Agency Reports
By Sani Idris
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has commended the Kaduna State Government for improved primary health care delivery, to improve the health and nutrition wellbeing of women and children.
UNICEF’s Country Representative in Nigeria, Ms Cristian Munduate, made the commendation during a working visit to Kaduna State Planning and Budget Commission (PBC) in Kaduna on Thursday.
According to her, Kaduna State has reasonable infrastructure and human resources in the primary health care delivery system that can significantly impact the health and nutrition status of women and children.
Munduate said that UNICEF would support in addressing some of the challenges in primary health care, especially in political wards at local government level.
This, according to her, will ensure that children are immunised and women receive vitamin ‘A’.
She reiterated UNICEF’s continued support towards improving children’s health and nutrition through optimal breastfeeding practices by mothers and increase access to quality healthcare services.
She added that UNICEF would continue to support Kaduna State implements policies and programmes that would promote healthy growth and development of children in the state.
“UNICEF will continue to provide financial support, technical assistance, and provision of medical supplies, particularly Vitamin A and E.
“Vitamin A supplement is very important in the prevention of anaemia among pregnant women, children, and adolescent girls.
“Children with critical nutrition conditions will be addressed by ensuring that they receive ready-to-use therapeutic food and mothers learn how to optimally feed their children.
“UNICEF support will include other actions for prevention of diseases and other benefits that will impact on the development of the children, women and adolescents,” she said.
The Country Representative commended the PBC for the provision of creche to enable working mothers to adequately breastfeed their infant and young babies during working hours.
In his remarks, the Permanent Secretary, PBC, Malam Bashir Muhammad, thanked UNICEF for the continued support in food and nutrition, water sanitation and hygiene, child protection and other services.
Muhammad, who is also the Chairman of the State Committee on Food and Nutrition, said that the committee was working to ensure that other ministries, departments, and agencies established creches.
This, according to him, will enable working mothers to adequately breastfeed their babies without challenge while at work.
He appealed for continued support for healthy growth and development of children that would guarantee the needed human capital development in the state.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the UNICEF Country Representative and her entourage were taken round the creche facility in PBC to appreciate the commission’s commitment to supporting working mothers to breastfeed. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)
TETFUND provides ₦130m to MAPOLY for students’ skill acquisition
The rector, who explained that 3,600 students were matriculating for the 2022/2023 academic session, called on the new students to take advantage of the skills acquisition programme.
Dr Adeoye Odedeji, Rector, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta, Ogun, says the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has provided the institution with ₦130 million to train and empower students in skills acquisition.
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Odedeji stated this on Thursday while speaking with newsmen during the 2022/2023 matriculation and Oath taking ceremony for new students, held at the school premises in Abeokuta.
The rector noted that polytechnic education remains unique, saying the institution had been given the mandate to ensure that skills, rather than knowledge and understanding, be inculcated in the students.
He added that the institution already had a centre sponsored by TETFund with construction completed and established.
Odedeji explained that the essence of the fund from TETFund was to procure tools that would enable the institution to actually fulfill the mandate.
He added that the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) had approved the structure for the implementation of the mandate.
According to Odedeji, skills acquisition will ensure Nigeria becomes an economy that can flourish based on individual competence.
“Having acquired relevant skills, individuals will be useful for themselves and also be useful to the nation because that is the only thing we can use to grow the economy.
“The economy can not grow based on people after graduating and searching for jobs that are not in existence,” he said.
The rector, who explained that 3,600 students were matriculating for the 2022/2023 academic session, called on the new students to take advantage of the skills acquisition programme.
“The programme is starting during their own period, they should do everything possible to ensure that they benefit maximally from this programme . All that is needed has been provided to the polytechnic.
“I want to urge them to shun vices that can put them in trouble. They should face their studies so that they can graduate in flying colours,” he said.
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