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  • NAPTIP evacuates 13,000 Nigerians from Libya

    NAPTIP evacuates 13,000 Nigerians from Libya

    The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) evacuated over 13,000 illegal migrants from Libya between November and January, the Zonal Commander for Edo and Delta states, Mr. Nduka Nwanwenne, has said.

    He spoke yesterday at Ubiaja in Esan South East Local Government of Edo State during an advocacy and sensitisation visit to schools.

    News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the exercise was in collaboration with the Global Initiative Against Illegal Migration (GIAIM), a non-government organisation (NGO).

    Nwanwenne said the Federal Government had documented another 5, 035 persons to be brought back from Libya.

    He said the agency had in its custody about 100 victims trafficked for prostitution from both states, with one confirmed  HIV positive.

    The zonal commander decried the alarming rate of human trafficking and illegal migration despite the ills associated with the trend.

    He said the pains of human trafficking and illegal migration outweighed the benefits.

    Nwanwenne said the reasons people gave for illegal migration were unemployment and poverty, noting that most victims did not live to enjoy the wealth they made.

    He admonished students to shun the quest for quick money and the desire to travel abroad.

    The commander advised parents to stop mounting pressure on their children to travel overseas and make money for them.

    Mr. Emmanuel Obinyan, the executive director of GIAIM, said human trafficking had eaten deep into the society because of the desire for quick and easy wealth.

    He advised students to be dedicated to their studies, as the best and easiest way to good life is through education.

    Obinyan urged them not to be deceived by anybody that it is easy to make quick money in Europe.

    NAN reports that 12 schools participated in the sensitisation at St. John Bosco Secondary School, Ubiaja.

  • TCN evacuates 3,403Mw to DisCos

    TCN evacuates 3,403Mw to DisCos

    The Nigeria Electricity System Operator (SO) of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), yesterday said it sent out 3,403 Megawatts (MW) of electricity to the 11 Distribution Companies (DisCos) nationwide.

    In its daily summary of power sector performance, the SO said that at 06:00hours on Wednesday, the generation companies (GenCos) produced 82,461.95MWH, which is equivalent of 3,435.91Mw from the gas and hydro power plants.

    The Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) however said the gas shortage culminated in the loss of 3,105Mw, adding that its gas constraint was 3,105Mw, while line constraint was 495.4Mw, and frequency constraint was 118.4MW.

    The NESI said there was no water management constraint, but pointed out that the power sector loss was equivalent of N1.785billion

    It said : “On September 12 2016, average power sent out was 3403MWh/hour (down by 20MWh/h).  The reported gas constraint was 3105MW. The reported line constraint was 495.4MW according to TCN. The reported high frequency constraint was 118.4 MW. The water management constraint was  0MW. The power sector lost the estimated equivalent of N1.785billion on September 12 2016 due to constraints.”

  • Canada evacuates staff from Embassy

    Canada evacuates staff from Embassy

    THE Canadian Government has evacuated most of its staff and their families from its Embassy in Mali, just as it has urged any Canadians still in the country to get out immediately.

    The Department of Foreign Affairs said all non-essential staff and all 29 dependents of the workers and diplomats there have been relocated from the mission in the capital of Bamako.

    Foreign Affairs warned that it now has a skeleton staff in Bamako, with limited ability to help any Canadians who have stubbornly remained in the country.

    The department said in addition to the political instability and military clashes, there is a threat of terrorism, banditry and kidnapping in the northern region.

    Canada has sent a heavy-lift plane to help the French military with their operation in Mali.

  • Foundation evacuates 12,300 victims in Delta, Bayelsa

    •Navy gives victims free medical treatment

    THE  Dickens Sanomi Foundation has evacuated 12,300 flood victims in Bayelsa and Delta states.

    The foundation’s Co-ordinator, Mr. Daniel Idonor, said Bayelsa and Delta state governments must establish more relief camps.

    He said:”In our operations, we provided two 500-seater engine boat and four speed boats at the Arhavwrien waterside. For the first four days, theses boats were used to evacuate IDPs from all the riverine communities. We also engaged the services of Rukevwe Transport Company in Ughelli, which conveyed people from the waterside to Ewhu, Okwagbe, Ughelli and Warri; all at no cost to the people.

    “The greatest success of the Dickens Sanomi Foundation’s rescue operation is the successful rescue and evacuation of the 118-year-old man in Orere, Elder Ighonido Ewhre, and his family to a safer place within the new camp, we set up in Orere. We also evacuated a two-day old baby girl with her parents to Ughelli.

    “The Dickens Sanomi Foundation has also carried out major rehabilitation of the existing weak infrastructure, including replacement of doors, windows and ceilings of the dilapidated of the class rooms in the various Camps”.

    “After five days of intensive rescue operations, the foundation is pleased to inform you that it has successfully evacuated total of 12,300 displaced children and adults, as recorded by our team from eight kingdoms and 42 communities, while fives camps have been set up. We are also providing support services in four government camps, including Orere, Arhavwrien, Ewhu, Okwagbe and Ughelli camps.

    “We have also established a warehouse in Ughelli, from where we intend to distribute food, medicals, cloths, beddings, toiletries and other relief materials from, in the next few days”.

    The Navy is providing free medical treatments to flood victims in Baylesa State.

    The Flag Officer Commanding Central Naval Command, Rear Admiral JO Olutoyin, said the gesture was to ameliorate the victims’ suffering.

    He spoke when he flagged off the medical mission at the Sports Complex Yenagoa.