Hudu shehu Ibrahim 

Primary Healthcare Coordinator, Yamaltu Deba local government area of Gombe state, Haj. Hadiza Usman , has commended the role of traditional and religious leaders in resolving the issue of noncompliance of households towards polio immunization campaigns.

 

Speaking to newsmen in Deba , Haj.

Hadiza Usman, said the issue of noncompliance which hampered the exercise in the past has been resolved through the intervention of the critical stakeholders.

According to her about 37 pending noncompliance cases recorded in the last round of the exercise had been resolved with many households now willing to allow their children to be immunised without resistance.

 

She however noted that the shortage of personnel is affecting the exercise in communities such as Kuri , Kwadon and Liji because of their large population which is making effective coverage almost difficult. 

The Coordinator appealed for more personnel to be deployed in those areas to ensure full coverage of all households. 

Also speaking the Local Immunization Officer, Yamaltu Deba local government area, Mal. Ibrahim Aliyu , attributed the change of attitudes of households In the area to the persistence of community leaders in highlighting the importance of the vaccine to the health of children.

Although he said some communities reject the vaccines as a way of attracting government attention to their plight so that necessary action can be taken to address them.

He called on such communities to find a better way of articulating their problems to the government and avoid the weaponization of the polio vaccination so as to safeguard the health of the children. 

Also speaking a Team Supervisor in charge of Tudun Sunnah and Kadabau at Deba ward, Mal. Murjanatu Musa expressed satisfaction with the cooperation of households to the exercise describing it as encouraging and capable of ending the menace of the disease

By Jennifer Enuma, Abuja

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the President of Dangote Group, on his appointment to the World Bank’s Private Sector Investment Lab, a body tasked with promoting investment and job creation in emerging economies.

In a statement by Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Bayo Onanauga, the President described the appointment as apt, given Dangote’s rich private sector experience, strategic investments, and many employment opportunities created through his Dangote Group.

The Dangote Group became one of Africa’s leading conglomerates through innovation and continuous investment.

Dangote Group’s business interests span cement, fertiliser, salt, sugar, oil, and gas. However, the $20 billion Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals remains Africa’s most daring project and most significant single private investment.

“President Tinubu urges Dangote to bring to bear on the World Bank appointment his transformative ideas and initiatives to impact the emerging markets across the world fully” the statement said.

The World Bank announced Dangote’s appointment on Wednesday, as part of a broader expansion of its Private Sector Investment Lab. The lab now enters a new phase aimed at scaling up solutions to attract private capital and create jobs in the developing world.

The CEO of Bayer AG, Bill Anderson, the Chair of Bharti Enterprises, Sunil Bharti Mittal, and the President and CEO of Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Mark Hoplamazian, are on the Private Sector Investment Lab with Dangote.

The World Bank said the expanded membership brings together business leaders with proven track records in generating employment in developing economies, supporting the Bank’s focus on job creation as a central pillar of global development.

The Federal Government has declared Thursday as a public holiday to mark the 2025 Workers Day.This is contained in a statement by the Ministry of Interior’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Magdalene Ajani in Abuja.The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo , reiterated the need for peace to drive industrialisation and economic growth.

Tunji-Ojo commended workers for their diligence and sacrifice, noting that workers’ efforts are largely responsible for the greatness of the country and the respect Nigeria commands in the comity of nations. “There is dignity in labour; the dedication and commitment to the work we do, is vital to nation-building so I hereby urge you to imbibe the culture of innovation and productivity,” he said.He encouraged workers to raise the bar of their trade to drive and upgrade the bar of governance and make all the people of Nigeria derive maximum benefit from the nation’s wealth.The minister assured Nigerians of President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s full commitment to the security of lives and property of every citizen and foreigners in the country.Tunji-Ojo wished all workers in Nigeria a happy workers’ day celebration.(NAN)