Climate Change: Innovation Hub will harness our youths potentials - Tambuwal

By Christiana Ekpa

The Clerk of the National Assembly Magaji Tambuwal, on Monday disclosed that the recently established of national climate change innovation hub will help harness the potentials in youths towards addressing climate challenges in the country.

Tambuwal disclosed this at a forum to commemorate this year’s

Commonwealth Day at the National Assembly in Abuja.

He observed that the ongoing RussiaUkrain war and other climate issues in the world if not properly managed, posed great danger to world peace and sustainable future.

Represented by the Deputy Clerk of the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana the clerk pointed out that the federal government had put measures in place to address some issues on climate change, which includes the establishment of youths climate change hub to harness their ideas and include them in decision making process as well as developed a long term vision for zero gas emissions.

The guest speaker Mrs Rabi Audu stressed the need for concerted efforts from all stakeholders towards forming a sustainable and peaceful environment.

She urged the youths to engage in activities and programmes that promotes innovations and inclusivity for all Some of the students who participated in the programme called for a platform and enabling environment to enable them contribute effectively towards a peaceful and sustainable future.

The theme of the event is Forging a Sustainable and Peaceful Common Future.

Guber Poll: INEC suspends collation of results in Abia, Enugu

By Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has suspended, forthwith, further collation of the Governorship election results in some parts of Abia and Enugu States.

Specifically, the Commission has suspended the collation of results in Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State and the two outstanding Local Government Areas of Enugu State which are yet to be collated.

This was contained in a statement yesterday by an INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee (VEC), Barrister Festus Okoye in Abuja.

The Commission declared that a review will be undertaken immediately before the process is concluded.

According to the statement by Okoye, “The Commission met today, Monday 20th March 2023, and reviewed the conduct of the Governorship and State Assembly elections held nationwide on Saturday 18th March 2023.