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CITAD Presents Laptop, Handsets Prizes To Winners Of Its ‘Report A Project’ Competition

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By Ozumi Abdul

Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) on Wednesday presented laptop computer and handsets prizes to the winner of its 8th edition of Report a Project Competition.

The winners are Adamu Usman Garko from Gombe who came first with Laptop prize, Hussein Musa from Abuja that emerged second with handset prize, and Zubair Onireke Zubair from Kwara state, who came third with handset prize also.

While speaking, CITAD program officer, Ali Sabo said that the project which is its eight edition has the support of MacArthur Foundation, adding that it is geared towards encouraging people especially students of higher institutions to report abandoned protects in their individual communities.

He said that the project’s major aims are to cultivate the the habits tracking, monitoring and evaluating the activities of government officials at national, state and even local levels in people, in order to ensure that there are values for money, efficiency and continuity in what governments are doing.

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Sabo also noted that CITAD has engaged in the project for the past five years, with hundreds of applications being received from students across the entire country.

He added that prizes such as laptop computers have been awarded accordingly to the first position, handsets to the second and third positions respectively.

Sabo said that this very eight project saw nineteen submissions from students across the country, and that the submissions were sent to the panel of judges, who came up with six selection, that was further subjected to the public voting which brought about the final three winners.

In his remarks on behalf of the CITAD Executive Director, the CITAD Community Network Coordinator, Malam Haruna Adamu Hadejia said that the project has the attributes of transparency, openness and accountabilities.

He lamented that most times people don’t see public projects as their own, while the society at large suffers the brunt of such nonchalant attitudes on the long run.

“Most times people don’t see public projects as their own, they will say is it not government’s property, while at the end of the day the entire society will be the one at the receiving end”, he said.

He added that one of the core values of CITAD is to hold government accountable,the reason CITAD with the support of MacArthur Foundation deem fit to come up with a project of this nature.

The winner of the first prize of laptop computer, Mallam Adamu Usman Garko expressed his delight for receiving such prize, while he also promised that he will continue to monitor abandoned project in his locality.

He also promised to start encouraging others around him to follow suit.

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Stampede at Catholic Church in Maitama Claims Ten Lives During Food Distribution

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December 21, 2024

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Ten people have been confirmed dead in a stampede at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Maitama, on Saturday, 21st December 2024, during the distribution of food items to vulnerable and elderly individuals.

The unfortunate incident, which occurred around 6:30 am, resulted in the loss of ten lives, including four children, and left eight others injured with varying degrees of severity. Four of the injured have been treated and discharged, while the remaining victims are still receiving medical attention.

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The FCT Police Command, in a statement issued by its spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed the tragedy, extended condolences to the families of the deceased, and wished the injured a swift recovery.

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Port-Harcourt Refinery Fully Operational- Says NNPC

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December 21, 2024

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The attention of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has been drawn to reports in a section of the media alleging that the Old Port Harcourt Refinery which was re-streamed two months ago has been shut down.

We wish to clarify that such reports are totally false as the refinery is fully operational as verified a few days ago by former Group Managing Directors of NNPC.

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Preparation for the day’s loading operation is currently ongoing.

Members of the public are advised to discountenance such reports as they are the figments of the imagination of those who want to create artificial scarcity and rip-off Nigerians.

 

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Port Harcourt Refinery Halts Production Less Than a Month After Resumption

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December 21, 2024

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Less than a month after the porthacourt  appeared to have resumed production, the facility has stopped working.

It was gathered that the lifting of petrol actually stopped last Friday, December 13, as the 18-arm loading bay of the new Port Harcourt refinery was empty.

While about 18 trucks littered the stretch of the busy road leading to the refinery itself, nine trucks were spotted inside the parking yard, while the loading bay was empty.

Journalists who visited the refinery on Thursday, December 19, 2024, observed that the lifting of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) had stopped completely.

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The depot, which is usually a beehive of activities where tankers scramble for space at the parking yard, was a shadow of itself with literally no vehicular or human activity relating to operations.

This was after $1.5bn was approved in March 2021 and spent on the rehabilitation of the facility.

The inauguration of the 60,000 barrel per day production capacity plant by the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, was met with celebration and fanfare.

During the re-opening of the facility, there was lifting of petrol to the excitement of the cheering crowd.

However, less than 10 trucks of petrol were lifted that day as against widespread claims that about 200 trucks carried petrol out of the bay.

 

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