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World Habitat Day 2023: Obaseki Charges Edo People On Preservation Of Environment For Sustainable Future

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October 3, 2023

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki addressing stakeholders after a road walk to mark the 2023 World Habitat Day, at the Government House in Benin City, on Tuesday, October 3, 2023.

…tasks every child to plant a tree to mark birthday, targets one million trees annually

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has charged citizens and residents of the state on protection and preservation of the environment for a sustainable future.

Obaseki gave the charge when he received the Commissioner for Urban and Physical Planning, Isoken Omo, members of the Ministry, environmentalists and school children, who embarked on an 8.5km walk to mark the 2023 World Habitat Day.

The walk kicked off from the Edo State Secretariat, Sapele Road, through Ring Road, to Oba Market, Siluko Road, Oliya Market, Akenzua, Airport Road, and terminated at the Government House, Benin City.

Receiving them after the walk at the Government House, the governor charged parents to plant trees for their children to celebrate their birthdays, noting that if one million children plant trees in a year, the State would have successfully planted one million trees.

He said, “Every child must plant a tree every year to commemorate their birthdays. If we have one million children under the age of 10 to 12 years old in Edo State and if they plant one tree each, we can boast of one million trees a year.

“We need to clean, green and restore the environment to how God has created it in the first place or else we, our children, and those that will succeed us on earth will suffer from our negligence.”

Obaseki continued: “I want to congratulate all that have been able to complete the 8.5km walk, as the significance of the walk is to let people know how important and significant the habitat is to mankind. We must make the habitat and environment sustainable for us.

“We all have seen what is going on, particularly with climate change. There is no greater evidence to show or let us know that we can’t take our habitat and environment for granted. With the negligence of our land and environment, you see what we are going through in terms of flood, erosion, and landslide. We need to do something urgently to save it or very soon it will be difficult for us to live in. Our continued deforestation will cause our rainforest to become savannah.

“What we are doing is not a joke but a very serious issue. We have taken the issue of the environment for granted for too long and we are losing it fast. As a government, we need support to green the environment, we will continue to give the charge but need our community, professionals in the built environment, teachers, and government workers among others to help us raise the alarm that we can’t continue to operate this way.”

He added, “Our responsibility is to fight back, to clean and green the environment by doing the right thing. We are very concerned that is why we are working on our 30-year Urban and Regional Master Plan which will be legislated into law beyond this administration, showing them the roadmap on what they should do to protect the environment, habitat and failure makes it unlawful.”

On her part, the Commissioner for Housing, Urban and Physical Planning, Isoken Omo, said, “Edo is known as a clean place that needs to be protected as any negligence of the environment will have a negative impact and effect on the people.”

She added, “World Habitat Day is celebrated every first Monday in October, and it’s a time to pause and look at our habitat if this is where we want to be. We need to do the right thing to keep the habitat to enable us to live comfortably with it. What we do with our habitat is important and we need to collaborate to make the habitat habitable.”

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MOWAA: Why I Will Not Appear Before Edo Assembly Panel — Obaseki

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December 1, 2025

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The immediate past governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has given reasons he would not appear before the Edo State House of Assembly Ad-hoc Committee set up to investigate funding and ownership of the Museum of West African Arts (MOWAA) and the Radisson Blu Hotel.

The Edo Assembly set up the panel following a request by Governor Monday Okpebholo that the Assembly should probe funding and ownership of the projects.

Amongst what the governor requested the Assembly to investigate is the state government’s N3.8bn investment in the MOWAA and N28bn in Radisson Hotel.

Former Governor Obaseki is scheduled to appear before the Committee on Thursday, December 4th, 2025.

The Committee, had in a letter signed by its Secretary, Bekisu Oshone Wilson, said attendance by Obaseki and others were required as part of the committee’s investigation.

Obaseki, who spoke through his media adviser, Crusoe Osagie, said it was offensive and laughable for the Assembly to invite him over a matter that was already in court.

He said the Edo Assembly should learn to know how the law works.

The former Edo Governor said he could not be subjected to answering separately on the same issue.

“It is subjudice for the former Governor to appear before the Edo Assembly in a matter already in court.

“Why subject him to another round of questioning on the same issues?”

Management of MOWAA had also refused to appear before the Edo Assembly Ad Hoc Committee.

Its Counsel, Olayiwola Afolabi, said the Assembly could only make recommendations but that the Court would make the final decision on the issues.

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FULL LIST: Approved Physical Verification Centres For CDCFIB 2025 Screening

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December 1, 2025

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Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) who hav now closed portal, extended application deadline, Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) who important update to applicants, Civil Defense, Immigration, Correctional and Fire Service personnel as jobs opening on CDCFIB recruitment portal,

The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Services Board has officially released the comprehensive list of physical verification centres for the 2025 recruitment exercise.

Contents
ABIA
ADAMAWA
AKWA IBOM
ANAMBRA
BAUCHI
BAYELSA
BENUE
BORNO
CROSS RIVER STATE
DELTA STATE
EBONYI
ENUGU
EDO
EKITI
GOMBE
IMO
JIGAWA
KADUNA (Two Approved Centres)
KANO (Two Approved Centres)
KATSINA
KEBBI
KOGI
KWARA
LAGOS (Three Approved Centres)
NASARAWA
NIGER
OGUN
ONDO
OSUN
OYO
PLATEAU
RIVERS
SOKOTO
TARABA
YOBE
ZAMFARA
FCT (Four Approved Centres)
This development is important for all shortlisted applicants under the Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigeria Correctional Service, Federal Fire Service, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.

The physical verification stage remains one of the most decisive phases of the recruitment process. It is where the board confirms each applicant’s identity, validates documents, and verifies physical fitness before allowing candidates to progress to the final stage of selection.

Full List of Official CDCFIB Physical Verification Centres Nationwide
Below is the full and verified list of approved centres for the 2025 CDCFIB screening exercise across Nigeria in all 36 states.

This list includes centres for all four services:

ABIA
NCoS State Command, Along Enugu–Port Harcourt Expressway, Mgbarakuma Ubakala, Umuahia

ADAMAWA
NIS State Command, Adamawa

AKWA IBOM
NCoS State Command, Plot 11 Block C Attan Offot, Uyo

ANAMBRA
NCoS State Command, Federal Secretariat Complex, Awka

BAUCHI
NCoS Zonal Office, Bauchi

BAYELSA
NCoS State Command, Capt. Amangala Street, Ovom, Yenagoa

BENUE
NIS State Command, Makurdi

BORNO
NCoS State Command, Baga Road, Maiduguri

CROSS RIVER STATE
NCoS State Command, Murtala Muhammed Highway, 11/11 Bus Stop, Calabar.

DELTA STATE
NCoS State Command, Km 6 Asaba–Benin Expressway, Asaba

EBONYI
NCoS State Command, No. 21 Nnorom Street, Mile 50, Abakaliki

ENUGU
Correctional Training Service, Enugu

EDO
NCoS State Command, Reservation Road, Off Sapele Road, Benin City

EKITI
NCoS State Command, Fayose Estate, Off Ado Road, Ado Ekiti

GOMBE
NIS State Command, Gombe

IMO
Correctional Armed Squad Training School, Onitsha Road, By Assumpta Press Junction, Irete–Owerri

JIGAWA
NCoS State Command, Along Takur Site, Dutse

KADUNA (Two Approved Centres)
Centre 1: Correctional Service Staff College, Barnawa
Centre 2: Correctional Training School, Independence Way

KANO (Two Approved Centres)
Centre 1: Immigration Training School, Kano
Centre 2: NCoS State Command, No. 1 Mission Road, Bompai, Nasarawa

KATSINA
NCoS State Command, Room 41, Dandagoro, Near Mega Filling Station, Federal Secretariat

KEBBI
Correctional Training College, Birnin Kebbi

KOGI
NIS State Command, Lokoja

KWARA
NCoS State Command, Behind Old Herald Newspapers Office, Flower Garden Area, Ilorin

LAGOS (Three Approved Centres)
Centre 1: Correctional Training College, Kirikiri, Apapa
Centre 2: NIS Zonal Headquarters, Old Secretariat Road, GRA–Ikeja
Centre 3: Federal Fire Service Training School, Western Avenue, Ojuelegba

NASARAWA
NIS State Command, Nasarawa

NIGER
NSCDC Zonal Office, Old State Secretariat Complex, Minna

OGUN
NSCDC College of Security Management, Abeokuta

ONDO
NCoS State Command, Opposite NDELA Office, Alagbaka, Akure

OSUN
NCoS State Command, Adjacent Osun State House of Assembly Complex, Osogbo

OYO
NCoS State Command, Opp. State Government Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan

PLATEAU
Civil Defence Command and Staff College, Jos

RIVERS
Immigration Training School, Ahoada

SOKOTO
Immigration Command and Staff College, Sokoto

TARABA
NCoS State Command, Off Specialist Hospital Road, Jalingo

YOBE
NSCDC State Command, Federal Secretariat Complex, Damaturu

ZAMFARA
NCoS State Command, Temporary Office Malam Yahaya, Federal Secretariat Complex, Gusau

FCT (Four Approved Centres)
Centre 1: Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau Hall, NCoS HQ, Airport Road
Centre 2: Mohammad Babandede Conference Hall, NIS HQ, Airport Road
Centre 3: FFS FCT Command, Kubwa Metropolitan Fire Station
Centre 4: Dr. Ade Abolurin Auditorium, NSCDC Headquarters, Airport Road

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Tunde Smooth, Opudu, Lawuru To Grace Ijaw Media Conference As Preparation Enters Top Gear

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December 1, 2025

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All is now set for the second edition of the Ijaw Media Conference scheduled to hold on December 17, 2025 in Warri, Delta State. The first edition was held in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital on December 13, 2024, attracting dignitaries both far and near in the Ijaw.

The second edition of the annual conference with the theme: ‘Safeguarding Niger Delta’s Natural Resources for Future Generations’, is organised by the Ijaw Publishers Forum.

Amongst dignitaries to grace this year’s conference are the Bolowei of Niger Delta, Chief Tunde Smooth, who is expected as father of the day while
the Chairman Delta, Waterways and Land Security, Chief Boro Opudu, and Delta-born billionaire, High Chief Promise Lawuru are expected as guests of honour respectively.

The Chairman, Central Working Committee of the conference Arex Akemotubo, said the event was aimed at discussing the challenging facing the Niger Delta region and the Ijaw nation in particular, and charting a course through the media.

According to Akemotubo, this year’s theme was chosen out of concern for the growing strain on the region’s land and waters, and discussing the way forward.

The Publisher of WaffiTV stressed that the Ijaw Publishers Forum is poised in strengthening public understanding, supporting honest reportage, and encourage leaders to protect what the Niger Delta holds for the next generation.