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DAILY ASSET Holds 6th Annual Awards, January 19
By Prosper Okoye & Loveth Eze, Abuja
The management of Asset Newspapers Limited (Publishers of DAILY ASSET) has released details of the activities for the 6th Annual Awards, taking place on Thursday, January 19, 2023 in Abuja.
According to a statement, issued by the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, Dr Cletus Akwaya, yesterday, the event would be held at the Conference Hall of NICON Luxury Hotel, Abuja.
Dr Akwaya further stated that the Vice Chancellor, Federal University of the Petroleum Resources Effurum (FUPRE), Prof.
Akpofure Rim-Uke, would be the Guest Speaker.Rim-Uke, an accomplished Scientist, Scholar and Administrator will speak on the Topic: Funding Options for Tertiary Education in Nigeria: A Note for Policy Makers.
The statement added that diplomats, top government functionaries, leading politicians, corporate chieftains, traditional rulers and professionals would grace the Annual Awards.
Among those to be honoured at the grand ceremony are the Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa as ‘DAILY ASSET Man of the Year 2022’.
Also listed for award is former Governor of Benue State, Senator Gabriel Suswam for Excellence in Political Leadership award; Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma as Governor of The Year; while the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), Rt. Hon. Emmanuel Jime and President of Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), Dr Engr Ali Rabiu as joint winners of the ‘DAILY ASSET Best Regulator of The Year 2022’.
Other awards recipients, according to the statement include, the Director General of the Nigeria Nuclear Regulatory Authority, Dr Idris Yau as the Best CEO of The Year and the MD/CEO of Nezam Logistics Ltd, Terna Hemba Nezam as Businessman of The Year.
The Director General, Federal Capital Territory Emergency Agency (FEMA), Dr Abas Idriss will receive the Public Servant of The Year award; while the Life Time Achievement award will go to former Nigerian High Commissioner to Canada, Prof. Amb. Iyorwuese Hagher; just as Benue State University (BSU) Vice Chancellor, Prof. Joe Tor Iorapuu will receive the Vice Chancellor of The Year award.
Dr. Akwaya, a former Commissioner of Information in Benue State, said the Editorial Board of Daily ASSET Newspaper carefully and painstakingly selected individuals and corporate organisations that contributed immensely to the socio-economic life of the country within the period under review for the awards.
Besides the awards presentation, the Publisher said, a public lecture, with the theme: “Funding Options for Tertiary Education in Nigeria: A Note for policy Makers” would be delivered by the Vice Chancellor, Federal University of the Petroleum Resources Effurum (FUPRE), Prof. Akpofure Rim-Ukeh, as part of activities to mark the event.
“The nominations were not influenced by anybody as the Editorial Board arrived at the decisions after a rigorous evaluation of the performance of the various winners in the respective categories,” an earlier statement from the Management said of the awards.
The Annual Awards, which started in 2017 have held every year since then and usually attract political leaders, captains of industry, traditional rulers, diplomats and professionals.
“We have maintained the tradition for five years in keeping with our resolve to celebrate personalities and corporate organisations that excelled in their activities to serve as role models to the younger generation of Nigerians.
“Nigeria has witnessed too many sad incidents arising from the state of insecurity in the country, so we wish to give Nigerians one moment of celebration,” the publisher, a former Commissioner of Information in Benue State was quoted to have said in the statement.
According to the publisher, the awards which will be presented to the various winners at the grand ceremony in Abuja, would be a show piece.
“The awards has moved on for half a decade, so we are longer experimenting. We would like to assure all our guests of a properly organised ceremony, where everybody will be happy and proud to participate,” Dr Akwaya said.
From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja
Practicing Journalists in Kogi state have expressed readiness to partner with the State Internal Revenue Service on tax administration enlightenment and adequate publicity of its activities.
Chairman, Correspondents’ Chapel, Kogi State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Segun Salami, gave the indication when he led his members on a visit to the Executive Chairman of KGIRS, Alhaji Salihu Sule Enehe.
Salami promised a robust collaboration with the agency in creation of public awareness on the need for all taxable citizens to embrace prompt payment of their personal income taxes.
“Our task as journalists is to assist the agency in meeting up with its target of revenue generation for Kogi government through our social responsibility duty of enlightening the people to key into regular and prompt payment of their taxes as when due
“Journalists also owe it as a duty to alert citizens on the need to contribute their quota towards the development of their state and the nation in general by meeting up with their financial commitment on prompt tax payment”
Salami advocated for quarterly media interaction with the agency as part of the partnership move in publicising its activities.
He commended the Executive Chairman and his management team for the resouding success so far recorded in generating more revenue for the state government to provide the needed democracy dividends to the people.
Responding, the Executive Chairman of the Kogi State Internal Revenue Service, Alhaji Salihu Sule Enehe, expressed delight over the prevailing cordial relationship between his angency and practicing Journalists in Kogi since assumption of office.
He promised to sustain the feat in the interest of both parties geared towards achieving accelerated transformation of Kogi.
Enehe also gave an assurance that he would live above board under the partnership agreement which according to him would go a long way in improving the agency’s services of mobilizing resources for the development of the state.
From Yagana Ali, Yola.
The International Committee of the Red Cross(ICRC) has organized a three -day training for 25 journalists on effective First Aid Treatment to prospective casualties.
The workshop, which took place in Yola drew the beneficiaries from different media houses across the state.
In a presentation, Communication Field Officer of the organization, Lemdi Edmond took the participants memory lane from its cradle to limelight.
He pointed out that ICRC intervenes basically in crises involving armed conflicts translating to man -made or unnatural disasters.
Edmond further explained that while the International Federation of the Red Cross intervenes in the area of natural disasters, like flood and earthquake, the National Red Cross Societies handles both natural and man – made situations.
The Communication Field Officer identified seven principles of the Committee to include humanity, impartiality,Neutrality and independence among others.
On their parts, First Aid and Pre-hospital Care Field Office Yola and Abuja respectively, Charity Maxwell and Daniel Ebodor jointly exposed the participants to the meaning, relevance and significance of the First Aid.
They maintained that First Aids basically aimed to save life, prevent condition from further deteriorating and promote speedy recovery.
They identified truthfulness, sympathy, resourcefulness, tolerance and empathy among others as qualities of a good First Aider.
The duo also enumerated and extensively explained Primary Survey variables relating to First Aid as Danger, Response, Airway, Breathing and chest compression.
Interestingly, the participants were vigorously engaged in practical First Aid treatment on various aspects having to do with Burns, Fainting, Fracture and bleeding among others.
Highlights of the training were questions and answers, presentation of certificate and First Aid Kits to the participants
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