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By Maureen Okon

Abuja, March 5, 2022 (NAN) Nigeria has evacuated 807 of its citizens from war-raged Ukraine as at Saturday.

The evacuees arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja in three flights.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the first batch of 450 Nigerians stranded in Ukraine arrived aboard Max Air flight 747 at 7:10 a.m., on Friday through Romania.

The second batch came aboard Air Peace Boeing 777-300 flight (APK7534) and arrived in Abuja with 183 passengers including kids through Warsaw.

The third batch of 174 evacuees arrived at 11.50 p.m. on Friday through Hungary.

Report says that many Nigerians and other nationals have fled Ukraine into neighbouring countries since Russia launched its full-scale invasion on its neighbour on Feb. 24.

The Federal Government approved the release of 8.5 million dollars on Wednesday for the immediate evacuation of at least 5,000 Nigerians fleeing the Russian-Ukrainian conflict zone to Poland, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia.

On Feb. 28, the Federal Government said Nigeria’s diplomatic mission had received 256 citizens from Ukraine at Bucharest, Hungary, Poland and Romania following the invasion.

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has been at the forefront of the evacuation. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)

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ENGLAND – PREMIER LEAGUE
MARCH 5
FT
Leicester City
1 – 0
Leeds United
16:00
Aston Villa
? – ?
Southampton

16:00
Burnley
? – ?
Chelsea

16:00
Newcastle United
? – ?
Brighton & Hove Albion

16:00
Norwich City
? – ?
Brentford

16:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers
? – ?
Crystal Palace

18:30
Liverpool
? – ?
West Ham United

ENGLAND – CHAMPIONSHIP
MARCH 5
FT
Fulham
2 – 0
Blackburn Rovers
16:00
Bristol City
? – ?
Birmingham City

16:00
Derby County
? – ?
Barnsley

16:00
Hull City
? – ?
West Bromwich Albion

16:00
Middlesbrough
? – ?
Luton Town

16:00
Preston North End
? – ?
AFC Bournemouth

16:00
Queens Park Rangers
? – ?
Cardiff City

16:00
Reading
? – ?
Millwall

16:00
Stoke City
? – ?
Blackpool

16:00
Swansea City
? – ?
Coventry City

ENGLAND – LEAGUE 1
MARCH 5
16:00
Cambridge United
? – ?
Shrewsbury Town

16:00
Charlton Athletic
? – ?
Sunderland

16:00
Cheltenham Town
? – ?
Doncaster Rovers

16:00
Crewe Alexandra
? – ?
Wycombe Wanderers

16:00
Fleetwood Town
? – ?
Ipswich Town

16:00
Gillingham
? – ?
Bolton Wanderers

16:00
Lincoln City
? – ?
Sheffield Wednesday

16:00
Oxford United
? – ?
Burton Albion

16:00
Plymouth Argyle
? – ?
Morecambe

16:00
Portsmouth
? – ?
Accrington Stanley

16:00
Rotherham United
? – ?
Milton Keynes Dons

16:00
Wigan Athletic
? – ?
AFC Wimbledon

ENGLAND – LEAGUE 2
MARCH 5
FT
Harrogate
1 – 2
Hartlepool United
16:00
Barrow
? – ?
Walsall

16:00
Bradford City
? – ?
Swindon Town

16:00
Colchester United
? – ?
Port Vale

16:00
Crawley Town
? – ?
Scunthorpe United

16:00
Leyton Orient
? – ?
Stevenage

16:00
Newport County
? – ?
Bristol Rovers

16:00
Northampton Town
? – ?
Tranmere Rovers

16:00
Oldham Athletic
? – ?
Carlisle United

16:00
Salford City
? – ?
Forest Green Rovers

16:00
Sutton United
? – ?
Rochdale

ENGLAND – NATIONAL LEAGUE
MARCH 5
16:00
Barnet
? – ?
Dover

16:00
Chesterfield
? – ?
Southend United

16:00
Eastleigh
? – ?
Wealdstone

16:00
Grimsby Town
? – ?
Woking

16:00
Maidenhead United
? – ?
Altrincham

16:00
Notts County
? – ?
Yeovil Town

16:00
Solihull Moors
? – ?
King’s Lynn Town

16:00
Torquay United
? – ?
Bromley

16:00
Weymouth
? – ?
FC Halifax Town

18:20
Aldershot Town
? – ?
Stockport County

SPAIN – LALIGA SANTANDER
MARCH 5
77′
Osasuna
1 – 0
Villarreal

16:15
Espanyol
? – ?
Getafe

18:30
Valencia
? – ?
Granada

21:00
Real Madrid
? – ?
Real Sociedad

ITALY – SERIE A
MARCH 5
33′
Udinese
2 – 1
Sampdoria

18:00
Roma
? – ?
Atalanta

20:45
Cagliari
? – ?
Lazio

GERMANY – BUNDESLIGA
MARCH 5
3′
Bayern Munich
0 – 0
Bayer Leverkusen

3′
Bochum
0 – 0
Greuther Furth

2′
Hertha Berlin
0 – 0
Eintracht Frankfurt

4′
RB Leipzig
0 – 0
Freiburg

1′
Wolfsburg
0 – 0
Union Berlin

18:30
VfB Stuttgart
? – ?
Borussia Monchengladbach

FRANCE – LIGUE 1
MARCH 5
17:00
Lens
? – ?
Brest

21:00
Nice
? – ?
Paris Saint-Germain

NETHERLANDS – EREDIVISIE
MARCH 5
16:30
Willem II
? – ?
SC Heerenveen

18:45
Go Ahead Eagles
? – ?
FC Utrecht

21:00
Feyenoord
? – ?
FC Groningen

SCOTLAND – PREMIERSHIP
MARCH 5
16:00
Dundee United
? – ?
Hearts

16:00
Hibernian
? – ?
St. Johnstone

16:00
Motherwell
? – ?
Dundee FC

16:00
Rangers
? – ?
Aberdeen

16:00
Ross County
? – ?
St. Mirren

PORTUGAL – PRIMEIRA LIGA
MARCH 5
16:30
Boavista
? – ?
SC Braga

19:00
Portimonense
? – ?
Benfica

21:30
Sporting CP
? – ?
Arouca

TURKEY – SUPER LIG
MARCH 5
69′
Goztepe
1 – 2
Kasimpasa

73′
Rizespor
1 – 2
Giresunspor

17:00
Konyaspor
? – ?
Galatasaray

BELGIUM – FIRST DIVISION A
MARCH 5
16:15
Cercle Brugge
? – ?
Genk

18:30
Kortrijk
? – ?
Union St.Gilloise

20:45
RFC Seraing
? – ?
Club Brugge

SPAIN – LALIGA SMARTBANK
MARCH 5
16:00
Fuenlabrada
? – ?
Burgos CF

16:00
SD Huesca
? – ?
Las Palmas

18:15
Tenerife
? – ?
Real Valladolid

ITALY – SERIE B
MARCH 5
75′
Cittadella
1 – 1
Monza

75′
Como
0 – 2
SPAL

75′
Parma
1 – 1
Reggina

76′
Pordenone Calcio
0 – 1
Pisa

16:15
Cremonese
? – ?
Brescia

GERMANY – 2. BUNDESLIGA
MARCH 5
FT
Sandhausen
3 – 1
Hannover 96
FT
Schalke 04
3 – 4
Hansa Rostock
FT
St. Pauli
3 – 1
Karlsruher SC
20:30
1. FC Nuremberg
? – ?
Hamburger SV

FRANCE – LIGUE 2
MARCH 5
34′
Nimes
0 – 1
Paris FC

19:00
Dijon
? – ?
Caen

19:00
Nancy
? – ?
Grenoble

19:00
Niort
? – ?
AC Ajaccio

19:00
Pau
? – ?
Amiens

19:00
Quevilly
? – ?
Le Havre

19:00
Rodez
? – ?
Auxerre

19:00
SC Bastia
? – ?
Valenciennes

19:00
Sochaux
? – ?
Guingamp

SCOTLAND – CHAMPIONSHIP
MARCH 5
16:00
Arbroath
? – ?
Dunfermline Athletic

16:00
Kilmarnock
? – ?
Hamilton Academical

16:00
Queen of South
? – ?
Greenock Morton

16:00
Raith Rovers
? – ?
Ayr United

SCOTLAND – LEAGUE 1
MARCH 5
16:00
Alloa Athletic
? – ?
Airdrieonians

16:00
Clyde
? – ?
Falkirk

16:00
Cove Rangers
? – ?
Peterhead

16:00
Dumbarton
? – ?
Queen’s Park

16:00
Montrose
? – ?
East Fife

SCOTLAND – LEAGUE 2
MARCH 5
16:00
Albion Rovers
? – ?
Edinburgh City

16:00
Annan Athletic
? – ?
Stranraer

16:00
Cowdenbeath
? – ?
Kelty Hearts

16:00
Forfar Athletic
? – ?
Elgin City

16:00
Stirling Albion
? – ?
Stenhousemuir

USA – MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
MARCH 5
19:30
New England Revolution
? – ?
FC Dallas

20:00
Toronto FC
? – ?
New York Red Bulls

21:30
Sporting Kansas City
? – ?
Houston Dynamo

22:00
CF Montreal
? – ?
Philadelphia Union

23:30
San Jose Earthquakes
? – ?
Columbus Crew

JAPAN – J1 LEAGUE
MARCH 5
FT
Kyoto Sanga FC
1 – 4
Jubilo Iwata
SWITZERLAND – SUPER LEAGUE
MARCH 5
18:00
Young Boys
? – ?
Luzern

20:30
Lausanne
? – ?
FC Zuerich

AUSTRALIA – A-LEAGUE
MARCH 5
FT
Western United FC
2 – 1
Newcastle Jets
FT
Central Coast Mariners
2 – 1
Brisbane Roar FC
FT
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
2 – 0
Sydney FC
AUSTRIA – BUNDESLIGA
MARCH 5
17:00
FC Salzburg
? – ?
SCR Altach

ROMANIA – LIGA 1
MARCH 5
73′
UTA Arad
2 – 1
CS Mioveni

19:30
Rapid Bucuresti
? – ?
FC Academica Clinceni

IRELAND – PREMIER DIVISION
MARCH 5
20:45
Sligo Rovers
? – ?
Dundalk

DENMARK – 1ST DIVISION
MARCH 5
FT
Nykoebing FC
0 – 1
Hvidovre
TURKEY – 1ST LIG
MARCH 5
FT
Altinordu
1 – 0
Erzurum BB
71′
Samsunspor
2 – 3
Menemenspor

17:00
Ankaragucu
? – ?
Bandirmaspor

CZECH REPUBLIC – 1ST LEAGUE
MARCH 5
34′
FC Fastav Zlin
1 – 0
Viktoria Plzen

32′
Pardubice
1 – 0
SK Dynamo Ceske Budejovice

33′
SK Sigma Olomouc
0 – 0
Bohemians 1905

18:00
Banik Ostrava
? – ?
Slovan Liberec

AFRICA – CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: GROUP A
MARCH 5
20:00
Al Ahly
? – ?
Al-Merreikh

INTERNATIONAL – CLUB FRIENDLIES
MARCH 5
FT
Isloch
2 – 0
Lokomotiv Gomel
FT
Ullern
3 – 1
Eidsvold TF
FT
SC Landskron
2 – 3
KAC 1909
13:00

Ludmannsdorf
? – ?
SAK Klagenfurt

FT
Odds Ballklubb
3 – 2
Stroemsgodset
14:00

Dellach/Gail
? – ?
ATUS Ferlach

Canc.
Hamarkameratene
? – ?
Sogndal

31′
Helsingborg
0 – 0
Honka

ALBANIA – KATEGORIA SUPERIORE
MARCH 5
19:45
KF Tirana
? – ?
Partizani

ALBANIA – KATEGORIA E PARE
MARCH 5
14:00

Apolonia
? – ?
KS Besa Kavaje

14:00

Burreli
? – ?
KF Turbina Cerrik

14:00

FK Vora
? – ?
KS Beselidhja Lezhe

14:00

KF Erzeni Shijak
? – ?
Terbuni Puke

14:00

KS Lushnja
? – ?
KF Bylis

14:00

Shkumbini Peqin
? – ?
Butrinti Sarande

ALGERIA – LIGUE 1
MARCH 5
HT
HB Chelghoum Laid
0 – 0
RC Arbaa

HT
MC Oran
0 – 1
Olympique de Medea

HT
RC Relizane
1 – 1
US Biskra

HT
WA Tlemcen
0 – 0
MC Alger

18:00
USM Alger
? – ?
JS Saoura

ANDORRA – 2ND DIVISION
MARCH 5
20:30

CF Atletic America
? – ?
Penya Encarnada d’Andorra

20:30

FC Santa Coloma B
? – ?
Encamp

ANGOLA – GIRABOLA
MARCH 5
15:00

CD Lunda Sul
? – ?
Kuando Kubango FC

15:00

FC Bravos do Maquis
? – ?
Sporting de Benguela

15:00

Recreativo do Libolo
? – ?
Sporting Cabinda

16:30

Progresso Associacao Do Sambizanga
? – ?
Sagrada Esperanca

ARGENTINA – PRIMERA NACIONAL
MARCH 5
FT
Tristan Suarez
3 – 3
CA Alvarado
FT
San Martin de Tucuman
2 – 0
Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto
21:00
Atlanta
? – ?
Belgrano

21:00
CA Defensores de Belgrano
? – ?
Deportivo Madryn

22:00
Agropecuario
? – ?
Almagro

23:30
Instituto Cordoba
? – ?
Nueva Chicago

ARGENTINA – PRIMERA B METROPOLITANA: APERTURA
MARCH 5
21:00
Argentino de Quilmes
? – ?
Acassuso

21:00
CA San Miguel
? – ?
Dock Sud

21:00
Canuelas
? – ?
Deportivo Merlo

21:00
Comunicaciones
? – ?
CA Talleres Remedios de Escalada

21:00
Justo Jose de Urquiza
? – ?
Colegiales

23:10
Los Andes
? – ?
CA Defensores Unidos

ARGENTINA – PRIMERA C: APERTURA
MARCH 5
21:00

El Porvenir
? – ?
Laferrere

ARGENTINA – COPA DE LA LIGA PROFESIONAL
MARCH 5
FT
Barracas Central
2 – 1
Aldosivi
FT
Gimnasia LP
2 – 2
Argentinos Juniors
21:00
San Lorenzo de Almagro
? – ?
River Plate

23:15
Patronato de Parana
? – ?
Sarmiento

ARGENTINA – WOMEN’S PRIMERA DIVISION A
MARCH 5
FT
Atletico Lanus Women
1 – 0
Gimnasia Y Esgrima La Plata Women
21:00

Boca Juniors Women
? – ?
San Lorenzo de Almagro Women

ARMENIA – PREMIER LEAGUE
MARCH 5
FT
FC Alashkert
2 – 0
Van
79′
Ararat Yerevan
0 – 0
Urartu FC

AUSTRALIA – NPL NEW SOUTH WALES
MARCH 5
FT
Marconi Stallions
3 – 2
Sutherland Sharks
FT
Sydney Olympic
0 – 1
Manly United
AUSTRALIA – NPL NORTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES
MARCH 5
Postp.
Newcastle Olympic
? – ?
Weston Workers

Postp.
Edgeworth Eagles
? – ?
Valentine Phoenix

AUSTRALIA – NPL QUEENSLAND
MARCH 5
Postp.
Gold Coast Knights
? – ?
Capalaba

Postp.
Brisbane City
? – ?
Gold Coast United FC

Postp.
Eastern Suburbs
? – ?
Moreton Bay United

AUSTRALIA – NPL SOUTH AUSTRALIA
MARCH 5
FT
White City Woodville
2 – 2
Campbelltown City
FT
Adelaide City
5 – 1
Cumberland United
FT
Adelaide United Youth
3 – 1
Adelaide Olympic
AUSTRALIA – NPL VICTORIA
MARCH 5
FT
Avondale FC
0 – 1
St Albans Saints
FT
Port Melbourne Sharks SC
2 – 0
Green Gully Cavaliers
FT
Altona Magic
0 – 1
Eastern Lions SC
AUSTRALIA – QUEENSLAND PREMIER LEAGUE
MARCH 5
Postp.
SWQ Thunder
? – ?
Magpies Crusaders

Postp.
Brisbane Strikers
? – ?
Western Pride

AUSTRIA – 2. LIGA
MARCH 5
46′
Amstetten
1 – 1
FC Liefering

HT
Austria Wien (A)
0 – 1
Dornbirn

AUSTRIA – REGIONALLIGA EAST
MARCH 5
31′
Admira Wacker II
0 – 1
FCM Traiskirchen

3′
SV Stripfing
0 – 0
SC Neusiedl am See 1919

16:00
SC Wiener Viktoria
? – ?
First Vienna FC

17:00
ASV Drassburg
? – ?
FC Mauerwerk

AUSTRIA – REGIONALLIGA MIDDLE
MARCH 5
77′
Union Gurten
2 – 0
WSC Hertha

77′
Wolfsberger AC (A)
1 – 0
Deutschlandsberger SC

32′
Ried (A)
2 – 0
Treibach

17:00
SV St. Anna
? – ?
Allerheiligen

AZERBAIJAN – PREMIER LEAGUE
MARCH 5
74′
Zira
1 – 0
Sumqayit

16:15
FK Neftchi
? – ?
Sabail

BAHRAIN – KING’S CUP
MARCH 5
16:15

AL Khalidiyah
? – ?
East Riffa

BANGLADESH – PREMIER LEAGUE
MARCH 5
FT
Bashundhara Kings
2 – 0
Mohammedan SC Dhaka
BELGIUM – FIRST DIVISION B
MARCH 5
20:45
Lierse K.
? – ?
Lommel

BELARUS – SUPER CUP
MARCH 5
FT
BATE Borisov
1 – 0
Shakhtyor Soligorsk
BELGIUM – NATIONAL DIVISION 1
MARCH 5
20:00

FCV Dender EH
? – ?
Patro Eisden

20:00

KFC Mandel United
? – ?
Rupel Boom

20:00

KSK Heist
? – ?
Dessel

20:00

UR La Louviere Centre
? – ?
Olympic Charleroi Chatelet Farciennes

BELGIUM – WOMEN’S SUPER LEAGUE: CHAMPIONSHIP
MARCH 5
14:00

Anderlecht Women
? – ?
Genk Women

16:00

Club Brugge Women
? – ?
Oud-Heverlee Leuven Women

BELGIUM – WOMEN’S SUPER LEAGUE: RELEGATION
MARCH 5
14:00

SC Eendracht Aalst Women
? – ?
FC Femina White Star Woluwe

BOLIVIA – PRIMERA DIVISIÓN: APERTURA
MARCH 5
20:00
CA Palmaflor
? – ?
Guabira

22:15
The Strongest
? – ?
Nacional Potosi

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA – PREMIER LEAGUE
MARCH 5
FT
Rudar Prijedor
1 – 2
FK Leotar
17:00
Zeljeznicar
? – ?
FK Sarajevo

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA – 1ST LEAGUE: RS
MARCH 5
14:00

Drina Zvornik
? – ?
Sloga Doboj

14:00

FK Krupa
? – ?
FK Borac Kozarska Dubica

14:00

FK Zvijezda 09
? – ?
FK Ljubic Prnjavor

14:00

Kozara
? – ?
FK Modrica

14:00

Slavija Sarajevo
? – ?
Buducnost Pilica

14:00

Sloboda Novi Grad
? – ?
FK Podrinje

14:00

Tekstilac Derventa
? – ?
Zeljeznicar Banja Luka

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA – 1ST LEAGUE: FBIH
MARCH 5
15:00

FK Mladost Doboj Kakanj
? – ?
Jedinstvo Bihac

15:00

FK Zvijezda
? – ?
Buducnost

15:00

Gorazde
? – ?
Orasje

15:00

Gradina Srebrenik
? – ?
HNK Tomislav

15:00

NK Bratstvo
? – ?
NK Vis Simm-Bau

15:00

Travnik
? – ?
Igman Konjic

BOTSWANA – PREMIER LEAGUE
MARCH 5
15:00

Orapa United FC
? – ?
BR Highlanders

15:00

Security Systems
? – ?
Galaxy

15:00

Township Rollers
? – ?
Morupule Wanderers

18:30

Gaborone United
? – ?
Gilport Lions

BRAZIL – PAULISTA A1
MARCH 5
20:00
Sao Paulo
? – ?
Corinthians

22:30
Ferroviaria
? – ?
Santos FC

BRAZIL – PAULISTA A2
MARCH 5
15:00

Oeste FC
? – ?
Portuguesa

19:00

Lemense
? – ?
XV de Piracicaba

19:00

Sao Caetano
? – ?
Sao Bento

22:30

Taubate
? – ?
Primavera SP

BRAZIL – COPA DO NORDESTE: GROUP STAGE
MARCH 5
20:00
CRB
? – ?
Sampaio Correa

21:45
Altos
? – ?
Fortaleza

21:45
Bahia
? – ?
Sport Recife

23:45
Ceara
? – ?
CS Alagoano

BRAZIL – ALAGOANO
MARCH 5
21:00

Clube Sociedade Esportiva
? – ?
ASA

BRAZIL – AMAZONENSE
MARCH 5
20:30

Fast Clube
? – ?
Operario AC

20:30

Manaus FC
? – ?
Manauara EC

20:30

Princesa d. Solimoes
? – ?
Penarol Atletico Clube

20:30

Sao Raimundo EC AM
? – ?
EC Iranduba Amazonia AM

BRAZIL – BAIANO
MARCH 5
20:00

Barcelona de Ilheus
? – ?
EC Jacuipense

BRAZIL – BRASILIENSE: CHAMPIONSHIP GROUP

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MARCH 5
HT
Baroka FC
1 – 0
TS Galaxy

HT
Orlando Pirates
0 – 1
Kaizer Chiefs

16:00
Cape Town City FC
? – ?
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By Lizzy Okoji

The European Union Delegation to Nigeria and German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), has donated IT equipment to the ECOWAS Commission as technical support to ensure effective service delivery of the Commission’s staff.

The EU and GIZ donated the equipment to the Commission in Abuja at the official launch of the EU-funded Institutional Support to ECOWAS (ISE) programme.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the ISE programme is aimed at enhancing the effectiveness, efficiency, and impact of the EU aid in West Africa.

Mrs Cecile Tassin-Pelzer, Head of Cooperation, EU Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, said that the programme was developed to train internal personnel who will in turn train staff of the Commission.

She explained that the Internal Trainers will support in conducting regular training for old and new staff of the ECOWAS Commission.

“It is my pleasure to welcome you to the formal launch of the EU-funded Institutional Support to ECOWAS Programme. The 4.85-million Euro Programme is co-funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic cooperation and Development and implemented by the GIZ.

“Today, we hand over equipment purchased under the programme to support the training center and celebrate the graduation of the center’s first set on internal ECOWAS Trainers.

“The Institutional Support Programme launched today was developed as a follow-up to previous programmes to strengthen the Public Finance Management and Institutional Reforms initiated by ECOWAS.

“The programme began in December 2020 and aims to ensure that the ECOWAS Commission, as well as the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), attain international standards in finance, audit, accounting and human resource.

“This programme has provided support for the validation process of revised ECOWAS Staff regulation support towards the preparation of harmonised Human resource policies and procedures.

“As well as the drafting and validation of a new ECOWAS Code of Ethics,” Tassin-Pelzer said.

Prof. Dias Jeremias, Commissioner for Human Resources, ECOWAS Commission, said that the ISE has provided technical assistance on institutional reforms at the ECOWAS Commission and the EBID.

Jeremias said that since the signing of the Contribution Agreement between the stakeholders and the commissioning by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) towards the end of 2020, the ISE has been committed to supporting programmes at the ECOWAS Commission.

“This Community of Internal Trainers will be involved in the training, coaching, and mentoring of existing staff members and eventually newcomers within the ECOWAS Institutions and Agencies.

“Even before the implementation of the ISE, the overall action ‘‘support to the ECOWAS Commission on Organisational Development’’ had already commenced in identifying the training needs of the ECOWAS Commission in the area of training materials, equipment, and human capital.

“As a result of this support, upon the start of the implementation of the ISE, the procurement of identified training materials and equipment had also commenced.

“In addition to this, 32 internal trainers were trained at the Lagos Business school, from Aug. 23 to Sept. 3 2021.

“The training was aimed to support the recommendation of the report of the Staff Skills Audit on the need to build up a pool of in-house subject matter experts, who will in turn train other staff thus creating an internal knowledge-sharing environment as well as creating a continuous learning culture.

“This launch event, therefore, serves to celebrate the efforts of all stakeholders involved in this development journey,” Jeremias said.

Jeremias said that the event captures two infused activities within the ISE inception phase – the handover of IT equipment, Training Materials, and Furniture to the ECOWAS Staff Training Centre.

He added that the event will also include the Graduation Ceremony of the first set of Internal ECOWAS Trainers.

Jeremias appreciated the EU and GIZ for their cooperation and continued support to ECOWAS in providing technical expertise to support the development of regulations, policies, processes, and other in-house capacity-building measures. (NAN)

By Emmanuel Afonne

A Professor of Animal Science, Grace Jokthan, has highlighted the importance of livestock as the country march towards achieving the United Nations (UN) Sustaining Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.

Jokthan, who is a member of the Governing Council, National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), spoke in Abuja while delivering the 18th inaugural lecture of the institution.

She said achieving rapid livestock production would play an important role in Nigeria’s attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through the eradication of poverty and hunger thereby guaranteeing healthy lives.

“The SDGs adopted by member States of the United Nations in 2015 is a universal call for action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030.

“The availability of adequate livestock feed source has been linked to reduction in poverty, hunger, malnutrition and the economic well-being of the populace.

“In Nigeria like most developing countries, many of the poor rural households have 1-3 livestock and rely on them for livelihood.

“The contribution of these livestock to poverty reduction and improvement of living standard has not been fully appreciated, yet in some households, livestock remains the only source of income for meeting household needs.

“The livestock sector can contribute in multiple ways to ending hunger (SDG2) and all forms of malnutrition (SDG3) through increasing the direct consumption of nutritious animal-source foods, income and revenue generation, foreign exchange and job creation.

“The world livestock and its products are assets to human livelihoods and, through quality nutrition, promote human health and well-being,” Jokthan said.

According to her, research shows that men are more likely to own and control larger and more valuable livestock such as cows, bulls and oxen, while women tend to own smaller valuable livestock such as goats and poultry species.

Jokthan added that the bedrock of livestock sector was hinged on the availability of high-quality feed sources and efficient feeding programmes.

She also said that training of farmers, access to information and linkages with stakeholders on the uptake of new technologies were necessary to improve farmers’ knowledge.

“There is need for the introduction of alternative high yielding planted fodders and the development of complete feeds to benefit smallholder farmers.

“This can be achieved through introducing, supporting and building capacity on the formulation of feed rations amongst small scale farmers.

“More investment in research, data accumulation and information sharing between public and private sectors will be a step in the right direction as these feed sources will play an increasingly important role in the future as human and livestock population expands.

Earlier, the Vice Chancellor of NOUN, Prof. Olufemi Peters said he was elated with the achievements of Prof. Jokthan who is currently the Director, Africa Centre of Excellence on Technology Enhanced Learning (ACETEL).

Peters said he almost became a professor of Animal Science but eventually became a professor of chemistry.

He commended Jokthan for her research work and inaugural lecture which dwelt on indigenous feed sources: increasing animal protein supply for improved livelihoods. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)

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No illnesses have been reported to date.

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