SUDAN URGES DISPLACED CITIZENS ABROAD TO RETURN HOME. (PHOTO).
Sudan urges displaced citizens abroad to return home Sudan has called on all displaced citizens living abroad to return home, as the government steps up efforts to facilitate voluntary repatriation and remove barriers facing returnees. Prime Minister Kamil Idris said his office is committed to easing the return process and ensuring citizens can actively contribute to rebuilding the country, state media SUNA reports. Speaking during a visit to the Ashkeit border crossing in Wadi Halfa, Idris said authorities have taken steps to eliminate illegal levies and ensure that returning citizens are not subjected to additional fees, compulsory charges or arbitrary customs duties. He noted that such practices had previously placed an unnecessary burden on citizens without benefiting the state. The Prime Minister said the government is working to improve conditions at key entry points, directing the Ministry of Finance to resolve electricity challenges at the crossing and pledging to provide ...
Pacelli school for the Blind,Surulere has emerged winner in the maidenedition of a two day quiz competition organized by Lagos State Office for Disability Affairs {LASODA} between pupils of regular and special schools in Lagos State.The event,themed ''towards an inclusive education in Lagos State'' and held in Adeyemi Bero Auditorium,had eight primary schools participating at the preliminary stage but only four of the schools made it to the final stage of the kneely contested competition.Speaking at the event,Permanent Secretary,Ministry of Youth and Social Development,Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola said the gesture was in line with Lagos State Government's promise to reposition the socio-political and economic fortunes of people living with disabilities in the state.The programme,he added was also ''designed to create windows of opportunities to exhibit their inherent qualities and contribute to the economic growth of Lagos state''.According to Mr Muri Okunola ''Lagos State government is of the view that by making education more accessible and inclusive,the number of literate people wih disability would increase,thereby enhancing their social potentials and relevance in the society''.General Secretary of the association of teachers in disability schools in Lagos State,Azeez Alihu commended Lagos State Government for identifying with people living with disabilities by enacting relevant laws that protect their interests but lamented that different groups of disabled people also face other various challenges in their academic pursuits and the larger society.He therefore pleaded with the State Government to assist disabled people by providing tools and equipment that will enhance their learningg skills,particularly the 'Braille embosser' used by the blind.The winners were presented awards and cash prizes after the event as follows:Pacelli school for the Blind-N100,000 for second prize and Maryand Primary School-N50,000 for third prize.The pupils were tested in Mathematics,English language and Social StudiesM.ore photos below. 
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