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By Iduozee Paul, BeninOfficials at the Stakeholder EventA university don, from the Department of Special Education, University of Ibadan, Prof. Julius Abiola Ademokoya, has urged the Edo State government to provide adequate funding in budgets for special education and execution of inclusion programme.Prof. Ademokoya Abiola made the request at the first quarterly stakeholders’ roundtable event on “Inclusive Special Education” in Benin City, Edo State.He said inclusive education is an educational system or programme which includes or place both non- disabled (average) and disabled (special education needs) learners together in same classrooms of neighborhood schools explaining that the federal government has…

By Iduozee Paul, BeninA university don, from the Department of Special Education, University of Ibadan, Prof. Julius Abiola Ademokoya, has urged the Edo State government to provide adequate funding in budgets for special education and execution of inclusion programme.Prof. Ademokoya Abiola made the request at the first quarterly stakeholders’ roundtable event on “Inclusive Special Education” in Benin City, Edo State.He said inclusive education is an educational system or programme which includes or place both non- disabled (average) and disabled (special education needs) learners together in same classrooms of neighborhood schools explaining that the federal government has adopted the system.“The federal…

Delta State commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Chief Julius Egbedi has said over 160,000 birds have died so far since the outbreak of Avian Influenza in the state.The commissioner revealed this while briefing journalists in Asaba, on the outbreak of the flu.Chief Egbedi, who was accompanied by his information counterpart, Mr Charles Aniagwu, stated that the essence of the briefing was to keep Deltans informed on the outbreak and the efforts of the ministry towards ensuring the disease was brought under control.The commissioner said samples which were taken from affected birds for examination in Jos came back positive, stating…

Delta State commissioner for Transport, Hon. Basil Ganagana has appealed to residents of communities host to railway tracks to take extra-precautionary safety measures to avoid deaths and other unpleasant situations.The commissioner made the appeal when he visited Ujevwu (Warri-Itakpe) Railway Service Station Terminal in Udu Local Government Area to ascertain the cause of the train accident that led to the death of a mother and her daughter on August 5, 2021.Ganagana said the state government felt bad about the incident, adding that though the railway was a federal government project, Deltans would benefit much from it.He said there was urgent…

Dr. Ifeanyi OkowaDelta State governor, Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa, on Tuesday, August 24, said Deltans are now more united than they were when the state was created 30 years ago.Okowa stated this at a Stakeholders Interactive Forum in Asaba as part of activities marking the 30th anniversary of creation of Delta State.He said the Forum would afford people opportunity to reflect on the last 30 years, share experiences and chart a course for the future, recalling that due to political differences, the creation of the state was greeted with cautious optimism.The governor announced that he was happy to report that skepticism…

PREAMBLEKebetKache Women Development and Resource Centre, with support from Oxfam in Nigeria organized a two-day civil society and community Roundtable on STRENGTHENING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE BUSINESS OBJECTIVES in Port Harcourt Rivers State. The purpose of the roundtable was to sensitize civil society actors, media and community stakeholders on the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, in order to strengthen relationship between communities and extractive companies in Nigeria for mutual benefits. The roundtable is part of the national programme framework of Oxfam in Nigeria under the global power of voices partnership/fair for all programme, which…

Community Leaders participating at the Inclusion TrainingKebetkache Women Development and Resource Centre, a non-governmental organization in the Niger Delta, in conjunction with Oxfam Nigeria, organized a training program on leadership, gender and Social Inclusion with special focus on Community Development Committees (CDCs) from selected communities in Delta, Imo and Rivers states.In general, it was observed that:The CDC leaders lack capacity and that women visibly are absent in the structure of the community development structures.That there is gap in the relationship between the CDC leadership and the traditional council as well as members of most communities.Participants also observed that development is…

Members of the South South gender for Constitution Reform, GECORN on Tuesday August 8, 2021 women from all six states of the South South converged in Port Harcourt, Rivers State and embarked on a 1000 Women March to bring to public notice, the move by women and gender focused organizations to put to an end issues of sexual abuses and other gender based violence as well as demand for more voices of women to be heard in decision making.On hand at Aldgate Hotel to receive the details of the changes the women were demanding were the permanent secretary Rivers State…

By Obodoekwe StyvnAt Obagi, an oil bearing community which hosts TOTAL AND AGIP, two oil giants operating in the Niger Delta, strange flares from AGIP facilities have not only caused panic in the community, but have placed the lives of members and occupants of the community in grave danger. Many have fled the community as a result of the flares.  Although Obagi, just like every other oil bearing community in the Niger Delta has been living with gasflaring for decades since oil mining activities started in the region, the flare witnessed by the community between July 16,  2021 and July…

International Youth Day is celebrated annually on August 12th to bring the importance of youth issues to the forefront of the international community and celebrate the youths as agents of change and partner in today’s global endeavours. The focus is on  building a better world and instituting tangible improvements in children’s lives, laying out set priorities in fighting childhood hunger, common diseases, and providing improved access to education. The occasion encourages creative thinking with the purpose of adding value to the lives of the children, a strong purpose of environmental pollution mitigation, enhancing sustainability through use of local products and…