ATIKU PLEDGES SCHOLARSHIP TO VIRAL NIGER TEEN MINER. (PHOTO).

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 Atiku pledges scholarship to viral Niger teen miner Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Sunday said his “heart breaks” each time he watches a viral video of a teenage artisanal miner, Yusuf Aliyu, speaking at a mining site in Niger State after the deaths of 37 miners in the state. Atiku, in a statement posted on his X handle, said he was prepared to support the boy’s education, describing him as a child whose intelligence and confidence should be nurtured in a classroom rather than by working at a mining site. “I have watched Yusuf Aliyu’s video repeatedly, and each time, my heart breaks. A child with such intelligence, clarity and confidence should be in a classroom building his future—not struggling for survival in a community surrounded by gold but buried in poverty. “I cannot look at him and see an ‘illegal miner.’ I see a Nigerian child failed by the country that should have protected him. I see brilliance trapped by poverty and enormous promise abandoned by leadership,” ...

INTERIOR MINISTER, TUNJI-OJO SEEKS UNIFIED ECOWAS INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR BORDER MANAGEMENT. (PHOTO).


 INTERIOR MINISTER, TUNJI-OJO SEEKS UNIFIED ECOWAS INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR BORDER MANAGEMENT


The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has called for the establishment of a unified information system for ECOWAS member states.


In a statement, the Special Adviser on Media to the Minister, Babatunde Alao, says the Minister made the call during a meeting of Immigration and Border Management Ministers in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.


Tunji-Ojo notes that the absence of an integrated database across the sub-region limits effective migration management and calls for a shared platform to harmonise visa, residency, and identity data.


He also emphasises the need to prioritise border funding based on the specific realities of each country, noting that border management has both security and economic implications.


The Minister calls for stronger collaboration among ECOWAS states, warning that weaknesses in one country can impact others across the region.


He adds that improved data sharing and coordinated policies will enhance border security and support regional integration.

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