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The Junior Chamber International (JCI) Nigeria has promised to run an inclusive leadership with members, partners and stakeholders to bring more opportunities and a rewarding future for them.
This assurance was given by Ms Oluwatoyin Atanda, the Executive Vice President of JCI Nigeria in charge of South West comprising Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Ekiti and Kwara States.
She explained that the organisation seeks to uncover and deliver the values, vision, and mission of the organisation for a better and more rewarding future for members through meaningful leadership, membership, and partnership.
Ms Atanda reiterated that the group wants to build on its formidable operational structure for better efficiency and efficacy beyond physical outlook which is important to the theme of the year.
“As we go about 2022, it is my desire to increase human capacity and makes intentional self-development obvious with our members.
“For me and my team, we will walk away from the corridors of norms and status quo and movement towards actions relevant to the realities of our ever-changing world,” she said.
Ms Atanda further added that the year will journey through a series of value-driven programs and projects coupled with a series of diversified community development endeavours and communal activities that will strengthen social inter-relations, knowledge sharing, professional competence that will help members explore greater opportunities.
“It is with these sustainable and long-lasting impact frames that we will look forward at everything. It is a year with a focus on what we can achieve as one team with one direction, capitalizing on the potentials of our differences and the opportunities of our similarities,” she stated.
The JCI executive, who said that all the lofty and brilliant ideas cannot be achieved without the support of the collegiate and local organisations’ presidents in the region, then called on them for their supports to drive all the initiatives together for collective growth.
“I look forward to the supports we will enjoy from all ends (also external stakeholders in the private and public sectors) as we begin this journey to set lasting landmarks that will transcend ages of history for the JCI Nigeria and Nigeria that we love,” she said.
Ms Atanda noted that the group will kick-start the year with the Area Council of Presidents (ACOPs) meeting and strategy session of Abeokuta on January 7 – 9, 2022.
“The session is going to be very vital for our results in the rest of the year, as we draw up strategies and align plans to become workable,” she explained.
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To allow more Nigerians to link their National Identification Number (NIN) to their Subscriber Identity Module (SIM), the federal government has approved a further extension of the deadline for the exercise to March 31, 2022.
This is as the government has said that the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has issued over 71 million NINs as of December 30, 2021, with more than 14,000 enrolment centres set up across the country.
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Mr Isa Pantami, explained that the extension is to enable the federal government to consolidate the gains of the process and accelerate the enrolment of Nigerians in key areas like the remote areas, diaspora, schools, hospitals, worship centres, and the registration of legal residents.
The disclosure, contained in a press statement jointly issued and signed by NCC’s Director, Public Affairs, Mr Ikechukwu Adinde, and Head, Corporate Communications, NIMC, Mr Kayode Adegoke, on December 31, 2021, stated that NIMC has also set up enrolment centres in over 31 countries to cater for Nigerians in the Diaspora.
It also stated that the stakeholders praised the federal government for the significant growth in the number of NIN enrolments and the increased drive to enlighten Nigerians and legal residents across the country.
The statement partly reads, “The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) FBCS, FNCS, FIIM, wishes to convey the approval of the Federal Government to further extend the deadline for the National Identification Number (NIN)-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data verification to the 31st of March, 2022.
‘’As of 30th December 2021, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has issued over seventy-one million (71m) NINs with over fourteen-thousand (14,000) enrolment centres set up across the country.
‘’Furthermore, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has also set up enrolment centres in over thirty-one (31) countries to cater for Nigerians in the Diaspora. The unprecedented growth in the National Identity Database to over 71 million unique NINs in such a short period, with about 3 to 4 SIMs linked to a NIN, reflects the concerted effort of the Federal Government, the Nigerian populace and legal residents and this is truly commendable.
‘’Following the request by stakeholders, including citizens, legal residents and Nigerians in the diaspora, the Federal Government has extended the deadline of the exercise to the 31st of March, 2022. This extension would enable the Federal Government to consolidate the gains of the process and accelerate the enrolment of Nigerians in key areas like the remote areas, diaspora, schools, hospitals, worship centres, and the registration of legal residents.
‘’The Honourable Minister has however implored Nigerians and legal residents to enrol for their NINs and link with their SIMs during this period of extension as more services will be requiring the NIN for identification. He also reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government to support the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in ensuring that the objectives of the exercise are achieved.’’
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The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mr Mohamed Buba Marwa, has offered an amnesty to those still involved in the illicit drug business, urging them to turn over a new leaf or risk losing their freedom and assets in the new year.
In his new year message, the anti-drug champion said the NDLEA and its workforce are moving into 2022 with a resolution to rid the country of illicit substances and “to continue our aggressive pursuit of drug cartels, barons and traffickers anywhere they may be within the country or even outside.”
He said “given our pedigree in 2021, there should be no doubt whatsoever about our capability to carry out these stated objectives.
“In the past year, we have scaled up our capability and reinvigorated our anti-narcotic activities. Our efforts have yielded arrests and interdictions. That should be a clear signal to anyone in the drug trade that the rules of the game have changed.
“In 2022, our goals remain the same: to dismantle drug cartels and syndicates, and that include arresting and having drug offenders jailed by the court and ultimately to rid our society of all traces of illicit substances.”
While leaving open a window of repentance for those in the trade, Mr Marwa said; “there is still a window of opportunity for drug traffickers and barons: Now is the time for them to turn over a new leaf before NDLEA turn on the heat and they lose it all. Since most of them are in the business to amass wealth and now they have made fortunes from this trade that harms society, therefore, it is time to quit.
“We call on them to think about the common good, to think about the future of this country, to think about the young and coming generations. Let commonsense prevail and on your own volition make a significant contribution towards the effort to have a drug-free society where peace and harmony reign.
“We have seen the havoc of illicit drugs from the ugly development in parts of our nation due to drug abuse by youths and also from the general blight caused by abuse of Cannabis across the country.
“Those who heed this warning will thank themselves for taking the wise decision to quit the drug trade in the days ahead. Those who think and act otherwise can be assured of a tough year in 2022.
“They can take a cue from what happened in 2021, where the Agency secured various jail terms for over 1, 200 drug traffickers, including nationals of other countries and we brought to book six drug barons, including those outside the country and those who had been on the run for as long as 10 years.”
While emphasizing Nigeria’s determination to win the drug war, Mr Marwa said with the full support of President Muhammadu Buhari, the National Assembly, the Judiciary and the citizenry, NDLEA will leave no stone unturned to fulfil its mandate in 2022.
“In this campaign against drug abuse and trafficking of illicit substances, the Agency has the public support 100 per cent.
“The Presidency is backing NDLEA to the hilt. Lawmakers are giving the Agency the necessary leverage. And in the court of law, as proven by recent developments, there is no respite for drug traffickers and barons. Likewise, we have a good rapport with international partners.
“Hence, those who deal in illicit substances can be certain that NDLEA’s long arms will reach them and they will face severe penalties from the law,” he added.
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The Rivers State Governor, Mr Nyesom Wike has pointed accusatory fingers at the federal government for its inaction towards the hydrocarbon soot bedevilling the state caused by the illegal activities of artisanal refiners.
Governor Wike during a state-wide broadcast to mark the new year said the central government, despite all efforts by the state to draw their attention to the menace, has refused to intervene on the issue.
He assured that his administration has been overly concerned over the black soot environmental disaster that has continued to affect Port Harcourt residents.
“As a state government, we have drawn the attention of the federal government to this problem and requested for its intervention to stop the activities of illegal bunkering and artisanal crude oil refiners, which have been identified as the main sources of the soot pandemic.
“Unfortunately, the federal government has remained inexplicably silent over our request and even complicit to a large extent with the security agencies actively aiding, encouraging and protecting the artisanal refiners to continue with their harmful activities unabated.
“We have equally appealed without success to our people engaging in this illegal business to consider its negative effects on our economy, environment, public safety and public health and disengage from it.
“We will continue to engage and plead with the Federal Government to intervene and save our people from this serious environmental and health emergency,” the Governor said.
However, Mr Wike said since the federal security agencies have refused to stop the illegal crude oil refining activities in the state, his administration will take necessary measures to tackle the soot menace, which he said was a direct challenge to everyone’s collective health and survival.
“Consequently, I have directed the Chairman of Port Harcourt City Local Government Council to go after all the illegal crude oil refining sites along Creek road and adjourning areas of the city and shut them down with immediate effect.
“Furthermore, all Local Government Chairmen are directed to work with community leaders to locate and identify those behind all illegal bunkering and crude oil refining sites in their localities and report to my office for further action.”
The Governor also expressed his sympathy to the victims of the recent fire incidences caused by activities of illegal oil bunkering in the State, especially those who lost loved ones and valuable property.
“As a government, we will continue to do our best to strengthen the State Fire Service to effectively intervene to mitigate the damage during fire incidents.
“However, members of the public also have the responsibility to do the right thing to prevent or avoid some of these fire incidents from happening and those who deliberately bury fuel and gas tanks in residential areas are certainly not doing the right thing, and should therefore relocate their precarious businesses to more convenient and less risky places,” he stated.
Business Post gathered that the prevalence of pollution and the inhalation of carcinogens due to black soot prevalence have surged among residents and has led to increasing respiratory-related diseases within the last six years.
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