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 by Yusuf A Yusuf Determined to provide inclusive education that would impact society as a whole and carry the people with special needs along, Yobe state government has announced plans to establish additional secondary school for the people with disability in the state. This was made known on Monday by the Commissioner Ministry of basic and secondary education, Professor Adam Idriss, when he received a team of Community of Practice (CoPs)who paid him an advocacy visit in his office in Damaturu. Blueprint report that the advocacy visits by the CoPs team, led by Mohammed Kime was aimed at promoting transparency and enhance social accountability in the state. During the visit, the Basic and Secondary schools Commissioner who was represented by the Director Schools Management, Bukar Modu Adam, said the state had earlier sponsored special needs students to Maiduguri and other states, hence the need for the state to have it own secondary school as it is government’s

By Yusuf A Yusuf, Damaturu The Community of practice (CoPs) under the project trust,project by Connected Development (CODE)with the support of MacArthur Foundation has launched an advocacy visit to lines Ministries,Departments and Agencies in Yobe state. The advocacy visits by the CoPs team which includes media,civil society organizations (CSOs), community- based organizations (CBOs) barrister and PLWD visited office of the Yobe State Auditor General and that of State Commissioner of water resources.  During the visit,the CoPs team and the MDAs discussed intensively on the implementation of the constituency projects,as well as importance of promoting transparency and accountability in developmental projects in the state. The both parties also discussed on the need for effective enforcement of the discrimination of PWD Act 2018. Speaking during the visit,the, CODE’s Team Lead for Yobe, Mohammed Kime stated that Project Trust which was supported by Macarthur Foundation,is gea

By Yusuf A Yusuf, Damaturu  The kullen Allah cattle rearers association of Nigeria (KACRAN)called on northern Governors, world Bank to comprehensively review livestock productivity and resilience support (L-PRES) program operation in Nigeria. In a press statement on Tuesday by the KACRAN national president,Khalil Mohammed Bello said,the association fears is that if the program continues to be managed manipulatively,it will ultimately fail. Khalil stated that,the aims and objectives of the L-PRES are being undermines by self- centered implementating states,urged all involved to prioritize the program's true beneficiaries. The statement read,"It is regrettable and unfortunate that many people mistakenly believe that dealing with pastoralists or herders, who primarily reside in rural areas due to their occupation and cultural practices, involves engaging with individuals who can be easily deceived or exploited. "In this regard,L-PRES is a concerning example of wh

By Yusuf A Yusuf, Damaturu  A 24-year old Fatima Ibrahim,a mother of 6 children from Katarko community of Gujba local government area of Yobe state said,she accepted family planning(Child Birth Spacing)due to the complications she is having mostly during delivery. Fatima made this known on thursday during a visit by the family planning Media team to Katarko healthcare facility in order to see for themselve the level of compliance as well as the challenges faced by the clients while accessing the contraceptive service. According to Fatima,the current economic hardship people are facing across the country is also among the reasons with the advised from her husband to start taking the contraceptive pills. "The contraceptive pills are always available when ever i came to access,and there is a time I advised five women from our community to start this child birth spacing method which they have embraced on what I advised them on and even brought addit

  By Yusuf A Yusuf, Damaturu  Residents of Yobe State have called on the State Government to engage Hunters and other Vigilante Group so as to tackle the lingering issue of herders destructing farm products in the state. The called was made after a heels of complaints in the recent days by farmers. It's found out that many people lamented as a result of farmer/herder conflicts which forced many farmers harvesting unripe sorghum, beans and other farm products in the state. Reports indicated that many farmlands were destroyed by the herders in various local government areas in the state more particularly areas like Gulani, Gujba, Tarmuwa, Jakusko, Nangere, Damaturu, Bursari, Fune, Fika, Yunusari and Karasuwa.  Reports also indicated that the menace is yet to be curbed despite the efforts made by the state government, traditional rulers and concerned authorities in deploying security personnel to various areas as well as constituting dialogue committees. One of the farmers

The principal Government day Secondary school Gashua, Musa Bulama Jawi has Impressed by the quality and standard of complete renovation of the school done by Yobe state government. The principal expressed his mind in a separate interview during a media tour to the school led by the state NUJ Chairman Comrade Rajab Mohammed Ismail to see for themselves a kind of complete renovation done by the state government at the school. According to the principal, renovation of the public schools attracted students and even pushing the mind of the parents to send their children to the school. "If you see the number of enrollment this year ,at least it's far better than last year and the subsequent year". He acknowledged the importance of providing standard and conducive learning environment as one of the criteria for quality education. The inspected schools includes; Government higher Islamic collage Nguru,GDSS Gashua,Nigerian Turkish International