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At the Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue of the World Food Prize Foundation in Des Moines, Iowa, USA, on Tuesday, Vice President of Nigeria Kashim Shettima and President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, will have a meeting.

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Vice President Shettima will give the keynote address at the event’s plenary session on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, according to a statement released on Monday by Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President, Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President.

Later on, he’ll take part in a side discussion on special agro-industrial processing zones as part of the African Agriculture Dialogue. He will participate in a fireside conversation with the AfDB President on Thursday, October 26.

The Borlaug Dialogue brings together people from over 65 nations to discuss contemporary challenges pertaining to nutrition and global food security. “Transforming Food Systems: A Global Action Agenda” is the theme for this year.

Vice President Shettima will make use of the occasion to highlight the potential of Nigeria’s agricultural sector and to urge support in carrying out President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directives and initiatives for the country’s agro-food industry.

Following the event, he has appointments with important investors and stakeholders around the country.

Supreme Court has dismissed the Allied Peoples Movement’s plea to overturn President Tinubu’s election.

The party had stated that Ibrahim Masari, the president’s placeholder nominee, had not been replaced in the 14 days required by Section 33 of the Electoral Act.

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Chukwuma-Machukwu Ume, the party’s lead attorney, informed the court during the Monday hearing that their appeal was not predicated on a double nomination.

He argued that Kashim Shettima, the vice president, had been nominated unlawfully.

If the APM stood to gain anything from the case, the judge questioned.

“What are your plans if you succeed in this appeal? There are other appeals that make more significant requests. Nothing more can be gained than giving us tasks to complete. John Okoro chaired the panel that stated, “You are not asking us to put your candidate there as president.”

Nonetheless, the attorney for APM requested to revoke his appeal.

The counsels for Tinubu, Ibrahim Massari, INEC, and the APC did not oppose.

“The appeal is hereby struck out, having been withdrawn,” Okoro declared.

Dr. ‘Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has announced a cooperation with IHS Towers that will alter Nigeria’s technology landscape.

The collaboration announces the formation of the 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) Learning Community, a bold effort that will transform the country’s approach to technical education and talent development.

In a message posted on social media this morning, the minister stated that the government would train three million technical talent over the next four years.

The minister stated that he would employ a 1-10-100 methodology. This entails teaching 1% of the three million people in three months, then 10% over a set length of time, and finally 100%.

Key Points:

The 3MTT Learning Community will reach all 36 states as well as Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
IHS Towers, a significant player in the telecommunications business, is providing a whopping N1 billion to this unique effort.
Dedicated Managers: As part of the agreement, IHS Towers will also commit to covering the salary of 37 dedicated learning community managers, each controlling a specific location, for the next three years.
Future Prospects: According to Dr. ‘Tijani’s statement, our collaboration marks the beginning of an exciting adventure. It marks the start of a series of collaborations targeted at fulfilling the 3MTT program’s aims and improving the Knowledge pillar of their Strategic Blueprint.
The collaboration is projected to have a far-reaching impact on technical education and knowledge acquisition in Nigeria, representing a bold move toward a brighter, more technologically empowered future for the country.

UNRWA, the UN organization that helps Palestine refugees, will run out of fuel in three days, Director-General Philippe Lazzarini warned on Sunday, endangering humanitarian efforts in Gaza.

“Water, operational hospitals, and bakeries won’t exist without fuel. Aid cannot get to people who are in dire need without fuel. Humanitarian aid cannot exist without electricity.

“No fuel will further strangle Gaza’s people, women, and children,” he declared in a statement.

With almost two million residents, UNRWA is the biggest humanitarian organization in the Gaza Strip.

Following the outbreak of the most recent conflicts on October 7, more than a million people have been forced to flee, with more than half of them taking refuge in its facilities.

“Without fuel, we will fail the people of Gaza whose needs are growing by the hour, under our watch,” Lazzarini said, stressing that “this cannot and should not happen.”

He urged all parties and those in positions of authority to permit fuel supplies into Gaza right once and to make sure that they are strictly utilized in order to keep humanitarian efforts from failing.

Even though he applauded the first humanitarian convoy’s arrival in Gaza on Saturday, Lazzarini emphasized the need for ongoing help and said it was “far from enough.”

On Sunday, UNRWA also released its most recent status report, which showed that 17 more staff members had been injured and that the total number of staff deaths since the violence started was 29.

Half of those slain were teachers, according to a UNRWA post on the social media site X, formerly known as Twitter.

The study also showed that there had been close to 180 injuries and 12 fatalities among the displaced persons taking refuge at UNRWA schools.

The Nigerian Customs Service and the family of the officer slain on Saturday in Geidam by suspected Boko Haram militants have received condolences from Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni.

Through his spokesperson, Mamman Mohammed, the governor made a statement on Sunday in which he referred to the attack on the Customs facility and the officer’s death as regrettable and tragic.

“It is regrettable that this awful occurrence strikes us during a period of comparatively calm weather around the state.

“There is no doubt that our brave security personnel have kept a close eye on things to ensure the safety of people and property throughout the state.

But this regrettable incident serves as a reminder for us all to exercise caution and not let the serenity we enjoy fool us or fool us with unexpected events.

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“The Yobe State government and people extend their condolences and sympathy to the Nigeria Customs Service, the Controller General, and the family of the slain officer,” added Buni.

He gave his word that his government would remain committed to working with security personnel to enhance the overall relative peace that the State currently enjoys.

Buni prayed for the late officer’s ultimate peace and his family’s strength to endure the irreversible loss.

The governor urged the residents of the state to always give the authorities and security services timely and helpful information on dubious individuals and movements in their neighborhoods.