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Inauguration of the Victims Support Fund Committee - President Jonathan's Address Remarks by His Excellency, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR At the Inauguration of the Victims Support Fund Committee  State House - Abuja Wednessday 16th July, 2014 PROTOCOLS 1. I welcome you all to this very important event, the inauguration of the Victims Support Fund Committee. 2. Our gathering here today is to kick-start the process of providing succour to our people who have been directly affected one way or the other by acts of terrorism in the country. This is not the kind of events we would normally pray for. 3. As a developing nation with lofty dreams, I would rather be here inaugurating a committee on development initiatives. But this is the unfortunate situation where we have found ourselves because of the lawless acts of a few misguided individuals who are shedding the blood of innocent people in our Nation. 4. It is very necessary for us ...

Monday, July 14, 2014 Photos: Malala Yousafzai meets President Jonathan Girl-child education advocate, Malala Yousafzai, accompanied by her dad, met with Pres. Jonathan today Monday July 14 at the State House. Speaking during the meeting, president Jonathan said; “I personally believe that since about 50 per cent of our population are female, we will be depriving ourselves of half of our available human resources if we fail to educate our girls adequately or suppress their ambitions in any way. We are therefore taking steps to curb all forms of discrimination against girls and women, and have also undertaken many affirmative actions on their behalf"  he stated. See more photos ... "Terror is relatively new here and dealing with it has its challenges. The great challenge in rescuing the Chibok girls is the need to ensure that they are rescued alive.The Govt and its security agencies were very mindful of the need to avoid the scenario in rescue attempts ...

Chairman, Senate Committee on Women Affairs and Youth Development and Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial hopeful in 2015 general polls, Senator Helen Esuene in a media chat with the members of the Akwa Ibom State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Uyo revealed that NTA 35, Eket will soon commence broadcast. According to her, the station which has been almost forgotten for years will soon come on air following her constant agitation in the National Assembly in the last three years which prompted 2014 budget to be allocated to the station for the purchase and installation of the needed equipment for the smooth take off. She also lauded Gov. Akpabio for following the infrastructural development template laid down in the state by his former boss and predecessor, Obong Victor Attah in transforming the state. However, she was optimistic that Akpabio’s successor will perform better, since he will only be adding blocks to the already laid blocks of development that wil...

R ivers State, which gives Nigeria one problem every day, is in the news again with fresh intrigues starting with the fronting of ex-senator Lee Maeba, known as one of the strong supporters of the minister of education and arrowhead of the battle to recapture the state to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Nyesom Wike. This comes on the heels of debunked media reports of plans to debar the minister from contesting as governor in 2015 since his fellow Ikwerre kinsman, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has been on seat for tow terms. The party quickly refuted the claims and said it was by those afraid to face the minister in the field come February 2014. Rumours began weeks ago that elders of the PDP met at a hotel in D-Line in the presence of Wike where a decision was allegedly reached to select another person to carry the flag to the Brick House in the face of likely opposition to the controversial minister. Those who claimed to know about the meeting said it was impressed upon Maeba, ...

School Compound of Tower of Ivory School, Ediene Akak, Abak LGA, Akwa Ibom State THE SCHOOLS The schools are located in Ediene-Abak, a serene and academic- friendly suburb in Abak local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Tower of Ivory Schools (Elementary and Secondary), which take less than ten minutes drive from Uyo, the State’s capital, offer competitive training to young people whose parents/guardians desire first class education. the schools tower above every other in structure, in philosophy and in work force. The state of the art academic blocks, deluxe hostels, a multi-purpose built ampitheatre (Godswill Hall), and functional instructional/learning gadgets are scenes to beholds. THE HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY The Secondary Schools section was established in September, 2010 with 24 pioneer students while the Elementary section came on board in September 2011 with 80 pupils. Today, the student population is 250 while the population of the Elementary schools st...