the state in health care delivery.
He said the NNPC/Chevron Joint Venture had a thriving partnership with the state government that has made it possible for the firm to invest in health and social infrastructure, sponsorship of manpower development programmes in the health sector and provision of health facilities.
*Published in Vanguard Newspaper, on Thursday, 22nd Dec. 2011
*Published in Vanguard Newspaper, on Thursday, 22nd Dec. 2011
NGO TO FETE WIDOWS, ORPHANS
A non-governmental organization, “Lafta 4 D Lonely” founded by Mrs Mayokun Akpoterabor, S organizing free medical examination and lecture for widows on Christmas Eve, Saturday, December 24th, as part of activities marking this year’s yuletide season.
According to the Coordinator of the NGO, Dr. Dokun Adedeji, the programme is aimed at encouraging the bereaved. He said: “Lafta 4 D Lonely caters for the needy, welfare and well-being of widows, widowers, fatherless, motherless and orphans in the society that in spite their personal tragedies, they can still love and live again to put behind the unfortunate incident. There would be a lot of activities like free medical examination, free ophthalmologic examination, a lecture – Court Your Blessings by Pastor Tony Egbe and other fun-filled activities.”
*Published in Vanguard Newspaper, on Friday, 23rd Dec. 2011
NIGERIA WESTMINISTER DREDGING AND MARINE LIMITED SET TO TRAIN HEALTH WORKERS ON PREVENTION
As part of its contributions to efforts to halt the havoc malaria continually wrecks on may Nigerian communities, Nigeria Westminister Dredging and Marine Limited, NWDM, in collaboration with an international NGO, Family Care Association, FCA, has trained 200 health workers and 3,016 community agents on malaria prevention and treatment. The training on Malaria prevention and control took place in the riverine communities of Igbokoda, Ugbonlo, Aiyetoro and Illowo in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State.
The Malaria Control and Prevention Project executed under the umbrella of the Nigerian Malaria Control and Prevention Programme was managed by a team of FCA medical professional, volunteers and international coordinator.
*Published in ThisDay Newspaper, on Friday, 23rd Dec. 2011
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