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  • UN: Africa needs right investments, partnerships for growth

    UN: Africa needs right investments, partnerships for growth

    The Deputy United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, has stressed the critical role of Africa’s private sector in driving impactful change, emphasising that with the right investments and partnerships, Africa is poised for transformative growth.

    She spoke at the Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI) flagship event held in New York. Themed “Unstoppable Africa: Shaping Global Ambitions for Agenda 2063”, the event attracted over 2,000 leaders, CEOs, investors, policymakers, and innovators, all focused on positioning Africa as a global leader.

    The summit emphasised inclusive participation and solution-driven solutions, culminating in a final roundtable where stakeholders committed to tackling pressing challenges. Key topics included unlocking inclusive trade growth, Africa’s role in clean energy, digital advancements, and the global impact of African creativity and sports.

    UN Assistant Secretary-General Sanda Ojiambo commended the Africa Business Leaders Coalition for its leadership, noting a nearly 25 per cent reduction in carbon footprints among participating businesses since launching a climate statement at COP27.

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    A major highlight was the launch of Itana, Africa’s first Digital Free Zone. This initiative enables global technology, finance, and service businesses to operate seamlessly in Nigeria and scale across Africa, entirely online. Itana offers attractive incentives, including tax breaks, streamlined immigration processes, and tailored banking solutions, along with a live-in accelerator programme and live-work districts that showcase the future of African urban development.

    The discussion on the digital economy included insights from leaders like Rwanda’s ICT Minister, Paula Ingabire, and Safaricom’s CEO, Peter Ndegwa, who emphasised the necessity for strategic financing and inclusive policies.

    Additionally, a session on the African fashion sector showcased the industry’s growth potential, with a focus on female designers dedicated to establishing a competitive presence in the global market.

    CEO of NBA Africa, Clare Akamanzi, presented the NBA Africa Startup Accelerator award to Festival Coins, a Nigerian tech company known for its Tix Africa platform, which simplifies event registration and ticketing in Nigeria and Ghana. This initiative aims to support Africa’s tech ecosystem by providing mentorship and funding to emerging entrepreneurs.

    The event also served as a platform for announcing significant partnerships aimed at shaping Africa’s future during which President Hakainde Hichilema of Zambia announced a significant contribution to the Mine Tech Hub, which aims to promote technological innovation in the mining sector, ensuring sustainable and inclusive growth.

    Also, Timbuktoo Initiative, Philemon Yang, President of the UN General Assembly, expressed his strong support for the Timbuktoo Initiative, a global effort led by UNDP Africa focused on youth empowerment, digitalization, and sustainable development.

    Key initiatives for 2025 include GABI signed a $250,000 partnership with PepsiCo to mobilize the private sector in Africa to transform food systems. The partnership will coincide with key milestones, including a GABI Bridge at the UN Global Compact Annual Local Network Forum in South Africa in 2025 and the Food Systems Summit.

    There is also a planned partnership with the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) will focus on transforming Africa’s education systems. This collaboration will build on the outcomes of the 2022 Transforming Education Summit and begin with a side event hosted by GPE during Convene in 2025.

    The 2024 GABI event concluded with optimism and a shared commitment to harness Africa’s potential for global leadership. With concrete plans and partnerships now established, the initiative is poised to continue its momentum toward a future where Africa leads on the global stage.

  • Tinubu hails UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, at 63

    Tinubu hails UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, at 63

    President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Amina Mohammed, on her 63rd birthday, celebrating her dedication to education, the environment, and sustainable development.

    Ms. Mohammed, a renowned advocate for gender and education, has served Nigeria and the global community with distinction, coordinating the UN Millennium Project’s Taskforce on Gender and Education and leading the launch of the Ogoniland clean-up as Nigeria’s Minister of Environment.

    In a statement issued by his special adviser on media and publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, President Tinubu hailed the global icon as a shining example of Nigerian excellence, commending her tireless service and wishing her many more years of health and strength in her continued service to humanity. 

    “President Bola Tinubu extends his warm congratulations to the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Her Excellency, Ms. Amina Mohammed, GCON, as well-wishers around the world celebrate her 63rd birthday.

    “Ms. Mohammed, a leading advocate of the environment, education, and the Sustainable Development Goals, has applied herself, in many capacities, to the service of Nigeria and the global community.

    “She coordinated the Taskforce on Gender and Education for the United Nations Millennium Project from 2002 to 2005 and has served meritoriously on numerous international advisory boards and panels.

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    “She was Nigeria’s Minister of Environment from 2015 to 2017 and is credited for mobilizing all government and non-government oil and gas stakeholders to achieve the launch of the Ogoniland clean-up, among several other governance innovations.

    “President Tinubu celebrates the global icon and one of Nigeria’s lodestars beaming light on the path to a more prosperous, peaceful, and safe future for humanity.

    “The President commends Ms. Mohammed for her tireless service to the nation, and describes her as a fine example of Nigerian excellence and a worthy model for both men and women globally.

    “President Tinubu wishes the UN Deputy Secretary-General many more years in fine health and renewed strength in her continued service to humanity”, the statement said.

  • Future Awards: Youths must amplify their good deeds – Amina Mohammed

    Nigerian youths must amplify their good deeds and amazing works in order to crowd out the not so good things circulating every space around the globe; because if we put our attention on and amplify our good deeds, there is no stopping us.

    The Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), Amina Mohammed, made this remarks at the launching of this year’s Future Awards Africa (TFAA) themed: “The new Nigerian tribe,” in Abuja on Monday.

    According to her, “We have amazing youths doing great things everywhere. What we need to do is to amplify their voices and make it a movement, and not just a one-off or a shooting star.

    “Now, more than ever before we need African youths to get active and use their greater awareness, education, and connectivity for a positive impact in our families, communities, schools, and the society overall.

    “Let’s amplify the good things that we do so that we can crowd out the not so good things; if we put our attention on the good things, there is no stopping us.

    “You are a generation of change makers – innovators, entrepreneurs etc., you have moulded your strong vision for a collective Africa, and I think that is really unusual.

    “Challenge yourself and continue to empower fellow youths to achieve your full potential. As you lead and advance good governance in your various communities, remember to uphold values of shared responsibility, collectivity, accountability, obligation, and transparency.”

    She further added: “Ultimately, we will promote an environment that recognizes youths, agencies, etc., and their important contributions to change and at the same time hope that we can create safe spaces and expand opportunities; to see that for every challenge, we have a multiplicity of opportunities that have equal benefits.

    “We need to look at our constitution and look at where our rights are in it, and amplify them; to find the core values that this nation has.

    “That means that it does not matter whether you are Hausa, Fulani, Yoruba or Igbo, there must be at least three things that we all agree on. We can hold on to that and make it our anchor to keep us together.

    “It is only in this nation that you as a citizen can be who you want to be, there are no barriers. In other countries, you are a second class citizen.

    “What matters most is your dignity; don’t ever lose your dignity. Without dignity you will hunch your shoulders.”

    The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr. Sunday Dare, also emphasized on the need to mentor and create opportunities for every youth to grow and live a life of contribution.

    According to him, “At the ministry, we share the vision of the TFAA to develop human development capacity and to provide quality and better leadership.

    “With a mission to inspire leadership and build enterprise, the Future Africa Awards (TFAA), is clearly setting the pace in the area of mobilizing youth towards positive participation in nation building.

    “This is hugely important because today, Nigeria like many nations is grappling with issues such as insecurity, corruption, disorientation, etc., the root of which is traceable to breakdown or total loss of societal values as well as a lack of a coordinated and structured reward system. The importance of recognition and reward can therefore never be over emphasized.

    “When we, as a nation, institutionalize such noble values, it helps us to raise citizens whose mindsets are focused on making positive contributions, knowing that their labours will not go unnoticed.

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    “Further to this, we will push for the establishment and institutionalisation of the Nigerian National Youth and Sports Award, which we hope will commence in 2020.

    “The award seeks to recognise and honour youth who have made astounding contributions in the areas of youth and sports development. In this way, we hope to project national icons that will not only inspire their peers but hopefully motivate and breed patriotism among them.

    “I would therefore call on all agencies with interventions in matters concerning the Youth to partner with the Ministry for greater effectiveness of their interventions.”

    The co-founder of the TFAA, Mr. Adebola Williams, re-iterated that young people are at the vanguard of making changes in all the sector of our economy, and must therefore strive to change the single stories of gloom about the Nigerian youths.

    “The TFAA has to go harder in telling the stories of innovation in our country. We must use our various platforms to tell the stories of great exploits by the Nigerian youths. We want to change the wrong perception about the Nigerian youth.

    “We are about partnerships, support, and building businesses and innovations not fraud, crimes or other vices,” he said.

    The Future Awards is Africa’s most respected awards ceremonies; it identifies the brightest and best young Africans and deploy them as role models; to inspire a generation of Africans to hope and to believe in their capacities to change their countries.

     

  • Babachir: PDP charges Buhari to prosecute other APC leaders

    The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to go beyond the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal and former Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ayo Oke and prosecute other leaders of his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), who have allegedly been openly indicted of corruption.

    The party said that singling out Babachir Lawal and Ayodele Oke, for prosecution, while providing official cover to numerous other indicted APC leaders and persons close to him, President Buhari has further confirmed that he is indeed partisan and insincere in prosecuting the anti-corruption fight.

    A statement Tuesday by the spokesman for the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, faulted a statement by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo that President Buhari had given the nod for the prosecution of Lawal and Oke.

    This, the PDP said, further confirmed that President Buhari has annexed the system and directly determines who is prosecuted and who is spared.

    It challenged President Buhari to immediately order the prosecution of all APC leaders, particularly members of his Presidential Campaign Council, beginning with the APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, the campaign Director-General, Rotimi Amaechi, other directors and zonal coordinators, who have allegations of corruption hanging on their necks.

    “Mr. President should also immediately order the prosecution of the former aide to the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, Mr. Baba Inna, who was arrested in September last year, over accusations of receiving N2.5 billion from politicians, businessmen and women on behalf of the First Lady.

    “In the same vein, he should also order the prosecution of Mrs. Amina Mohammed, who while being paraded by the Department of State Services (DSS), last year stated in public that persons close to President Buhari were involved in serial fraud and looting of public resources under the official cover of the Buhari Presidency.

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    “President Buhari should also order an open inquest into alleged involvement of some individuals said to be close to the Buhari Presidency in the N1.032 trillion alleged corrupt acquisitions in 9Mobile and Keystone Bank PLC.

    “He is also invited to order an investigation into allegations that persons close to him and serving in his Presidency took N500 million as bribe to reduce the fine imposed on a telecommunication company operating in the country, from N1.03 trillion to N330 billion.

    “Furthermore, we challenge President Buhari to allow an inquest into the N14 trillion looted oil money under his watch, as detailed in the NNPC leaked memo; the handling of the repatriated $322m that has been siphoned under the guise of sharing to the poor; the N33 billion Internally Displace Persons (IDP) intervention fund and the billions of naira already frittered through the ‘Tradermoni scheme’.

    “Until Mr. President musters the required political will to carry out these actions, his war against corruption remains a charade”, the statement added.

     

  • Minister of State for Environment resigns 

    The Minister of State for Environment, Ibrahim Usman Jibrin has resigned from the cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.

    He resigned at the end of the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday.

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    Jibrin was selected as the new Emir of Nasarawa, in Nasarawa Local Government Area, Nasarawa State.

    The President, in a statement at the weekend had saluted the people of Nasarawa Emirate and the State Government on the hitch-free exercise which led to the emergence of Alhaji Jibrin as the 13th Emir.

    Describing the new First Class traditional ruler as a “wise choice and worthy successor,” President Buhari averred  that Alhaji Jibrin’s impeccable credentials as a distinguished public servant and land expert will be deployed to impact positively on development of his emirate.

    Buhari, in the statement had said “His people will benefit immensely from his wealth of experience in the Ministry of Environment,”

    The former Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed had resigned in 2017 to take up United Nations job.

  • PDP to Buhari: Stop shielding corrupt relatives

    The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to demonstrate his much touted integrity by allowing an open investigation of his associates and close relatives, who were mentioned in alleged looting of public resources.

    The opposition party accused Presidency officials of concealing malpractices by the President’s relatives with the recent attempts by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) to gag a suspect who claimed to have engaged in illegal transactions with one Mariatu, a sister to the First Lady.

    One Amina Mohammed, who was paraded by the DSS about two weeks ago, had also mentioned name of former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. David Babachir Lawal as a beneficiary of the alleged illegal deals.

    “Having reviewed all these issues, including the lame denials by those mentioned by the suspect, as well as the failure of the security agency to allow the suspect to complete her open confession, the PDP challenges President Buhari to order an open hearing into the matter, if, indeed, the Presidency has nothing to hide”, a the statement by PDP spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan said.

    The party also challenged President Buhari to immediately make public the report of the investigation of the former aide of the First Lady, Mr. Baba-Inna, who was arrested in September this year, over accusations of receiving N2.5 billion as donations from politicians, businessmen and women on behalf of the First Lady, Aisha Buhari.

    The statement continued, “Our party holds that President Buhari cannot be parading himself as Mr. Integrity while condoning acts of corruption by his associates and close relatives as well as a cabal in his presidency, which the First Lady had even alluded to, if he is not directly benefiting from those sleazes

    “The PDP also dares President Buhari to make public the official report allegedly indicting his Presidency on the siphoning of over N11 trillion in the petroleum sector, including the N9 trillion oil sleaze detailed in the leaked memo at the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

    “Furthermore, the Buhari Presidency should allow an open inquest into the alleged diversion of defence funds, including part of the $1 billion drawn from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) for purchase of military hardware and welfare of our soldiers, to fund his ill-fated re-election campaign.

    “The PDP also challenges President Buhari to make public the report of the looting of over N33 billion meant for the purchase of food for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) as well as another N18 billion IDP fund, discovered by the Senate, to have been diverted to APC interests.

    “It is unfortunate that President Buhari has allowed the festering of sundry racketeering and abuse of fiscal process in his presidency, a situation, which casts a long shadow on his acclaimed integrity as a leader.

    “Unless President Buhari allows an open inquest on his associates and close relatives involved in alleged treasury looting, he lacks all moral standing to seek re-election by Nigerians, who have been bearing the brunt of his misrule in the last three and half years”.

  • How safe is Aso Villa?

    Last Monday, the Directorate of State Services (DSS) paraded a woman, Amina Mohammed, for allegedly impersonating Hajia Aisha Buhari, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, to defraud unsuspecting Nigerians.

    According to the DSS spokesman, Peter Afunaya,  Amina allegedly disguised as Aisha Buhari to fleece a Lagos-based business mogul of N150 million.

    While the accused person has insisted she is not a fraudster and claimed she was involved in the transaction in question with the sisters of the first lady and former Secretary to Government of the Federation, Basshir David Lawal, it is up to the DSS to prove the allegation against her.

    It is not enough for the first lady and the former SGF to simply deny not knowing her, the accusation has to be thoroughly investigated notwithstanding their status. There must be reasons why she mentioned the persons she named and not other persons.

    More importantly, however, is the security implication of the accusation against the woman. According to the DSS, she had unauthorised access to Aso Rock Presidential Villa and used the office of the first lady to engage in the alleged fraudulent act.

    Amina Mohammed, also known as Justina Oluoha, reportedly paraded herself as the first lady of Kogi State and used the false identity to evade protocol and scrutiny.

    “She took advantage of the fact that personalities such as the first ladies, ministers and certain categories of officials are not taken through rigorous protocol and security checks at the Villa posts.

    “What may even surprise you is that Amina had on the said date invited her victim to the Villa and made him believe the invitation was at the instance of the First Lady,” the DSS stated.

    One would have thought that the Presidential Villa would be one of the most secured places in the country considering that it houses and serves as office for the president and other top officials, but the revelation by the DSS raises a lot of doubt on how safe the Villa is. The accusation is an indictment of security officials assigned to the Villa.

    Why would anyone not properly checked be allowed to have unhindered access to the office of the president to the extent that she invited other persons and made them believe that she was acting for a First lady?

    If the accused could beat the security at the Presidential Villa as claimed by the DSS, many others must have and may not have been caught. The truth is that unauthorised persons like the accused must have been bribing their way through.

    There is need to urgently thoroughly review the security of the Presidential Villa and take necessary measures to protect the president and other officials. If the DSS knows the date the accused invited his victim to the Villa, security officials on duty need to explain why they were not vigilant enough to stop her.

    Concerning the impersonation of the first lady and Kogi State’s governor’s wife, this is possible because of the way elected officials and their wives abuse their offices and privileges along with their aides.

    It is not a secret that aides and close family members of top government officials extort gratifications from persons who need to get official things done, sometimes with the knowledge of their principals who pretend not to know.

    What the DSS has on its hands is not just a case of the alleged impersonator of the first lady, it is the confirmation of the rot in high quarters of government where all manners of shady deals are being perpetrated.

  • World leaders meet to discuss water crisis

    World leaders, water, development experts, among other stakeholders are converging on Stockholm, Sweden, to find new, nature-based solutions to meet escalating global water crisis.

    In a statement by Ms. Jens Berggren, Communications Director, Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) the event would be a wake-up call on the challenges that climate change, economic and population growth, and increasingly unpredictable weather and water patterns impose on global water security.

    The 2018 World Water Week will be held from Aug. 26 to 31, under the theme: `Water, Ecosystems and Human Development’, an issue of particular relevance given the past year’s many extreme weather events.

    Berggren stated that the event would be a wake-up call on the challenges that climate change, economic and population growth, and increasingly unpredictable weather and water patterns impose on global water security.

    “The UN expects that by 2025, 1.8 billion people will suffer from water scarcity, recent weather-related events also underline the critical role ecosystems play for human well-being and existence.

    “Nature-based solutions as effective tools for human development will also be a focus of this year’s theme,’’ she said.

    She added that no fewer than 3,300 participants from more than 130 countries will be attending the World Water Week, representing governments, private sector, multilateral organisations, civil society and academia.

    Speakers at the opening session  on Aug. 27 include Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General United Nations, and the 2018 Stockholm Water Prize Laureates Professors Mark van Loosdrecht and Bruce Rittmann.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that SIWI is an international water institute working to solve global water challenges by improving how water is used and managed.

    According to Berggren, group influences decision-makers, facilitates dialogue and builds knowledge in water issues, thereby contributing to a just, prosperous and sustainable future for all.

    NAN also reports that SIWI organises the world’s most important annual water and development meeting, World Water Week, and it awards the Stockholm Water Prize and Stockholm Junior Water Prize.

    The World Water Week brings together more than 3,500 participants from more than 130 countries representing governments, private sector, multilateral organizations, civil society and academia to shape joint solutions to global water challenges.

  • SDG: UN to integrate behaviour change communication

    The United Nations says it will integrate Behavior Change Communications into development agenda and practice in order to fully deliver in the Sustainable Development Goals and leave no one behind.

    The UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed made this known in Bali, Indonesia at the opening plenary of the 2nd International Social Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) Summit on Monday.

    The Summit with the theme; ‘Shifting Norms, Changing Behaviour, Amplifying Voice, What works,’ also featured Entertainment Education as one of the tools for behaviour change communication and holds from April 15-20, 2018.

    Mohammed who addressed the gathering of more than 1,200 researchers, academics and policymakers in a televised message said SBCC is playing important role in engaging young people, empowering victims and shifting attitudes.

    “Social behaviour change is critical to addressing gender inequality. The media, entertainment, education and technology sector play important role in helping us mobilize in these constituencies, engage young people, empower victims and shift attitudes.

    “The social behaviour change community is well placed to contribute and add meaning. You have the proven ability to harness the power of communication. You are a vibrant community shown by the presence of over 1200 practitioners, researchers, academics and policymakers.

    “The United Nations looks forward to working with you and other stakeholders to fully integrate social behaviour communication strategy into development agenda and practice. Together, we can transform societies and our future and uphold our promise to leave no one behind,” Mohammed said.

    Earlier in her welcome remarks, the Executive Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Program (CCP) Susan Krenn said the presence of so many professionals at the conference will deliver insights that would serve the community of communicators for many years to come.

    The Minister of Health, Republic of Indonesia, Dr Nila Moeloek who delivered a keynote address said SBCC has the power to change norms and attitudes adding that SBCC is important because it has the power to change people’s lives.

    “I am fully aware of the importance of SBCC in improving people’s lives. Indonesia has put this to use in reducing open-air defecation and the use of Sulphur in washing hands. SBCC was key in the fight against Ebola outbreak in Africa and when we had the bird flu (H5N1) strain, communication strategies helped us to overcome this and we were able to change the attitude of both buyers and sellers,” she noted.

    The Minister who was represented by the Health Economics Advisor, Dr Mohammad Subur also noted that the social media will be a critical tool in SBCC communication.

    The conference has participants from at least 93 countries, with 1,300 abstracts submitted and 429 organisations represented.

     

  • Nigerian Pastor, Imam win intercultural innovation award at UN

    Nigerian Pastor, Imam win intercultural innovation award at UN

    Two distinguished Nigerian clerics, Pastor James Wuye and Imam Muhammad Ashafa, have won the 2017 Intercultural Innovation Award, an international award held at the United Nations ( UN ) headquarters.

    The two Nigerian clerics were among the 10 recipients of the award, out of which five awardees were from Africa, namely Nigeria, Egypt, South Africa, Tunisia and Uganda.

    The others were from Argentina, Ecuador, Israel, Northern Ireland and Pakistan.

    Wuye and Ashafa are Co-Executive Directors of Interfaith Mediation Centre, Kaduna, an organisation that engages in interfaith dialogue and relations in Northern Nigeria.

    The Intercultural Innovation Award is a partnership between the United Nations Alliance of Civilization ( UNAOC ) and BMW Group that selects and supports innovative intercultural grassroots projects.

    It is ‘a celebration of the most innovative grassroots projects that encourage intercultural dialogue around the world’.

    The Pastor’s and Imam’s project that was nominated for the award is ‘Transforming pastoralist-farmer conflict in Nigeria’.

    According to the Award, “A combination of resource-based and ethno-religious conflict is causing many hundreds of fatalities each year in Nigeria and displacing tens of thousands of people from their homes and farms.

    “Imam Ashafa and Pastor Wuye’s project builds on their successful mediation of some of these conflicts, and adds the dimension of livelihood collaboration in order to restore the land – thereby creating a ‘win-win-win’ for the conflicting parties and the environment.

    “It puts into practical action some of the pioneering insights of the Caux Dialogue on Land and Security (CDLS) in Switzerland, which Pastor Wuye, Imam Ashafa and their team from the Interfaith Mediation Centre in Nigeria regularly attend.

    “In preparing for the event, UNAOC/BMW asked Pastor Wuye and Imam Ashafa, ‘How can we, the audience, join you in making a difference?

    “They replied: ‘Share with everyone that tackling farmer-pastoralist conflict will restore the social fabric of the Sahel region, while healing the land will restore the environmental fabric…

    “Support inter-dependence, celebrate the gifts of diversity and collaborate to care for the planet wherever you are – and we will make a difference to our world’.”

    The keynote statement at the award was delivered by the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Ms Amina Mohammed.

    The two Nigerian awardees had earlier paid a courtesy call on the Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the UN, Prof. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande.

    NAN