AGAIN, DANGIN FOUNDATION REGISTERS WAEC FOR 50 INDIGENT STUDENTS

No fewer than 50 indigent students of Tarok extraction were registered for the 2021 West African Examination Council (WAEC) by the Dangin Foundation.

The beneficiaries, cutting across the four Districts of Langtang North Local Government Area, are final year students of various secondary schools in the area, who are from poor backgrounds.

Chairperson of the foundation and widow of the late Senator VK Dangin, Chief Mrs Loko Dangin, said the mission of the foundation is to assuage the sufferings of the less privileged in the society, starting with her late husband’s immediate community, in consonance with the aphorism that charity begins at home.

The registration, running into millions of Naira, covers the WAEC registration and school fees of the beneficiaries in their various schools.

Highlighting modalities for selecting the beneficiaries, Chief Mrs Dangin said District Heads of the four districts in Langtang North and the acting Chairperson of Langtang Joint Traditional Councils were contacted to submit names of their poor subjects whose children are in the final year in the secondary school, who might encounter difficulties in paying their children or ward’s WAEC fees.

The same modalities were applied last year to register the first batch of 50 beneficiaries, most of whom have passed the examination with good grades, thereby motivating the foundation to sustain the gesture and make it a yearly event.

Already, the foundation has collated results of the beneficiaries of last year’s registration, to help them secure admission in various institutions of higher learning, with the view to giving them scholarships through their academic pursuit at the higher level.

Chief Mrs Loko said the foundation is into humanitarian services of different kinds, positing that the foundation had sunk 8 boreholes in different communities in Langtang North last year.

In the same vein, the foundation had donated one million naira to the Langtang North Covid-19 palliative fund last year, and donated cartons of hand sanitizers and face masks in an effort to help curtail spread of the hydra headed pandemic.

By Prince Sekat, Jos

The plateau state deputy speaker, Rt Hon Saleh shehu Yipmong who is the member representing the good people of Dengi constituency moved a motion of public importance on the flow of the house during plenary on the need for the state government to activate and enhance electricity distribution in central and southern senatorial zone in plateau state.

The Rt Honourable deputy speaker who reiterates the importance of adequate electricity in rural dwellers which will serve as a boaster for small and medium scale enterprise, young artisans which requires the use of technology in it’s operation. Yipmong noted that there is shortage or no electricity in kanam for months which is greatly affecting his people physiologically and economically.

The deputy speaker says the Pankshin substation was completed in 2017 by this administration which was grossly underutilized. He pleaded with the Speaker of the house to use his good office to intervene so as the people of kanam and central zone can smile and be empowered economically.

Hon Phillip Dasun been a member representing pankshin North and deputy majority leader second the motion while calling on the distribution company to increase their professionalism, productivity and effective service provision. Other members who add their voice to the motion include Hon Yahaya Mavo of wase, Hon Nanlong Daniel of mikang, Hon Baba Hassan of Jos north north, Hon Esther Dusu of Jos north west, Hon Timothy Dantong of Riyom, Hon livinus Soja of Shendam, Hon Gwotson Fom of Jos south.


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9th March, 2021.

RT.HON GAGDI OF PKK CELEBRATES WOMEN ACCOMPLISHMENTS AT THE COMMEMORATION OF THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY (IWD) CELEBRATION.

“Our Women are a super example for our generation and the future generations yet unborn ! For Us, our sons and daughters to follow in Thier footsteps of Love,Concern, Patience,Doggedness,
Dedication, empathy, Steadfastness,Honesty and Honour.

I celebrate the many accomplishments of the Women in our Constituency of PKK,Plateau State,Nigeria and the World all over,as you #choosetochallenge# ,you shall reach your potentials without limitations.

Happy 2021 International Women’s Day (IWD) Celebration.”

Rt. Hon. Yusuf Adamu Gagdi (Dan Maliki Kanam)
Member Representing Pankshin, Kanke and Kanam Federal Constituency and
Chairman House Commitee on Nigerian Navy, National Assembly,Abuja.

RT.HON GAGDI OF PKK CELEBRATES WOMEN ACCOMPLISHMENTS AT THE COMMEMORATION OF THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY (IWD) CELEBRATION.

“Our Women are a super example for our generation and the future generations yet unborn ! For Us, our sons and daughters to follow in Thier footsteps of Love,Concern, Patience,Doggedness,
Dedication, empathy, Steadfastness,Honesty and Honour.

I celebrate the many accomplishments of the Women in our Constituency of PKK,Plateau State,Nigeria and the World all over,as you #choosetochallenge# ,you shall reach your potentials without limitations.

Happy 2021 International Women’s Day (IWD) Celebration.”

Rt. Hon. Yusuf Adamu Gagdi (Dan Maliki Kanam)
Member Representing Pankshin, Kanke and Kanam Federal Constituency and
Chairman House Commitee on Nigerian Navy, National Assembly,Abuja.

Hon Beni Lar Expresses Support for Women on International Women’s Day Celebration

Member Representing Langtang North and South Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Hon. Beni lar has congratulated women on the occasion of the 2021 International Day for Women. Hon Lar has demonstrated her full

 support for the advancement of women and women rights groups within her constituency and Nigeria at large.

Congratulating the newly appointed first female Director-General of the World Trade Organization, Dr. Okonjo Ngozi Iweala, Hon. Beni Lar asserted that the history-making appointment has further confirmed that given the opportunity, women have the intellectual capacity to contribute positively to the development of all sectors. She further emphasized that the Theme of this year’s celebration- “Women In Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in a COVID-19 World”… #ChoosetoChallenge was not only apt but Revolutionary.

The ranking & longest-serving legislator in the north called on the Federal Government to as a matter of urgency declare a State of Emergency on Security to stop the wanton rape, victimization, and objectifying the woman as an instrument of terrorism which the insurgents use as cannon silage for their nefarious activities.

She prodded all the girls and women abducted by insurgent groups in Nigeria or by bandits to be safely returned while advocating for #SafeSchool4theGirlChild, Lar said insecurity around the country has caused the girl child to lost time to her education especially within the North East, North West and North Central Nigeria.

She however encouraged young women and girls as well as women rights groups to keep the blazing fire burning to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals objectives by the year 2030.

Mr. Dogo Nanzing

Media Aide to 

Hon. Beni Lar

Member Representing Langtang North & South Federal Constituency.

*NGAS YOUTH MOVEMENT (NYM) WORLDWIDE CONGRATULATES SENATOR HEZEKIAH DIMKA AT 67*

The National Executive Committee of Ngas Youth Movement on behalf of the entire Ngas Youths heartily congratulates a Father, astute politician, a leader and law maker on the event of his 67th Birthday celebration.

While we are identifying with you our
Distinguished Senator, representing the good people of Plateau Central Senatorial District and Chairman, House Committee on Drugs and Narcotics on your special day today, we wish to use this medium to charge you to remain dogged and steadfast come what may in the discharge of your legislative responsibilities at the Red Chambers.

As you mark another year of successful sojourning here on earth, we urge you to continue to strive and live indelible marks in the sands of time; while we are sincerely praying that God Almighty increase you in good health, divine wisdom and longivity to fulfill your purpose here on earth.

Signed:
Andrew Gogwim (JP),
National Publicity Secretary NYM

Plateau to Support Idle Internet In MDAs To Provide Free Access In Public, Innovation Spaces
The Executive Governor of Plateau State, Rt. Hon. Simon Lalong has given approval for the use of all government Internet access at off peak hours in public and innovation spaces as the State begins its new Internet 4 Innovation Policy to widen digital access to more citizens and small businesses.
Under the new deal, all Plateau State ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) are mandated to broadcast or allow Internet access when not in use to designated hotspots in order to spur positive social and economic changes among young people and struggling small businesses.

The State has significantly improved Internet access within government administrative machine as many MDAs have already deployed internet infrastructure with relatively robust access. But it is largely under-utilised after work hours.

The new move by the Lalong administration provides a framework to deliberately support a threatened ecosystem largely driven by private tech hubs and also open the digital spaces to thousands of young people in schools and training centres across the state.

New policy to spur innovations with multiplier effects


One of the goals of the Internet 4 Innovation Policy is to leverage this internet infrastructure when idle. The endgame is to take off the heavy cost of internet access to a huge and strategic number of the virile young population by about 80% or more and spur innovations with the expected multiplier effects.

As the scheme goes into operation, the Plateau State Information and Communication Development Agency (PICTDA) is expected to provide a strong security protocol for innovation hub owners and digital space managers granted such access.

Lalong, Nigeria’s ICT Governor of the Year 2020, recently launched a scheme to protect tech freelancers and software developers against harassments by security officials as part of the moves to make Plateau state a top destination for techies, innovators and digital investments.

Unaffordable Internet slowing economic growth


While Nigeria has recorded impressive internet access in the last five years, many of its young and vibrant population still struggle with unaffordable internet. Outside of major cities like Lagos and Abuja, Internet is slow, costly and unaffordable significantly stunting economic growth and potential of millions of Nigerian youths to engage in the digital economy.

Statista notes that in 2020, Nigeria had 99.05 million internet users. This figure is projected to grow to 131.7 million internet users in 2023. The internet penetration amounted to 46.6 percent of the population in as at January2021 and is set to reach 65.2 percent in 2025.27 Jan 2021.

Through the Internet 4 Innovation Policy, Plateau state wants to instigate the growth of digital innovation hubs and affordable smart spaces for work, education and social mobility.

“The Internet 4 Innovation Policy captures Governor Simon Lalong vision to build digital capacity in young people, provide limitless opportunities to encourage innovation and ultimately, make Plateau state the cost-effective destination for tech enterprises – the hub for Nigeria’s digital economy,” said Director General, PICTDA, David Daser.

While the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) include provisioning universal and affordable access to the internet in least developed countries (LDCs) by 2020, the challenge has remained how to expand access in the highly under infrastructure economies of developing countries including Nigeria.

In 2015, the United Nations declared that access to the internet is a human right because access is critical for doing business, networking with the rest of the world, improving education, accessing and sharing information as part of a global community.

But not many governments have been able to creatively work round the challenges to provide access to millions of citizens and help close the digital divide.

Plateau set to close digital gaps
Plateau, in central Nigeria, appears set to close the digital gaps. The Internet 4 Innovation Policy is targeting to further support digital responses of young people spurred by the difficulties of the COVID-19 pandemic; and also empower the innovation spaces for young Nigerians

The new scheme will be implemented under the larger vision of the Plateau State ICT Policy to create and boost a digital economy by making digital inclusion more realistically achievable without further overburdening the government, said Daser.

Once in full operation, Plateau state expects the scheme to offer increased opportunities for youth empowerment, improved access to education services, help to foster social development of communities where such hot spots exist and expand the reach of task-based work through online outsourcing platforms.

Source: ITEdgeNews

Feminism is not about the strength of Women – women are already strong. It is about how the world perceives their strength. I, Nde Victor David Dimka fsi, in agreement with this year’s theme for International Women’s Day, # *ChoosetoChallenge* ; Sexual and Gender Based Violence in our society, and Lack of Women voice in decision making processes. Happy IWD to the good women of Plateau State and Nigeria.

*Nde Victor David Dimka fsi Congratulates Distinguished Senator Hezekiah Dimka on his Birthday*

Nde Victor David Dimka fsi, on behalf of the DVD Movement has congratulated the Senator representing the good people of Plateau Central Senatorial District on his birthday celebration.

He described the Senator as an elder brother who distinguished himself while serving this nation.He also commended him for holding forth the mandate given to him by the good people of Plateau Central at the National Assembly.

He therefore, called on the distinguished Senator to remain focus no matter the challenges that comes with legislative representation.

While wishing the Distinguished Senator good health,God protection and many fruitful years ahead, he expressed confidence that he will continue to serve the good people of Plateau Central Senatorial District

Boniface Kassam
DVD Media Head.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY PRINCIPAL, DISTINGUISHED SENATOR HEZEKIAH A. DIMKA

On behalf of myself, family and the entire commissioned and noncommissioned aides, we join other well wishers in wishing you happy birthday and many prosperous years with abundant blessings and divine grace.

Your sterling qualities of integrity, uprightness, meticulousness, generosity and love for humanity would continue to be admired by all of us close to you.

Your passion and commitment to accountability is exemplary and unassuming. As your aides, we are so proud of you and your firmed appeal on us to be exemplary in our public conduct.

While wishing you all the best, it is our sincere prayers that God should grant you more wisdoms, capacity and ability to live up to the expectations of our constituents.

Congratulations Sir!

ND Shehu Kanam
Your Senior Legislative Aide for and on behalf of all of us working with you.