Arrival formalities for John Cardinal Onaiyekan at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. 29/11/2012

 Arrival formalities for John Cardinal Onaiyekan at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. 29/11/2012

 Arrival formalities for John Cardinal Onaiyekan at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. 29/11/2012

Arrival formalities for John Cardinal Onaiyekan at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. 29/11/2012

Initiation/Sensitization on the State Peer Review Mechanism in Dutse,Jigawa state

Former Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman, Steering Committee of the State Peer Review Mechnism,Justice Muhammadu Uwais(l)discussing with the Head of Service,Jigawa state,Alh.Mustapha Aminu during the Initiation/Sensitization on the State Peer Review Mechanism in  Dutse,Jigawa state on 28/11/2012.

OVERSIGHT VISIT OF BANKING AND CURRENCY HOUSE COMMITTEE TO CBN HEAD OFFICE ABUJA

Jones Chukwudi Onyereri, Chairman House Committee on Banking and Currency, Haruna Manu, Deputy Chairman, House Committee on Banking and Currency and Tunde Lemo, CBN Deputy Governor, Operations during an oversight visit to CBN Headquarters in Abuja.picture by TUNDE ADENIYI.on 29-11-2012.

 Sulieman Barau, CBN Deputy Governor Corporate Services, Jones Chukwudi Onyereri, Chairman House Committee on Banking and Currency and Ugochukwu Okorafor, Director Corporate Services CBN during an oversight visit to CBN Headquarters in Abuja.picture by TUNDE ADENIYI.on 29-11-2012.

Sulieman Barau, CBN Deputy Governor Corporate Services, Jones Chukwudi Onyereri, Chairman House Committee on Banking and Currency and Ugochukwu Okorafor, Director Corporate Services CBN during an oversight visit to CBN Headquarters in Abuja.picture by TUNDE ADENIYI.on 29-11-2012

1ST MEMORIAL LECTURE 4 THE LATE PRESIDENT UMARU MUSA YA'ADUA @ YA'ADUA CENTRE ABUJA.

Saka Onimago, Commissioner of Education, Kwara State, Muritala Ibrahim, Secretary to State Government Katsina and Shittima Abdukadri Saidu, President Chemical Society of Nigeria (CSN) during the 1^st Memorial Lecture for the Late Umaru Musa Ya’adua, theme “Umaru Musa Ya’adua: Legacies of a Chemist in Nation Building” in Abuja.picture by TUNDE ADENIYI.on 29-11-2012.

Saka Onimago, Commissioner of Education, Kwara State, Muritala Ibrahim, Secretary to State Government Katsina and Shittima Abdukadri Saidu, President Chemical Society of Nigeria (CSN) during the 1^st Memorial Lecture for the Late Umaru Musa Ya’adua, theme “Umaru Musa Ya’adua: Legacies of a Chemist in Nation Building” in Abuja.picture by TUNDE ADENIYI.on 29-11-2012.

 

Shehu Inua Imman, Family Friend of Late Ya’adua, Abdulaziz Musa Ya’adua, Brother to Late Musa Ya’adu and Mustapha Musa, Lecturer,  during the 1^st Memorial Lecture for the Late Umaru Musa Ya’adua, theme “Umaru Musa Ya’adua: Legacies of a Chemist in Nation Building” in Abuja.picture by TUNDE ADENIYI.on 29-11-2012.

 

Shehu Inua Imman, Family Friend of Late Ya’adua, Abdulaziz Musa Ya’adua, Brother to Late Musa Ya’adu and Mustapha Musa, Lecturer,  during the 1^st Memorial Lecture for the Late Umaru Musa Ya’adua, theme “Umaru Musa Ya’adua: Legacies of a Chemist in Nation Building” in Abuja.picture by TUNDE ADENIYI.on 29-11-2012.

Shehu Inua Imman, Family Friend of Late Ya’adua, Abdulaziz Musa Ya’adua, Brother to Late Musa Ya’adu and Mustapha Musa, Lecturer,  during the 1^st Memorial Lecture for the Late Umaru Musa Ya’adua, theme “Umaru Musa Ya’adua: Legacies of a Chemist in Nation Building” in Abuja.picture by TUNDE ADENIYI.on 29-11-2012.

ACTIONAID NIGERIA IN TOWN HALL MEETING ON Violence Against Women and Girls in Kuje & Buwari Abuja.

Ibrahim Akposhi, District Head of Gauje in Kuje,
Ifeoma Charles-Monwuba, Deputy Country Director ActionAid, Adamu Sheda,
Head LEA Primary School Kilankwa  and Grace Ibemere, Assistant
Superintendent of Police during a Town Hall Meeting on Violence Against
Women and Girls in Abuja,picture by TUNDE ADENIYI.on 28-11-2012.

Ibrahim Akposhi, District Head of Gauje in Kuje,
Ifeoma Charles-Monwuba, Deputy Country Director ActionAid, Adamu Sheda,
Head LEA Primary School Kilankwa  and Grace Ibemere, Assistant
Superintendent of Police during a Town Hall Meeting on Violence Against
Women and Girls in Abuja,picture by TUNDE ADENIYI.on 28-11-2012.

 Mariam Musa, Pupil, Zhok Primary School Pasepa
Buhari, Rebecca Caleb, Pupil of Kilankwa  Primary School, Ifeoma
Charles-Monwuba, Deputy Country Director ActionAid and Grace Ibemere,
Assistant Superintendent of Police during a Town Hall Meeting on Violence
Against Women and Girls in Abuja,picture by TUNDE ADENIYI.on 28-11-2012.

 Mariam Musa, Pupil, Zhok Primary School Pasepa Buhari,
Rebecca Caleb, Pupil of Kilankwa  Primary School and Ifeoma
Charles-Monwuba, Deputy Country Director ActionAid during a Town Hall
Meeting on Violence Against Women and Girls in Abuja,picture by TUNDE
ADENIYI.on 28-11-2012.

 Aishatu Mohammed Jiwa, President Small Holders Women
Farmers FCT, Ibrahim Akposhi, District Head of Gauje in Kuje and Ifeoma
Charles-Monwuba, Deputy Country Director, ActionAid during a Town Hall
Meeting on Violence Against Women and Girls in Abuja,picture by TUNDE
ADENIYI.on 28-11-2012.

 Aishatu Mohammed Jiwa, President Small Holders Women
Farmers FCT, Ibrahim Akposhi, District Head of Gauje in Kuje and Ifeoma
Charles-Monwuba, Deputy Country Director, ActionAid during a Town Hall
Meeting on Violence Against Women and Girls in Abuja,picture by TUNDE
ADENIYI.on 28-11-2012.

Ojobo Atuluku, Gender Specialist, Tasallah Chiboic,
Head Program Quality, Action Aid Nigeria, Suwaiba Jubril, Head Partnership
and Local Rights Program, Ifeoma Charles-Monwuba, Deputy Country Director,
ActionAid Nigeria and Fatima Sanni Program Officer, Society for Community
Development during a Town Hall Meeting on Violence Against Women and Girls
in Abuja,picture by TUNDE ADENIYI.on 28-11-2012.

Ojobo Atuluku, Gender Specialist, Tasallah Chiboic,
Head Program Quality, Action Aid Nigeria, Suwaiba Jubril, Head Partnership
and Local Rights Program, Ifeoma Charles-Monwuba, Deputy Country Director,
ActionAid Nigeria and Fatima Sanni Program Officer, Society for Community
Development during a Town Hall Meeting on Violence Against Women and Girls
in Abuja,picture by TUNDE ADENIYI.on 28-11-2012.

Ojobo Atuluku, Gender Specialist, Tasallah Chiboic,
Head Program Quality, Action Aid Nigeria, Suwaiba Jubril, Head Partnership
and Local Rights Program, Ifeoma Charles-Monwuba, Deputy Country Director,
ActionAid Nigeria and Fatima Sanni Program Officer, Society for Community
Development during a Town Hall Meeting on Violence Against Women and Girls
in Abuja,picture by TUNDE ADENIYI.on 28-11-2012.

Suwaiba Jubril, Head Partnership and Local Rights Program,
AAN, Ifeoma Charles-Monwuba, Deputy Country Director, ActionAid Nigeria and
Fatima Sanni, Program Officer, Society for Community Development during a
Town Hall Meeting on Violence Against Women and Girls in Abuja,picture by
TUNDE ADENIYI.on 28-11-2012.

INEC Chairman thank Africa Union (AU) and International IDEA

Kelechi Akebueze, Representative of African Union, Mohammadu Amanga, Representative INEC Chairman and
Theophilus Dowetin, Programme Manager International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance during the African Union National Bridge Capacity Building Training for Electoral Management Bodies in Abuja.picture by TUNDE ADENIYI.on 26-11-2012.

INEC Chairman thank Africa Union (AU) and International IDEA

Olabisi Dare, Acting Director, Department of Political Affairs, African Union Commission (AUC), commends INEC having conducted free and fair general election in April 2011, making this remark during a capacity building workshop being organized for Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by African Union Commission Bridge yesterday in Abuja.

AUC  National Bridge capacity building is a product of the decentralized AU-IDEA regional Bridge, AUC has been in place for over two years now and has enable AUC to reach out to and offer training to over 43 EMBs from different sub-region of Africa in various Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs) processes.

The Workshop is being held against the backdrop of the Commission’s long term commitment towards the professionalization of staff in general, and more particularly as part of the preparations towards the 2015 General Elections. Since the 2011 General Elections, the Commission has been involved in the effort towards the continuous professionalization of our staff and operations. It may be recalled that among the many activities that the Commission had embarked upon since April 2011, was a similar Training Workshop for INEC Staffs, sponsored by the African Union (AU) two of the four Workshop Accrediting BRIDGE Facilitators are INEC staff and they were the product of that workshop, twenty-five staff,  three from each geo-political zone and seven from headquarters have been selected to undergo this training as part of the Commission’s effort at professionalization, the overall goal is that within a short period of time the Commission should have a crop of BRIDGE Facilitators that can drive its skills development and acquisition programme on various aspects of the electoral process.

Mohammadu Amanga, who represented the INEC Chairman at the workshop, said “It becomes highly imperative therefore that all participants take the training workshop very seriously so that at the end, you all will be better informed and well equipped to plan and manage Pre-Election activities, and I would like to draw the attention of all participants of how seriously the Commission regards this Workshop and will closely watch your performance as well as the reports of your Facilitators and enjoin all of you to give maximum attention in developing the required skills so as to enhance the Commission’s capacity in planning for future elections".

"I am also glad to observe that all three organizations have been involved in the effort towards assisting electoral management bodies in Africa to become more professional, more efficient and more focused on delivering free and fair elections", The African Union has in particular, since its 38^th Ordinary Session held in Durban, South Africa, moved towards creating institutionalized mechanisms for supporting the professionalization of Africa’s Electoral Management Bodies in fulfillment of the demands of its Declaration on the Principles Governing Democratic Elections in Africa. Similarly, both the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (Int’l IDEA) and GIZ have been involved in strengthening democratic institutions over several decades in Africa and elsewhere across the world said Jega”.

In conclusion INEC Chairman thank the Africa Union (AU) and International IDEA for supporting the workshop and also extend regards to Theophilus Dowetin, Lead Facilitator  and his Team of Co-Facilitators as they get set to undertake this great assignment and wish them a successful training sessions and very productive five days ahead.

NACA, NOUN, ABUJA CANIVAL, INEC & FCT

 John Idoko, Director General National Agency for the Control of AIDS, Gladis Ihonda, Programme Officer, Advocacy Community Social Mobilization and Alex Ogundipe, Director Policy/Strategy NACA during a press briefing on World AIDS Day Celebration in Abuja.picture by TUNDE ADENIYI.on 26-11-2012.

 John Idoko, Director General National Agency for the Control of AIDS, Gladis Ihonda, Programme Officer, Advocacy Community Social Mobilization and Alex Ogundipe, Director Policy/Strategy NACA during a press briefing on World AIDS Day Celebration in Abuja.picture by TUNDE ADENIYI.on 26-11-2012.

Matt Alfa Akale, Mope Oki, Ag.Director Liason Office and Patience Adeniyi, Deputy Director Abuja Study Centre all of the, National Open University of Nigeria, (NOUN) during the 8th Matriculation Ceremony for 2012/2013 Academic year of National Open University of Nigeria in Abuja.picture by TUNDE ADENIYI.

Matt Alfa Akale, Mope Oki, Ag.Director Liason Office and Patience Adeniyi, Deputy Director Abuja Study Centre all of the, National Open University of Nigeria, (NOUN) during the 8th Matriculation Ceremony for 2012/2013 Academic year of National Open University of Nigeria in Abuja.picture by TUNDE ADENIYI.

Cross section of Students during the 8th Matriculation Ceremony for 2012/2013 Academic year of National Open University of Nigeria in Abuja.picture by TUNDE ADENIYI.

Cross section of Students during the 8th Matriculation Ceremony for 2012/2013 Academic year of National Open University of Nigeria in Abuja.picture by TUNDE ADENIYI.

Kelechi Akebueze, Representative of African Union, Mohammadu Amanga, Representative INEC Chairman and
Theophilus Dowetin, Programme Manager International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance during the African Union National Bridge Capacity Building Training for Electoral Management Bodies in Abuja.picture by TUNDE ADENIYI.on 26-11-2012.

Kelechi Akebueze, Representative of African Union, Mohammadu Amanga, Representative INEC Chairman and
Theophilus Dowetin, Programme Manager International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance during the African Union National Bridge Capacity Building Training for Electoral Management Bodies in Abuja.picture by TUNDE ADENIYI.on 26-11-2012.

Georg Ufot, Director of Culture, Ministry of Tourism Culture and National Orientation, Lincoln Douglas, Minister of Arts and Multiculturalism Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Edem Duke, Minister of Tourism Culture and National Orientation and A Masquerade from Cross Rivers State Obon  during the Abuja National Carnival 2012 Celebration in Abuja.picture by TUNDE ADENIYI.on 26-11-2012.

Olajumoke Akinjide, Minister of State for FCT (right), administering Vitamin C drug to a child during the during the FCT Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Week in Kubwa Abuja over the weekend.picture by TUNDE ADENIYI.on 23-11-2012.

Olajumoke Akinjide, Minister of State for FCT (right), administering Vitamin C drug to a child during the during the FCT Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Week in Kubwa Abuja over the weekend.picture by TUNDE ADENIYI.on 23-11-2012.