The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo was in Maiduguri on Thursday, to launch the 30th edition of the Federal Government’s Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Clinic during which he commissioned four out of over 500 projects executed by Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum.
The Vice President arrived in Maiduguri around 11 am and was received by Governor Zulum alongside Senator Kashim Shettima, national and state assembly members, other top government officials, and party leaders.
He arrived in the company of the Ministers
of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Ambassador Maryam Katagun, Minister of State for Agriculture, Baba Shehuri who is from Borno, and some national assembly members also from Borno.
The VP drove from the airport to commission a newly built medical doctor’s quarters along the airport road in Maiduguri. The tastefully designed quarters comprise 78 units of three-bedroom apartments from 13 blocks of two-story buildings with each block having six apartments. The quarters were fully fenced, landscaped, flowered, and provided with sporting facilities and a playground.
Osinbajo then commissioned a shopping complex with 78 shops that are meant to be allocated to operators of small and medium businesses.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo with Governor Zulum during the ribbon cutting
Before continuing with the commissioning of Zulum’s projects, the Vice President stopped over to address MSMEs at the Maiduguri GSM Market and assured them of Buhari’s commitment towards supporting and empowering them
Vice President Osinbajo then paid another visit to the Northeast Children Learning Centre, which is a donor-funded primary to secondary school institution, privately initiated by the Vice President in March 2017 during his 60th birthday, to provide homes, education, and entrepreneurship skills to 1,500 children orphaned by insurgency across the northeast. Osinbajo who had visited the school on previous visits to Borno interacted with orphans schooling at the center.
Returning to commissioning, the Vice President is expected to unveil a mega-size senior secondary school named after one of Borno’s foremost personalities, late Alhaji Mai Deribe.
The fully fenced, landscaped, and flowered school is made up of 30 classrooms for at least 1,200 students, three laboratories, an administrative block, and sporting facilities.
Vice President Osinbajo will also commission Gonidamgari community road which passes communities that include Abbaganaram, Railway terminus, Borno Aluminium, down to Borno flour mill junction in Maiduguri.
He will then launch the 30th edition of the Federal Government’s Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Clinic with more than 100 business owners to showcase their products and interact with federal officials involved with enhancing businesses for local consumption and export.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the National Sports Association for Judiciary (NASAJ) would hold from Aug. 17 to 27 in Lokoja.
Ariwoola, who was represented by the state Acting Chief Judge, Josiah Majebi, unveiled the trophy at the premises of the State High Court, on Wednesday in Lokoja,
The CJN described the trophy as a ‘trophy of unity’ designed to foster unity among the judiciary staffers across the federation.
The CJN commended Gov. Yahaya Bello for hosting the competition and for the security and hospitality enjoyed by the participants.
R-L: Mr Emeka Ndili, National President of NASAJ, and the Kogi State Chief Judge, Justice Josiah Majebi, unveiling the trophy on behalf of CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, on Wednesday in Lokoja. By Stephen Adeleye The acting Chief Justice of the Federation (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola, has unveiled the trophy for the 28th Judiciary Staffers Games scheduled for Lokoja.
He encouraged the organisers and participants to play by the rules and regulations of the game, so as to achieve the desired success.
The President of NASAJ, Emeka Ndilli, said the competition was founded in 1994 while Kogi hosted in 2016 and now in 2022 within the space of six years.
Ndili expressed gratitude to the good people of the state for their hospitality and the Governor for accepting to host the games within a few years interval.
On his part, the state’s Commissioner for Sports, Idris Musa, appreciated NASAJ for considering the state for hosting the games in 2016 and 2022.
He assured participants of good hospitality from the good people of Kogi, adding that the state was safe. (NAN)