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NTA’s Hadiza Muhammad Ali Emerges OFAB’s Best TV Reporter Of The Year

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The Open Forum On Agricultural Biotechnology Nigeria chapter has selected Hadiza Muhammad Ali as the best reporter of the year 2021.

OFAB made the award during it’s 5th edition of the media award that took place in Abuja.

After the rigorous application Hadiza Ali clinched the best TV reporter she also become the overall winner of 5th edition of the award.

Hadiza Muhammad Ali graduated from the Faculty of communication Bayero University Kano and bagged Bsc in Mass Communication.

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She served as an intern with Freedom Radio in the year 2012 before joining the Nigerian Television Authority in the same year.

Hadiza is very hardworking and a passionate Broadcast journalist.

The OFAB’S award was accompanied with a cash prize.

Below is a full statement on the OFAB’S award.

The Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) Nigeria Chapter has launched the call, inviting application for the fifth edition of her media award. This award aims at recognizing exemplary journalism that stimulates best practices in the adoption of agricultural technologies, particularly agricultural biotechnology.

The African wide award known as the Pan-African Agricultural Innovations in Agriculture and Development (PAID) was initiated to reward and promote credible agricultural biotechnology reportage. The award also seeks to recognize outstanding journalists in all media genres involved in the coverage of agricultural biotechnology stories in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Specific objectives of the award include the following:

To appreciate the contribution of journalists in promoting sustainable agricultural technologies particularly agricultural biotechnology.

To improve the quality of agricultural journalism and motivate journalists and media houses to capture impact stories and report on innovative agricultural biotechnology and other agricultural technologies.

To promote innovative best-practices in agricultural biotechnology and other agricultural technologies that address challenges of food insecurity, climate change, and sustainable development.

ELIGIBILITY

The award is open to ALL science journalists in Nigeria, in the broadcast (television, radio, and online) and print media.

The entry should be a story published or aired between August 2020 and August 2021

Only one entry is allowed per applicant. Click here to begin.

SUBMISSION

The deadline for submission of entries is 5th September 2021.

Entries for the Print category should consist of a scanned copy of the original story (in PDF format) without any alteration to the content of the story published.

Applicants should ensure that their PDF documents are clear and sharp. Entries with blurred documents would not be considered.

Online journalists’ entries should include a clearly written and hyperlinked URL address.

Screenshots of websites where stories are published are not accepted.

TV entries should be uploaded to YouTube (www.youtube.com) and radio pieces to SoundCloud (www.soundcloud.com).

Applicants should provide the web links to their uploaded stories in the entry form.

Each applicant is expected to provide a short (50 words) synopsis to the story submitted, 150-word biography, and a 200-word piece explaining the motivation for the story on a separate sheet.

Any alteration to the original story nullifies the entry. All entries and accompanying documents should be submitted by email to ofabmediaawards@gmail.com copying abraham2637@gmail.com. Click here to start this application.

SCORING
An independent judging committee will select the winning entries based on;

Scientific accuracy

Initiative

Originality

Clarity of interpretation

Value in fostering a better public understanding of agricultural biotechnology and its impact in the society

Winners of each category will also be invited and sponsored to participate in OFAB Africa Media Wards (OMAs) scheduled for later in the year. Award ceremony date and logistics will be communicated to all participants by email. Click here to start this application.

 

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Kano State Hosts 8th Annual Audit Forum to Enhance Transparency and Accountability

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The 8th Annual Audit Forum, organized by the Office of the Auditor General of Kano State, was held recently, focusing on strengthening transparency and accountability in public financial management. .

Isma’ila Musa, the Auditor General of Kano State, welcomed the participants and highlighted the constitutional and legal mandates that guide the auditing process. “Sections 125(2) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) and 36(i) of the Kano State Audit Law, 2021 (as amended) mandate the Office of the Auditor General to audit the accounts and financial statements of the State Government and all Offices and Courts,” he stated.

Musa expressed immense gratitude to His Excellency, Engineer Abba Kabir Yusuf, the Governor of Kano State, for his support in making the event possible. “It is very important to note that a strengthened fiscal transparency will help build trust in governance,” he emphasized. He added that the Audit Forum is a reform intended to reduce opportunities for corruption and abuse of public resources, thereby increasing the efficiency of public expenditures.

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The Auditor General also acknowledged the contributions of various officials, including the Hon. Commissioner Ministry of Planning and Budget, the Accountant General, the Executive Chairman of Kano Internal Revenue Services, and former Auditors General, among others. “My sincere appreciation to all the invitees here present for honoring our invitation. I wish us a successful 8th Kano State Annual Audit Forum,” Musa concluded.

In his remarks, the Chairman of the House Committee on Public Accounts, Honorable Tukur Fagge, praised the exercise for its potential to enhance resource management and ensure the success of the tasks at hand. “This exercise will enhance resources management and will realize the success of the task,” Fagge stated.

Sarkin Shanon Kano, Shehu Muhammad Dankadai, who served as the royal father of the day, also graced the event, adding to the significance of the occasion.

The forum underscored the commitment of the Kano State Government to upholding transparency and accountability, reflecting the administration’s dedication to effective and efficient service delivery.

 

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Breaking: Former Secretary of Federal Electoral Commission, FEDECO, Ahmadu Kurfi Passes On at 93

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November 21, 2024

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Late Alhaji Ahmadu Kurfi

 

A former secretary of the Federal Electoral Commission, Alhaji Ahmadu Kurfi, has passed away.

A family source, Jafar Yakubu, informed NIGERIAN TRACKER about the death of the pioneer secretary of the Federal Electoral Commission, who supervised the 1979 general election.

 

Jafar Yakubu said Alhaji Ahmadu Kurfi died at the age of 93 and his Janaza funeral prayers will take place by 2:30 PM at Kurfi in KATSINA state .

 

Dr. Amadu Kurfi, OFR, was born in 1931. He was a former chairman of the then Marketing Board, former Federal Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Defence, and the first person to acquire a BSc degree in the whole of Katsina State, at University College London in 1957.

 

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President Tinubu Sacks UNIZIK Vice-Chancellor, Registrar

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The governing council of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University has been dissolved by President Bola Tinubu.

The president dissolved the council and approved the removal of the institution’s vice-chancellor Bernard Odoh and the university registrar, Rosemary Nwokike.

A statement by Bayo Onanuga, the special adviser to the president on information and strategy said the action by Tinubu follows allegations of procedural violations in the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor.

He also said that the council led by Greg Ozumba Mbadiwe and including five other members—Hafiz Oladejo, Augustine Onyedebelu, Engr. Amioleran Osahon, and Rtd. Gen. Funsho Oyeneyin was accused of bypassing due process to appoint an unqualified candidate, prompting federal intervention.

Onanuga said, “The sacking of the governing council and officials followed reports that the council illegally appointed an unqualified vice-chancellor without following due process.

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He added that following the controversial appointment, the Federal Government stepped in to address the rivalry between the university’s Senate and the governing council of the institution.

“The government expressed concern over the council’s apparent disregard for the university’s governing laws in its selection process”, Onanuga added.

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