الجزير نيجيريا ةالجزير نيجيريا ة ...first in breaking the news www.aljazirahnews.com Vol. 2 No. 162 DECEMBER NIGERIA N200 21 – Dec. 27, 2020 Miyetti Allah Writes Buhari Seeks endorsement of Ohaneze next president PAGE 10 Treasury Single Account: Police Colleges Flout Policy 12 PAGE EDITORIAL Kankara Abduction And The Unending Lessons ith the abduction of students of Government Secondary an unprecedented toll on school enrollment. It is even worrisome that School Kankara, Katsina State on December 11, not a banditry has put many schools out of existence, leaving pupils at the whims few Nigerians were distraught by one event that has and caprices of their uninitiated home (local) teachers, where available. become too many. There are concerns that the recurring We are impressed that the authorities have done the needful, by ensuring abduction of students in their pristine settings would that the kidnapped students were promptly released. The safety of every Wviolet their innocence and create a setback in their academic pursuit. Nigerian is and should be of importance to the government. Safety should This scenario is even worse when we are dealing with an already be uttermost in its agenda, since without the people, a nation would not decapitated school situation, where out-of-school children are already a exist, hence, everything must be brought to bear in ensuring that Nigerians cause for concern in the northern region of the country. are protected maximally. From Chibok in Borno State, to Dapchi in Yobe State and now in Kankara in Katsina State, the abduction of students in these various states has taken CONTINUE ON PAGE 5 HEALTH WORKERS’ PERFORMANCE AWARD 2020 (In recognition and appreciation to their effort and commitment to service in fight against COVID-19 ) PAGE 9 الجزير نيجيريا ةالجزير نيجيريا December 21 – December 27, 2020 www.aljazirahnews.com 2 Like our facebook page ةwww.facebook.com/aljazirahnewsng Follow us on twitter @aljazirahnewsng news e-mail: [email protected] Director-General, National Centre for Women Development, NCWD, Mrs Mary Ekpere- Eta (2nd left), with some artisans and their equipment during the closing ceremony of the 2020 Residential Capacity Building Empowerment Programme for 200 Female Artisans, organised by the NCWD in Abuja on Wednesday, December 12. PHOTO: DEBORAH BADA/OTU/BJO/NAN. AljazirahNigeria Publisher Adds Two More Feathers To His Cap On Friday December the association and scientists He concluded by institutions in Nigeria viz, In a similar vein, on the by Mrs Lillian Cosmas who 18, the publisher and can get from the media. expressing gratitude for monotechnics, polytechnics same day he got another received the award on his CEO of AljazirahNigeria The advantages stated being invited to be part and universities, and the recognition and award by the behalf. Newspapers, Mr. Etuk are, increasing the impact of their dream. He then pre-convention exercise is a Michelle Youth Initiative for Awardees at the summit Bassey Williams, bagged of growth, giving back to encouraged them with the prelude to the forthcoming Sustainable Development. include Attorney General and a meritorious award from society, change in scientific words: “I cannot wait to National convention of He got an award as Mr Minister of Justice, Deputy the National Association of procedure, promoting see your work in the media the Nigeria Association of Integrity. Speaker of Kogi State House Science Students, NASS. the field of research, including AljazirahNigeria Science Students. He was represented at the of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Ahmed The presentation of the and the media can also newspapers. The summit was held at event which was held at the Mohammed, Rhena Anani, award took place at the support researchers’ bid or NASS is the umbrella body Summit Hotel, behind Zenith auditorium of the National Alhaji Suleiman Abubakar, programme, “A National application for funding. of science students in tertiary Bank, Gwagwalada. Human Rights commission, among others. Stakeholders’ Forum/Pre- Convention of the Nigeria Association of Science Students. Nigerians To Get Covid-19 Vaccine In January – Health Minister Mr Etuk who was BY WISDOM ONYESI not giving any indemnity. vaccines, freezers that must to take care of our citizens. represented by Mr Bright “The big countries give you at least -80 degrees. That means if we are able to Nwogwugwu, in his speech The Minister of Health, Dr where these vaccines There’s another type that can get the vaccine that works thanked the association Osagie Ehanire, has said the are manufactured are of be in a deep freezer of -20 well and does not cost us too for the recognition of the COVID-19 vaccine would course giving themselves and there’s another type that much or cost of storage and media in projecting scientific be available to Nigerians by the priority to serve their can be in a refrigerator of -2 delivery, that’s the one we’ll discoveries and activities. 2021. own citizens first and we degrees, which is a regular like. He made the disclosure hope that the pressure refrigerator. “We are also having “The media, broadly while addressing State speaking, has a significant from the World Health “The one that is a regular bilateral discussions, talking House Correspondents after Organization and GAVI refrigerator is easy in that with manufacturers, some role to play in responsible the week’s virtual Federal research and innovation on (Global Alliance for Vaccines you have many of that kind of them have written to us Executive Council FEC and Immunization) will be of refrigerators all over our that they want to have talks the one hand, by keeping meeting, held in the Council able to get a reserve for other country. -20 will also be easy with us, I think one is already the public informed about Chambers of the Aso Rock countries which themselves because we have freezers, but having discussions in the Ehanire leading scientific discoveries Presidential Villa, Abuja. are not manufacturing and the ultra-cold freezers we Ministry of Health, the one and engaging the public He said “We have a us and told us that they are be able to attend to what hardly have in our country, that British and Russia team buying vaccines from China in authoritative and clear technical working group we signed up to; we signed therefore to receive and store are putting together. debates about scientific working on the question and had tested them. up for the advanced market those ultra-cold vaccines will “We are working with “So, they said they are issues, and on the other hand of the vaccine. We have participation of the COVACS. require that we go purchase them because if we cannot signed up with the World introducing them to us. So, by using news media tools “If we are able to get our those ultra-cold freezers. get enough from one source, we said we would listen to to increase the exchange of Health Organization and own, I think it should be by “So we are working on the we should be able to get from GAVI for access to vaccines them because the one that is information and knowledge January, but there are two costing and it might be which other sources. So, we are effective and healthy in those across disciplines, sectors immediately they are types of vaccines, as you one we get first. We have to looking at multiple sources. available. 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Masari Briefs President Buhari Top Stories Abduction Of Students On kidnapped Students Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff President Muhammadu special report General Tukur Buratai has Buhari was on Monday World AIDS Day And arrived in Kankara where briefed by Katsina State a number of high school Governor, Aminu Masari, Nigeria’s Move To End students were abducted. on the incident that saw Epidemic PAGE 13 students of Government Science Secondary School in Kankara... special report Despite Redstrike Deal, FIFA Wednesday, December 16, 2020 Thursday, December 17, 2020 Palliatives, NPFL Resummption #EndSARS Protesters’ Accounts Frozen In Error Nigeria To Receive COVID-19 Vaccine By End Hanginf In Balance – Justice Tsoho Of January 2021 – Ehanire PAGE 14 Chief Judge of the Federal High The Minister of Health, Osagie Court, John Tsoho, has said Ehanire, on Wednesday, noted business & economy that the accounts of #EndSARS that Nigerians should expect to protesters were frozen in error.