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Maternal And Infant Mortality: Hold Political Leaders Accountable-CHRICED Charges Media/CSO’s

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3 years ago

August 7, 2021

Abbas Yushau Yusuf

A university Don Professor Abdulmumini Bala Ahmed has drawn the attention of Media and Civil society organizations to hold political leaders accountable on maternal and child Healthcare interventions in Kano state and Nigeria in general.

Professor AB Ahmed made the plea while presenting a paper titled An Overview of Maternal Health Interventions in Kano State: What is Worthy of Attention of Media and CSOs.

Professor AB Ahmed said infant and maternal mortality in Kano and Nigeria is one of the highest in sub-Saharan Africa and checkmating that becomes very necessary.

He said the death of a mother may be the beginning of poverty, malnutrition, lack of education.

According to the professor, AB said one of the things that increase maternal and infant mortality is Bureaucratic bottlenecks and inadequate accountability mechanisms.

Millions and Billions of Naira are budgeted in Kano every year for health care as according to the government is free but implementation becomes difficult.

On infrastructural facilities, the infrastructure is very dilapidated and needs to be revalidated.

Professor AB Ahmed said in the 15 LG’s of Kano state there is no Doctor to attend to hundreds of patients.

Among the problems that prevent smooth implementation of government interventions in the Health sector is the inability to release funds on time.

The media has a stake to sensitize the general public on that and the CSO’s have to knit to avoid interference from other quarters.

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The professor said anybody who prevents the timely release of funds should be exposed by the media for the world to know thereby putting adequate accountability mechanisms.

On his part, Mr. Chukuemaka Fred Agbata in his paper titled Deepening your digital presence, key tips and strategies for online journalists urged online journalists to develop high-quality content, diversify their operation and be mobile friendly.

He said there are many techniques including social media presence and interactive storytelling techniques which will make an impact on society.

Mr. Fred said one has to be exceptional and consistent in feeding the public with information that attracts attention and solves problems.

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FG proposes N47.9trn as the 2025 budget

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8 hours ago

November 14, 2024

Nigerian Tracker

President Bola Ahmad Tinubu

The federal government has proposed N47.9 trillion as the total expenditure in the 2025 budget.

Atiku Bagudu, the minister of budget and economic planning, told journalists on Thursday, after the federal executive council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu.

Vaguely said the council approved the medium-term expenditure framework (MTEF) for 2025-2027.

He said the government pegged the crude oil benchmark at $75 per barrel and oil production at 2.06 million barrels per day (bpd)

The budget minister said the exchange rate was pegged at N1,400 per dollar, noting that the government is targeting a gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of 6.4 percent.

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Government Declares Public Holiday

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13 hours ago

November 14, 2024

Nigerian Tracker

Ondo state government has declared Friday a public holiday to enable civil servants and others to travel to various communities to exercise their civic responsibilities.

This was contained in a statement on Wednesday evening signed by O.F. Ayodele, Permanent Secretary, Office of the Head of Service.

The statement reads, “The 2024 Governorship Election in Ondo State has been scheduled by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to be held on Saturday, 16th November 2024.

To this end, the Ondo State Government has declared Friday, 15th November 2024 as Work-Free Day for Public Servants in the State to enable them to travel to various communities to exercise their civic responsibilities.

“All Accounting Officers are to note the content of this Circular and disseminate same to all staff of their respective Ministries, Departments and Agencies.

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Atiku Has No Chance In PDP, Won’t Get 2027 Presidential Ticket ,Says Wike

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14 hours ago

November 14, 2024

Nigerian Tracker

Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), recently cast doubt on former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s prospects of securing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) nomination for the 2027 presidential race.

During a live media interview on Wednesday in Abuja, Wike pointed out that Atiku’s policy proposals have been repeatedly presented to the Nigerian people and consistently dismissed by voters.

It can recalls that Atiku, the PDP’s presidential candidate in 2023, recently asserted that his administration would have provided relief from the current hardships faced by Nigerians under President Bola Tinubu.

Responding to this, Wike questioned the viability of giving Atiku another chance, saying, “Did he (Atiku) not present his blueprint to Nigerians? Did they choose him?”

“He is lobbying for another chance, but that chance will not be there. In which party? How can we rely on one individual for so many years?”.

Drawing an analogy with U.S. politics, Wike compared the decision-making process to American voters’ choices, emphasizing that citizens often prioritize the nation’s welfare when casting their ballots, regardless of individual opinions on candidates.

He suggested that while criticisms are part of the democratic landscape, the Nigerian public had assessed Atiku’s vision in 2023 and opted for a different path.

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