BENUE BOOSTS CHILD PROTECTION WITH GRADUATION OF 60 UNICEF-BACKED SOCIAL WORKERS. (PHOTOS).
BENUE BOOSTS CHILD PROTECTION WITH GRADUATION OF 60 UNICEF-BACKED SOCIAL WORKERS Benue State has taken a major step toward strengthening child protection and social welfare services with the graduation of 60 Auxiliary Social Workers (ASWs) trained to serve vulnerable children and families at the grassroots. The graduation ceremony, held on Wednesday, marked the successful completion of a programme jointly supported by the Benue State Government, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the Bureau of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, and the Benue State Bureau for International Cooperation and Development (BICD). Speaking at the event themed “Building Community Resilience Through Professional Auxiliary Social Work,” the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Hon. Mrs. Theresa Apochi-Ikwue, described the initiative as a strategic response to gaps in child protection services across the state. She said the newly trained ASWs would...
Senator Bukola Saraki,who attented the wedding ceremony of Senator Dino Melaye's younger sister,Shade,to her husband Wale,yesterda in Ayetoro Kogi State,took to his social media to commiserate with victims of Kano inferno.Saraki in a statement by his Special Adviser {Media and Publicity} lamented the continuous occurrences of fire disasters in markets across the country and urged the managements of markets to always employ all modern means of preventing and combating fire disasters to ensure traders are not subjected to this harrowing loss.The popular Sabon Gari market in Kano,was in the early hours off saturday hit by a fire incident very that led to the destruction of goods and properties worth millions of naira.''The continuous loss of merchandise and properties in many commodity markets in the country and Kano in particular to fire disasters has reached a worrisome level that requires urgent measures to combat the trend.These fires incidents had deprived our hard working and determined traders the means of livelihood and survival and these are expectedly breadwinners of their families.In addition,these losses represent the depletion of nation wealth as most of the victims constitute a significant chunk of entrepreneurial class who are supposedly great contributors to the nation's Gross Domestic Product {GDP}.This is most unfortunate to the economy of Kano State,more so coming after the destruction of Kurmi market,the oldest market in Kano by fire,and the recent inferno at the furniture section of Abubakar Rimi market.The Senate is pained by the loss,and i seize this opportunity to underscore the need for adequate preventive measures against fire disasters in our market.All markets in the country must be built with plans to prevent outbreak of fire incident and equipped with fire fighting equipment.Also,market women should be constantly trained in fire preventive measures and drills''.He urged the state government to ensure thorough investigations to unravel the cause of the incident and forestall occurrence.To the couples that got married in Kogi,the Senate President wrote ''I wish the new couple the best of blessings as they begin their union''.More photos below. 
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