Category: International

WASH Experts Chart New Roadmap at World Toilet Day Webinar

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By: Bashir Hassan Abubakar As the global community marks World Toilet Day 2025, Mangrove & Partners, a leading institutional strengthening consultancy, convened a high-level national webinar to accelerate efforts toward ending open defecation in Nigeria. Speaking at the virtual workshop, Managing Partner/CEO Timeyin Uwejamomere said the session was designed to unite key WASH stakeholders to examine strategies for scaling up sanitation interventions at national and subnational levels. He stressed the urgency of fast-tracking Nigeria’s journey toward an Open Defecation Free (ODF) status. The webinar spotlighted the country’s two ODF-certified states—Jigawa…

Customs Busts Ring Smuggling Patas Monkeys Along Badagry-Seme Corridor

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A routine checkpoint stop by the Seme Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) resulted in the interception of a wildlife trafficking operation involving a lion cub and two patas monkeys. The seizure occurred in the early hours of Sunday, November 16, 2025, on the Badagry–Seme Expressway as part of ongoing efforts to combat illegal trade. Command spokesperson CSC Isah Suleiman reported that a blue Mazda vehicle, registration number MUS 743 HA, was halted by customs operatives at Gbaji around 2:19 a.m. A subsequent search uncovered ‘One (1) Lion…

NDLEA Enhances Maritime Capabilities Post-UK Training

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Following a week-long working visit to the United Kingdom, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) officers have intensified maritime surveillance and interdiction operations. Commander of Narcotics (DCN) Aminu Danjuma Jega headed a six-member delegation for training between 19 and 25 October 2025. The training was conducted under the guidance of Errol Flynn Macdonald of the UK Home Office (International Operations). Agency spokesman Femi Babafemi announced Friday, November 14, that the team visited key British maritime and border enforcement facilities to learn international best practices in maritime intelligence, port security,…

BBC Crisis: Director General, News CEO Resign

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Sunday, November 9, BBC Director General Tim Davie and CEO of News Deborah Turness have resigned, after a newspaper report suggested a BBC Panorama documentary misled viewers by editing a speech by US President Donald Trump. According to the BBC; ” They announced their resignations in separate emails to all BBC staff, at 18:00. The BBC’s chair Samir Shah also released a statement. BBC director general Tim Davie and CEO of News Deborah Turness have resigned, after a newspaper report suggested a BBC Panorama documentary misled viewers by editing a…

”Our Job is Only killing” – How Sudan’s Brutal Militia Carried Out a Massacre

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BBC Verify reported on November 7 the horrific, terrible, and inhuman killings in El-Fasher, Sudan, which the actors involved have openly carried out and confirmed. The reports read: “Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of executions. Fighters laugh as they ride on the back of a pick-up truck, speeding past a row of nine dead bodies and driving towards the setting Sudanese sun. “Look at all this work. Look at this genocide,” one cheers. He smiles as he turns the camera on himself and his fellow fighters, their Rapid Support…

ASHH Foundation, UNICEF Train Facilitators on Positive Parenting in Bauchi

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By: Bashir Hassan Abubakar A women-led civil society organization, Attah Sisters Helping Hand (ASHH) Foundation, has concluded a two-day Training of Trainers (ToT) workshop on Positive Parenting in Bauchi. The training, supported by UNICEF Nigeria, was designed to equip 32 selected facilitators with practical knowledge and skills to promote positive parenting practices and enhance the well-being of children across 32 communities in Bauchi, Darazo, Dass, and Ganjuwa Local Government Areas of Bauchi State. During the sessions, participants engaged in interactive modules covering key themes such as Healthy and Unhealthy Relationships,…

CILT AGM: Usoro Unveils Reforms, Celebrates 23 Industry Titans at First-Ever Legacy Awards

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The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT Nigeria) has presented its inaugural ‘Legacy Awards’ to 23 veteran members, recognizing their longstanding contributions to the institution’s growth. Honoring 23 industry titans with Legacy Awards, CILT Nigeria President Barr. (Mrs.) Mfon E. Usoro, FCILT, hosted an Awards and Gala Night on Thursday, October 23, at the Civic Centre in Lagos. The ceremony was a key part of the Institute’s Annual General Meeting and National Conference, which ran from October 22–24. The Legacy Awards was the first of its kind introduced by…

Oyetola: African Shippers Must Engage Lines on Freight Costs to Protect Consumers

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The Hon. Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, CON has called on member States of the Union of African Shippers’ Councils (UASC) to engage shipping lines and international partners to ensure transparency, fairness, and equity in the determination of surcharges and freight rates. Oyetola made this statement in Lagos when declaring open a two-day subregional seminar and meeting of the Standing Committee No 1 on Trade and Transport of the UASC on Wednesday, October 29 2025.The event brought together delegates from 19 member-countries, heads of maritime and trade…

UNICEF Urges Sustained Immunization Efforts at World Polio Day Walk in Bauchi

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By: Bashir Hassan Abubakar The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Nigeria, Bauchi Field Office, in collaboration with the Rotary Club of Bauchi Central, has commemorated the 2025 World Polio Day with an awareness walk aimed at reinforcing public commitment to routine immunization and sustaining Nigeria’s polio-free status. The colourful walk, which commenced at the Bauchi Emir’s Palace, attracted a large turnout of participants clad in branded T-shirts bearing advocacy messages encouraging parents and caregivers to continue immunizing their children. Participants included Polio Survivors Groups (PSGs), Fathers for Good Health (F4H),…

Logistics and Transport Critical to National Security, Development, CDS Musa tells CILT NIG.

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 …. Institute inducts 363 New Members During Annual General Meeting General Christopher Gwabin Musa, OFR, Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), highlighted the critical role of Transport and Logistics in National Security and Development. The Defence Chief, General Christopher Gwabin Musa, informed professional members of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT NIG) about this during the institute’s 2025 National Conference and Annual General Meeting at the Civic Centre in Victoria Island, Lagos, from October 22-24. The theme for this year’s conference was “Enhancing Logistics and Transport for Sustainable…