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National Park Service Partners Mothers Of Earth Foundation on Capacity Building

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The National Parks Service will partner with the Mothers of the International Foundation (MEIF), a non-governmental organization based in Nigeria for capacity building.

Dr Ibrahim Goni, the Conservator General, National Park Service, made the promise in Abuja when the foundation paid him a courtesy visit.

The team led by an ex-international footballer, Emmanuel Babayaro (MON) solicited partnership towards its forthcoming international conference with the theme ` The Economic and Social Effects of Women Migration in Africa”.

The C-G noted that the theme of the conference is apt considering the present economic and social challenges associated with our contemporary society in the recent time.

He expressed the Service’s interest to participate in the conference as well as the training for a better and improved general performance.

“My service is doing a lot to reposition national parks in the country, every experience or knowledge gained would help improve and strengthen our resolve to upgrade services to international standards.

Earlier, Babayaro had stated that the purpose of the visit was to seek the Service collaboration for the foundation’s `Up Skill Human Capital’ training to make the park’s tourist haven and for the development of the country at large.

“Our foundation is partnering with many organisations like Geneva Academy for Peace that provide best of understanding and practical skills in peaceful conflict resolution, negotiation and other skills that allow one to interact better in a given environment.

“Some of the training courses include: Sustainable Development and Human Right, Effective Leadership and Conflict Resolution and Mediation.

Babayaro suggested organising a football match that will comprise ex-international players at the park headquarters in a bid to further enhance publicity for the Service which the C-G accented.

The visitors also went on a tour of the facilities at the Park headquarters.

 

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Akwa Ibom emerges Nigeria’s cleanest state for 4th times

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Joel Ajayi

Akwa-Ibom state, one of the states in the south-south geopolitical zone, for the 4th consecutive time has emerged the cleanest state in the country followed by Ebonyi and Bauchi states respectively. 

The Land of Promise state emerged Cleanest State for the year 2022 in Nigeria, with a cumulative score of 62% and the 2nd and 3rd States (Ebonyi 45% and Bauchi 44%)

The international Non-governmental organization known as the Clean-Up Nigeria CUN revealed that Performance indicators from the December 2021 to November 2022 studies Akwa ibom polled 54% to emerge the winner.

Also the reports showed that over 176.3million Nigerians are living in an unclean environment.

Speaking at the briefing in Abuja while presenting the clean-up Report the founder of Clean-up Nigeria Prince Ene Baba Owoh Jr. MON restated that there is a need to encourage alternative actions on personal hygiene/sanitation in order to ensure a cleaner, healthier and safer Nigeria for all and in the end make the world a better place to live.

According to him, 32 out of 36 States including the rest of FCT outside of Abuja City by our statistical study are rated as unclean States. 

“Performance indicators from our studies show that over 176.3million Nigerians in 2022 are living in unclean environments, compared to 172 million in 2021.

“There has been no increase in the number of States with sanitary Landfills beside Lagos, Oyo, Abuja and Bauchi while the remaining 34 States operate open dumping. This development is not only alarming but clearly indicates lack of seriousness by governments at levels to key into the global best practices of waste modernization with related benefits. 

“As our graphic chart statistics on monitoring/evaluation of the  States have shown only 7 States (Akwa Ibom, Abuja, Cross River, Bauchi, Ebonyi, Lagos and Kaduna) who scored above 10% out of the 30% on the streets/roads cleanliness indicators have clean Roads in the country. 

“It is imperative to know that the year 2022 study has the input of 70% satellite monitoring with the applied performance indicators early stated  to score across board the ratings of States/Cities on their Cleanliness  Performance. 

“As our graphic chart statistics on monitoring/evaluation of the States have shown only 7 States (Akwa Ibom, Abuja, Cross River, Bauchi, Ebonyi, Lagos and Kaduna) who scored above 10% out of  the 30% on the streets/roads cleanliness indicators have clean roads in the country. 

“On personal hygiene and sanitation only four States (Akwa Ibom, Plateau, Cross River and Abuja City) scored above 4% of the 15% and can be said to come close to possession of good personal hygiene/sanitation practices in the country.

In his remark after receiving the Second best state Commissioner, Ebonyi State Ministry of Environment who also doubles as the Commissioner for Grant and Donor Agencies, Hon (Dr) Richard Nnabu appreciated the clean-up Nigeria for the diligent work that will take Nigeria to better heights.

He called on the government at all levels not to relent in creating awareness to the general public to make our environment a better and safer place for all.

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