Oluomachi, boy with golden voice - ITREALMS

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Here is presenting to you 'Boy with Golden Voice' Oluomachi Joseph Opara ... who hawks to support family; father painter; ambition -to be Rev.Fr ... Take a look at this video 

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ITU to launch 2020 guidelines on Child Online Protection - ITREALMS

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The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) will launch new 2020 Guidelines on Child Online Protection (COP), a comprehensive set of concrete recommendations for children, parents and educators, industry and policy-makers on how to contribute to the development of a safe and empowering online environment for children and young people, reports ITREALMS.

The COP Guidelines, ITREALMS gathered, serve as a blueprint that could be adapted to national or local customs and laws and has been scheduled for Tuesday, 23 June, 13:00 (CET) on Zoom.

Also, the new guidelines, ITU said, were re-designed from the ground up to reflect the significant shifts in the digital landscape in which children find themselves, such as the Internet of Things, connected toys, online gaming, robotics, machine learning and artificial intelligence. In addition, this new edition addresses an important lacuna: the situation faced by children with disabilities, for whom the online world offers a particularly crucial lifeline to full and fulfilling social participation. Consideration of the special needs of migrant children and other vulnerable groups has also been included.

"Today one in three children use the Internet. In developing countries, children and young people are leading Internet usage, and it is estimated that over the next five years, this population will more than double.

"In addition, the COVID-19 global pandemic saw a surge in the number of children joining the online world for the first time, to support their studies and maintain social interaction.
Due to the pandemic, many younger children began interacting online much earlier than their parents might have planned. At the same time, the need to juggle work commitments left many parents unable to supervise their children, leaving them at risk of accessing inappropriate content or being targeted by criminals in the production of child sexual abuse material.

"With this context in mind, it is clear that more than at any time before, keeping children safe online requires a collaborative and coordinated international response, demanding the active involvement and support of a broad number of stakeholders – from industry stakeholders including private-sector platforms, service providers and network operators, to governments and civil society.

"Accordingly, in developing these new guidelines, ITU and its partners sought to create a highly usable, flexible and adaptable framework firmly based on international standards and shared goals – particularly the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
"The Guidelines also aim at supporting children and their entourage by informing and engaging children, raising awareness on interned safety related issues, and supporting the development of digital skills and digital literacy.   

ITREALMS recalls that the Child Online Protection (COP) Initiative, a multi-stakeholder international initiative was launched by ITU in November 2008 to bring together partners from all sectors to create a safe and empowering online experience for children and young people around the world.

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Rare reviews, commendations trail Awka Millenium City project - ITREALMS

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Glowing commendations have not stopped coming in for Awka Millenium City (AMC), Agu-Awka, Anambra State, a smart city, being underpinned by quality infrastructure that will guarantee seamless provision of requisite amenities needed to sustain good quality lifestyle.

This is coming as Awka Millenium City, released the June 2020 progress report of the large-scale residential neighborhood with residential, commercial and recreational uses and amenities, such as parks, schools and playgrounds.

Awka Millennium City is now at the last leg of its perimeter fencing of the estate sitting on approximately 100 hectares of land.

Works are also ongoing with the construction of storm water drainage, construction of access road, monument gate as well as construction yard.

The first phase of the estate is expected to be completed by December 2021.

Sir Okechukwu Okeke, a frontline businessman, who undertook an independent tour of the estate, said AMC is arguably one of the best planned estates in Nigeria.

“This is the kind of project we need in Anambra, it has all you can dream of, I have seen for myself and I will invest in that estate” Okeke said

The developer envisions a new residential layout whose development will boost economic activity while increasing the stock of housing in Anambra state capital territory.

Promoted by Clem Nwogbo, group chairman, M-P Infrastructure, Awka Millennium City project, offers huge investment opportunity for South Easterners.

Nwogbo said that the master-planned gated estate will boast of roads built to global standards, as well as drainage, paving, sewage systems, 24/7 security, fibre ducts, regular power, estate maintenance, amazing natural landscaping and parks for families to relax and play. It will have swimming pools, sports facilities etc. There is going to be a whole lifestyle experience for owners and residents of the estate.

The city located within the 3-Arms Zone which will also house the new offices and residencies of members of the executive, judiciary and legislative arms of government, will also come with 24 hours CCTV Surveillance and access control, underground cables, water treatment, sidewalks for jogging and sporting activities etc.

“Awka Millennium City offers a better way out for people to own a home in a luxury estate in Awka that will be serviced, while still maintaining or keeping their village homes. if they wish to” Nwogbo said.

Willie Obiano, Anambra State governor, encouraged Ndi-Anambra to subscribe to the estate.

"The security here will be superb, and I have asked the developers not to tamper with the vegetation here, except those that can obstruct their work. Everything is going to be here." Obiano stated.

Senator Chris Ngige, minister of Labour and Employment, has also endorsed that the estate adding that the initiative was in line with the Federal Government’s efforts to maximally reduce unemployment in the country.

He said: “You know the unemployment situation in Nigeria is critical and the private sector should not leave it for government alone to solve. So, this is a typical example of the private sector partnering with the state government to create jobs and give shelter to the citizenry.

“This is what government owes the people, which is to give them a sense of belonging, put shelter over their heads, give them access to work so they can also be gainfully employed and then give them good health.” Ngige stated.

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GEF joins ITU, launches gialogue on esports - ITREALMS

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The Global Esports Federation (GEF) has become a member of ITU’s standardization arm (ITU-T) to launch a global dialogue on the new partnerships emerging in support of the fast-growing competitive esports industry, reports ITREALMS. 

The dialogue aims to create the conditions necessary to establish international standards and guidelines for the esports ecosystem.

The meteoric rise in esports’ popularity compels exciting visions of the future of sport, health and entertainment. Esports have come to enjoy an audience of over 450 million people, with revenues exceeding 1 billion USD per year and growing at an annual rate well over 20 per cent.

The ‘Global Dialogue on Esports’ will launch on 24 June 2020 with the first of a new series of webinars under the banner of the AI for Good Global Summit.

The series will explore the business and social dynamics underlying esports and the partnerships supporting its explosive growth. It will showcase innovations in fields such as Artificial Intelligence; Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality; IMT-2020/5G; and the Internet of Things. It will also discuss actions required to support esports competitors and fans in enjoying these sports actively and sustainably.

“All industries are innovating with ICTs, but ICTs have enabled the emergence of an entirely new industry in esports,” said ITU Secretary-General Houlin Zhao.

“By joining ITU, the Global Esports Federation has signalled the intent of the esports industry to build its future on the reliability offered by international standards, in concert with the diverse ITU membership.”

“We are honored to embark on this strategic partnership with the ITU in advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and further strengthening the GEF’s mission of convening the world’s esports ecosystem,” said GEF President Chris Chan.

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Infrastructure Fund Africa50 lifts Egypt’s Solar Power Sector - ITREALMS

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The infrastructure funder, Africa50 has lifted the Egyptian solar power sector with $4 billion, reports ITREALMS.

Africa50, is an independent infrastructure fund, focused on high-impact projects mostly in the energy and transport sectors.

A 37-square-kilometer solar park so large that it can be seen from space, with over seven million photovoltaic panels, and funding of $4 billion. In Africa? Impossible? Not anymore.

Thirty international infrastructure developers got behind this project, investing in Egypt’s massive Benban solar park, which will be the largest in the world upon completion. Among the investors is Africa50, established by the African Development Bank.

Africa50 is an independent infrastructure fund, focused on high-impact projects mostly in the energy and transport sectors. The investment vehicle contributes to Africa’s growth by developing and investing in bankable projects, catalyzing public sector capital and mobilizing private sector funding.

Africa50’s investment in Egypt’s 1.5 GW solar park in the Aswan desert is a prime example.

The solar energy potential in Egypt, a country known for year-round sunny days, has long tempted investors. But the high cost of solar plants led the government to favor climate-warming fossil fuels, accounting for 90% of its power generation.

Now that the prices of its components have fallen, solar energy has become competitive, allowing Benban to become a reality. In 2017, Africa50 joined investors Norfund and Scatec Solar to reach financial close for six of the 32 utility scale solar power plants in the complex, totaling 390 MW.

The Benban project, providing clean energy to hundreds of thousands of households, will help Egypt to reach its target of generating 20% of its power from renewable sources by 2022. It has put Egypt on the map as a major solar player in Africa and has set a precedent for using North Africa’s ample solar resources to provide power while meeting climate change commitments.

The solar power project has also demonstrated Africa50’s ability to act as a bridge between the private sector and governments to deliver more projects more quickly and help narrow Africa’s infrastructure gap.

Africa50 is one of the largest contributors to the Benban park. With a 25% stake, the investment platform contributed equity to fund construction, alongside Scatec Solar and Norfund, which helped leverage total funding of around $450 million from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the Dutch Development Bank FMO, the Green Climate Fund, the Islamic Development Bank, and the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector.

“Benban is a good example of how we use early stage project development expertise and financing to rapidly bring projects to financial close and then add equity to encourage broader financing,” said Alain Ebobissé, Africa50 CEO.

“Benban is also the first of our dozen active projects to become fully operational and is now delivering clean energy to Egyptian people and businesses,” he added.

The plants are supported by 25-year power purchase agreements with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) under Egypt’s Feed-in Tariff program, backstopped by a sovereign guarantee. Access roads and interconnection facilities were funded collectively by the Benban project developers under a cost-sharing agreement with EETC and the New and Renewable Energy Agency.

The development impact of Benban is tremendous. Africa50’s six plants alone created about 1,000 construction jobs (out of 4,500 total jobs) and a quarter of the 250 permanent operations positions.

In 2019, when the plants were operational, they started producing about 870 GW hours of power annually, providing clean energy for over 400,000 households and avoiding 350,000 tons of CO₂ emissions that would have been produced from non-renewable sources.

The consortium is also pioneering the use of bifacial solar modules, capturing the sun from both sides of the panel to increase generation.

The innovations of the Benban project could provide valuable insights for the Desert to Power program, led by the African Development Bank. Desert to Power, with which Africa50 is associated, aims to develop 10 GW of solar power across the Sahel by 2025 and supply 250 million people with green electricity, including in some of the world’s poorest countries.

Moreover, Benban’s links to the infrastructure of the Aswan Dam will help combine hydro, wind, and solar power, a model for other African regions.

The landmark Benban project is an example of a fundamental change in the way an African country can provide power to its people.

For decades, the Egyptian government had built and operated most power plants and was spending more on electricity subsidies than it was on education, healthcare, and social welfare combined.

Benban proves that, with the right regulatory regime and cost structure, the private sector, supported by partners such as Africa50, can make solar power attractive, allowing governments to focus on other pressing priorities.

Indeed, in the time of COVID-19, partners such as Africa50 can play a key role in leveraging private finance to free up government budgets across the continent to deploy resources to fight the pandemic.

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Unprecedented crisis presents unprecendeted opportunities - ITREALMS

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We have been presented the opportunity to re-imagine and redesign our society into a vibrant and equitable one ....

COVID 19 has unearthed massive inequalities within our societies and brought to glaring light the unique burdens which women carry the world over. Allocation of response resources should be targeted towards the immediate needs of managing the virus as well as future-looking to simultaneously dismantle the structural, systemic barriers which reinforce inequality and disenfranchisement. We have been presented the opportunity to reimagine and redesign our society into a vibrant and equitable one. We must place women and women’s leadership at the core of the response and beyond.

COVID-19 has caused massive shocks to both the informal and formal economies in Africa. World Bank estimates that the Sub-Saharan Africa region will see significant economic decline, and plunge to as low as -5.1% this year.

Women have been hit particularly hard by this economic downturn. Emerging evidence from the ILO on the impact of COVID-19 suggests that women’s economic and productive lives will be affected disproportionately. They have less access to social protections and their capacity to absorb economic shocks is very low.

As the economic toll of the crisis is felt, there is also an increased risk that female children will be forced into early marriages, and the number of child marriages and early pregnancy may increase as girls are turned into a source of quick income for families.

Given these shocks to society at large, it is no surprise that our food systems will be dealt a significant blow resulting in the dangerous exacerbation of food insecurity and nearly doubling current levels of widespread hunger.

COVID 19 has disrupted supply chains and thrown the global food economy into disarray. As border closures, production stoppages, and export restrictions limit supply, demand has surged, inflating prices and impacting the world’s poorest and most marginalized people, and Africa is no exception.

Women are central players in the food chain and key to agricultural output on the continent. 50% of the agricultural activity on the continent performed by women, who produce about 60-70% of the food in Sub Saharan Africa.

Studies reveal that the cost of malnutrition has a tremendous impact on a country’s economic growth. A lack of adequate nutrition is a key contributor to unacceptably high levels of both maternal and child mortality as well as stunting-- and therefore to the loss of human capital for the overall economic, social and political development of the continent.

The fragility of African health systems is revealing itself and women and children are most vulnerable to the lack of attention and adequate specialized services the diversion COVID 19 is causing resulting in an anticipated surge in child and maternal mortality.

Domestic violence has increased by upwards of 25% in some countries as a result of lockdowns. Victims face limited access to protective services during periods of quarantine.

A Call to Bold Action:
All Responses Must Take into Account Gendered Impacts of COVID and Be Informed by the Voices of Women: Women and women’s organizations should be at the heart of the COVID-19 response decision making and designing health and socio-economic policies and plans. An intentional focus on the lives and futures of women and girls is an essential part of breaking structural practices which have been marginalizing them. A system for collecting and disaggregating data needs to be put in place to ensure that the impact of the crisis on women is informing the redesign of fragile and inequitable socio-economic and health systems into fully inclusive, equitable ones.

Government and Development Partners Must Implement Gender Lens Economic Policies and Sharpen the Capacity of Women as Engines of Economic Growth: Give women and female businesses direct access credit, loans, tax and social security payment deferrals and exemptions, and preferential procurement. Structural barriers to access to finance, inheritance, and land rights must be removed. Create and support the enabling environment for ICT infrastructure so rural and urban women are able to contribute to the digital economy and access online platforms to facilitate e-commerce and e-health/education/social exchanges.

Invest in Women Along the Local Food Chains to Improve Food Security: Response resources should target female SMMEs and rural women associations to increase productivity in both formal and informal economies, eradicate hunger and malnutrition. Boost local food production and confront head on the indignity of Africa importing its food. Food security is a fundamental investment in the building of healthy societies.

Recognize and Implement Equal Rights in the Workplace: Provide equal pay for equal work.

Narrow Gender-based Education Gaps: Build ICT infrastructure for online learning to bridge the inequality divide and retrain teachers on virtual curriculum so every African child, especially the girl child, has access to quality education. Efforts to protect girls from child marriage and early pregnancy, and provision of safety net resources for households to keep girls in school are also needed.
Strengthen Health Systems, Gradually Implement Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and Provide Mental Health Services needed as key strategies to the improvement of health systems and citizen wellbeing.

Comprehensively Strengthen the Criminal Justice System and Increase Efforts Around Survivor Support and Protection: Prevention/protection efforts must be deemed as essential services and intentional mass media efforts to spur a fundamental change of mindset whereby GBV is rejected and deemed socially unacceptable and intolerable.

*Contributed by Graça Machel, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Dr. Vera Songwe, Maria Ramos.

 

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HP Unveils Hi-Tech Hardware, Accessories for Gamers

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To enable gamers to play their best while pushing the limits of what their devices can do, HP has unveiled its vastly improved range of gaming accessories.

Gaming has increased dramatically as players look to find social connections and outlets for stress relief and entertainment. The latest HP devices are built with powerful premium components, and technology that addresses the mounting needs of all gamers, veterans, and newcomers alike.

The new range of hardware and software includes the OMEN 25L and 30L Desktops, engineered for gaming performance, designed for immersion, and crafted for gaming expansion. Both the desktops perfectly pair with the latest immersive OMEN 27i Gaming Monitor with powerful specs to enhance gaming experiences and let the action take centre stage.

The HP X24c Gaming Monitor features a stunning 1500R curvature – the most curved ever from HP– that pulls the corners of the display closer to you.

The latest OMEN 15 laptop features a redesigned chassis with a smaller footprint than the previous generation and offers minimalist aesthetics that includes the new OMEN diamond logo in a blue to green gradient. The laptop is already available in Nigeria and comes in both Mica Silver and Shadow Black with optional full RGB per-key lighting.

There is also the OMEN Vector Mouse and the OMEN Vector Essential Mouse, both feature sensors co-developed with PixArt, and designed for ultimate comfort during long gaming sessions with ergonomic, lightweight designs and textured rubber grips. Paired with that, the OMEN Dyad Earbuds features a dual-driver technology with a balanced armature, which yields the powerful and balanced sounds that hit those highs and lows needed for immersive gaming sessions.

Gamers can also experience up to 20 hours of wireless freedom with the new HP X1000 Wireless Gaming Headset. Thick ear pads and a suspension headband yield paramount comfort to enjoy the 7.1 virtual surround sound supported by a large 50 mm driver.

Another of the latest HP releases is the HP Gaming Speakers X1000 where users can get the most out of their battle station with this sleek speaker that is built to deliver serious sound.

HP also offers the new HP Pavilion Gaming 16 laptop, the first-ever 16” affordable diagonal gaming PC. It features up to 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processor and the NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 with Max-Q4 design graphics within a sleek, angular black chassis. Designed for reliable gaming and creating content, this highly portable device is the first Pavilion Gaming laptop to include OMEN Command Center and is equipped with a Wi-Fi 6 option19 to keep a reliable connection when playing from the desk to the couch.

Gamers can install the OMEN Command Center to customize, train, and win everywhere with the new gaming dashboard. The homepage also shares news on the latest events, products, and happenings with the OMEN Squad, ALL from one incredible app. Features also include My Games which makes playing games from Steam, Epic Games Store, Origin, Uplay, or installed elsewhere on your PC easier than ever before with one simple location to launch them all.

Speaking on the development, Judy Johnson, Director of Gaming and Esports, HP Inc said: “Now, more than ever, gaming serves as an outlet for entertainment, social connection, and relaxation for gamers new and old.”

“HP continues to push progression in gaming by growing and evolving our world-class ecosystem with enhanced experiences through OMEN Command Center and innovative features found across our broad gaming portfolio,” she added.

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'I Can't Breathe: George Floyd and Rest of Us - ITREALMS

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“We cannot trample upon the humanity of others, without devaluing our own….He who will hold another down in the mud, must stay in the mud to keep him down” – Chinua Achebe

This great Nigerian Novelist put out this statement many years ago but long after he has been gone, we seem to still haven’t learnt that we will never become more in anyway we look at it if we keep looking for ways to use our tribe, colour, authority or status to bring our fellow human beings down. I sometimes wonder the sort of satisfaction it brings to those who perpetrate these acts.

They say the heart of a man is full of evil; but I also know in the heart, there is also a lot of goodness in it; it just depends on which part we choose to feed. When we choose evil; that’s what grows and it affects our society and indeed the world in very painful ways. When we choose good, we build a much more compassionate, generous and peaceful world for our communities, organisations, our families and for you and I. Why is this so difficult to understand? Why have we reduced our humanity to where it seems as though our lives no longer matter to one another?

In the last few months, the corona virus pandemic has stunted our lives. Guess what? No race, tribe or status personality has been spared. So some of us positive thinkers, full of hope, decide to believe that this must be teaching us something. It ought to teach us something about the common humanity we all share and how really fragile our lives are. A lot of Professionals and Leaders alike continue to say ‘our lives will never be the same again’. But what does this really mean? Will it become better in the sense that we will rediscover who we truly are as global citizens and strive to create more fair opportunities for one another and will we be kinder to each other? I truly hope this is what this all means.

But then still in the midst of this, we hear of the unfairness & injustice going on in the distribution of palliatives to the most vulnerable of us, then recent killings going on in the Northern part of Nigeria and other parts of the country and then the current climax; the Minneapolis incident just a few days ago. A video so painful and gruesome to watch. A grown man is pinned to the ground and his fellow man places his knee on his neck tightly for reasons we still do not know. He pleads for his life..’I can’t breathe’. But those who raised their right hand and swore ‘to protect and preserve the lives of everyone’, not some people; still choose to end his life. This happened in the United States today, but truly, this level of injustice sadly, is a common incident in many parts of our world.

Dr. Martin Luther King once said; “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”. So, we will be doing ourselves a big disservice if we choose to look the other way and not empathize ourselves in this situation because it could happen to me or you reading this. If there is something the global world we live in today teaches us is how we are all connected in one way or the other in the good, the bad and the ugly experiences of our lives. So what should we do? Three thoughts immediately come to mind:

Raise Our Level Of Self Awareness

According to Steven Covey, ‘Self Awareness is our capacity to stand apart from ourselves and examine our thinking, our motives, our history, our scripts, our actions and our habits and tendencies’. You know, in helping Professionals build their brands, the self-discovery path of the Personal Brand development journey is the most important part of that journey. Once we are able to do these and encourage one another to do this, we will raise our level of understanding for one another and begin to look for new and positive ways in which we can work, respect each other and live together. A lot of us still do not know or even understand who we are and the potentials that lie within us as individuals and the possibilities that lie ahead of us when we choose to come together as HUMAN BEINGS and nothing more.

Show Selfless Leadership

How we present ourselves and treat one another or those placed in our care, greatly shows the type of leader we are. Leadership is never about authority or force. True leadership is selfless and consistently seeks to serve and not be served. The world is in great need of inspiring and selfless leaders in our organisations and our communities. True leaders who are not committed to themselves but committed to their people and those placed in their care. We all have the capacity and capability within us to show and live selfless lives. That’s how we grow; that’s how we create sincere joy and happiness in our lives and in the lives of those around us.

Never Ever Play The Victim

“Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?..Your playing small does not serve the world”. I ask who are you not to be? Marrianne Williamson reminds us that ALL OF US and not some of us, are born with a brightness that should be felt with courage in the world. A lot of us from this part of the world should strive to encourage one another to understand the potentials that lie within them so that they can lift themselves off the mediocre lives they keep accepting to live every single day. The worst sort of imprisonment is not within the walls of a maximum-security prison but right in our minds when all we see and probably chose to see is ourselves as victims; incapacitated to think, see and live our fullest potential. We have for far too long done ourselves a lot more harm intellectually, emotionally and physically than the people we think are actually hurting us.

You know the biggest challenge isn’t how we look, where we come from or even the work we do; it’s the mentality we bring to who we think we are that is limiting our growth and development as a people. I remember during my post graduate studies in the UK and I had to work as a Waiter in a restaurant. So, I went to take the order from a group of British women seated at a table. In my interaction with them, one of them didn’t know when she sarcastically said ‘and you even speak very well’. I smiled and said politely; ‘off course I speak very well’. After that day, I didn’t just win a customer, but I won a friend for two major reasons; One, I consistently saw myself not as a waiter but as one who through the work I did at the time, no matter what anyone thought, contributed to the growth of the organisation and secondly I was emphatic and calm about that incident.

We all share a common humanity. Desmond Tutu once said; ‘If we could but recognize our common humanity, that we do belong together, that our destinies are bound up in one another’s, that we can be free only together, that we can be human only together, then a glorious world would come into being where all of us lived harmoniously as members of one family; the human family’.

We gain a lot when we help one another see the light in each of us. We thrive together when we collectively stand for something that unites us and gives our children hope for a better future. We rise when we lift up Human justice and empathy for everyone above personal sentiments or short lived gains.

Let’s Work together!

*Contributed by Chidi Okpala, a leading and passionate Personal Brand Strategist.

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Suguba: Building tech connections for Start-ups in Africa - ITREALMS

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Suguba in partnership with the French Development Agency (AFD) and Mercy Corps, has announced Afrikhaliss for the second 6-month investment readiness program in West Africa to support the 8 most promising startups in the digital sector in Francophone West Africa, reports ITREALMS.

L’Afrique Excelle, the francophone adaptation of the World Bank’s XL Africa (www.XL-Africa.com) tech accelerator, was Suguba’s first acceleration program. The programme which took in 2018/2919 aimed to connect francophone startups across the continent with mentors and investors. Afrique Excelle had enabled 18 of the top 20 startups in French-speaking Sub-Saharan Africa to raise funds for a total amount of approximately 10 million dollars, making it a total success.

Afrikhaliss is aimed at digital startups with impactful solutions for local and regional value chains. The program targets companies that already have a product or service on the market and are generating revenues. However, applications from companies not yet generating revenue will also be considered.

Eligible companies are based or generate at least 75% of their turnover in one or more of the following markets in Francophone West Africa: Benin, Togo, Burkina Faso, Guinea Conakry, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Niger and Senegal. We are sector agnostic and are looking for later stage digital solutions with services or products available on the market now.

Entrepreneurs will be mentored by international and local experts, trained through a tailor-made program, increase their brand visibility and have access to potential partners and investors. Through its collaboration with leading investors with a focus on Francophone Africa, Afrikhaliss will help the selected start-ups attract capital.

This year's program will take place in two virtual or physical residences, in Senegal, depending on the evolution of the health situation, and in Côte d'Ivoire.

Flagship activities include two one-week residential training sessions in Dakar (Senegal) and another in Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire), offering entrepreneurs the opportunity to develop their professional network and learn from mentors, peers and local and international partners. The residential training in Dakar will conclude with a Pitch which will take place during the second edition of the Francophone Africa Investment Summit where entrepreneurs will present their start-ups to a large audience of new technology experts, investors, large companies, experts and media.

The program has as partners leading investment funds and business angels active in Francophone Africa.

Interested companies can apply online at www.Suguba.org , no later than 19 June 2020.

The Afrikhaliss program was initiated by Suguba and Mercy Corps, with financial support from the French Development Agency and is implemented by Suguba in partnership with Village Capital, Impact Hub Dakar and Impact Hub Abidjan.

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Digital rights series: Nigeria needs deliberate policy to skill-up girl child - ITREALMS

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The United Kingdom (UK)-based parliamentary aide and development actor, Abimbola Junaid, has said that Nigeria needs deliberate policy to skill-up the girl-child in a digital era, reports ITREALMS.

Junaid made this known at the second edition of Digital Rights webinar series hosted by ITREALMS in collaboration with DigitalSENSE Africa, Domain Name System ([DNS] Women – Nigeria) and NaijaAgroNet, on the theme: ‘Women and Rights in Digital Era.’

She noted that despite the gains made so far with digital era and women having more voices, there are some lamentable aspects that should be addressed promptly.

Junaid cited an instance with the often having women celebrities facing threats of exposing their nude photos on the Internet at this digital age in the name of blackmail, wondering if opposite sex ever post their nude pictures too.

“So I'm a woman. I then use the technology and now digitalized, but I didn't have my freedom to do what I want to do because someone would post on the internet,” she decried.

Junaid maintained that the law of every land must tend to protect every citizen and human beings within her domain.

She urged Nigerians to be alive to their fundamental responsibility by tasking the government and law makers to come out with requisite laws and policies to boost the girl-child ingenuity, accomplishment, prowess, art, intelligence, expertise, among others.

“Every law and every policy made actually cost you so much money to get there. The number of advocacy, the number of lobbying, etc,” she said.

Those laws, Junaid pointed out, cost money, stressing that if a law has been passed and it is not working for the population, “that's is taxpayer's money down the drain.”

Emphasising that if anyone, especially women are limited by laws of the land and cultures, and beliefs about who one is as a woman, first from the home, then its limiting for a woman to engage on the path.

“But what the law can do is to leverage it. If the law enables the woman, every other person would obey the law and follow the law,” she declared.

In addition, she said, the rights of women really lies with the law, stressing that as a civil society actor, her advocacy will continuously be that “we must hold the law accountable for the rights of the women and must show that we are training everybody, not just the men, because we need to change the mindset of the men and everything else.”

Maintaining that Nigeria inevitably require deliberate policy to skill-up girl child with CSO movement by following through such policies from commencement to implementation.

Uj. N. Dominic/Editor

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Rape: WANEP Calls for Improved Security, Protection of Women and Girls

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The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding, Nigeria (WANEP-Nigeria) and its member organisations has expressed concern over the increasing sexual assault and rape of women and girls in the country.


This was contained in a statement on Wednesday by the National Coordinator, WANEP-Nigeria, Ms. Bridget Osakwe, entitled: 'Urgent Call to End Gender Bases Violence and Protect the Rights of Women and Girls in Nigeria".

According to Osakwe, the recent cases of rape and sexual harassment of women and girls are expression of the deeper systemic disregard for women as widely reported by the media resulting in the death of the victims have sparked outrage across the country.

Notably, she said, the rape and murder of Mrs Queen Igbinevbo, a pregnant woman in her home in Edo State on May 20, 2020; the rape and gruesome killing of Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, a 22-year old Microbiology student of University of Benin in a Church in Edo State on May 27, 2020; the rape and murder of Barakat Bello, an 18-year old female student of the Department of Science Laboratory Technology (SLT) Federal College of Animal Health and Production in Ibadan, Oyo State on June 1, 2020; and the gang rape of a 12-year old girl in her home at Ajah, Lagos State on June 4, 2020, amongst others.

To this end, WANEP has amongst other recommendations called on the "state and Non- State actors to implement transformative strategies that are people oriented and focused at addressing the root causes of gender-based violence, improve security with attention on women and girls and enacting laws for strong national response that support victims and survivors of violence".

Osakwe said the steep increase in gender-based violence became noticeable with the outbreak of COVID-19 and the “Stay-at-Home” directive imposed by the Federal Government as part of the measures to curb the spread of the disease. She noted that most women and girls at this time were confined at home with their abusers with little or no information on what to do and how to access social services.

Part of the statement read: "To ameliorate the situation, WANEP- Nigeria created an online survey to document incidences of Sexual and Gender Based Violence for referral and intervention. Also, the radio program tagged “Women Voices for Peace” that aims to discuss issues of women, peace and security in the society, focused on COVID-19 pandemic from a gender perspective and its impact on gender-based violence in Nigeria. Emerging data gathered revealed a high number of child abuse, rape, sexual harassment and human rights violations.

"Gender Based Violence is a global pandemic that affects 1 in 3 women in their lifetime. The issue is not only devastating for survivors and their families but also entails significant and social economic costs. The increasing prevalence of violence against women and girls in the Nigerian society is a deliberate attack, ingrained discrimination and injustice which highlights a form of structural violence. This form of violence rooted in centuries of male domination, misogyny and inequality has led to early deaths, social stigmatization and limited life choices for many women and girls. The perpetrators of these violent human rights violations against women and girls must not go unpunished as they can be found in every sector of the society including amongst security agencies."

"WANEP–Nigeria reiterates that women and girls vulnerability during conflict and at peacetimes and the consequences of violence they suffer is unjustifiable. Acts of violence against women and girls contravenes the provisions of the United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1325 and 1820, the Sustainable Development Goal 5 – which calls for gender equality and empowerment of women and girls, the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa: an instrument for advancing reproductive and sexual rights; the Violence Against Persons (VAPP) Act (2015) and the Child Rights Act (2003). While we call for a Federal Government Legislation mandating a zero-tolerance approach in penalizing and prosecuting perpetuators of gender based violence we enjoin all Nigerians to take responsibility and work actively to build a society based on justice, non-violent transformation of conflict, respect for women human rights and human dignity for all."

Against this backdrop, WANEP further urged: the security agencies including the Police, the Nigeria Civil Defence Corps and other security agencies to coordinate activities towards providing an integrated security framework that ensure swift response to incidences of violence against women and girls and prosecution of perpetrators.

While we commending the 25 State governments that have passed the Child Rights Law, the non-profit organisation also called on the 11 State Governments that are yet to domesticate the Federal Child’s Rights Acts including, Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, Yobe, Jigawa and Zamfara States to do so immediately to protect the rights of children particularly girls.

The organisation recommended that state actors should partner with women focused civil society organisations in strategizing on the domestication of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Acts (VAPP), 2015 within states to protect the rights of women and girls against the different forms of violence.

At present, Osakwe said, only Ekiti, Kaduna, Oyo, Benue, Ebonyi, Anambra and Lagos States have domesticated the VAPP Act.

The WANEP-Nigeria Coordinator, also asked non-state actors to intensify awareness reation on harmful effect of violence on women and girls, engage boys and men to become advocates and agents of change in the society.

"Local ownership of the Sexual Offenders Register (SOR) to allow for persons identified within communities as perpetuators to be named, shamed, prosecuted and convicted for sexual violence. This will check mate the menace and uphold the rights of women and girls in the society. Partnerships and collaborations between government and civil society organisations will sustain response strategies," she added.

The organisation also applauded "the goodwill and intervention of Federal Government in the fight against gender-based violence with the directive to inaugurate the inter- ministerial Gender – Based Violence Management Committee. Also, we salute the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) support of the Nigeria Governors Forum in the Declaration of a State of Emergency on SGBV in states across the country. The 36 state governors strongly condemn all forms of violence against women and children and have resolved to ensure that offenders face the maximum weight of the law. The security agencies and the civil society organizations are relentless in their efforts to tackle issues of gender-based violence therefore deserve the needed support from the people."

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VC4A unveils 2020 ‘Venture Showcase Series A’ - ITREALMS

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The VC4A is calling for disruptive African scale-ups looking to raise between $500K and $10M, reports ITREALMS.

In proud collaboration with technical partner AWS Activate, VC4A will be hosting the exclusive ‘Venture Showcase - Series A’ in October as part of a virtual gathering of Africa-focused early-stage investors.

Since 2017, VC4A has showcased growth-stage startups as part of the annual Africa Early Stage Investor Summit, resulting in a number of Series A deals totaling over $100M. Building on this success, the ‘VC4A Venture Showcase – Series A’ positions deal ready companies as a central component VC4A offers to its Africa focused network of over 150 early stage investment firms built up over the years. This is an exclusive opportunity for selected entrepreneurs to introduce their companies at once to everyone who’s anyone in Africa’s early-stage investment space.

Ben White, founder and director from VC4A adds: “The Venture Showcase - now in its 4th year - has established itself as the premier platform for presenting the best companies ready for Series A from across the continent. Given the current COVID-19 pandemic, the need to come together virtually as an industry and to collaborate on deals is more necessary than ever. Especially now, the world needs to recognize the quality of innovation and entrepreneurship taking up across the continent and the unique opportunity to be part of major success stories.”

VC4A works closely with the African investment community to refer candidates to the showcase, involving investors in both the screening and selections process. Participating investors work with the selected companies to prepare their participation in the showcase, and to ensure the companies are representative of the best investment opportunities coming up from across the continent. The showcase sets the stage for deal making with Africa’s leading entrepreneurs and investors coming together to scale up the best companies.

This year cloud platform Amazon Web Services, through its AWS Activate program, joins the Venture Showcase as a technical partner. "We’re very pleased to see AWS join in the shared mission to grow and help scale Africa's best startups. AWS brings unparalleled expertise and global infrastructure into the mix, and where the Showcase companies receive direct access," says Ben White.

Selected companies of the 2020 edition will digitally convene and engage the leading VC funds, impact investors, accelerators, corporate venture divisions, industry associations, and public sector agencies. The 2019 edition welcomed over 300 investors from prominent VC funds and African angel networks, such as EchoVC, Greentec, I&P, Proparco, Accion, Knife Capital, Ventures Platform, TLCom Capital, Blue Haven Initiative, VBAN, 4Di Capital, Lagos Angel Network, Total Ventures, AngelHub Ventures, Teranga Capital, Outlierz Ventures, HIMangel, Tencent, Silvertree Capital, GSMA, Orange Digital Ventures, among many others. The 60 Venture Showcase alumni companies like Aerobotics, Coin Afrique, FinChatBot, FlexClub, 7Keema, Lifebank, MAX, Mobiz, Nawah Scientific, Rensource, Sendy and Shezlong raised the astonishing amount of over $100.000.000.

The 10 selected scale-ups of the 2020 edition will get:

• To participate in the VC4A Venture Showcase deal room, including 150+ VC investment firms
• Professional edited 3-minute virtual pitch videos
• 30-minute deep-dive sessions with investors in a private room
• Mentorship and pitch training by partner VC investors
• Amazon Web Services credits from AWS Activate worth ranging from $10,000 to $25,000, as well as tools, resources, and more to get started quickly on AWS
• To join the Showcase alumni network and gain exclusive access to fundraising opportunities

ITREALMS gathered that interested entrepreneurs are invited to apply via this page before 14 August 2020. While investors who wish to refer a company can contact Thomas van Halen at thomas[at]vc4a.com.

The Series A program will be followed by a ‘VC4A Venture Showcase - Seed’ track dedicated to startups raising their seed round ranging from 150K-750K USD. Keep an eye out on the VC4A platform for the launch in July 2020.

Nenye Dom/Editor

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Giadom: I am authentic APC National Chairman, invites Obaseki, others for fresh screening - ITREALMS

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The least may not have been heard about the controversies in the All Progressives Congress (APC) national secretariat, as Chief Hon. Victor Giadom, declaring himself the acting National Chairman, reports ITREALMS.

He also invited the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki to report for fresh screening and declared the activities of former APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomohle since the initial court sacking as invalid.
ITREALMS recalls that on Tuesday, June 16, the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, had in a unanimous judgement, reaffirmed the suspension of Comrade Adams Aliyu Oshiomohle as the National Chairman of APC.


Giadom in an address made avaialble to ITREALMS, Wednesday morning, noted that yesterday, the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, in a unanimous judgement, affirmed Adam's suspension from the party, hence he does not have the locus standi as the National Chairman.

"Consequently, I bring to your notice that on the 16th of March 2020, Hon Justice S.U. Bature in suit no FCT/HC/M/6447/2020 had ordered that, with the earlier suspension of Comrade Adams Aliyu Oshiomohle, I, Chief Hon. Victor Giadom, should act as National Chairman of our great party. That Order could not be immediately effected at that time because of the temporary reprieve Adams Oshiomohle got from the Court of Appeal on the same date. However, having removed the temporary reprieve yesterday by the Court of Appeal and considering the fact that we cannot allow for a vaacum, I most humbly inform you that I have assumed office as Acting National Chairman of our great party in compliance with the order of the court.

"I, therefore, most humbly solicit the support of the entire leadership and members of our great party in achieving this very important responsibility. I want to assure all party members that the All Progressives Congress will obey court orders/judgements as to bring sanity to our great party. Time for selective compliance of Court Orders and judgements is over.

"Our party, the All Progressives Congress, will no longer allow local quests for the control of power to influence our decisions. As your Acting National Chairman and presiding officer in the NWC, we, therefore cancel the decision of the Screening and Appeal Committees of the former Chairman of the party on the Edo primaries.

"This is in strict compliance with the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that forbids anyone who is interested in a cause to be a judge in that same cause.

"It is a brazen rape on the Rule of Law and the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for the former Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, to preside and select Committees in respect to the Governorship primaries in Edo State being a key player in the crisis in that State.

"Whatever role the former Chairman was given to play in that process by the APC constitution, it cannot override the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which governs all of us.

"We, therefore, ask all Aspirants in the Governorship Primaries to report for fresh screening between today and tomorrow. I call on all aspirants to remain in the All Progressives Congress as we guarantee fairness and justice to all concerned. The schedule and time for each aspirant shall be communicated.

"In addition to the above, the Deputy Organising Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Hon. Muhammad Sani Ibrahim, shall immediately resume office as the Acting National Organising Secretary in compliance with the judgement of the Federal High Court in suit no: FHC/ABJ/CS/733/2018 which removed the former National Organising Secretary, Mr Emmanuel Ibediro, since 24th of September 2018.

"This is to ensure strict compliance with the Rule of Law.

"Finally, I seek for cooperation of party leaders at all levels in this onerous task of repositioning the leadership of the party so as to guarantee fairness and justice to all," he said.

Uboshe Uboshe/Editor

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COVID-19: Africa attracts Euro 19m from Germany - ITREALMS

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The German government has assumed premium payments of around EUR 19 million for the drought insurance offered by the African Risk Capacity (ARC), in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, reports ITREALMS.

This will reliably protect up to 20 million poor and vulnerable people in Africa against drought in the coming agricultural season and mitigate the risk of a compound crisis.

Maria Flachsbarth, Parliamentary State Secretary at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and Co-Chair of the InsuResilience Global Partnership emphasized in a video message that Germany will provide its partners in Africa with fast and uncomplicated assistance, for they are facing unprecedented social, economic and financial strains in view of the pandemic.

In her corresponding video statement, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Chairperson of the ARC Governing Board, stressed that Germany’s assistance to insure African countries against the risk of drought “could not have come at a better time.” It will “help avert a situation of compounded effect of the Coronavirus pandemic and drought in any of the beneficiary countries thereby saving the continent from extended negative health and socioeconomic problems.”

ARC is a specialized agency of the African Union. It was launched in 2012 as an initiative of African countries to improve their disaster and risk management and thus increase their resilience to climate change and disasters. Today, ARC is offering its members an index-based drought insurance that guarantees payouts if precipitation falls below certain levels. In consequence, financial support is reaching affected small-scale farmers already before the end of the agricultural season. Also, ARC is offering governments comprehensive technical support for disaster preparedness and disaster risk management. Under the umbrella of the InsuResilience Global Partnership, working to expand climate risk transfer solutions for poor and vulnerable people, Germany to date supported ARC with around EUR 62 million.

By signing an ARC insurance policy, countries can cushion the negative consequences of a drought and thus avert a more far-reaching economic, food and health crisis. However, African governments are often faced with the challenge of providing solid financing for the annual insurance premiums. With the COVID-19 pandemic, this problem has become even more acute in the current year.

BMZ is responding to this situation with its emergency COVID-19 support programme: Zimbabwe and five West African countries, which have to take out insurance cover already in June, will be provided with EUR 8.5 million for premium payments under ARC Replica. This will enable the World Food Programme and the START Network - an association of 40 humanitarian aid organizations - to take out ARC policies for Burkina Faso, The Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, and Zimbabwe. BMZ is further providing EUR 10.5 million for premium subsidies to countries in the south and east of the continent, where the insurance policy will not be taken out until the second half of the year due to the later planting season.

According to Maria Flachsbarth, Germany’s assistance to cover ARC premium payments can achieve three positive effects: "Firstly, we are deliberately creating liquidity for our partners’ particularly urgent COVID-19 measures. Secondly, we are ensuring that the drought insurance, which is of vital importance to so many people, is not lost in the already difficult situation. And thirdly, we are contributing towards stability for ARC member countries.”

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Integrity in Development Projects: AfDB debars Sieyuan Electric, subsidiary over fraud - ITREALMS

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In pursuant to a settlement agreement between the African Development Bank and Sieyuan Electric, the company will be debarred for 12 months. Jiangsu Rugao, a Sieyuan subsidiary, will be excluded from Bank-financed projects for 20 months, reports ITREALMS.

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on June 16, 2020, announced the conclusion of a negotiated settlement agreement with Sieyuan Electric Co. Ltd., a China-based contractor, thus resolving various sanctionable practices committed by the company.

In 2015, Sieyuan participated in a tender for the upgrade and rehabilitation of two substations, a component of the Bank-financed Scaling Up Energy Access Project in Rwanda. An investigation conducted by the Bank’s Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption has concluded that Sieyuan engaged in a fraudulent practice: The company falsified its credentials in order to appear to meet the qualification criteria of the tender related to a bidder’s experience. Further, the company provided falsified documentation in response to an inquiry by the Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption, thus engaging in an additional obstructive practice. 

Lastly, Jiangsu Rugao HV Electric Apparatus Co., Ltd., a Sieyuan subsidiary, submitted forged certifications in the context of Sieyuan’s bid in order to erroneously evidence that various components it manufactures comply with the technical requirements of the tender.

As part of the settlement agreement with the Bank, Sieyuan is debarred for a period of 12 months, Jiangsu Rugao for 20 months. The debarments render the companies ineligible to participate in Bank-financed projects during the specified period. The 20 months debarment imposed on Jiangsu Rugao qualifies for cross-debarment by the Asian Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank Group pursuant to the Agreement for Mutual Enforcement of Debarment Decisions.

By imposing a debarment of 12 months and 20 months on Sieyuan and Jiangsu Rugao, respectively, the Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption recognizes Sieyuan’s extensive cooperation with the investigation, including its partial voluntary disclosure of the sanctionable conduct. 

Sieyuan and Jiangsu Rugao will be released from debarment at the expiry of their respective debarment periods, subject to a successful review of the companies’ integrity compliance program by the Bank.

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Buhari appoints Moni Udoh, Ifeoma Anyanwutaku, 10 others PermSecs - ITREALMS

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The President, Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the appointment of twelve (12) new Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service, including Mrs Monilola Omokunmi Udoh and Mrs. Ifeoma Adaora Anyanwutaku, reports ITREALMS.

Mrs Udoh prior to her latest appointment was the Director, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy (CoDE), while Mrs. Anyanwutaku was a Director of Occupational Safety & Health at Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment.
Affirming this development, the Head of Service of the Federation (HSF), Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, was quoted in a press statement available to ITREALMS by the Director of Communications, Olawunmi Ogunmosunle, as listing Tuesday, the appointed of Federal Permanent Secretaries and their states of origin.

The full list include:

Oluwatoyin Akinlade (Kogi), Bashir Nur Alkali (Kano), Adaora Ifeoma Anyanwutaku (Anambra), Babayo Kumo Ardo (Gombe), Shuaib Mohammad Lamido Belgore (Kwara), Anthonia Akpabio Ekpa (Cross River), Babangida Hussaini (Jigawa), Mamman Mahmuda (Yobe), Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Meribole (Abia), Aliyu Ganda Mohammed (Sokoto), Yerima Peter Tarfa (Adamawa) and Monilola Omokunmi Udoh (Oyo).
ITREALMS also gathered that the swearing-in and deployment will be announced in due course.

Chuks Egbune/DoP

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