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Multinational Poverty (MP) in Nigeria (Solution Perspective) - Kenny Odugbemi

Image Credit: the Guardian The federal government must deliberately make a concerted effort to improve on the following ✓Electricity supply ✓Human capital development Intervention in education, water, sanitation and healthcare.to reduce to a reasonable point of eradication being the most essential requirement for sustainable development MP segmentation We have three essential segments with adopted ten indicators within the appropriate performance metric system as established in 17SDG's These important sectors include ✓Health -Nutrition and child mortality ✓Education -enrollment and years of schooling ✓Living standard (water, sanitation, electricity, cooking fuel *MP assessment About 65% of our entire population (133m) in Nigeria are living in a state of well-being driven by extreme poverty and health issues, necessitating the need for huge capital investment beyond the shores of Nigeria. *Propose focus required with project plan of actions ✓Increase literacy, rate and skill development ✓Economic diversification ✓Embracing technology ✓Economic opportunity expansion ✓Health care ✓Female education and Women Empowerment ✓Fighting against corruption ✓Income redistribution ✓Infrastructure development *Monumental poverty vitals ✓Worldbank evaluation *Head line poverty estimate of about 104m of our existing population *Population growth outgrows economic growth ✓2012-2022-30% increase in poverty 2022-2050- Population estimate of about 440million *World bank maintained that Nigeria should maintain N750) litre as minimum base, also requested for CBN to stop any form of subsidy and fiscal intervention *It is estimated that in FY 2025,our fuel subsidy will hit N11trn necessitating the need for more stringent control measures such as managing $300m tax evasion ✓My Suggestions *FG must restructure, re-engineer, recalibrate and reposition our economic derivatives to achieve sustainable development *The need to recognize our neck deep involvement in systemic and endemic corruption which had not been faced with right consequences action as Antigraft agencies are mere political machinery used at whimps and caprices of the Executive , political leaders not excluding the security interference *We must recognize that our problems rest monumental corruption and mental slavery even after 300years of colonial enslavement of slave trade in exchange for peanut *Watton looting by political leaders across different political parties in last administration till date is now systemic, where loot seamless in their line of duties and responsibilities *Our political leaders across the parties across three tiers of governance using ill-gotten wealth, equipping jobless youth as destructive mercenary and buy over judiciary typical example is litany of insanity in River state ✓Attracting FDI inflows PBAT administration used million of dollars to jet around the World for investment through bilateral and multi lateral agencies ,whilst 2500 manufacturers are moribund, insolvent, not competitive due to lack of favourable economic environment, energy supply, poor Infrastructure, inadequate forex, unguarded tax and tariff policy ,many can not repatriate their fund, insecurity uncensored, many Multinational leaving the shores of Nigeria loosing $4.5b It is obvious that we shall be chasing shadows, whilst we ate heavily import dependent *Our beggarly approach in spite of our enormous human and mineral resources is now a thing of shame, since we can not manage our resources in all forms ✓Critical out look *Nigeria presently is sitting on massive oil depot and mineral resources, which our unpatriotic cabal across all sectors steal unabated *If not for the greed and corrupt leaders, we ought to be in best position to lend to plural Nation in Africa sub regions It is noteworthy to affirm that our Western lenders, which include bilateral and multilateral agencies, will not in any way want Nigeria to be a superpower to others within our sub regions. Our leaders across three tiers are wasteful and financially reckless, displaying opportunity with litany of insanity whilst the populace suffer irredeemably seeking loans and intervention to tie our present and future earnings to debt service. 11m people dragged into multidimensional poverty in FY 2023 despite all forms of social intervention by the present administration, poverty soars uncontrollably Conclusion There is humiliating contradiction of poverty amidst abundance in Nigeria, which necessitates reduction to the point of eradication of poverty in Nigeria, this requires collective collaboration with stakeholders ( FG, States, local government, NGO and global donor community Read the full article

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crimechannels · 5 months

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By • Olalekan Fagbade JUST IN; INEC presents Certificate of Return to Kogi governor-elect, Usman Ododo, deputy The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday presented certificates of return to the Kogi Governor-Elect, Usman Ododo and his Deputy, Joel Salifu. Ododo and Salifu of the All Progressive Congress (APC) had won the Nov 11 Off-Cycle Governorship Election in Kogi with 446,237 votes, to beat their closest rivals, Murtala Ajaka and Sam Ranti-Abenemi of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) that garnered 259,052 votes. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the certificates of return were presented to the duo at at the INEC headquarters in Lokoja, the state capital on Friday, amid jubilation by party members and supporters. Mr Sani Adam (SAN), the National Electoral Commissioner for Kwara, Niger and Kogi, who presented the certificates to them, congratulated them for emerging victorious in the governorship election. Presenting the Certificate, the Kogi State Resident Electoral Commissioner, INEC, Gabriel Longpet, said the presentation was part of the Commission’s mandate. Sani said that Ododo and Salifu wete being presented the certificate, for the simple reason that they met the constitutional requirements. Speaking shortly after receiving his certificate, Ododo promised the people of Kogi that he would make good his campaign promises to build on the sterling achievements of Gov. Yahaya Bello. The governor-elect, thanked the people of the state for the overwhelming support given to him during the election. Ododo described the overwhelming support he enjoyed as a sheer consolidation on the strength and unity of the Kogi. “My victory at last Saturday’s election is a victory for all. We will run an all inclusive administration, where everyone, irrespective of tribe, religion and political affiliation, will be carried along. “My administration will be committed to sustaining the youth and women empowerment programs of the present administration. “My resolve to provide employment for our teeming youths and ensure that education occupies the front burner of our administration remains unchanged, ” he said. The governor-elect, however, promising to justify the confidence reposed in him, Ododo. Bello, who witnessed the presentation of the certificates of return, urged the people of the state to join hands with Ododo in building a greater Kogi State. ”The election has come and gone and a winner has emerged. I call on the people of the State to work towards the unity and togetherness our administration has achieved,” he said. (NAN) ======

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rosanafoundation · 2 years

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ROSANA EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION (REF), as a mother and child focused research and advocacy non-governmental organization that campaigns for women, children/young people and their families to influence policies and change practices that affect their welfare, has added value with its programmes and interventions.

REF has been able to create in-roads on women and girls awareness of their status and values in communities across Nigeria through strategically and community based programmes. We have also intervened in bringing to the front burner with our numerous programmes, issues of violence and abuse on women and the girl child and further made provisions for them to seek referrals to professional bodies for prompt and effective corrective action. REF in partnership with other NGOs has trained over one thousand women, girls and youths on entrepreneurship, livelihood and skills acquisition programs. ROSANA EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION belongs to a number of networks who share the same vision of an egalitarian society, where mother and child are valued for who they are and encouraged to achieve their dreams and aspirations unhindered; a society full of hopes, compassion and gender sensitive. Together, we are building a society free from abuses and prejudice against mother and child, using strategic tools of advocacy, education, empowerment and engagement to ensure equal participation of women and girls in nation building... https://www.rosanafoundation.org.ng

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sageglobalresponse · 2 years

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Nigerian student becomes first African to win 108-year-old award, gets $10,000

A Nigerian student studying in the United States, Noel Ifeanyi Alumona, has won the 2022 AFS Award for Young Global Citizens, and became the first African to win the prize since its inception in 1914. The award was presented during the International Youth Day organized by the United Nations Global Communications Department, the AFS Intercultural Programs and The Youth Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

Noel, who is studying in Vanderbilt University, United States, smiled home with a cash prize of $10,000 in recognition of his vigorous campaign to end violence against women and girls through proper orientation of boys on responsible behaviour. The AFS Award for Young Global Cituizens recognizes the work of young people around the world for their commitment in improving the global community and contribute to a more just, peaceful, and tolerant world. Aside the star prize winner, Mariana Reyes and Larissa Cevallos emerged second place winners with $2,500 prize award.

Noel, who hails from Enugu State, beat other 500 contestants after a strenuous and rigorous selection process and interviews, from where 10 finalists were selected from over 200 applications. The winner, who is also a 2018 Obama Foundation Fellow of the African Leaders programme, explained that the inspiration for the formation of Boys Champion came in 2018 after his meeting with Barack Obama in Johannesburg as an Obama Foundation Fellow. It was an encounter that transformed his worldview and ignited in him the flaming zeal to make a positive impact in his community.

On October 1, 2018, he formed the Boys Champions as a youth focused group committed to providing safe space for young boys and training them to become part of the solution to ending societal violence and prejudice against women and girls in Nigerian communities. According to him, some obnoxious cultural and religious practices infringe on women’s rights, for which Boys Champion launched the campaign for change.

Noel, who is presently pursuing a graduate degree in Special Education in the United States, said he has remained passionate about youth development, education and more specifically on ways to improve access to quality education in underserved communities. As part of the mentorship programme targeted at youths, he said his organization would organize a leadership conference in Enugu State where speakers from the United Nations, Harvard University and Vanderbilt University would tutor participants on leadership. He urged the Nigerian Diaspora Commission, government agencies and corporate organisations to key into the project for youth empowerment and training of future leaders.

Recounting his past experiences in his community, Udenu LGA, Enugu State, Noel explained that he spent over five years in classroom teaching, monitoring and evaluating students’ performance. He expressed on the poor attention given to Special Education of kids with Learning Disabilities and Emotional Behavioral Disturbances. He warned that the neglect of children with special needs and other vulnerable groups does not guarantee an inclusive education system, which every country should aspire to achieve.

He disclosed that he and Chike Stf Nwoke, a PhD student at Carleton University in Canada, were collaborating on a research paper to analyse the first ever 2015 policy document and the level of implementation on special education in Nigeria. He said critical questions needed to be asked in order to chart the way forward for special education in the country.

“At the moment, Nigeria is at the end of the bridge on global rankings for special education support. I am happy to continue to offer my voice to conversations that will inspire change in Nigeria, Africa and across the world. As I always say, Africans will change Africa and I am happy to lead that change from my own community through Boys Champions and Hope for African Children,” he said.

As a Community Development Specialist, Noel told journalists that he would remain resolute in his commitment towards improving access to education for vulnerable children, children displaced by Boko Haram and insurgent attacks, as well as millions of out-of-school children in Nigeria. He promised to always look out for victims of disasters and violent extremism in Nigeria through his Hope for African Children, a community-based organization he founded in 2013 that increases access to education for children with disabilities and vulnerable children in underserved communities. His nonprofit organization, Boys Champion, has continued to work closely with over 4,900 young volunteers in Nigeria on issues of gender-based violence, peace-building, special education, youth value development, and childcare improvement.

Noel is an Obama Foundation Fellow, United States Institute of Peace Fellow, and United Nations Youth Assembly Delegate. He is also a recipient of the AFS Award for Young Global Citizens at the United Nations in NYC, African Youth Award, Nigerian Goodwill Ambassador Award, Volunteer of the Year Award by Appreciate Africa Network, Beijin, China.

While celebrating Noel’s global award, the immediate past Governor of Enugu State, His Excellency Sullivan Chime, described the recognition as noble, while assuring that the future belongs to Enugu youths. Perhaps Chime was right in seeing the future in the hands of younger and visionary leaders with a selfless disposition to serve the people and recreate a better world.

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brickswrites · 4 years

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JS YUSUF BAGS ICON OF WOMEN DEVELOPMENT AWARD

His perception for empowering a woman is building a nation has afforded the Founder Dr. JS Yusuf Foundation and Senior Pastor, Touch for Recovery Outreach Int’l Dr. JS Yusuf the award of ICON of WOMEN DEVELOPMENT by the National Youth for Women Empowerment and Education in Nigeria.

Dr. JS Yusuf was awarded the highest category of the noble women led organization for his contribution to…

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Saraki was elected as a member of the House of Representatives in 1999 under the umbrella of the All People's Party (APP). She ran under the umbrella of the People's Democratic Party, (PDP) for the senate in 2003 and won the seat, representing the Central Senatorial District of Kwara State. She re-contested in 2007 and won again, serving as a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for eight years (2003-2011). In 2011, she contested in the gubernatorial election of Kwara State under the ACPN party, losing election to PDP's Abdul Fatah Ahmed. As a legislator 2003-2011, she was a member of several committees. At the Senate in 2007-2011, Saraki chaired the Senate Committee on National Planning, Poverty Alleviation and Economic Affairs. She also acted as Vice-Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs. And quite naturally, after a successful stint at the National Assembly, GRS emerged as Nigerian Best Female Legislator, with the highest number of bills presented and got passed into law by any female in the political history of Nigeria. She built her unique political career on core value of positive impact in the lives of her people and of course her state, Kwara. She headed different committees and she further enlarged her understanding the dynamics of governance and the interrelationship with leadership as a fulcrum of building a better nation. Legislative experience in the House and the Senate, chairing and membership of the divergent committees and a broad life experience have enabled GRS to develop a deep understanding of the critical issues confronting Nigeria. She is a visionary leader who works tirelessly to improve the rating of our nation in key areas such as poverty, corruption, economic development, education, energy, health, agriculture, water resources and the empowerment of women and youths. On 21 August 2019, she was appointed her as the Minister of State for Transportation. Gbemi Saraki is an idealist and advocate of youth engagement and participation in social development. (at Sun Heaven Hotels and Resort) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQdJm1Dn-uP/?utm_medium=tumblr

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afriupdatenews · 3 years

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On the heels of global demands by youth for structural socioeconomic transformation, improved governance and intergenerational dialogue, young people in Nigeria has urged for their voice to be heard to meet their concerns, needs and aspirations. The dialogue titled, “From protests to constructive engagement – conversations with young Nigerians about Nigeria”, involved more 2,700 online and onsite participants representing various youth organisations in Nigeria. “Government, donors, international organisations must listen more to young people, and not the other way around. You cannot create a future for people if you do not understand their needs, their aspirations and goals,” said a youth participant during the dialogue session with the UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed, on Tuesday 17 November 2020, in Abuja. The urgent need for robust discussion and disaggregated data about young people to better understand and meet their needs, participants called on the United Nations, Ministry of Youth and Sports Development and other partners to commission urgent data collection to understand the ‘pulse’ of young people. Participants also called on the government to create sustainable jobs that lead to economic growth and increased GDP. The issue of gender equality in the economy, formal and informal was highlighted, with many advocating for quality education as a first step in reducing unemployment.

As one participant explained, “in reducing unemployment, you have to think of education first, both formal and informal and if a woman is not safe, her sexual and reproductive health and rights are not in a good state, and therefore, cannot flourish productively.” On the issue of sexual harassment in tertiary institutions, participants called for schools to be safer teaching and learning space. “When we clamour for youth, especially girls, to get educated, we need to ensure that space is safe and ensure adequate support for them [anyone who faces] sexual harassment.” One participant added, “It is important that we diversify power between lecturers and the students. Because there is a current power imbalance. We need to empower more students to step forward to speak up and take power from those who abuse them. On the issue of political participation of young people in the democratic process, a youth called on their peers to be active in the electoral process.

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They pointed out the importance of stakeholders in politics that numbers matter thus urging their peers to keep advocating together and to leverage their numbers to drive change. “Politics is a game of numbers. Politicians may not respect anything else but they respect stakeholders who have the number required for them to win elections, and for them to further their political aspirations,” summed up one participant. In her response, the Deputy Secretary-General acknowledged the conversation with the young people was one of the best and the most constructive she has had this year. That the conversations gave her huge hope. “These kinds of dialogue must continue all the time. The conversations need not wait till there is a crisis. We need to keep engaging.” She said, “You are not alone, Nigerian youths. What is happening in this country is also happening across the world. You never get everything. You get some, you keep asking, and getting more and more until you hand the baton over.” On education, the Deputy Secretary-General asked participants: “What kind of education and skill sets does this generation need to drive markets and create opportunities?” She noted that the education of today would not take care of tomorrow, “We need to do something about education for sure, but it is not going to be done in Abuja. We have to ask the States and Local Governments because they have constitutional responsibilities for the foundation of education.”

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare noted that the major lesson from the protests for him was how to move from protests to guided action, and developing opportunities to listen and engage on solutions. “For the Ministry, there is a care paradigm shift from youth empowerment. The focus now is on youth investment. The time of just mere empowerment is over. Empowerment is not enough. Empowerment just puts stipends in the pockets of our youth. It is not sustainable. We need to invest in them as wealth creators and employers of labour that can contribute to national development while meeting their aspirations”, said Mr Dare. Mr Dare shared that the government has keyed into the idea of setting up a Nigeria Youth Investment Fund (NYIF) with N75 billion earmarked for young people’s needs. The Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, called on the youths to have faith in the country. “There is no country without problems and issues. You must first love your country. You must have faith. From most of the comments I see online during this dialogue, a lot of youths have lost hope in the country. They have lost hope in leadership,” She observed and appealed for peace.

UN Holds Constructive Engagement Session With Nigerian Youth On the heels of global demands by youth for structural socioeconomic transformation, improved governance and intergenerational dialogue, young people in Nigeria has urged for their voice to be heard to meet their concerns, needs and aspirations.

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hardynwa · 1 year

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UN showcases young female Nigerian tech innovators

The United Nations on Thursday showcased various technological innovations by young women and men that advanced gender equality and women’s empowerment in Nigeria. UN Women Country Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ms Beatrice Eyong, said the event was part of activities to mark the International Women’s month, with a theme, ‘DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality’, in Abuja. Eyong noted the wide gender gap in employment and education in the technological sector in Nigeria, with women making up only 22 per cent of the total engineering and technology university graduates annually. “This is due to gender stereotypes and social norms that still categories jobs in these sectors as ‘men’s jobs’, which inhibits women from applying to study and demonstrate interest in such subjects. “It also prevents companies from hiring qualified women for these roles.” According to her, the showcase would demonstrate young women and men in Nigeria’s digital and innovative solutions to a variety of issues across a number of sectors in the society. Also speaking, the Director General of the National Information and Technology Development Agency, Mr Kashifu Inuwa, said the organisation, through its several policies and startegies, had trained over 200,000 young people on ICT to bridge gender divide. “We trained no fewer than 222,000 young people in ICT and we believe that we have a growing population, vibrant entrepreneurial and expanding tech eco-system, which if we leverage can provide an opportunity for us to achieve gender equality and women empowerment.” Similarly, the Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, stressed the need for women and young girls to leverage on technological innovations to improve their lives and bridge the gender disparity in all sectors. Tallen, represented by the Director, Women Development, Mrs Funke Oladipo, also highlighted the need to empower women and girls on digital skills, access to technology and support women-led businesses. Also, the Country Manager, Microsoft Nigeria, Mrs Ola Williams, said the organisation had partnered with the Federal Government to skill five million youths through the Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy to improve on technological innovations. Williams said these would improve access to jobs, right tools and resources, as well as markets for their business. “Because the world has become a global village, any technology developed today can actually be accessed by anyone in the world. “So that is why beyond just providing skilling mentoring, we are also providing means to employability,” she said. Other highlights of the events include exhibition of technological innovations by young women and men on gender issues, tech-apps, amongst others. A legal practioner and a hearing impaired person, Ms Edeh Catherine-Chinyere, developed an app, ‘Voice of Disability Initiative’, an audio translator app that coverts audio to text for persons with hearing impairment. Also, Ms Fatima Haliru-Yahaya’s ‘Honor of Haven’, an e-platform, was developed to support women and girls in reporting incidents of sexual and gender based violence. Also, the UN women launched an app, ‘Buy-from-women’ digital platform to link women farmers and entrepreneurs to markets, information and finance. Read the full article

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fameinhistory · 4 years

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Patience Jonathan

Patience Jonathan biography Patience Jonathan is a former First Lady of Nigeria and the wife of former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan. She served as a permanent secretary in her native Bayelsa State. Second Lady of Nigeria In office: May 29, 2007 – May 5, 2010 President: Umaru Musa Yar'Adua Preceded by: Amina Titi Atiku-Abubakar Succeeded by:Amina Sambo First Lady of Nigeria In office: 5 May 2010 – 29 May 2015 President: Goodluck Jonathan Preceded by: Turai Yar'Adua Succeeded by: Aisha Buhari

Background information Full Name: Dame Patience Faka Jonathan Born: 25 October 1957 Birth place: Port Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria Nationality: Nigerian Famous as: First lady, Politician Spouse(s): Goodluck Jonathan Residence: Old GRA, Port Harcourt Alma mater: University of Port Harcourt Religion: Christian

Early childhood and Education Born in Port Harcourt, she earned her school certificate in 1976, and passed the West African School Certificate Examination (WASCE) in 1980. In 1989, she obtained the National Certificate of Education (NCE) in Mathematics and Biology from the Rivers State College of Arts and Science, Port Harcourt. She then proceeded to the University of Port Harcourt and studied for a B.Ed in Biology and Psychology. She was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Port Harcourt.

Professional Career Dame Patience Jonathan started her career as a teacher at the Stella Maris College, Port Harcourt and at the Sports Institute, Isaka. She then moved to the banking sector in 1997. She served as a marketing manager of Imiete Community Bank. After which she established the first community bank in Port Harcourt called the Akpo Community Bank. She returned to the classroom briefly again as a teacher. Eventually she was transferred to the Bayelsa State Ministry of Education, where she served until 29 May, 1999, when her husband became the deputy governor of the state. On 12 July 2012, she was appointed as permanent secretary in Bayelsa state by Henry Seriake Dickson, The appointment was unique considering she had been on leave from the civil service for over 13 years, since her husband became deputy governor in 1999, and some critics argued it was a national embarrassment highlighting there was no merit or evidence of any recent performance to warrant a promotion to the peak of the civil service. It is alleged that Henry Seriake Dickson was sponsored to his governorship position by her husband.

Philanthropic work Dame Patience Faka Jonathan has been recognized locally, nationally and internationally for her philanthropic work and political pragmatism. She received the "Beyond The Tears" International Humanitarian Award New York, USA, in 2008, for her role in the global fight against HIV/AIDS; the African Goodwill Ambassador Award (Los Angeles, USA, 2008) and was the recipient of the "Wind of Change" Award from the South/South Women's Organization. When Goodluck Jonathan served as a governor between 2005 and 2007, Patience Jonathan served the state in the capacity of the first Lady of Bayelsa State. During this period, she founded many philanthropic and women empowerment programs, among them are the A-Aruere Reachout Foundation (AARF), which she set up to improve the status and earning capacity of Nigerian women and youths. The foundation already has its focus on supporting and assisting children with heart-related problems.

Controversies as First Lady of Nigeria (2010 - 2015). It was announced 4 September 2012 that she was hospitalized in Germany following a severe bout of food poisoning that lasted for days. Patience fell sick about 10 days earlier, following her hosting of a summit of first ladies from across Africa. Patience was discharged from the Horst Schmidt Klinik in Wiesbaden on 2 October 2012. When the national media noticed her unusual disappearance from public view, the approach of her office was to initially deflect attention by denying she was in Germany to utilize the high quality healthcare provision of the country. Her spokesman, Ayo Osinlu, released a statement stating that she had only gone to Germany "to take time off to rest" and not for medical purposes. This was to avoid highlighting the presidential family were avoiding using the low quality healthcare system provided for the Nigerian citizens and prefer higher quality foreign provisions for themselves at taxpayers expense when needed.

The emotional Nigerian First lady, Patience Jonathan broke down in tears on hearing the latest news on the abduction of the girls of the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok. Patience Jonathan was involved in controversy during the crisis over 230 Chibok girls abducted by Boko Haram in north-east Nigeria. After a meeting she convened in May 2014 with representatives of the Chibok community whose children had been abducted, there were reports that one of the leaders - Naomi Mutah - had been detained by police. It was alleged that Mrs Jonathan had reportedly felt slighted that the mothers of the abducted girls had sent Ms Mutah to the meeting. Immediately after the meeting, Ms Mutah was taken to a police station and held. Pogo Bitrus, another Chibok community leader, described the detention as 'unfortunate' and 'insensitive',and said he hoped Mrs Jonathan would soon 'realize her mistake'. Mrs Jonathan has no constitutional power to order arrests. BBC News reported another community leader, Saratu Angus Ndirpaya, as saying that Mrs Jonathan accused the activists of fabricating the abductions to give the government a bad name. It reported that she also said the First Lady accused them of supporting Boko Haram. Presently there seems to be people upholding her views on this issue as new situation is putting this scenario as contentious Family and personal life She and her husband have two children - Arewera Adolphus Jonathan (a boy) and Aruabi Jonathan (a girl). Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patience_Jonathan Read the full article

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crimechannels · 6 months

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By • Olalekan Fagbade President Tinubu’s Daughter, other Nigerians receive Achievers Awards Folasade Tinubu-Ojo, the Iyaloja-General of Lagos and daughter of President Bola Tinubu and other Nigerians drawn from different backgrounds, have received the 2023 Peace Achievers International Awards. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the award ceremony of the 12th edition of the prestigious annual event took place on Saturday night at the Abuja Continental Hotel in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Tinubu-Ojo receive an award of Excellence in Peace and Community Developement and was also named the Best Business Person of the Year. Other recipients of the Excellence in Peace and Community Development award included Eze Boniface Ariekpere Ajuzie of Isiala Ngwa, Abia State, Dr Gideon Osi, and Rt Hon. Ahmed Mohammed and Dr Ubon Udoh. Other Nigerians who made this year’s Peace Achievers ‘roll-call’ are Dr Jim Chimezie, Hon. Dubem Oguegbu, Fatima Suleman, Asiwe Emeke, Dr Amina Mohammed, PR expert Alex Nwankwo and popular comic comedian Obinna Simon, among others. Awardees of the Excellence in Peace and Community include Abdurazaq Zubair, Ummusalma Rabiu, Maj-Gen Solomon Bitrus and Stephanie Onusiriuka, who was named the Sports Personality of the Year. Amb. Kingsley Amafibe, Project Director and chairman of the Planning Committee, who congratulated the recipients, said the award recognises individuals who have contributed immensely to nation-building, through peace-driven initiatives, education and youth empowerment. According to him, the 12th edition of the annual awards, with the theme “Sustainable Peace and Economic Growth in Africa”, is geared towards bringing to the fore the importance of peace in driving economic prosperity. He, therefore, urged the awardees to see the honour as a ‘higher calling’ towards deeper commitment to peace building in Nigeria, Africa and the world at large. “I want to congratulate all the 2023 recipients of the 12th Peace Achievers International Awards and the Honorary Doctorate Degrees. “The Peace Achievers International Awards is a private initiative of peace Ambassador Agency to recognize individuals and organisations in Africa who have demonstrated strong commitment in serving their communities. “We are building a movement involving all sectors of the society that promote peace and unity in Africa. “There is no better time than this to honour outstanding personalities like you, so together we can build a global partnership for peace,” he said Amafibe explained that although there were a lot of patriotic men and women who have contributed meaningfully in the peace building project in Nigeria, it was imperative to honour the ‘outstanding’ ones. NAN reports that the American Management University conferred Honorary Doctorate Degree in Leadership and Management on Tinubu-Ojo and other Nigerians at the event. Dr Samuel Ojong, African Representative of the University, who conducted the conferment rites, urged the recipients of the honour to be good ambassadors of the university. In her remark, Tinubu-Ojo expressed delight for the recognition and commended the organisers of the Peace Achievers International Awards and the American Management University for the initiative and honour. (NAN) #Tinubu’sDaughterotherNigeriansreceiveAchieversAwards

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rosanafoundation · 2 years

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ingridgabriela87 · 4 years

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This is my report of my participation in Multi-year Expert Meeting on Investment, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship for Productive Capacity-building and Sustainable Development, seventh session. - from the 17 to the 19 of july in Palais des Nations, Geneva Room XXVI.

Summary : During two and half days, various experts from different regions across the globe, attended to the invitation from the Entrepreneurship Section, Enterprise Branch, Division on Investment and Enterprise, the aim of the meeting was around Responsible and Sustainable Business Practices and Corporate Social Responsibility and Enterprise Development.

In general, the contributions from the experts focused mainly on the following points. New partnership is much need in order to empower entrepreneurs., Women's, Childers, migrants ,and minorities still need more efforts from public-private partnerships., Global dialogues about trade and supporting entrepreneurs need more accountability in international platforms., A legal framework with update definitions of inclusive business need to be provided by the UN and Member states are aware that budgets, incentives, and funding are highly needed to achieve the SDG’s.

Overall the meeting was an excellent platform to keep the dialogue open and keep improvements update. Experts and member states shared their experiences and suggestions.

Meeting Opening remarks by Ms. Isabelle Durant, Deputy Secretary-General of UNCTAD Introduction by Mr. James Zhan, Director, Division on Investment and Enterprise, UNCTAD. After the opening remark, the Director of Investment and enterprise Mr. James Zhan. asked to the Experts to answer the following questions. ● What concrete policy initiatives have proven effective in your country in breaking new ground and creating a more conducive environment for inclusive business and entrepreneurship? What are the key lessons learned in this regard? ● What are good practices that could be considered for the further promotion of responsible and inclusive businesses at all levels? ● How can the entrepreneurship policy framework of UNCTAD be adapted to meet the needs of underrepresented entrepreneurial groups?

Adding to those questions he present tow contributions: ● How much you would say that strong and big state, like the USA or China, or Russia is engaging in this type of initiative to encourage, minority entrepreneurs? ● I will go further, the evidence doesn’t only suggest, but it shows that migrants are a key to a grow economy, therefor the inclusion of migrants in the host country must be accepted. this type of action can be applied to integrational programs.

Informal session.1 - Responsible and sustainable business practices and corporate social responsibility and enterprise development. Mr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, Senior Vice-president World Bank. - Governments are not going to achieve the SDG, they are not prioritizing them in their agendas. - Beyond NGO and non-profit, we need social media to keep empower society. - Fintech - regulation need to be achieved with high standards and sophisticated framework. - The government is responsible to provide the adequate environment to handle big data - creating an ecosystem to exists - society needs to know the best practices and what to do to benefit from in and the risk from it. - Corporate social responsibility - is limited to charity, social relation and minimum effort. - partnership with World bank, the long term investment has to be taking more seriously. Bring the community with media and enterprises. Mr. Markus Dietrich - Inclusive Busines Action Network Germany. - Triple impact on SDG’s. with the program - ASEAN IB Policy Development. - Inclusive business should promote sustainable development in all its dimensions – economic, social and environmental. - UN ESCAP Landscape at the local level and for the policymakers. - There is no need to create a new silo, but instate incorporate silos. - Public-Private Policy and set the minimum table to start a Dialogue.

Ms. Felicitas Agoncillo-Reyes, Assistant Secretary, Board of Investments, Philippines . - Philippine Board of Investments (BOI), the country’s lead industry promotions agency (IPA) recently conducted a roundtable meeting with representatives from Swiss-based Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH) along with government and private stakeholders from the coconut, forestry, chemical, furniture, footwear, tannery, and construction industries, to discuss the potential commercialization of cocoboard (fiberboards made of coco coir) and tannin products and its key role in further boosting agricultural output in the country. - Inclusive business, by mentoring is a solution to start a change. - tax incentives - innovation, (5 years for fiscal and no fiscal investment), and reach & debt. focus on local communities. - direct contact with the beneficiaries. Mainstream the policy and the programs through advocacy. Ms. Jessy Petit-Frere- Haití. Research professor and coordinator entrepreneurship Program, Université Publique du Sud au Caye, Haïti. - building policy capacity is growing to poverty. Mr. Crispin Conroy, Permanent Observer to the UN at Geneva International Chambet of Commerce . - Paris- declaration of social issues , refers that states should make more efforts to make a trade system inclusive for small enterprises and create a policy framework to assure no one it's left behind.

Mr. Michele Clara. Senior Industrial Development Officer, UN Industrial Development Organization. - Program FOR COUNTRY PARTNERSHIP - six countries, with implementation advancing in Ethiopia, Peru and Senegal, with programming finalized in Morocco and ongoing in Cambodia and Kyrgyzstan. - New business ideas need to keep coming, especially with innovation. - Global cooperation is highly need it, the agenda requires communication beyond silos. - Elements of inclusiveness more industrialize and more operational and practice. - Evaluating and supporting to empower minorities or marginalized groups. to make more inclusive.

Informal session 2 - Creating a supportive environment for youth entrepreneurship Ms. Cristiana Benedetti Fasil, Head and Co-founder, Social Venture Africa, Belgium. - They are a nonprofit organization registered in Sweden that promotes women empowerment, renewable energy and entrepreneurship in Africa. - Renewable energy competence center trains marginalized youth as electricians and solar power specialists. - Stated should focus on environment trusting more on the partnership with the private sector. - high-quality level for entrepreneurs - empower repower for the women

Mr. Mika Valitalo. Señior Specialist on Innovation, Digital DEvelopment and Transparency, Plan International Finland. - Plan International is an independent non-profit development and humanitarian organization that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. - We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected. - supporting the environment in order for the youth to feel safe. - From the beginning is to empower them with trust and feeling valuable. eventually, they become mentors. - Little girls needs more inclusion and being taking into account in the technologies field.

Mr. Charles Ocici, Director, Enterprise Uganda. - Law of entry - the solution needs to meet the buyer standard. meet the demands of the seller. In order to remind them, they need to create the environment for them to grow.

Ms.Victoria Peace, Director, Nyeri-Toolpoultry from, Uganda. - innovation and practice for those who are experimented with.

Mr. GIlbert Ewehmeh, Managing Director, The youth Employment service in Canada - Entrepreneurship education is one of the keys to intent impose a challenge Ms. EmmanuLa Benini, Senior adviser, youth issues agency for development cooperation . - Children and women are the main groups that must be empower directly by member states. - as Experts we need also to work on the redefinition of words for a more inclusive entrepreneurship system.

Informal Session 3. - Empowering Women Entrepreneurs . Ms. Charlotte Aspeheim-Scmidt, Europe, Middle East and Africa Program Manager, Dell for Entrepreneurs , Dell, Denmark. ● Mentorship program ● investor for womans. ● Policy for opening up the markets and think big. ● Offering to manage data. Mr. Peter Bamkloe, Enterprise Development Center, Nigeria. ● Create safe space for women to network. ● Programs for funding. ● Acceptance for the middle force is managed by women. ● Rule model and mentor for other women. ● Religion and traditional culture are a challenge in the area.

Ms. Christine Low, Director, Laison Office Geneva, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, Switzerland. ● Women only program is more perfectly to reach women. ● persuade companies to empower women. ● Facilitates women to skills and technologies.

Ms. Lama Sha’sha’a, and Chair, International Robotics Academy, Jordan . ● private institution that specializes in Robotics & STEM Education. ● committed to constantly improving the educational process in the MENA region through close partnerships with private schools, informational seminars, training programs, ad-hoc scholastic STEM curricula, as well as extra-curricular activities. ● Youth Women and migrants - awareness on the community level. ● engage stakeholders, access to new education models. ● Expert programs that focus on creating Tech, social impact and more.

Mr. Arif Zaman, Executive Director, Commonwealth Businesswomen’s Network, UK. - Works with women in business by connecting Governments and the private sector to encourage and enable women’s economic empowerment. - Systematic barriers. equal participation in developed and promote. break gender barriers and create opportunities for women to trained international. - From the government, if no budget with the specific label, then no action is really taking into action. - Develop new curricula. the type of context also is a challenge.

Ms. Yolanda Gibb, Research Lab, Women’s Economic Imperative , U.K - We are no trying to find equality but equity. - Context matters in every single case and you definitely need sate holders to engage in the informal and formal mechanism. - Redefinition of terms and the specific social contract. hunting. - Empower means to feel it also.

Ms. Dina Nziku, Lecturer, the University of the West of the Scotland United Republic of Tanzania.

Informal Session 4 - #MigrantEntrepreneurs: Accelerating integration and economic development. Ms. Janette Uhlmann, Senior Operations Officer, World Bank/ Centre for Mediterranean Migration. France. - Entrepreneurs in the Middle East, specific in the good of the people who have there. - they dedicate to researching organic building and developing skills. - Syrian Refugee Crisis, it is still an ongoing situation. the highest number is in Turkey and Lebanon. - 74% are in municipalities, they are middle-income countries with not a lot of resources. - Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Irak, and turkey have a municipality network (29) that works together. - The last survey showed a more positive vision. they focus on assets in the region to demonstrated and be replicable. - Private sector partnership is a must to engage with the local government. - Municipal Leadership should be encouraged to generate changes. - create a better understanding of inclusion and integration.

Mr. Jerry Allen, Professor, and Director for Entrepreneurship, University College London, Innovation, and Enterprise. University College London, UK. - Strategic planning needs to be fit when we are empowering entrepreneurs. - the funding to Universities is not aggression to encourage entrepreneurs. and should be education and business. - accountability to university plans and funding. - Entrepreneur refugees network in London. women and families. - pilots to bring them together, technologies have to be more engage in blending learning.

Mr. Giordano Neuenschwander, Head of Office, Singa Geneva , Switzerland. - Improve support from the private sector to migrants. - buffer period is a basic but not put a stop on it. - impact evaluation and accountability. Ms. Elisa Pasquali, Founder, Arcadia Blockchain Tech and Arcadia Blockchain for Refugees, Switzerland. - Regularization to population and the financial transaction with the government. Ms. Martina Venzo, Humanitarian Programme Officer, Help Code , Italy. - In Africa and Asia are working with migration. - Database on cellphone information and web, GPS in case of emergency, natural disaster, or conflict. - https://helpcode.org/en/projects/towards-a-sustainable-migration - Public-private partnerships are one of the best allies. [email protected]

Ms. Maria Elo. Associate Professor, the University of Southern Denmark in Odense. - not a lot of information about the reason why people are migrating. Pre-migration. - Long transition periods are affecting the children in the IDP’s and Migrants. - Low tech and not quality skills are only a short term solution, we need more long term solutions for entrepreneurs. - Less bureaucracy and simplification in transactional activities. - The neutral platform that is beyond silos.

Informal Session 5 - Growing inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystems in the digital world.

Mr. Antoine Fatio, Director, Fondetec , Switzerland. - They give and promote funding for entrepreneurs.

Ms. Fatou Ndiaye, Co-founder of The Gate Village , France. - Drive or dream? - Academy of entrepreneurs - Brazil

Mr. Coline Lee. Chief Execitive, Cemvo Scotlan , UK. - Starting new companies reducing inequalities. - Social enterprises.

Mr. Alistair Munro, Director Avocet Natura l Capital UK. - The agricultural sector and the use of goods and utilities. - Renovation of disruptive full, with raw material - Local and regional levels and help for the communities.

Ms. Raveig Strom, Entrepreneurship. Development Officer, European Organization for Nuclear Research, Switzerland. - programs for entrepreneurship, especially woman - external funding is needed. - partnership.

Informal session 6. - Moving beyond corporate social responsibility towards corporate social engagement. Mr. Philipp Aerni, Director, Center for Corporate Responsibility - Inclusive economy, and sustainability creating an economic ecosystem in developing countries. - more investment and high risk its as fact and implicit bias. - an inclusive culture and local business need to collaborate, between big and small companies need to be included - local business benefits need to receive something in the back.

Mr. Jonathan Normand, Founder, and Executive Director B Lab . Switzerland. - Is a tool that helps the companies to invest in the region, - Create social value and stakeholders. engaging the community. - B. pact provides an assessment tool that generates a social free platform, - Swiss triple impact by 2019.

Ms. Caroline Seow, Head of Sustainability, Family Business, New York International, B. Market Builder, Singapore. - business and companies need from one to another. - Bel Group France, Pacari Ecuador, Chopard Switzerland - they dedicate to challenge the stereotypes, going beyond profits,

Mr. Antonio Carrillo, Lafarge Holcim Group , Switzerland. - the construction company, are not a long term solution for new entrepreneur severalized in the bottom - Social engagement have to be developed from the municipality of the community.

Ms. Vanina Farber, Professor, International Institute for Management Development, Switzerland. - Innovation we need redefinition of the term and plenty of others. Mr. Abdullah Mohammed Al Mahruki, Chief Executive Officer, Industrial Innovation

Center, Rusayl Industrial Estate, Oman - Disproportionality in policy making, funding and government, they are working in their own silos without any type of structure.

Informal Session 7 - Harnessing impact investment. Ms. Nataly Alejandra Ortiz Cárdenas, Director of Investment Policy Ecuador . - The prioritized sector in the new budgets is the private sector and accountability. - Institute to support exports.

Ms. Karen Wilson, Senior Consultant, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development . Ms. Taynaah Reis, Founder, and Chief Executive Officer, Moeda, Brazil. - Microcredit and accelerator program. - labor the cooperation and creating hubs for export products, the partnership with the government is crucial. - working in silos is a big problem, especially for lesson learns.

Ms. Kali Tylor, Programme Officer, Sustainable Development Goals Lab, UN Geneva . - is regular to find the lack of sources for the entrepreneurs. - Microcredit works but not enough. - Concrete partnership for international development. - is about to bring more SDG’s to finance - blind center for financial markets and structure with the new ones. investment - pipeline build education

Ms. Monica Mariño. Technical Officer, Social Finance Programme, International Labour Organization.

- inclusion, impacting insurance and sustainable investment ecosystem. - A decent job it refers to quality, income, social protection, and freedom, health, guaranteed equal opportunities and safe. - potential in creating works along with capacity building and involving local experts towards education.

Mr. Dawid Jarosz, Lectire, Sustainable Development Goal Investing Graduate Institute of International Development Studies. - Regulation and retail rute. - overspecified in defining what an investment is.

Informal Session 8 - Balancing risk and opportunities: The Future of entrepreneurship policies.

Ms. Angelique Antat, Principal Secretary, Department of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development, Seychelles. - Mitigation to economies, promoting research and incentive to the financial center, a knowledge base business. blue economy. - MSME's medium, small, micro enterprises. - Youth, civil society and government must work together. - The partnership is key.

Ms. Paola Albé, Director, Empretec Uruguay. - They work with designers and the population incarcerated. - the population should be treated as partners, not as patients. - innovation need to include population since the beginning. - open better space and designed better strategies. - the challenge is the population who adapted and the population who want to adapt, and the dialogue needs to be open, just to start the conversation. - admin bureaucracy is always a challenge. - changing the system from the inside. - budget is always a challenge. - an inclusive project with the intention from the beginning, then the fact that they agree with and the impact that wants to be achieved, then the actual, in the position of a decision they need to keep open the dialogue. Ms. Monica Canafoglia, Legal Officer, United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, Austria. - only 60 member states are part of it. - the decision is only achieved by consensus. - simplify the legal form, for MSME’s for the informal environment. - Traditional models are partnerships and have many required with bureaucracy and expensive. most of the time they don’t provide protection with the entrepreneur. - the new proposals have good faith in the partnership. - Formation and information for the startup and the new business. (geographic location and name of the manager, that must of the time are the owners of the business. - the business is responsible for what the business does, nor the directly limited liability. - No minimum capital required to start the business. - No formal contribution in the setup, is only with what the partners are willing to contribute. - Default law, for illiterate owners and protection for investors. - individual and Small businesses in the informal environment. - a small business that wants to grow with good strategies, products and service and they want to scale up. - young entrepreneurs the startup. - this provides you a legal identity and you join a global value chain, possible to higher your own staff, social security. - simple and with an easy language, you don’t need a special lawyer for it, take into account technologies.

Mr. Paul Dembinski, Professor, The University of Fribourg, Switzerland. International strategies and competition.

- Cocouses- Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan. - time matches the statistics with the necessity to update definitions. - The majority of entrepreneurs are survivors.

Ms. Lore Vanderwall, Professor Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies .

- The gender gap has an impact on entrepreneurs from men and from women. - Civil law and social norms need also to update especially in entrepreneurs. - Education and preparation for women, need to spread more. Women business and the world -

Ms. Loson - Argentina bank.

- inclusion is not only a minimum of social aid. - financial inclusion is to prepare the youth and believe in them, microcredit is a solution but try to be out of the box and stop asking a grantee. - start the dialogue.

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