Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Kwara State had its third induction/ oath taking ceremony inducted 33 veterinary doctors into veterinary medicine practice.
Speaking at the event, president, Veterinary Council of Nigeria (VCN), assistant inspector-general of police (AIG), Aishatu Abubakar-Baju, said the veterinary medicine practice provides immense employment opportunities that cut across different government agencies, organisations as well as private practice.
Abubakar-Baju said the VCN is working on policies as well as collaborating with government and non-governmental agencies towards providing employment and other necessities for young veterinary doctors.
We are working on policies as well as collaborating with government and non-governmental agencies geared towards providing employment and other necessities for young Vets either in public or private sectors of the economy.
“The council is also making efforts towards providing adequate and sustainable regulatory framework to enable animal healthcare practitioners to provide needed services and support to government at all levels in ensuring a healthy people and nation, she added.
The vice chancellor of the university, Prof Sulyman Age Abdulkareem, represented by the provost, College of Health Sciences, Professor Olanrewaju Adedoyin, charged the young graduates to make the university proud by being exemplary in their conduct.
In his speech, the dean, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ilorin, Prof Moshood Raji, charged the young doctors never to stop learning and never to forget that veterinary medicine is an art practiced by doctors of veterinary medicine.
The Kwara State governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq represented by his deputy, Kayode Alabi, charged the graduates to be hard working, exhibit good character and maintain good relationships to attain greatness.
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved two new tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
The President’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu, said in a statement that the president has approved the establishment of the Federal College of Agriculture, Kirikasamma and the Federal College of Education (Special) Birnin Kudu.
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In consonance with the commitment of his administration to diversify the economy with agriculture playing a critical role, President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (Amendment) Bill 2021.
With the amendment, the Council is expected to play a crucial part in coordinating research efforts in the agricultural sector towards achieving food sufficiency and security in the nation.
The President, who assented to the bills before his visit to Ethiopia, also approved the establishment of the Federal College of Agriculture, Kirikasamma and the Federal College of Education (Special) Birnin Kudu.
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The federal government has approved zero import duty for ship owners to acquire vessels to boost the maritime industry.
Bashir Jamoh, director general, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), disclosed this at the maiden edition of the Nigeria International Maritime Summit (NIMS) held in Lagos on Tuesday.
Jamoh said that for the country to become a maritime nation, the government needs to focus on security and incentives to help the sector grow.
He added that the zero import duty would boost the maritime industry, and it had been approved by the government in August.
“The maritime industry cannot achieve anything without security, and we are pushing towards that, and the major issue is to sustain the tempo,” Jamoh said.
“All modes of transportation, be it rail, road and air, have enjoyed incentives except the shipping sector. We are pushing for two types of incentives and I am pleased to announce that the fiscal has been granted.”
Jamoh said the country’s aspiration to be a maritime nation was not debatable but necessary, as “no country today could develop without the maritime industry”.
The United States has approved a $319 million contract for the building of a new U.S. Consulate General in the Eko Atlantic, developed by South Energyx Nigeria Limited in collaboration with Lagos State, Nigeria’s South-west.
In a report from the US Department of State on Tuesday, the 12.2-acre site for the new Consulate General would be handled by the awardee of the contract, Pernix Federal, LLC of Lombard, Illinois.
The contract was awarded by the US Department of State’s Capital Security Construction Program, known as the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, which was established in 1999.
However, the design architect for the project is Ennead Architects of New York.
The aim of the new Consulate General is to “provide a modern, resilient platform for diplomacy in Nigeria and is expected to be completed in 2027.”
Referring to the choice of Eko Atlantic, the report read, “The location will provide the future diplomatic campus and its neighbors with access to sustainable, modern infrastructure, including an 8.5 km seawall designed to protect the city from rising sea levels and coastal erosion.”
Since its establishment, the OBO has completed up to 168 new diplomatic facilities and currently has more than 50 active projects, either in design or under construction worldwide.
The Nigerian government, in a bid to encourage more Nigerians to take up career in teaching has announced the payment of N75,000 per semester for every student of public universities studying education programmes.
Similarly, the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) students are also billed to receive N50,000 per semester as part of the deliberate effort of the goverment to attract the best brains into the teaching profession as promised by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), last year.
Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, announced this on Tuesday, at the World Teachers’ Day celebration held at Eagle Square, Abuja.
Adamu, whose speech was read by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Sonny Echono, said his ministry would collaborate with the state governments to ensure automatic employment for the students on graduation.
He said, “Undergraduate students of B.Ed / B.A. Ed/ BSc. Ed in Public institutions are to receive stipends of N75,000.00 per semester while NCE students will get N50,000.00 as stipends per semester.
“Federal Government should find the modality through which respective states’ governments could provide automatic employment for NCE graduates at Basic Education level.”
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has raised the 2022 appropriation bill by N2.47 trillion, bringing the total budget for the fiscal year to N16.45 trillion. This was contained in a revised Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) sent by the President to the National Assembly yesterday.
In July, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) had approved N13.98 trillion for the proposed 2022 budget sum.
In the letter read by Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, Buhari explained that the needed adjustments were important to reflect “the new fiscal terms in the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA).
“The PIA establishes a progressive fiscal framework aimed at encouraging investment in the Nigerian petroleum industry. This significantly alters the oil and gas fiscal terms and has necessitated changes in the 2022-2024 Medium Term Fiscal Framework,” he said.
Ahead of the presentation of the 2022 budget to a joint session of the National Assembly tomorrow, the President added that the increase in total sum for the 2022 fiscal year was also because N100 billion has been voted for the conduct of the 2023 general elections, among other necessities, while he projected a decline in net oil and gas revenue by N5.42 billion.
Stakeholders in the oil and gas sector have, however, raised fresh concerns over the planned implementation of the recently passed PIA, insisting recent developments may erode projected optimism in the legislation.
Coming amid allegations that ‘Buhari men’ were already hijacking the implementation, turning a serious economic issue to politics and regional affairs, the concerns were more in the areas of appointments into key positions, gender gaps and growing threats to the survival of the new NNPC Limited.
The European Union (EU) in collaboration with Germany’s Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) announced the extension of its €48 million investment in the Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP) till 2022.
With the extension, the EU has granted an additional €15 million funding to the initial €20 million dedicated to supporting the Nigerian renewable energy sector while the total funding for the programme now comprises €35million, from the EU, while €13 million is from the German government.
Speaking at an event in Abuja, Head of Cooperation, EU Delegation to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Cecile Tassin-Pelzer disclosed the programme marks a notable example of how efficient cooperation between Nigeria and the EU.
The NESP is a technical assistance Programme, co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by GIZ in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Power (FMP).
The EU and the German government have now agreed to extend the second phase of the NESP until November 2022 for the EU contribution and until May 2023 for the BMZ contribution.
But beside revving up renewable energy and energy efficiency, the initiative currently going on in about 22 states in the country, has been largely hampered by insecurity in parts of the country, especially in the north.
“The programme is a notable example of efficient cooperation among the EU and the Nigerian partners, bringing tangible results to the country,” Tassin-Pelzer noted.
Details of Rushwaya’s shell company are contained in a massive leak of financial documents published by several major news organisations on Sunday, that allegedly tie world leaders to secret stores of wealth, including King Abdullah of Jordan, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis and associates of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The dump of more than 11,9 million records, amounting to about 2,94 terabytes of data, came five years after the leak known as the “Panama Papers” exposed how money was hidden by the wealthy in ways that law enforcement agencies could not detect.
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, a Washington, D.C.-based network of reporters and media organisations, said the files are linked to about 35 current and former national leaders, and more than 330 politicians and public officials in 91 countries and territories. It did not say how the files were obtained.
Rushwaya appears to have set up the company around the time the Zimbabwe Defence Forces entered into a partnership with China’s Anjin diamond company to mine diamonds in Marange. The name of the company – Greatgem – points to an interest in diamonds.
A 2012 report by Global Witness accused diamond companies of funding a parallel securocrat government in Zimbabwe, with diamond revenues funnelled to the partisan security services instead of schools, hospitals and roads.
In 2012, the offshore provider Alpha Consulting Ltd., which set up Greatgem, reported the company to the Seychelles’ Financial Intelligence Unit. Alpha Consulting noted that media reports identified Rushwaya as the director of a diamond-mining company that allegedly “camouflaged the involvement of security forces” and was involved in “off budget” financing.
Etihad Airways is operating a celebratory ecoFlight to mark two years since it began its Greenliner programme, which focuses on finding sustainable flight solutions.
On Saturday, October 23, Flight EY20 will operate from London Heathrow to Abu Dhabi via Etihad’s modified Boeing 787 Greenliner.
Replacing the airline’s regular 1.10pm flight to the UAE, the Dreamliner jet will sport a special livery representing the Greenliner partnership between Etihad and Boeing.
“The Sustainable Flight will be our latest ecoFlight of many already completed on our 787 Dreamliner, but the ambition and intent of this flight stands it apart from anything we’ve ever done previously,” said Tony Douglas, group chief executive at Etihad Aviation Group.
“It’s no understatement to say this will be our most sustainable flight to date, as well as an accurate look at what the future of flying will look like.”
Taking place the week before global leaders arrive in the UK to discuss climate commitments at Cop26, the ecoFlight will allow Etihad and Boeing to conduct further research into how flying can be more sustainable.
Since 2019, when the Greenliner programme began, Etihad and Boeing have operated several flights aboard the Boeing jet focusing on plastic-free in-flight products, optimised airspace management, flight deck tools for more eco-friendly take-offs, noise reduction and the use of sustainable fuel.
“The Sustainable Flight on October 23 will be a celebration of everything that has been achieved in the past two years and a great flight for Etihad’s guests who will get to see what the future of commercial air travel looks like,” said Mohammad Al Bulooki, chief operating officer at Etihad Aviation Group.
“The fact that sustainability has stayed on the agenda during the pandemic is testament to just how important the topic is to Etihad – the sustainability challenges faced globally will still be around when Covid-19 is no longer an issue.”
The EY20 Sustainable Flight will emit 72 per cent less carbon dioxide equivalent in total than the same flight operated in 2019, thanks to a suite of interventions that will be implemented before, during and after the flight has landed.
Before the flight, the Greenliner will undergo a foam washing process to make sure it has optimal aerodynamics.
Pre-flight planning processes will use cutting-edge software and other assessment tools to ensure the jet is on track to fly the most efficient route possible from London to the UAE capital, taking in flight conditions on the day.
All passengers flying on the Greenliner will also be encouraged with incentives for flying without check-in baggage or with lightweight luggage.
Etihad Airways is operating a celebratory ecoFlight to mark two years since it began its Greenliner programme, which focuses on finding sustainable flight solutions.
On Saturday, October 23, Flight EY20 will operate from London Heathrow to Abu Dhabi via Etihad’s modified Boeing 787 Greenliner.
Replacing the airline’s regular 1.10pm flight to the UAE, the Dreamliner jet will sport a special livery representing the Greenliner partnership between Etihad and Boeing.
“The Sustainable Flight will be our latest ecoFlight of many already completed on our 787 Dreamliner, but the ambition and intent of this flight stands it apart from anything we’ve ever done previously,” said Tony Douglas, group chief executive at Etihad Aviation Group.
“It’s no understatement to say this will be our most sustainable flight to date, as well as an accurate look at what the future of flying will look like.”
Taking place the week before global leaders arrive in the UK to discuss climate commitments at Cop26, the ecoFlight will allow Etihad and Boeing to conduct further research into how flying can be more sustainable.
Since 2019, when the Greenliner programme began, Etihad and Boeing have operated several flights aboard the Boeing jet focusing on plastic-free in-flight products, optimised airspace management, flight deck tools for more eco-friendly take-offs, noise reduction and the use of sustainable fuel.
“The Sustainable Flight on October 23 will be a celebration of everything that has been achieved in the past two years and a great flight for Etihad’s guests who will get to see what the future of commercial air travel looks like,” said Mohammad Al Bulooki, chief operating officer at Etihad Aviation Group.
“The fact that sustainability has stayed on the agenda during the pandemic is testament to just how important the topic is to Etihad – the sustainability challenges faced globally will still be around when Covid-19 is no longer an issue.”
The EY20 Sustainable Flight will emit 72 per cent less carbon dioxide equivalent in total than the same flight operated in 2019, thanks to a suite of interventions that will be implemented before, during and after the flight has landed.
Before the flight, the Greenliner will undergo a foam washing process to make sure it has optimal aerodynamics.
Pre-flight planning processes will use cutting-edge software and other assessment tools to ensure the jet is on track to fly the most efficient route possible from London to the UAE capital, taking in flight conditions on the day.
All passengers flying on the Greenliner will also be encouraged with incentives for flying without check-in baggage or with lightweight luggage.
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