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USAID trains CSOs on citizens budget in Adamawa

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has trained various Community Social Organisations (CSOs) on effective citizens budget participation, presentation and implementation in Adamawa.
Mr Maxwell Machill, the USAID team leader in the state, declared the training opened on Tuesday in Yola.
Machill said that the training was aimed to impact knowledge for CSOs in the state on how to prepare and participate in citizens budget proposa l.
He said that the four-day training was organised by USAID in collaboration with the State Government. “The core objective of the training is to impact knowledge for CSOs in state on how to participate and have idea in government’s budget preparation and implementation for transparency, accountability and effectiveness. “Also, it is designed to enhance effectiveness and efficiency of budget as well as bringing citizens into the process,” Machill said. He warned the CSOs not to use the training opportunity to humiliate or distract government.He called on the participants to ensure the 2022 budget was monitored and tasked the CSOs to pass what they acquired to members of various organisations across the state.
Mr Usman Mapeo, the Permanent Secretary, state Planning Commission, described the exercise as a welcome development.
“The training will enhance efficiency of budget development and transparency in government, which will give citizens a sense of belonging,” Mapeo said.
Also, Malam Nasir Adamu, the state CSOs, said they were overwhelmed and opportuned to have an idea of how citizens budget is been prepared.
Adamu lauded the organisers of the exercise for carrying members of communities along to have an idea of how the budget is being prepared and implemented. (NAN)
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NAFDAC Intensifies Regulatory, Sensitization Activities in Yobe

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it intensified regulatory and public sensitization activities across Yobe in the first half of 2025.
Mr. Lawan Dadingelma, Yobe Coordinator of NAFDAC, made this known in an interview on Wednesday in Damaturu.
Dadingelma said the agency embarked on various campaigns and enforcement actions to ensure public safety and compliance with regulatory standards.
He said that the office carried out sensitisation exercises at the fruit and vegetable markets in Damaturu and Gashua, warning against the use of calcium carbide for ripening fruits and vegetables.
He said that the public was also sensitised on the dangers of using harmful chemicals to preserve agricultural produce such as beans, groundnuts, millet, and other food items.
Dadingelma said that the agency equally held meetings with associations of water and bakery producers to promote adherence to safety standards.
He added that the agency conducted awareness sessions on good warehousing practices for drinks and soft drinks.
“NAFDAC intensified regulatory monitoring activities in Damaturu, Potiskum, Gashua, and Geidam Local Government Areas, focusing on water production and bakeries.
“We also held an engagement with herbal product manufacturers in the state and sensitised local rice millers in Potiskum on best practices.
“Sanctions were imposed on patent medicine vendors found violating regulations, while drug hawkers across the state were similarly penalised.
“The agency also engaged NGOs, including the Society for Family Health, to enhance collaborative public health advocacy,” he said.
Dadingelma pointed out that the efforts were part of their mandate to safeguard public health and ensure that all regulated products met required safety standards. (NAN)
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Flooding: Monarch Introduces Weekly Environmental Sanitation

The Paramount Ruler of all Awori-speaking people, Oba Sulaiman Adekunle Bamigbade, Ayodele III, has directed residents of estates and communities within his domain to commence weekly environmental sanitation to mitigate the risk of flooding.
In a letter dated June 11, 2025, addressed to leaders and residents of various estates and communities under his jurisdiction, Oba Bamigbade stated that the decision was in response to predictions of heavy rainfall and potential flooding in the coming months.
According to the letter, which was made available to newsmen and signed by the monarch himself, the move aligns with recent warnings by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET), which forecasted flooding in several states across the country due to expected intense rainfall.
“In light of the recent flooding predictions issued by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET), it has become imperative for communities within our domain to take proactive steps towards safeguarding our environment and the wellbeing of our residents,” the monarch stated.
“To this end, I am calling for a mandatory weekly sanitation exercise across all estates within the Isheri Estates Community,” he added.
During the weekly exercise, residents are expected to clear drains, de-silt gutters, and properly dispose of domestic waste, among other activities to ensure a clean and flood-free environment.
Oba Bamigbade emphasized that there would be strict monitoring to ensure compliance, noting that he would personally visit estates and communities to assess adherence.
He further stated that the palace and its surrounding areas would take the lead in the exercise and that information regarding the sanitation directive would be disseminated to the grassroots to ensure widespread awareness.
The monarch’s initiative is part of a broader community effort to promote environmental responsibility and prevent avoidable disasters during the rainy season.
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Foundation Sponsors Urology Surgery for 3,000 Vulnerable Patients in Katsina

No fewer than 3,000 vulnerable patients have benefited from the Alhaji Dahiru Mangal Foundation’s urology surgery intervention in Katsina State.
Alhaji Mangal, a philanthropist, has spent about N80 million since inception of the sponsored surgery project in the state.
Husaaini Kabir, a Board of Trustees (BOT) member of Mangal Foundation disclosed this during the launch of the exercise in Katsina on Saturday.
He explained that urology was part of healthcare that deals with diseases of the urinary tract (kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra).
Kabir said that since the commencement of the exercise, no fewer than 3,000 vulnerable patients have benefited in about 10 exercises conducted previously in the state.
According to him, about N20 million has been earmarked to sponsor no fewer than 100 patients during the second quarter of the year.
He noted that drugs would be provided free for those whose condition did not require surgery after being checked.
Kabir disclosed that the exercise was part of the foundation’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), aimed at giving back to the society, especially to the less privileged.
The BOT member added that people from different villages within the state, neighbouring states and also from Niger Republic, were equally benefiting from the gesture.
He said that the objective was to alleviate the burden of healthcare costs on the most vulnerable people, as many of them struggled to meet basic needs.
Kabir said the foundation had engaged the best medical team, adding that patients could also be screened at the Amadi Rimi Orthopaedic Hospital, in Batagarawa Local Government Area of the state.
He said: “The foundation has engaged the best medical team and procured high quality drugs and medical equipment for the surgery.
“The foundation is exclusively for empowerment, development, educational, charitable purposes and for supporting the poor and vulnerable in the area of healthcare and economic skill.”
He revealed that the foundation, which was established in 2016, had sponsored eye, hernia, and hydrocele surgical operations for thousands of vulnerable patients.
Responding, a beneficiary and staff of Katsina State Polytechnic, Malam Adamu Aliyu, commended the sponsor, saying that he was happy to be one of the beneficiaries.
He said that it was quite a relief as his meagre salary could not afford him the surgery.
Aliyu and other beneficiaries called on government, private organisations, and other wealthy individuals to emulate the gesture extended by the foundation.