NUT PROTEST : WIKE WARNS AGAINST POLITICISING INSECURITY. (PHOTO).
NUT Protest : Wike Warns Against Politicising Insecurity The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has warned against politicising insecurity amid protests by the Nigeria Union of Teachers, FCT wing, over the killing and abduction of school staff and children in Oyo State. Teachers stormed the FCTA Secretariat in Abuja to condemn the killing of Michael Oyedokun and to demand the release of abducted pupils and teachers from Community High School, Ahoro-Esinle in Oriire Local Government Area. The FCT minister addressed the protesters on Tuesday, saying the federal government is on its toes working to secure the rescue of the schoolchildren and their teachers. Wike urged protesters to avoid turning the tragedy into a political issue and to give security efforts time to produce results. Chairman of the union in the FCT, Mr Abdullahi Shafa, explained that the nationwide solidarity protest was to condemn the killing of the teacher and abduction of the school chil...
According to sources,the African Union will be launching the electronic passport next month in Kigali Rwanda.The project that dates back to 2014 and is part of Africa's agenda of 2063.The project will facilitate free movement of persons,goods and services across Africa fostering intra-Africa trade,integration and socioo-economic development.The outgoing chairperson of the African Union Commission,Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma,has termed the project as symbolic and significant.She further said that it is a steady step towards the objective creation of a strong,prosperous and integrated Africa,driven by its citizens and capable of taking its rightful place in the world stage.Initially the e-passport will be used by the African Union Heads of State and government,foreign affairs ministers and the permanent representatives of the African Union member states.The AU E-passports will be issued to this group of people in the up coming 27th African Union summit in Kigali.Some African countries such as Seychelles,Mauritius,Rwanda and Ghana have taken the lead in ensuring easy access across Africa by relaxing Visa restrictions and in some cases lifting visa requirements altogether for Africans.Africa is expected to have realised visa free travel by 2020.
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