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HOMEF Trains Women On Climate Change Adaptation

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In its efforts to championing the course against environmental injustice, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), on Tuesday, organised a one day Capacity Building Training on Climate Change, Gender, Adaptation and Mitigation for women.

INFO DAILY reports that the training was for women from the Niger Delta who are impacted by crude oil extraction.

In his welcome remarks, Executive Director, HOMEF, Nnimmo Bassey emphasised the need for everyone to come gathering and brainstorm on how best to solve the problems beginning from the grassroots.

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Bassey, who was represented by Joyce Brown, Program Director, HOMEF, while noting that women are the most impacted by climate change, said “we are here to teach them how best to copy with this climate change.”

“Climate change is a very serious issue that if urgent action is not taken against could destroy us. Many of the solutions for climate change are not the real solutions, rather they worsen the situation,” he said.

In her presentation titled, “Climate Change, Extractism and Agriculture”, Program Director, HOMEF, Joyce Brown lamented that “Small-scale fishers/community fishers are faced with several challenges.”

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She said the challenges are caused by two major factors; extractive activities and climate change.

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“Fishing business is affected by fossil exploration/extractive activities and climate change in several ways.

“First and foremost, extractive activities pollute the water and kills fishes and other aquatic organisms thereby reducing the fish stocks.

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“On the other hand climate change alters the physio-chemical conditions, resulting in higher sea levels, stratification, and changes to dissolved oxygen and ocean acidification as well as higher water temperatures.

Climate-related changes in water temperature have an impact on the productivity of aquatic ecosystems and fish production, eventually affecting fishers’ livelihoods,” she added.

In his presentation, Stephen Oduware, “Local Solutions for Climate Change Mitigation and Adapt: Perspective from FishNet Alliance”, Stephen Oduware said “fishers and coastal community people are faced more with the impacts of climate change.

We must stand in solidarity with fishers and rural dwellers to ensure that we proffer urgent and sustainable solutions to the impacts of climate change because if we don’t in the next few years we must have lost all our coastal environment and fish stocks to pollution from fossil extractions and climate change. We must build power from below (Grassroots People Power)…,” he said.

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Rivers Crisis: Pro-Fubara Assembly To Screen Commissioner-nominee On Monday

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The Rivers State House of Assembly members loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara and led by factional Speaker, Victor Oko-Jumbo, have invited a Commissioner-nominee, Danagogo Iboroma, for screening and confirmation as a member of the state executive.

Iboroma may be pencilled in to replace Zaccaeus Adangor, who recently resigned as the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice.

Adangor’s resignation came after he rejected his deployment to the State Ministry of Special Duties (Governor’s Office) by Governor Siminalayi Fubara.

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The nominees’ invitation was contained in a letter signed by the factional Clerk, Dr. G.M. Gillis-West, who asked Iboroma to appear before the House on Monday by 10 am and sent to newsmen.

The factional clerk directed Iboroma, to appear at the Hallowed Chamber, Rivers State House of Assembly, Auditorium, Admin Block, Rivers State Government House, Port Harcourt.

The letter read, “The Rivers State House of Assembly hereby invites the following Commissioner-nominee for screening and confirmation as a member of the Rivers State Executive Council. Danagogo I Iboroma, SAN.

“Date: Monday, 13th May 2024. Time 10 am. Venue: Hallowed Chamber, Rivers State House of Assembly Auditorium, Admin Block, Government House, Port Harcourt.

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“The nominee is to come along with 10 sets of his Curriculum Vitae, photocopies of his credentials and the original.”

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Obasanjo To Adeleke: Keep The Dancing Spirit, Deliver On Infrastructure

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Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has urged Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, to continue his dancing spirit while prioritising the delivery of crucial infrastructure projects in the state.

Obasanjo, who spoke at the inauguration of a VIP lodge, an edifice located within the premises of Osun State Government House in Osogbo, recalled a private conversation he had with Adeleke when he admonished him not to stop dancing, but to work very hard to improve the lives of the residents of the state.

The former president, who declared himself as Adeleke’s dancing partner, also challenged the governor to unite the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, implement good initiatives that would affect people positively and ensure proper documentation of all his achievements as governor.

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Speaking in a mixture of Yoruba and English, Obasanjo said, “Some people once despise you, calling you a mere dancer. In reply, I told them that it is only happy people that used to dance. From now on, you are my dancing partner.

“What I have heard and seen since three days that I have been here If anyone is doubting you, bring the person to your state to see for himself or herself. If you remember at one time, I called you on the phone and I said don’t stop dancing but I added that, as you are dancing, ensure you are working.

“If I tell you that I don’t know what happened before you get to the government, I will be telling a lie. But you did something last week Sunday that I appreciated. You called the leaders of your party together. I am happy that you called them and brought them together. Senator Olu Alabi is here, ex-governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola is here and Fatai Akinbade too.

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“You should bring everyone on board. That is the best thing to do. I have talked to two out of three of them. It is a good move which is not only good for your party but for the state and the country. You said government is a continuum. You also said that you are working on all abandoned projects, may God crown your efforts.”

He added that he is happy that Adelek is taking project deliveries one after the other taking them.

He urged the governor to be honest with his conscience, with the people and with God.

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“You have to be a man of character,” Obasanjo said.

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Speaking earlier, Adeleke said his administration has completed some major capital projects, while work was also progressing on many others captured under his infrastructure plan.

According to him, the VIP Lodge would enable his administration to minimise the cost of hosting important personalities visiting the state, adding that with the completion of the project, a major milestone in cost efficiency has been achieved.

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Adeleke, nicknamed the dancing governor, took the oath of office as the 6th elected governor of Osun State on Sunday, November 27, 2022, following in the political trajectory of his late elder brother, Senator Isiaka Adeleke, who was the first elected governor of the state.
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Nigeria Medical Association Gets New President

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A professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bala Audu, has been elected as the new President of the Nigeria Medical Association.

The election took place during the annual delegates meeting held in Calabar, Cross Rivers state.

Audu obtained a degree in Medicine from the University of Maiduguri in 1988 and a Master’s degree in Obstetrics and Gynecology from the University of London in 1994.

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He’s also a Fellowship in Obstetrics and Gynecology in 1997.

In 2008, he obtained a hospital administration and health services certificate from the National Institute of Public Health, Japan.

Before his election, Audu served as the Provost of the College of Medical Sciences at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, in 2017 and later as Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Azare, in Bauchi state.

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Audu is recognized for his contributions to the field of medicine, having trained many young obstetric doctors and conducted numerous research works on cancer prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment.

Other leaders elected during the meeting include Benjamin Olowojebutu as Vice President, Usha Anenga as Vice President 2, Ben Egbo as Secretary-General, Wale Lasisi as the Assistant Secretary-General, Celestine Ugwoke as Treasurer, Harrison Omokhua as Financial Secretary, and Manir Bature as the National Publicity Secretary.

The NMA has announced that the new leaders were selected from NMA branches across the country and will lead the association’s activities from 2024 to 2026, after which another leadership cycle will emerge.

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