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Foundation Donates Learning Materials To Students In Bauchi State

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1 year ago

February 16, 2023

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Ibidapo Lawal Foundation, on Thursday, donated learning materials and food items to students of Rochas Foundation College in Bauchi state.

Speaking during the presentation of the learning items to the students, the Principal, Rochas Foundation College, Bauchi, Sarah Johnson, said the gesture was a collaboration between Ibidapo Lawal Foundation and Rochas Foundation.

According to her, the Ibidapo Lawal Foundation had donated books, academic materials and food items worth millions of naira to over 8000 students of Rochas Foundation Colleges across the country.

She said that Rochas Foundation has 13 schools owned and managed by the Foundation in different states of the six geopolitical zones of the country, which have all benefited from the donation.

The principal added that the schools are located in 10 cities which includes, Kano, Sokoto, Zaria, Bauchi, Calabar, Jos, Enugu, Owerri, Yola and Ibadan.

Johnson further explained that 605 exercise books, and 595 pens were received and would be distributed to the students of Rochas Foundation College in Bauchi state.

She said the aim of the donation was to help and support indigent children to have access to quality education and to demonstrate love and provide comfort to children of the less privileged in all parts of the country.

She, however, called on well-spirited individuals and organisations in Nigeria to show love and kindness to all children, especially, those from less privileged backgrounds in the country.

“I want to call on well-meaning Nigerians to sponsor and support at least a child of the poor to go to school so as to reduce the rate of illiteracy and also build a better future for all children in the country irrespective of their background.

“I also appreciate the parents of the students for being a strong pillar of Rochas Foundation because there has never been a time we had any problem with them.

“Continue to give us that trust, believe in us as we believe in you so that at the end of the day, a better society would be created,” she said.

Also speaking, Chairman, Parents Teachers Association, Mr Shehu Aliyu, lauded the Ibidapo Lawal and Rochas Foundations for the kind gesture, adding that if more Nigerians joined hands with them, there would be a lot of development and Nigerians would live in peace.

“Most of us don’t even know who the Ibidapo Lawal Foundation is but the love is through the air and I’m sure he shows this love not only here in Bauchi state but in other states too.

“Showing love to the children, the teachers and the supporting staff and you can see that everybody is happy as this kind of gesture motivates the children,” he said.

In her vote of thanks, Rukayat Abubakar, a student, also appreciated the two foundations for the gifts received and promised to utilize them effectively.

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Bauchi Commissioner Gifts 3 Students Cash For Prompt Resumption, Ability To Read

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8 hours ago

May 17, 2024

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The Bauchi state Commissioner for Education, Dr Jamila Dahiru, on Thursday, gave a cash gift of N5,000 each to three Senior Secondary II students of Government Science Secondary School, Misau for their determination to succeed in Education.

Two of the students, Adamu Adamu, Mustapha and Haruna impressed the commissioner for their presence in school in the first day of resumption while Abdullahi Musa marvelled her for his reading ability and comprehension.

According to the commissioner, the gesture was to appreciate their determination to learn as well and motivate other students to emulate them.

While paying a courtesy visit to the Emir of Misau, Alh. Ahmed Sulaiman, the commissioner disclosed that the Bauchi State government was working with stakeholders from the Misau Emirate to fine-tune modalities of temporarily accommodating the students of Federal Science Technical College, Misau at its Science Secondary School Misau.

She said the college made the request in a letter to the ministry stating that the facility given to them could no longer accommodate their students population, hence the resolve to convene the stakeholders meeting to fine-tune ways of sharing the facility for the betterment of the state.

She disclosed that government science secondary school Misau, one of the best in the state in terms of befitting facilities has the capacity to accommodate up to five thousand students, but currently houses about three hundred students.

She appreciated the Emir for his continued support to programmes and policies of the government with more emphasis on the education sector.

Speaking on behalf of the Emir and other stakeholders, a retired Director with the Ministry, Muhammad Musa, expressed gratitude to the Commissioner for the honour and promised to assemble critical stakeholders from the emirate so as to arrive at an acceptable decision for the benefit of all and sundry.

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NDIC Obtains Order To Wind Down 96 Microfinance, Mortgage Banks

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8 hours ago

May 17, 2024

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The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation has said that it has obtained Winding up Orders for 96 out of 183 microfinance and primary mortgage banks whose licenses were revoked by the Central Bank of Nigeria in May 2023.

The Managing Director, NDIC, Bello Hassa, revealed this at a sensitisation seminar for Judges of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday organised by the NDIC, to enlighten the judiciary on the intricacies of the banking industry.

Hassan said, “As at date, the Corporation had obtained Winding up Orders for 96 out of 183 Micro Finance and Primary Mortgage Banks whose licenses were revoked by the CBN in May 2023, in less than one Year of revocation.”

He added that the NDIC was committed to fulfilling its mandate of protecting depositors through bank supervision, failure resolution and liquidation so as to boost confidence in the financial system.

Speaking on the role that the judiciary plays in the fulfillment of the mandate, Hassan said, “We recognise the judiciary as one of our critical stakeholders. With this, when cases are brought before them, they can receive accelerated hearing and proclamation of Justice.”

Citing some of the achievements from previous editions of the seminar, Hassan said that instances where liquidation-related litigations experienced delays were reduced.

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JUST IN: 36 Speakers Back State Police

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10 hours ago

May 16, 2024

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Speakers of the 36 Houses of Assembly in Nigeria on Thursday expressed support for the National Assembly’s ongoing efforts to alter the 1999 constitution to create state policing in the country.

The Speakers made their resolution known at the end of their meeting in Abuja.

The Senate and House of Representatives are currently working to amend various constitutional provisions, including those regarding state police, financial autonomy for local government, fiscal federalism, and mayoral status for the FCT.

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