Campaign Diary: Of Testy Leaders and Zealous Handlers - New Canadian Media
Ranjit Bhaskar
October 19, 2015
Covering this Canadian federal election has been a surreal experience. First off, being a permanent resident without the right to vote, it made me feel like a party crasher – an outsider on the inside.
While not having a skin in the game gave me the veneer of a neutral observer, interactions with campaign offices and leaders at rallies and events soon got under my skin.
There was the constant messaging, with both party leaders and candidates refusing to stray away from well-rehearsed lines and showing their irritation when thrown a curveball.
For me, New Democratic Party leader Thomas Mulcair made this particularly evident early on during the campaign during the launch of his book, Strength of Conviction. Having bought the book, I lined up to get it autographed by someone who had a fair shot at being the next prime minister.
After pleasantries, when I identified myself as a journalist and asked an innocuous question on what his government would do for new Canadians, Mulcair’s reaction was telling. It was as if I had asked him something as contentious as exporting fresh water.
The oxygen got sucked out as ‘Angry Tom’ summoned his media handlers, who ushered me away with promises of other opportunities to interact with the party leader. That never happened, and it was only late in the campaign that I was even put on the NDP’s mailing list.
Interactions with the offices of the other two major parties proved much better.
The Liberals put out the best media outreach effort – so good it was almost textbook perfect. The Conservatives were not far behind, but were much more guarded. They seemed keen to provide photo-ops rather than access to their leader or candidates.
Understandably, security concerns for Prime Minister Stephen Harper meant that his campaign stops were not made known well in advance. There was always a cordon around him and people at his rallies were carefully selected. This ensured that the events were dull, sparse and looked more staged than those of the other parties.
Take for instance this event at a Brampton trucking company to create a quintessential, Canadian “Timbits moment.” It was framed as “Harper bringing coffee for the crew.” Never mind that a table with Tim Hortons coffee and Timbits was already positioned against a backdrop of tractor-trailers and loaders.
Tory supporters on the campaign trail don’t hide their dislike for media and tend to avoid journalists like the plague.
Before this photo-op unfolded, the media were corralled away in a dilapidated room and brought to watch the drama only when the bus rolled in. The purpose was obvious: to prevent the media from interacting with the assembled truck drivers and mechanics.
The media handlers need not have worried. Tory supporters on the campaign trail don’t hide their dislike for media and tend to avoid journalists like the plague.
Inadvertently, these tendencies created a funereal-type atmosphere at some of the party’s events. Fittingly, most of our election stories carried the disclaimer that Conservative candidates refused to comment.
All this is a far cry from what I had experienced covering numerous elections in boisterous India and a referendum fraught with danger in what is now South Sudan.
While the politics could be maddening and working conditions daunting, the optics were festive.
While I was not expecting that kind of enthusiasm in a First World situation, I did get a glimpse of it at Liberal rallies and events.
While I was not expecting that kind of enthusiasm in a First World situation, I did get a glimpse of it at Liberal rallies and events.
Although not massive by global standards, the supporters were animated. But more important to a journalist, they and their leaders were approachable and willing to talk on any issue.
This kind of openness was refreshing, but I had to be guarded against its insidious effect.
Because the Liberal media team and its candidates were more forthcoming, they would invariably get more coverage. Early on in the campaign, I warned my election desk colleagues in jest to flag me down if I tended to veer in favour of the Grits.
Finally, as a new Canadian, the attack ads against Justin Trudeau signalled unintended messages to me.
I am not talking of the much-reviled Conservative ads in Chinese and Punjabi language media here. What I have in mind are the “just not ready” ads put out by both the Conservatives and the NDP.
Both parties sought to frame the election as a job interview for Trudeau and had his photos conveniently clipped to his ‘resume’.
Most newcomers will remember being warned by well-intentioned mentors not to include their mug shots with job applications, as it was not ‘the Canadian way’. And here we have interview panels pondering about offering the most important job in the country based on, among other things, Trudeau’s perceived lack of experience and commenting about his hair.
At a subliminal level it reminded me of the “lack of Canadian experience” barrier faced by newcomer job seekers. And yes, the fact that newcomers’ hair tends to look ‘different’ as well.
Ranjit Bhaskar is New Canadian Media’s Election Desk Editor.
Ranjit is a Toronto-based writer with interest in Canadian civic affairs, immigration, the environment and motoring. Maytree and Al Jazzera English alumnus.


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2018 UTME: List of approved CBT registration centres | EduCeleb
Abdussalam Amoo
3rd January 2018
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released 2018 UTME list of approved CBT centres for registration.
State
State
1 AZARE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ALONG POTISKUM-MAIDUGURI ROAD, AZARE, Bauchi STATE
2 BAUCHI ABUBAKAR TAFAWA BALEWA UNIVERSITY, YELWA CAMPUS, BAUCHI
3 BAUCHI ABUBAKAR TATARI ALI POLYTECHNIC, JOS ROAD BAUCHI
4 BAUCHI AL-FURQUAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY, ALONG BAUCHI-DASS ROAD, NEW GRA, BAUCHI
5 BAUCHI Bauchi Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies (BIAIS), Bauchi, Bauchi State
6 BAUCHI DOLPHIN MARIA COLLEGE, SUNDAY AWONIYI ROAD, NEW G.R.A BAUCHI
7 BAUCHI FARIAH FOUNDATION SCHOOL, IBB ROAD FADAMAR MADA, BAUCHI
8 BAUCHI FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC,ALONG DASS ROAD, GWALLAMEJI, BAUCHI
9 BAUCHI GIWO SCIENCE ACADEMY, ALONG NINGI-KANO ROAD, BAUCHI
10 BAUCHI IQRQ’A SCIENCE ACADEMY
11 BAUCHI JAMB STATE OFFICE, OFF AHMADU BELLO WAY, BAUCHI (REGISTRATION ONLY)
12 BAUCHI Oxford Science Academy, Bauchi, Bauchi State
13 GADAU Bauchi State University, Gadau, KM18, Azare – Zaki Road, Gadau, Bauch State
14 TAFAWA BALEWA PRESENTATION BROTHERS SECONDARY SCHOOL, TAFAWA BALEWA
1 IMIRINGI Mater Dei CBT and ICT Centre, Imiringi Town, Bayelsa State
2 OPUME Copa CBT Ventures, ETF/ BOT Primary School 2, Opume, Ogbia LGA Bayelsa State
3 OTUOKE Federal University, Library Building, Otuoke, Bayelsa State CTR2
4 OTUOKE Federal University, TETFUND Building, Otuoke, Bayelsa State Ctr1
5 OTUOKE JAMB CBT Centre, JAMB Building, JAMB, Close, Hospital Road,Otuoke, Bayelsa State
6 YENAGOA Fipere Logistics Global Network Limited, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
7 YENAGOA JAMB STATE OFFICE, YENAGOA (REGISTRATION ONLY)
8 YENAGOA LINNET PAUL INNOVATIVE INSTITUTE, No 1, NIIT Road off isaac Boro express way, Etegwe-Yenagoa
9 YENAGOA New Kings and Queens Matesori, Opp. NUJ Office, New Road, Ekeki Yenagoa CENTRE 1
10 YENEGOA New Kings & Queens Mantesori, Beside Geovila Resource Filling Station, Yenagoa.
11 YENEGOA Potter’s Touch High School, KM2 Melford Okilo Way, Igbogene, Yenegoa Bayelsa State
12 YENEGOA Predesaf International Collge, Predesaf College Close, Off Ovouh Street, By Referral Hospital, Yenegwe-Epie, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State
1 GBOKO Excellent International College, Gboko
2 GBOKO Gboko College of Education, Rice Mill Road, Gboko, Benue State
3 KATSINA-ALA Information and Communication Tech Centre, College of Education, Katsina-Ala
4 MAKURDI Federal Univeristy of Agriculture Makurdi., ETC Centre, Makurdi, Benue State
5 MAKURDI JAMB Zonal Office, Makurdi, Abu King Shuluwa Road near Makurdi Intl Market, Makurdi, Benue State
6 MAKURDI Our Lady of Mount Camel College, km 5, Naka Road, Makurdi
7 OJU College of Education Oju, CBT Center, Oju, Benue State
8 OTUKPO CBT Center, opp Beco Filling Station, Markurdi Rd., Otukpo, Benue State
9 OTUKPO Universal CyberNet Ltd, 3, Ochidoma Rd, Otukpo, Benue State
1 BIU College of Education, Waka-Biu, Maiduguri Road, Biu
2 MAIDUGURI JAMB ZONAL OFFICE, MAIDUGURI (REGISTRATION ONLY)
3 MAIDUGURI Kashim Ibrahim College of Education, Jos/Kano Road, Maiduguri, Borno State
4 MAIDUGURI Nassara Computer Academy, Sir Kashim Ibrahim Road, Beside Fire Service, H/Qters Office, Maiduguri
5 MAIDUGURI University of Maiduguri, ETC Centre 1, Bama Road, Maiduguri, Borno State
6 MAIDUGURI University of Maiduguri, ETC Centre 2, Bama Road, Maiduguri, Borno State
7 MAIDUGURI University of Maiduguri, ICT Centre 1, Bama Road, Maiduguri, Borno State
8 MAIDUGURI University of Maiduguri, New ICT Centre 2, Bama Road, Maiduguri, Borno State
1 AKAMKPA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AKAMKPA CROSS RIVER STATE
2 CALABAR Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) Dept of Computer Science Calabar
3 CALABAR JAMB STATE OFFICE, CALABAR (REGISTRATION ONLY)
4 CALABAR National Open University Calabar
5 CALABAR University of Calabar, Calabar, E-Library, Cross River State
6 CALABAR Zero Limit, No. 1, Barracks Road, Calabar
7 IKOM Double Click Academy two ends schools mile Road, ikom
8 IKOM Foresight Schools, Anthony Agwupuye memorial hall, sweet mother street Ikom
9 OBUDU Federal College of Education, ICT Complex/ Computer Science Blocks, Obudu, Cross River State.
10 OGOJA BEEPS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED, SCH. OF NURSING, HOSPITAL RD., IGOLI, OGOJA
11 UGEP GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL
12 UGEP UNIBRIGHT COMPUTER CENTRE UGEP CROSS RIVER STATE
TOWN CENTRE NAME
1 ABRAKA DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY, DIGITAL CENTRE, ABRAKA
2 ABRAKA DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY, ELECTRONIC EXAM CENTRE A, CAMPUS 3, ABRAKA
3 ABRAKA DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY, ELECTRONIC EXAM CENTRE B, CAMPUS 3, ABRAKA
4 AGBOR College of Education, Agbor CBT Centre. Centre of Excellence and Information Technology (CEIT)
5 ASABA JAMB State Office, Asaba, Okpanam Road, Asaba, Delta State
6 EFFURUN Petroleum Training Institute, Effurun, Delta State
7 EMEVOR ADAMU IGBUDU CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE,UGHELLI-OZORO ROAD,EMEVOR DELTA
8 EMEVOR JAMES WELCH GRAMMAR SCHOOL.,UGHELLI ROAD , EMEVOE DELTA
9 KWALE PRIME VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE, KWALE
10 OGWASHI-UKU DELTA STATE POLYTECHNIC, OGWASHI-UKU
11 OVWIAN Holy Ghost International School, Izomo Road, Off DSC Expressway, Ovwian, Udu LGA
12 Sapele Glomaikom CBT Cooperative, Youth Resource Centre, Crudas/Awolowo Str., Off Road, Sapele
13 Sapele Obule Integrated Schools, Ikoyo Street, Off Mechanic Village Road, Sapele, Delta State
14 UGHELLI Micheal and Cecilia Ibru University(MCIU), Ibru village Agbarha-otor ughelli,Delta state
15 UMUNEDE ICON TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY, UMUNEDE
16 WARRI BENCHILL SCHOOLS, NO. 1, DN DUDU CLOSE, OFF EMIKO CLOSE,WARRI
17 WARRI CBT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, OGBE-IJOH GRAMMAR SCHOOL, OGBE-IJOH, WARRI
18 WARRI Classical International School, Plot 8, Atie-Arubi Street, Off Deco Road, Warri
19 WARRI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ICT CENTRE, WARRI
1 ABAKALIKI Comprehensive School of Management & Tech (CISMT) Along Watchman Street, Abakaliki
2 ABAKALIKI JAMB STATE OFFICE, ABAKALIKI (REGISTRATION ONLY)
3 ABAKALIKI MASTERSOFT TECHNOLOGY LTD, 35, AFIKPO ROAD, ABAKALIKI
4 ABAKALIKI STELLA MARIS COLLEGE OGBAGA ROAD, OGUZORONWEYA-OZIBO, EBONYI LGA
5 ABAKALIKI TWELVE APOSTLES COLLEGE NDIABOISHIAGU, SHARON ABAKALIKI
6 AFIKPO AKANU IBIAM FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, ICT COMPLEX UWANA, AFIKPO
7 AFIKPO SAINT MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH, BISHOP MCGETTRICKS GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, AFIKPO, EBONYI STATE
8 EZZAMMGBO COLLEGE OF HEALTH TECHNOLOGY, 135, EZZAMMGBO OHAUKWU LGA, EZZAMMGO
9 IKWO EBONYI STATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, IKWO
10 Ikwo Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo
11 Ishiagu Federal College Of Agriculture,Ishiagu
12 OKPOTO EVANGEL UNIVERSITY, KM 48 ENUGU – ABAKALIKI EXPRESSWAY, (EVANGEL CAMP) OKPOTO
1 AFUZE DIICT Nigeria , Ase Secondary School Afuze, Edo State
2 AUCHI Oseni Elamah OCT Institute, 39, Poly Rd, Auchi
3 AUCHI Success Comprehensive College, 8, Ekhei Girls School Road, Auchi, Edo State
4 BENIN DA CIVIC CENTRE, 79 Airport road by Benoni juction , Benin city
5 BENIN Daniet Global Resources, No. 6, Aburime Street, Off Costain Road, Oredo L.G.A Benin City, Edo State
6 BENIN Edo State ICT Ageny, State Sectariat, Block D, Sapele Road, Benin City, Edo State
7 BENIN El-Shaddai Foundation Montessori School, 113B, 2nd Str., Oregbeni Housing Estate, Ikpoba Hill, Benin City
8 BENIN Gateway Edutech & Multiconcept, (Former Savannah Bank Building, 177, 1st East Circular Road, By Sapele Road, Opp. Mrs Filing Station, Benin City, Edo State
9 BENIN University of Benin INTERNATIONAL ICT CENTRE, IYAYI COMPUTER BUILDING, BENIN
10 BENIN CITY JAMB ZONAL OFFICE BENIN (REGISTRATION ONLY)
11 BENIN CITY NABTEB ICT TRAINING CENTRE, 1, IKPOBA HILL, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE
12 EKPOMA Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, e-Library Hall A and B, Ekpoma, Edo State
13 EKPOMA MOUNT CARMEL SECONDARY SCHOOL, ALONG AMBROSE ALLI UNIVERISTY, PART TIME CAMPUS, CAMPUS ROAD, EMAUDO, EKPOMA, EDO STATE
14 IGARRA MJ & Eshoiza ICT Centre, Behind Opoze P/S off Secretariat Road, Ugbogbo Igarra, Edo State
15 IGUEBEN College of Education, Igueben, Edo State
16 IRRUA Ideal Secondary Schools, Abokhae Quarters, Irrua, Edo State
17 OGWA Samuel Adegboyega University, Km 1, Ehor/ Ogwa Rd, Ogwa, Edo State
18 OKADA Igbinedion University, Okada, Okada, Edo State
1 ADO-EKITI Ekiti Anglican Dioceasan High School, Ile Abiye Premises, Ilawe Road, Ado Ekiti
2 ADO-EKITI Ekiti State University, ICT Centre, Iworoko Road, Ado Ekiti
3 ADO-EKITI Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti, Digital Library, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State
4 ADO-EKITI JAMB State Office, Ado Ekiti, Beside CBN, New Iyin Road, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State
5 ADO-EKITI PHEONIX CBT CENTRE, PHEONIX BUILDING, BLOCK A,BESIDE UBE OFFICE, OKURUMEH ESTATE, AJEBAMIDELE, IKERE ROAD, ADO-EKITI
6 IGEDE-EKITI MATER CHRISTI GIRLS HIGH SCH, IGEDE EKITI, CBT CENTER
7 IJERO-EKITI College of Health Sciences & Technology, Ijero Ekiti
8 Ikere-EKITI College of Education, Computer Resource Centre (CCRC) , Ikere-Ekiti
9 Omuooke-Ekiti St. Silas Anglican Secondary School, Omuooke-Ajowa Road, Omuooke-Ekiti
10 OYE-EKITI FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, MAYEGUN STREET, AYEDE JUNCTION, OYE-EKITI, EKITI STATE
1 EHA-AMUFU Federal College of Education, (ICT Centre), (CTR 1) College Road, Eha-Amufu, Enugu State
2 ENUGU AFRIHUB ICT Centre, Institute of Management of Technology, Campus 2, Independence Layout, Enugu, Enugu State
3 ENUGU Chris-Tech Computer School, 76 Nike Rd., Abakpa By liberty Bus-stop, Enugu
4 ENUGU FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, ENUGU
5 ENUGU Foretrust Digital Consulting Ltd, Plot 63A, Premier Layout, Ogui Nike, Enugu
6 ENUGU JAMB STATE OFFICE, ENUGU (REGISTRATION ONLY)
7 ENUGU National Open University of Nigeria, Enugu Study Centre, 87/89 Nike Lake Road, Transekulu, Enugu
8 ENUGU St. Joseph’s Institute, 20/22, Amaigbo/Mgbemena Lane by CIC, Uwani, Enugu
9 ENUGU ST.THERESA CATHOLIC CENTRE, MMAKU
10 ENUGU Stalwart Computers 5 Cathedral Drive (Old Nicon Insurrance House) Independent Layout, Enugu
11 ENUGU UNI OF NIGERIA ,ENUGU CAMPUS, CBT TETFUND CENTER,ENUGU, ENUGU State
12 NGWO M-Chips Link Computers Nig. Ltd., Ngwo
13 NKANU St. Augustine Computer, Ndiuno Uwani-Akpugo, Nkanu West L.G.A., Enugu State CTR I
14 NKANU St. Augustine Computer, Ndiuno Uwani-Akpugo, Nkanu West L.G.A., Enugu State CTR II
15 NSUKKA Bellsoft Technologies Limited , University of Nigeria Nsukka, Department of Economics, Nsukka, Enugu State
16 NSUKKA Elco ICT, Bishop Shanaham Nursing School, Nsukka
17 NSUKKA PRINCE COMPUTER SCH LTD,OFULONU ROAD NSUKKA,NSUKKA, ENUGU
18 NSUKKA The Leapscope Monotechnic for Computer & ICT Studies, 88, Aku Road, Nsukka, Enugu State
19 NSUKKA University of Nigeria Nsukka, Digital Library, Nsukka, Enugu State
20 NSUKKA University of Nigeria, MTN Library, Nsukka
21 NSUKKA ZEETECH SYSTEM AND COMM. LTD, ZEE INST. OF INFO TECH NETWORK HOUSE OPP UNN MAINGATE
1 APO Government Secondary School, Apo Resettlement ICT & CBT Centre,Apo, FCT,Abuja
2 BWARI Computer Based Test (CBT) Centre, Vertas University, Abuja
3 BWARI JAMB CBT Centre, JAMB Headquarters, Along Law School Road, Bwari Abuja
4 BWARI JAMB CBT Centre, Kogo, Bwari Abuja
5 BWARI JAMB CBT Centre, Kogo, Bwari Abuja Ctr-2 (REGISTRATION ONLY)
6 DUTSE BLUEOCEAN TECHNOLOGY ,GLORY HOUSE, OPPOSITE GGSS DUTSE, ABUJA
7 GARKI Global Distance Learning Institute (GDL), Plot 825, Ralph Shodehinde Street, Off Ahmadu Bello Way, Abuja
8 GARKI JAMB FCT LIASON OFFICE, FEDERAL SECRETARIAT, ABUJA (REGISTRATION ONLY)
9 GWAGWALADA Central Emirates International Academy, Plot 903-904, Anagada Satelite Town, Near Giri Junction, Abuja
10 GWAGWALADA Christ the King College (C.K.C.) Gwagwalada, Abuja
11 GWAGWALADA Jomerie Technologies Ltd., Best Intellect International School, old Kutunku, Gwagwalada
12 KARU BAPTIST ACADEMY ICT OLDCHIEF PALACE KARU FCT ABUJA
13 KARU Federal Science and technical College Electronic Library and ICT/CBT Centre,Orozo , FCT, Abuja
14 KUBWA COMPREHENSIVE INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT &TECH., ARAB ROAD BYAZHIM,CLOSE TO WATER BOARD BEHIND MOUNTAIN OF FIRE CHURCH, KUBWA, FCT
15 KUJE Islamic Leadership Academy, Behind Forest Zone, Kuje, FCT Abuja
16 KUJE Nigeria-Ghana Int’l College, Km 10, Kuje-Gwagwalada Road, Kuje, Abuja, FCT
17 KWALI Victory International Institute of Theology & Education, Km 70, Abuja-Lokoja Expessway, Kwali, Abuja, FCT
18 MAITAMA Chamscity/Sascon CBT 1, 3rd floor, Sasaon International School, 19A Yesdseam Street, Maitama, Abuja
19 MAITAMA Chamscity/Sascon CBT 2, 2nd floor, Sasaon International School, 19A Yesdseam Street, Maitama, Abuja
20 UTAKO Digital Bridge Institute, 8, P.O.W Nafem Crescent, OFF Solomon Lar Way, Utako, Abuja, fct
21 ZUBA Unique College, Runji Zuba, Bwari Area Council, Abuja, FCT
1 BAJOGA Government Comprehensive Day Secondary School, Near Emir Palace, Bajoga, Gombe State
2 BILLIRI GOVERNMENT SCIENCE SECONDARY SCHOOL, BILLIRI
3 DEBA Yamaltu-Deba Institute of Technology Deba, Opposite Roundabout, off Izala Central Mosque, Deba Lga, Gombe State
4 DUKKU Dukku Community Science Secondary Computer Lab, DARAZO ROAD, OPP. DUKKU GRA, Dukku LGA, Gombe State
5 GOMBE COMMUNITY EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTRE GOMBE TASHAR DUKKU BEHIND MUSABA HOSPITAL
6 GOMBE EL-LAWANTI ICT CENTRE, NEW MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (FORMER MARKAS SCHOOL, GOMBE
7 GOMBE FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION TECHNICAL GOMBE, VIRTUAL E-LIBRARY
8 GOMBE GOFCECON-Computer Lab, Federal College of Education Tech., Gombe
9 GOMBE Gombe State University, Gombe, NDIC Computer Lab, Gombe, Gombe State
10 GOMBE GOVERNMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE, IDI QUARTERS, GOMBE, GOMBE STATE
11 GOMBE GOVERNMENT SCIENCE SECONDARY SCHOOL, BEHIND SPECIALIST HOSPITAL, JEKADAFARI, GOMBE
12 GOMBE JAMB OFFICE, GOMBE (REGISTRATION ONLY)
13 GOMBE MUSASA WORLDWIDE SOLUTIONS LTD. OPP THE NIG. POLICE FORCE, MTD COMMAND, NEW GRA, GOMBE
14 KALTUNGO GOMBE STATE COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY KALTUNGO,NEAR GENERAL HOSPITAL KALTUNGO
15 KALTUNGO MODEL SCHOOL CBT CENTER KALTUNG, KALARGU YOLA ROAD KALTUNGO, GOMBE STATE
16 KUMO Government Girls Science Secondary School, Kumo, PTDF Computer Lab, Gombe – Yola Road, Kumo, Gombe State
IMO STATE
1 IDEATO Oxford Computer Institute,Honda Club Umuezeaga, Akokwa
2 IDEATO Prestige World Computer, Urualla Civic Centre, Ideato
3 IDEATO Young Stars Computer Training College, Umuopia – Akokwa, Ideato North, Imo State
4 ISIALA MBANO Prince of Peace Computer Institute , Beside Saint Benedicts Catholic Church, Amaraku Village, Isiala Mbano, Imo State
5 ISIALA MBANO Spotlite Integrated Services Centre for Basic Computer Education, KM 30, Okigwe – Umuahia Road, Umuelemai Village, Isiala Mbano
6 MBAISE Apexx-Bizz-Tech., Community Secondary School, Amuzi Ahiara, Off Ahiara Junction, Mbaise
7 MBAISE Pope John Paul 11 Model School, Umunagbo Ihitte Ezinihite Mbaise, Imo State
8 MBAISE ST. CHARLES COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY, ST CHARLES CATHOLIC CHURCH, NGURU
9 NEKEDE Federal Polytechnic, Evening Program ICT Centre, Nekede, Owerri, Imo State Ctr 1
10 NEMPI ORU WEST St. Joseph Catholic Church School, Nempi Oru West
11 OFOROLA/OBOSIMA Federal College of Land Resources Tech. Oforola/Obosima Owerri West
12 OKIGWE Marianna College, off Enugu- PortHarcourt Road (opposite Fed. Govt College) Okigwe
13 ORLU BenchMark Educational Centre, 101, Ihioma Road by Banana Junction, Orlu
14 OWERRI Alvan Ikoku Fed. College of Education Orlu Road Owerri Imo State Ctr-1
15 OWERRI Data Tech. West African Ltd, 38, Law Nwankwo Street, Control Post, Owerri
16 OWERRI Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State
17 OWERRI Imo State University, CBT Centre, ICT Directorate, Owerri, Imo State
18 OWERRI JAMB STATE OFFICE, OWERRI (REGISTRATION ONLY)
19 OWERRI Little Rock School, 5, School Road Works Layout, Opp. Cradle Hostel, Imo State
20 OWERRI Owerri CBT Hi-Tech, Plot C18, Okohia Layout, via World Bank Mkt,Owerri, Imo State
21 OWERRI Shekina Smart Multi Concept Ltd., Okwe Obibiezena/Ameaze Ihiagwa Road Nekede, Owerri
22 OWERRI Swintec Computer Institute, No. 5/6 Hospital /Orlu Road, Owerri, Imo State
23 OWERRI Unique Computer Institute, 3 Hospital/Orlu Rd., Owerri
24 UMUAGWO Imo State Polytechnic, Umuagwo, Imo State CTR 1
25 UMUAGWO Imo State Polytechnic, Umuagwo, Imo State CTR 2
JIGAWA STATE
1 DUTSE B.H.T InterSystem Ltd, Takur, opposite Galaxy ICT, Dutse
2 DUTSE JAMB State Office, Dutse, Plot 269/270, Mechanic Village, Dutse Bye-Pass, Dutse, Jigawa State
3 HADEJIA Binyaminu Usman College of Agriculture, Hadejia
4 KAZAURE Hussaini Adamu Federal Polytechnic., Daura Road, Kazaure, Jigawa State
1 Kaduna Alekwe Nigeria Ltd, Sardauna Memorial College, College Road, Unguwan Dosa, Kaduna, Kaduna State
2 Kaduna Ateko Digital Technology, L7, Makama Road, Barnawa, Kaduna, Kaduna State
3 Kaduna Bethel Baptist High School, 6, Kachia Road, Damishi, Kujama, Kaduna, Kaduna State
4 Kaduna Bostal Training Institute, Barnawa, Kaduna, Kaduna State
5 Kaduna Dambo International Schools, 29, Kubani Crescent, Off Challawa Crescent, Kaduna, Kaduna State
6 Kaduna El-Khalil (ICT) Limited, 17A, Attahiru Road, Malali, Kaduna, Kaduna State
7 KADUNA Gray’s International College, Permanent Site, Off Airport Road Kaduna.
8 KADUNA JAMB ZONAL OFFICE, KADUNA (REGISTRATION ONLY)
9 Kaduna Kaduna Polytechnic, BTS Main Campus, Tudun Wada, Kaduna, Kaduna State
10 Kaduna Kaduna Science Academy, No.10A Ohinoyi Rd., By Engr. Abubakar Lawal Crescent, Off Sultan Rd, U/Rimi GRA, Kaduna, Kaduna State
11 KADUNA Kaduna State University, Tafawa Balewa Way, Kaduna, Kaduna State.
12 KADUNA khemsafe computers, 6/7 constitution Road, Kaduna, Kaduna State.
13 KADUNA Queen Amina College, Opposite Unity Bank, Kakuri, Kakuri, Kaduna
14 Kaduna Shimen Global Concept Ltd., Piety High School, Beside Gwamna Awan General Hospital, Airforce Road, Kakuri, Kaduna, Kaduna State
15 Kaduna Uthman Bin Affan School, No.7, Gwamna Road, Badikko, Kaduna, Kaduna State
16 Kaduna White House Computers ltd, 20/21 Airforce Road, Kakuri, Kaduna, Kaduna State
17 Kafanchan College of Education Gidan Waya, Kafanchan, Kaduna State
18 Kafanchan Fantsuam Foundation, No 1 Fantsuam Close bayan Loco, Kafanchan, Kaduna.
19 Kafanchan Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan Waya, Kafanchan, Kaduna State
20 Kafanchan ST. ALBERT INSTITUTE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, FADAN-KOGOMA
21 Kafanchan St. Thaddeus Science Academy, Madakiya, Kafanchan, Kaduna State
22 Makarfi Govt. Secondary School, Makarfi, Old Kano Road, Makarfi, Kaduna State
23 Zaria Ahmadu Bello University, Iya Abukar Computer Centre, Zaria, Kaduna State
KADUNA
24 Zaria Ahmadu Bello University, Multi-Purpose Hall, Zaria, Kaduna State
25 Zaria Ahmadu Bello Zaria, Institute of Computing and ICT, ABU Main Campus Opposite University Sports Complex (Gymnasium)., Zaria, Kaduna
26 Zaria Arewa Computer Training Institute, No 6 Gidan Garba Mai Iyali Opposite General Hospital Tudun Wada, Zaria.
27 Zaria Dagamas Legacy Schools, No.1 Road E, Chikaji Rd, Zaria, Kaduna State
28 Zaria Distance Learning Centre, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State.
29 Zaria Golden Height Comprehensive School, Jushin Waje, Sabon Gari, Zaria, Kaduna State
30 Zaria Madalla Secondary School, 74 Dikko Road, Tudun Wada, Zaria, Kaduna State
31 Zaria Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Kaduna-Zaria Road, Zaria, Kaduna State
32 Zaria Zaria Academy, 10, Zaria-Funtua Road, Shika, Zaria, Kaduna state.
33 Zaria Zaria Institute of Information Tech. (ZIIT) No. 19, Behind Eid Praying Ground, Along Kaduna Road, Zaria, Kaduna State
1 BICHI Makama School of Technology No. 34-35 Iguda and sanbo House Tsohuwar Tasha, Bichi, Kano State
2 BICHI/DAMBATTA FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (TECHNICAL), BICHI
3 DANBATTA Audu Bako College of Agriculture, Along Daura Road, Danbatta, Kano State
4 KANO Amnet Institute of Information Technology, No. 13C, Hauren Shanu Near Zone 1 Police H/Q Before Kofar Gadon Gadankaya, Kano State
5 KANO Bayero University (BUK), PTDF Block, Old site Buk Road, Kano, Kano State
6 KANO BAYERO UNIVERSITY KANO, JULIUS BERGER LEARNING CENTRE, NEWSITE, GWARZO ROAD, KANO
7 KANO Bayero University, Kano, IGR Leaning Centre, Old Campus, Kano State
8 KANO Bayero University, Kano, Newsite Gwarzo Road e-Learning Centre, Kano, Kano State
9 KANO Bayero University, School of Continuing Education Centre, Dala Aminu Kano Way, Kano
10 KANO BMG Institute of Information Technology, N0. 46, Panisau-Jaba Road, Kano
11 KANO Digital Bridge Institue Former Nitel Training School, No. 532 Katsina Road By Airport Round About, Kano, Kano State
12 KANO Federal College of Education, Kano, Kabuga, Kofar famfo, Kano, Kano State
13 KANO JAMB CBT Centre, Beside National Centre for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education, Farawa, Kano State
14 KANO JAMB CBT Centre, Beside National Centre for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education, Farawa, Kano State (REGISTRATION ONLY)
15 KANO JAMB State Office, Kano (Registration only)
16 KANO Kano State Polytechnic, (School of Technology), Computer Science Department, Matan-Fada Road, Kano
17 KANO MS World ICT Computer Technology Limited, 26, Audu Bako Way, Kano
18 KANO MSK Communication and wireless Limited, Kano, 13A Airport Road, Kano, Kano State
19 KANO Overone Consult and Investment Limited Kano, 3 Atiku Abubakar/Gansun Albassa Road, Kano, Kano State
20 KANO Pioneers ICT Nigeria Limited, 3-4 Gidan Saude, Beside First Bank, Zoo Road, Kano, Kano State
21 KANO Pretentious ICT Investment Ltd., Torey Home Junction (GIDAN kureme), Along Shara Kasua, Kano
22 KANO Rainbow Digital Technology, No. 2 Gwarzo Road, Beside A.S Maro, Ungogo LGA, Kano State
23 KANO SMS ICT Institute of Training LTD., No. 84 Nomansland by Airport Road, Opposite Chediya Uku Kano, Kano State
KANO
24 KANO The Light College,No.2, Danshekara, Opp. Police College and No.3 Danagundi GRA, Kano
25 KANO Vitae Computer Institute, Kings Garden by Airport Road, Opposite Total Filling Station, Brigade, Kano
26 WUDIL Kano University of Science and Technology, CBT Centre, Gaya Road, Wudil, Kano State
27 WUDIL Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil, AEE Resource Centre, Gaya Road, Wudil, Kano State
28 WUDIL Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Main Library, Gaya Road, Wudil, Kano State
1 DAURA Yusuf Bala Usman College of Legal and General Studies, Daura
2 FUNTUA CBT CENTRE, ZONAL EDUCATION QUALITY ASSURANCE OFFICE, FUNTUA
3 FUNTUA KURAMI ACADEMY, BAKORI-FUNTUA ROAD, KURAMI
4 KATSINA AL-QALAM UNIVERSITY KATSINA, DUTSINMA ROAD KATSINA
5 KATSINA BARDA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, NEAR GRA GENERAL MOSQUE, KATSINA
6 KATSINA CBT Centre Umaru Musa Yar’adua Universty
7 KATSINA DIALOGUE COMPUTER INSTITUTE, 14 BAYA JIDDA ROAD OFF OLD GOVT. HOUSE GRA, KATSINA
8 KATSINA JAMB STATE OFFICE, KATSINA (REGISTRATION ONLY)
9 KATSINA UMARU MUSA YARADUA UNIVERSITY, Faculty of Natural & Applied Sciences, Dutsinma Rd.
10 KATSINA UMARU MUSA YARADUA UNIVERSITY, PTDF Computer Centre, Katsina.
1 ALIERO KEBBI STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, ALONG SOKOTO JEGA ROAD, ALIERO
2 BIRNIN-KEBBI JAMB STATE OFFICE, BIRNIN-KEBBI (REGISTRATION ONLY)
3 BIRNIN-KEBBI ML-TECH NIGERIA LIMITED, NAGARI COLLEGE, BIRNIN-KEBBI
4 BIRNIN-KEBBI WAZIRI UMARU FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, GESSE CAMPUS, BIRNIN-KEBBI
1 AJAOKUTA 2 Streams Integrated Services Ltd. CBT Centre, Ajaokuta Comprehensive School 1, Ajaokuta, Kogi State
2 ANKPA Kogi State College of Education, Along Enugu Road, Ankpa
3 ANYIGBA Kogi State University, Anyigba
4 IDAH Seagate Computer Academy, Idah Secondary Commercial College, Idah
5 KABBA St. Augustine College, Kabba
6 LOKOJA AL-AZHAR INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE ZANGO DAJI
7 LOKOJA Getrid Integrated Resources Ltd, Government, Secondary School, Lokoja, Kogi State
8 LOKOJA JAMB STATE OFFICE, LOKOJA (REGISTRATION ONLY)
9 LOKOJA YABMA INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE ACADEMY, HON. YAKUBU YUNUSA AVENUE, 500 HOUSING UNITS, GANAJA ROAD, LOKOJA
10 OKENE S & J EL-LATEEF AND HASSY COMPUTER INSTITUTE, IHIMA COMMUNITY SCIENCE SECONDARY SCHOOL, (ICSSS), IHIMA
1 ERIN-ILE Midland cafe, 245 Elerin Way, Erin-Ile, Kwara State
2 ILORIN Effective International College, Unilorin Permanent Site Road, Tanke, Ilorin
3 ILORIN JAMB Zonal Office, Oyun Bridge, Old Jebba Road, Ilorin, Kwara State
4 ILORIN Kwara College Of Education,ilorin
5 ILORIN Parrot Cyberworld Limited, Emmanuel Baptist College By Lead Hostel, Univeristy Road, Tanke, Ilorin
6 ILORIN SOCRATES COLLEGE (CBT CENTRE) AROMARADU, ADETA ILORIN
7 ILORIN University of Ilorin, ETC Centre, Ilorin, kwara State CTR 2
8 ILORIN University of Ilorin, CBT Centre, Ilorin, kwara State CTR 1
9 ILORIN UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN CBT CENTRE ILORIN KWARA STATE CENTRE 3
10 ILORIN ZINI-MAC Technologies Limited, Kwara Television Premises, Old Jebba Road, Kwara State
11 KAIAMA TENTOY ICT CENTRE GOVT. DAY SEC SCHL NEW BUSSA ROAD KAIAMA
12 LAFIAGI Kwara State College of Education (Technical), Lafiagi CTR1
13 LAFIAGI KWARA STATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, LAFIAGI, CENTRE 2
14 OFFA ICT Centre, Federal Polytechnic Offa, Ojoku Road, Offa, Kwara State
15 OKUTA BOROKINSON ICT CENTRE BAPTIST GRAMMAR SCHOOL OKUTA
1 ABULE EGBA Datforte International Schools Limited, Bakare Estate, Off Abeokuta Expressway,Abule-Egba, Lagos
2 ABULE EGBA TimeOn Kairos Educational & Vacational Institute, 326, Abeokuta Expressway, Super/Cele Bus Stop, Oko Oba Via Abule Egba, Lagos
3 AGEGE LUFEM SYSTEMS LTD,64 OKO OBA ROAD AGEGE LAGOS, LAGOS STATE
4 AJAH ISLAND COMPUTER COLLEGE, CRANE SCHOOL, ADENUGA CLOSE, SAFEWAY BUS STOP, AJAH
5 Ajah Prime innovation istitute of Technology, 13 Yomi Ajetumobi street, off Alfa bus stop, sangotedo, Ajah, Lagos
6 Ajah Tollywood Sixth Form College, Km 42 Lekki – Epe Express way Oko – Ado, By Splash
7 AKOKA Federal college of Education (Technical), st. Finbarrs college road, Akoka, Lagos
8 AKOKA UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS COMPUTER CENTRE, AKOKA
9 ANTHONY VILLAGE DALEWARE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, 31-33 BODE THOMAS RD., OFF SHYLLON STR., PALM GROOVE, LAGOS
10 ANTHONY VILLAGE DALEWARE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, 31-33 BODE THOMAS RD., OFF SHYLLON STR., PALM GROOVE, LAGOS CENTRE II
11 ANTHONY VILLAGE Huntville Technology Limited, 4 ayanboye str. Faramobi Ajike by GTBank Anthony Lagos
12 ANTHONY VILLAGE Risk Global Business Cons Limited, Olatunde Ayoola Avenue, Beside Green Spring Sch. Anthony Village, Lagos
13 AYOBO ENEFEM GROUP OF SCHOOLS, 9/11 ADEBAYO STREET, OFF AMULE-OLAYEMI ROAD, MAKINDE BUS STOP, ASHIPA AYOBO, LAGOS
14 AYOBO New Ocean Comprehensive High School, 70/72, Alaja Road, Megida, Ayobo, Lagos State
15 Ayobo Vanilla CBT, 15 Candos Road, Ayobo Ipaja.
16 BADAGRY Massino computers, 35 Assembly hall road, by limca bus stop, Itoga, Badagry, Lagos
17 BADAGRY MERITLAND GROUP OF SCHOOLS, 20 MERITLAND WAY, IGBOROSUN, BADAGRY
18 BARIGA Southfield Children Academy, 72, Olorunkemi Street, Owotutu Bus stop, Bariga
19 EBUTE-METTA BRAINPOINT COLLEGE 98 ONDO STREET BY OKOBABA EBUTE-METTA EAST, LAGOS
20 EGBE Bafuto Computer and Secretarial School Egbe, No. 62 Ikotu/Isolo Road, Ile-Iwe Bus stop Egbe, Lagos State
21 EGBE Eko college of management technology, 14 Kudaki road, hostel bustop, egbe, lagos
22 EGBE Rising Sun High School, 16, Okonji Str, Cele B/stop, Agodo-Egbe
23 EJIGBO CLASSIC INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS, 29 AFOLABI OBE STREET, ORI-OKE BUS STOP, EJIGBO, LAGOS
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24 Ejigbo Florin High School, 22/25 Olutimehin Street Ejigbo.
25 EPE Michael Otedola College of Primary Education, Epe, Epe, Cente II Lagos State
26 EPE Michael Otedola College of Primary Education, Epe, Epe, Lagos State
27 FESTAC Institute of Criminal Justice and Criminology Administration, 7th Avenue, Opposite K Close, Festac Town Lagos
28 Idimu Oduduwa College of Professional Studies, Egbeda/idimu Rd., Idimu
29 IFAKO-IJAIYE UNIVERSAL WHITEHALL COLLEGE, 32/34 DADDY SALVAGE STREET, FAGBA BUS STOP, IJU ROAD, IFAKO IJAIYE
30 IJANIKIN CAREER BUILDERS ACADEMY, 2 CAREER AVENUE, ERA ROAD, CELE BUS STOP, AGBARA-BADAGRY EXPRESS ROAD
31 IJEGUN TFL Global Computer and career Center, Plot 260, Ijegun Road, Prince Bus stop, Ijegun
32 IKEJA West African Examination Council, International office, Plot 6, Lateef Jakande Rd., Agidingbi, Lagos
33 IKORODU Balad Private Schools, I, Obafemi Street, Abule Alfa Bus Stop Near Ori-Okuta Junction Off Island Road, Ikorodu, Lagos State
34 IKORODU Difas College, Akeeb Adewunmi Street, Behind Farm Settlement Community, Primary School, Odogunyan, Ikorodu, Lagos State
35 Ikorodu Elihans college, Igbo olomu road, Isawo-owutu, Lagos
36 IKORODU Top Ville College, Ikorodu, Ikorodu, Lagos State
37 Ikorodu Westhills High School, 1 Pleasant Street Ojokoro Village Oriokuta Ikorodu
38 IKORODU ZEEKAY SCHOOLS 2 HOME OF GRACE STREET AGBEDE IKORODU, LAGOS STATE
39 Ikotun Al- miyzan Schools CBT Center, Al – miyzan close Adams Estate, Ikotun.
40 IKOTUN Oke-Oluwa Comprehensive College, 14-16 Tunde Gbadegesin Street, Okerube, Lagos
41 IKOTUN Sweet Valley Educational Services, 18-22 Mike Anison Close, Off Governor Road, Ikotun
42 IKOYI JAMB HEADQUARTERS ANNEX, 11 OJORA ROAD, IKOYI (REGISTRATION ONLY)
43 ILUPEJU ETC Nigeria Limited, 229 Ikorodu Road, Ilupeju, Centre 1, Lagos State
44 ILUPEJU ETC Nigeria Limited, 229 Ikorodu Road, Ilupeju, Centre 2, Lagos State
45 IPAJA HIGH TREE COLLEGE 2-8 EKUNDAYO STR. OFF COMMAND ROAD IPAJA LAGOS STATE
46 LEKKI Funlearn Mind Builder Ltd., 12A, Fatai Arobieke Street (By Admiralty Road) Off Admiralty Way, ( By Tantalizers) Lekki Phase 1, Lekki
LAGOS
47 LEKKI Resogate Hall School, Southern View Estate, Ollugborogun Village, Opp. Chevron Beside 2nd Toll-gaet, Ikota
48 LEKKI VISION COMPUTER ACADEMY, 1 GANIYU ADEBOYEJO CLOSE, EPUTU LONDON, LEKKI
49 MAGBON The Certified Institute of Shipping, Magbon Bus stop, Badagry expressway, Lagos, Lagos State
50 OGBA BACHEL MODEL COLLEGE, 3/5 GARDOL STREET, 7 IFAKO IJAIYE, OGBA, LAGOS
51 OJO COMMAND DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL, NIGERIAN ARMY CANTONEMENT, OJO
52 OJO RICHYTORCH COMPUTER INST.& TRAINING CENTER, 35 IGBO- ELERIN ROAD, BESIDE MOBIL OKOKO, OJO, LAGOS STATE
53 OKE-ARO Gods Power International College, Oke-Aro, No. 10 Ajayi Crescent by Ajayi Busstop, Oke-Aro, Lagos State
54 OKOKO Connection computer training institute, 1 connection street, cele-nica bus stop, oppositr bovag filling station, okoko ojo,Lagos
55 Onike Wisdom CBT Center (St Timothy’s College)Onike Sabo Yaba.
56 OSHODI DIGITAL BRIDGE INSTITUTE, CAPPA MUSHIN
57 SOMOLU Shoms International Schools, 73, Igi-Olugbin Street, Ladi-Lak, Bariga, Lagos State
58 SOMOLU Southfield College, 92, Olurunkemi Street, Pedro Ladi, Lak Road, Somolu, Lagos
59 SURULERE Duntro High School, 15, Oremeji Street, By Immam Ihanni, Ijeshatedo, Surulere, Lagos
60 SURULERE Grace Polytechnic, No. 9, Joseph Shyngle Close, Surulere, Lagos State
61 SURULERE Knowledge Ware Technologies, 87, Itire Road, Besides WEMA Bank, Lawanson,Surulere, Lagos
62 Surulere Reliance S&T 127 Ogunlana drive Surulere Lagos.
63 Surulere Shoms International Schools, 2 Odutayo street Ikate Aguda Surulere.
64 YABA CAREER BUILDERS ACADEMY, 47 IWAYA ROAD, CAREER BUS STOP, ONIKE IWAYA
65 YABA HA-SHEM NETWORK SERVICES LIMITED, 15 OWODUNI STREET, IWAYA ROAD, YABA
66 YABA Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, Lagos State Ctr I
67 YABA Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, Lagos State Ctr II
1 AKWANGA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, AKWANGA, JOS ROAD, AKWANGA
2 DOMA SKY CITY CBT CENTRE LIMITED,ST JOHN BOSCO SEC. SCHOOL, DOMA, NASARAWA
3 GARAKU ST.Peter College , GARAKU
4 KARU Bingham University, ALONG KEFFI-ABUJA EXPRESSWAY, AUTA-BALEFI, New Karu, Nasarawa State
5 KARU Christfus Hillcrest Schools, Christus Avenue, Kugwaru Road, Ado, Karu
6 KARU RISEWISE CBT,Triton Internation Sch, Km 21, Keffi-Abuja Express Rd,Kuchika ,Karu LGA Nasarawa State.
7 KARU SOLID Fundamentals Montessori Academy, Off km 28, Abuja/Keffi Road, Karu L.G.A.
8 KEFFI ICPC ACADEMY OF NIGERIA, KLM 46, ABUJA-KEFFI EXPRESSWAY, KEFFI
9 KEFFI Melchizedek Academy, Km 30, Uke Abuja-Keffi Road, (Uke Bus Stop), KEFFI
10 LAFIA Federal University, Lafia, Lafia, Nasarawa State
11 LAFIA JAMB STATE OFFICE, LAFIA (REGISTRATION ONLY)
12 LAFIA JOFAG International College, Tofa Road, Off Makurdi Road, Lafia
13 LAFIA Nasarawa State Polythecnic, Lafia, Ombi 1, Jos Road, Lafia, Nasarawa State
14 MARARABA Aunty Alice Schools, 48, Aunty Alice School Road, Mararaba, Karu LGA, Nasarawa State
15 MARARABA CORNERSTONE SECONDARY SCHOOL, 12 LUVU ROAD, BY AREA 1 JUNCTION, MASAKA
16 MARARABA Lizdav Academy Nursery, Primary & Secondary School, Along Calvary Road, Ruga Junction, Mararaba, Nasarawa State
17 MARARABA OASIS CBT CENTRE, BEHIND FIRST BANK, FRSC QTRS, OPP PRINCE PALACE HOTEL, MARARABA
18 MASAKA GOD’S OWN SCHOLARS ACADEMY,Angwansoja ,Area1 Masaka , Nasarawa State
19 MASAKA KADA MODEL ICT CENTRE BY AKWANGA JUNCTION, AREA 1, MASAKA
20 NASARAWA FEDERAL POLYTECNIC, NASARAWA, NASARAWA STATE
21 NEW NYANYA Uzyadic Computer Institute, along abuja-keffi express way, opposite 110 Bar New Nyanya,karu l.g.a Nasarawa state
1 BIDA Federal Polytechnic, ICT Hall, Bida, Doko Road, Bida, Niger State
2 LAPAI Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida University (IBBU) e-Library, Lapai, Niger State
3 MADALLA Air-Max Computer Institute, Beside St. Theresa Catholic Church, Madalla
4 MINNA FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECH., ELECTRONIC TEST CENTRE, GIDAN KWANO CAMPUS, MINNA, NIGER STATE
5 MINNA Federal University of Technology, E-exam, Centre 2, Main Campus, Gidan Kwano, Minna, Niger
6 MINNA JAMB CBT Centre, 3 Arms Zone, Maitumbi, Beside JAMB Office, Minna, Niger State
7 MINNA JAMB STATE OFFICE, MINNA (REGISTRATION ONLY)
8 MINNA Jummai Aliyu Babangida Development Centre (JABDC), Stadium Road, Minna, Niger State
9 MINNA Niger state College of Education CBT, Minna
10 MINNA UPSURGE INVESTMENT LIMITED
11 SULEJA Bishop James Yisa Memorial School, BJY ROAD, Kwamba, Suleja, Niger State
12 ZUNGERU Niger State Polytechnic, ZUNGERU-BIDA ROAD, Zungeru
1 ABEOKUTA Dof CBT Centre, Opposite Rock City Radio, Goshen Estate, Asero, Abeokuta, Ogun State
2 ABEOKUTA Federal College Of Education, Abeokuta, E-Library, Osiele, Abeokuta, Ogun State
3 ABEOKUTA JAMB STATE OFFICE, ABEOKUTA (Registration Only)
4 ABEOKUTA Kindle E-Learning Centre, Opp Taidob College, Asero Goshen Estate, Asero, Abeokuta, Ogun State
5 ABEOKUTA Nigerian Navy Secondary School, Ibara, Abeokuta, Ogun State
6 ABEOKUTA Pinnacle Royal College, Ilupeju – Idiya Rounder, Abeokuta, Ogun State
7 AGO IWOYE Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Ago Iwoye, Ogun State
8 AKUTE Bluefied Academy, 2, Bola Oshikoya Street, Alagbole by Akute Road, Lagos State CTR 1
9 AKUTE BLuefied Academy, 2, Bola Oshikoya Street, Alagbole by Akute Road, Lagos State CTR 2
10 IBAFO Huntsville Technology Ltd., Christower Int’l School, 14/16, Agboola Street, Off Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (Oremeji Bus stop) Ibafo, Ogun State
11 IBEFUN International College, Ibefun, Km 12, Lagos/Ijebu Ode Road, Ogun State. CTR 1
12 IBEFUN International College, Ibefun, Km 12, Lagos/Ijebu Ode Road, Ogun State. CTR 2
13 IFO IFO COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY, IFO, OGUN STATE
14 IGBESA Crawford University, Igbesa, ICT Centre, Kilometre 8, Atan-Agbara Road, Faith City, Igbesa, Ogun State
15 IGBESA Gateway Polytechnic, (Now Ogun State Institute of Technology)Oba Adesola Market Road, Igbesa, Ado-Odo/Ota, Ogun State
16 IJAGUN TAI-SOLARIN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
17 IJEBU-ODE Koncept Komputer Nigeria, 10, Chrs Ogunbanjo Way, Opp. Coca-cola, Ijari, Near Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State
18 IJOKO DAROPEG COLLEGE, AGBADO IJOKO RD., CALVARY BUS STOP, IJOKO
19 IJOKO LIFE BAKER INTERNATIONA SChS, 2/10, WASIU ABIODUN CLOSE, OPP. SURU B/STOP, ALONG IJOKO-AGBADO ROAD, IJOKO
20 ILARO Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, PAPALANTO/OBELE HIGH WAY, Ilaro, Ogun State
21 ILISHAN-REMO Babcock University, CIT Computer Laboratory, Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State
22 ITORI DS ADEGBENRO ICT Polytechnic, Itori, Lagos – Abeokuta ExpressWay, Itori-Ewekoro, Ogun State
23 OKE-MOSAN GATEWAY ICT LTD,SOUTHWEST RESOURCE CENTRE OKE-MOSAN, ABEOKUTA SOUTH
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24 OKE-MOSAN National Open University of Nigeria, Opposite NNPC Mega Station, Oke Mosan, Abeokuta Ogun State
25 OSOSA Tai Solarin University of Education, Ososa Campus, Ososa, Ogun State
26 OTA Covenant University, KM 10, IDIROKO ROAD, Ota, Ogun State
27 SAGAMU Solid Rock Girls Academy, Ibadan Expressway, Opposite FGGC Sagamu, Ogun State
1 AKUNGBA ADEKUNLE AJASIN UNIVERSITY ICT CENTRE 1, AKUNGBA AKOKO, ONDO STATE
2 AKUNGBA ADEKUNLE AJASIN UNIVERSITY ICT CENTRE 2, AKUNGBA AKOKO, ONDO STATE
3 AKURE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, ETC CENTRE, OBAKEKERE, AKURE
4 AKURE Hollaram Educational Services,Ondo state Library Board Complex, Beside St.Peter Unity Secondary School,Oyemekun Road,Akure,Ondo State
5 AKURE IDRIS PREMIER COLLEGE COMPUTER CENTRE , 1 LAIBUGA STREET ,OFF AWULE ROAD ,AKURE,ONDO STATE
6 AKURE JAMB Zonal Office, AKURE, ONDO STATE (REGISTRATION ONLY)
7 AKURE THE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, DIGITAL RESOURCE &RESEARCH, CENTRE 1, OBANLA, AKURE
8 AKURE THE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, DIGITAL RESOURCE &RESEARCH, CENTRE 2, OBANLA, AKURE
9 ONDO ADEYEMI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, OFF ONDO-ORE ROAD, ONDO STATE
10 ONDO NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATIONAL PLANING & ADMINISTRATION, KM 3, LAJE ROAD, OFF ONDO-ORE ROAD VIA MEDICAL VILLAGE
11 OWO Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, ICT Directorate, KM 4, Akure-Benin Express way, Owo.
1 EDE Adeleke University, Ede, CBT Centre, Ede Osun State
2 EDE Federal Polytechnic Ede, South Campus, CBT Centre, Ede, Osun State
3 EDE Redeemer’s University ICT Centre, Ede
4 ESA-OKE Osun State College of Technology,ICT Resource Centre. Esa -Oke, Osun State
5 IKEJI-ARAKEJI Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji-Arakeji
6 IKIRE OSUN STATE UNIVERSITY, IKIRE
7 ILA-ORANGUN Osun State College of Education, E-Library, Ila-Orangun
8 ILE-IFE Kemade HighFlyers Academy, Aduralere close, off Ondo Road, Opposite Con oil, Ile – Ife, Osun State
9 ILE-IFE Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Cloud Computing Auditorium Ile – Ife, Osun State
10 ILE-IFE Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, ICT Hall A, Ile – Ife, Osun State
11 ILE-IFE Obafemi Awolowo University, ICT Hall B, Ile-IFE
12 ILESA Christ the King Academy SCH LTD (C.K.C.) ILESA,BML 1 AYENI CRESCENT OMI ASORO,ILESA
13 ILESA Osun State College of Education, Along Ibodi-Ife Road, Ilesa
14 ILESA UNIQUE PAULA COLLEGE,OBETA JUNCTION, ADJACENT REEDEMED MEGA ALONG COLLEGE ,ILESA
15 OSOGBO AITECH-ATMAN ICT Center, Block Y Commercial OSPDC, Oroki Estate, Ilobu road, Osogbo, Osun State
16 OSOGBO JAMB STATE OFFICE, OSOGBO (REGISTRATION ONLY)
17 OSOGBO Kunike International School, Oke-Ijetu, Off Ilesa Garage,Osogbo, Osun State
1 AGO-AMODU Local Government CBT centre, Reservoir Area, Beside Baptist Primary School, Ago-Amodu, Oyo State
2 IBADAN Educational Advancement Centre, 45 Awolowo Avenue, Bodija, Ibadan, Oyo State
3 IBADAN HONEY COMB CBT CENTRE, PLOT 2-6 ODETUNDE CRSCENT OPPOSITE OYO STATE WATER CORPORATION, ASEJIRE, IBADAN
4 IBADAN JAMB ZONAL OFFICE, IBADAN
5 IBADAN Maxx Braine CBT Center. School Of Nursing, Eleyele, Ibadan
6 IBADAN The Polytechnic, Ibadan, ICT Centre, Ibadan, Oyo State
7 IBADAN University of Ibadan ETC Centre, Ibadan, Oyo State
8 IBADAN University of Ibadan, Distance Learning CBT Centre, 1500 Seater, Off Ajibode, Sasa Road, Ibadan, Oyo State
9 IBADAN Valiants Havilah Schools, Government Tech College Road, Ejioku, Iwo Road, Ibadan
10 IBADAN West-midland Communication Limited, Adebayo Akande Hall, Ajibode, Ibadan, Oyo State
11 IGBOHO JAMB CBT Centre, Behind Jossy Adeolu Filing Station, Igbeti Road, Igboho, Oyo State
12 IGBO-ORA Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igbo-Ora, Oyo State
13 OGBOMOSHO Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, CBT Centre 1, Ogbomoso, Oyo State
14 OGBOMOSHO Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, CBT Centre 2, Ogbomoso, Oyo State
15 OYO Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo, Oyo state
16 OYO Federal College of Education (special) Oyo, e-library, Centre 1, Oyo State
17 SAKI The Oke Ogun Polytechnic, Saki
1 BOKKOS Fadatkan Enterprise, all Nations Academy, Bokkos, Plateau State
2 GINDIRI College of Education, Gindiri
3 JING Government Secondary School, Along Panyam-Shendam Road, Jing, Plateau State
4 JOS 3M’S MULTI-DYNAMIC SERVICES LTD
5 JOS Al-Iman School,No. 3, Dogon Dutse, Jos
6 JOS Biodira Multi Biz Concept, 54, Murtala Muhammed Way, Jos
7 JOS Buken Academy, Dwei, Du District, Jos, Plateau State (seven Days Adventist No Saturday)
8 JOS ECWA International College of Technology, 7, Joseph Gomwalk Road, Opp. DSTV Office, Jos
9 JOS Federal College of Forestry, Bauchi Road, Opposite Bauchi Motor Park, Jos, Plateau State
10 JOS Glinks Communication & Solid Trust Computer World Ltd., Rochas Foundation College, Old Airport Road, Jos
11 JOS JAMB STATE OFFICE, JOS (REGISTRATION ONLY)
12 JOS Rajib Computer Academy, behind Hamaz Communication, 22, Ahmadu Bello way, Jos.
13 JOS Saint Lois College, Joseph Gomwalk Road, Jos, Plateau State
14 JOS University of Jos Consultancy Limited, Murtala Mohammed way, Jos North, Plateau State
15 JOS University of Jos Jos, ICT Complex Naraguta Campus, Plateau State
16 LANGTANG Government Secondary School, Pagna, Langtang North,Plateau state
17 MANGU KNJ Computer Institute, Mangu, Mangu L.G.A.
18 PANKSHIN College of Education, Panshin Ctr2
19 PANKSHIN Federal College of Education, Jos-Panshin Road, Pankshin
20 RIYOM Riyom ICT Centre, former Riyom Local Govt Secretariat, Riyom, Plateau State
21 SHENDAM Our Lady of Fatima, Off Turkus Road, Along Prisons Office, Shendam, Plateau State
1 ABONNEMA A-PAGE Success educational centre , model primary school
2 CHOBA University of Port Harcourt, Choba
3 ELELENWO EVINOK CONNECTION NIG LTD, 128C OLD REFINERY RD. ELELENWO, RIVERS STATE
4 IGWURUTA Emarid College (Igwuruta Campus: KM 24 Eneka/Igwuruta Road, Igwuruta)
5 IRIEBE ACE International Training Centre, Plot 1 Location Road, Km 17, PH/Aba Expressway by Tap Bus stop, Iriebe, Portharcourt
6 NKPOLU Rivers State University of Science & Tech., Nkpolu, Port Harcourt
7 OYIGBO Blessed child international school, No.13 St. Stephen Street , off location Road, Etuche-Oyigbo
8 OYIGBO Edtrix Frontier Technology. Plot 16 Amoagwu Street by Dust Bin Umuogodo Igbo-Etche
9 OYIGBO Fast Five Computers, No. 11, Palace Road, Oyigbo
10 OYIGBO Immaculate High School, ICT Centre, No. 4, Immaculate Road, Off Afam Road, Obeama, Oyigbo
11 OYIGBO Kings Word international School,PipeLine Road , Sunlight Estate , Umuebule 2, Etuche
12 PORT HARCOURT Anpez Centre, 11 Unity Estate ,Eliozu Rukporku Road
13 PORT HARCOURT Destiny ICT Centre ,116 Ada George Road opp,Carpenter
14 PORT HARCOURT Ebenezer International School, No. 1, Mini-Chinda Street, Elimgbu Slaughter Elimgbu, Port Harcourt
15 PORT HARCOURT GreenField CBT Centre, Railway Compound Port Harcourt
16 PORT HARCOURT JAMB OFFICE, 9 OZUZU CLOSE, OFF MANILLA PEPPLE D/LINE, PORT HARCOURT (REGISTRATION ONLY)
17 PORT HARCOURT Paragon City Light College (6 Paradise Street, NDDC Road. Off C.O.E Iwofe Road, Opp. ONAVA Filling Station, Port Harcourt)
18 PORT HARCOURT Tessy International Schools, Chukwu Agholu Avenue, Rumuagholu Road, off Rumuokoro Roundabout, Port Harcourt
1 SOKOT0 JAMB STATE OFFICE, SOKOTO (REGISTRATION ONLY)
2 SOKOTO Baytumaun CBT Centre, Nagata College, Sokoto, Sokoto State
3 SOKOTO SHEHU SHAGARI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ALONG BIRNIN KEBBI ROAD, FARFARU AREA SOKOTO
4 SOKOTO Sokoto Education Development Trust Fund (SEDFT), Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, No. 9, Off Sama Road, Sokoto
5 SOKOTO Sokoto State Polytechnic, Sokoto, Sokoto State
6 SOKOTO Sokoto State University CBT Center, Sokoto State
7 SOKOTO Usmanu DanFodiyo University, Sokoto, CBN Hall, Main Campus, Sokoto, Sokoto State
8 SOKOTO Usmanu DanFodiyo University, Sokoto, ICT Centre, Main Campus, Sokoto, Sokoto State
1 BALI Federal Polytechnic, Permanent Site, Along Jalingo Road, Taraba State
2 JALINGO College of Agriculture, Permanent Site, Bali Road, Jalingo, Taraba State
3 JALINGO College of Education, Consultancy Services, Jalingo
4 JALINGO ICT- CENTRE ANNEX, FEDERAL POLY BALI, TARABA STATE
5 JALINGO JAMB STATE OFFICE, JALINGO
6 JALINGO PEACOCK COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, NO 2 HOSPITAL ROAD, JALONGO
7 JALINGO Taraba State University, Jalingo
8 JALINGO Winners Comprehensive High School, Beside Jolly Nyame Stadium, Jalingo, Taraba State
9 TAKUM Taraba State Coolege Of Health And Technology, Behind General Hospital, Takum
10 ZING College of Education, Mayo-Belwa-Yola Road, Zing, Taraba State
1 DAMATURU JAMB STATE OFFICE, DAMATURU (REGISTRATION ONLY)
2 DAMATURU Yobe State University, Damaturu
3 GASHUA Umar Suleiman College of Eduation, Gashua, Yobe State
4 POTISKUM Federal College of Education (Technical) Potiskum, Virtual Library Mohammed Idrissa Way, Potiskum, Yobe State
1 GUSAU FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (TECHNICAL), ALONG ZARIA ROAD, GUSAU
2 GUSAU JAMB STATE OFFICE, GUSAU (REGISTRATION ONLY)
3 GUSAU ZAMFARA COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE (ZACAS), ALONG SOKOTO ROAD,GUSAU
4 KAURA NAMODA FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, KAURA NAMODA
5 MARU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ALONG SOKOTO ROAD, MARU
6 TALATA MAFARA ABDU GUSAU POLYTECHNIC, TALATA MAFARA


Palestine: Facebook Censorship · Global Voices
Amira Al Hussaini

Palestinian blogger Haitham Sabbah explains the reasons why he might soon disappear from Facebook here.


Ceceila Gore honored for efforts in African American business leadership | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
African American Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin
May 12, 2017
(Photo by Lee Matz, Milwaukee Independent)
A music infused event provided the perfect backdrop for a fired up crowd at the African American Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin’s 2 Annual Breakfast of Champions. Cecelia Gore, executive director of the Milwaukee Brewers Community Foundation was honored as the 2017 Business Champion. Held on May 9 at the Pfister Hotel, Gore was recognized as a career champion for businesses and communities in Milwaukee.
“It is truly an honor to be recognized as the 2017 Business Champion. I’ve always worked hard to be a champion of people, organizations and causes that benefit others, said Gore. “Being a true winner makes a difference when you are supportive and an advocate for the greater community.” The AACCW also recognized Associate Bank, BMO Harris Bank, Milwaukee Bucks and Northwestern Mutual with strategic partner awards.
Former president and CEO, Dr. Eve Hall was recognized for sparking the rebirth of the Chamber. “The Breakfast of Champions would not be possible without the strong leadership and direction of former president and CEO, Dr. Eve Hall. She started a whole new ball game by leading the renewal of the African American Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin and our inaugural BOC.,” said Clifton Phelps, AACCW board chairmen. Dr. Hall was presented with baseball jersey with her name on the back.
The Chamber then introduced its new president and CEO, Ossie Kendrix.  He thanked Hall for paving the way. “The Breakfast of Champions is just one way the AACCW brings the community together to support our mission and vision,” said Kendrix. “I will continue to expand our vision of economic vibrancy for African American families and communities resulting from strong business and the ground work laid before me.”
Roland Parrish served as keynote speaker for the event. His message to the audience of nearly 400, focused on integrating money in the black community for wealth building and equal access. Parrish is chairman and CEO of the National Black McDonald’s Owner Operators Association (NBMOA) and founder of Parrish Restaurants, owns and operates 20 McDonald’s Restaurants with revenues exceeding $59.7 million. He is an advocate for minority owned suppliers, vendors and franchise owners and will focus his remarks on advocacy for diverse businesses.
Melinda Davenport from WISN-12 was the emcee, which also featured messages from event co-chairs John Daniels III of A.L.I.V.E. Milwaukee, Giacomo Falluca of Palermo Villa Inc., and Julia Taylor of the Greater Milwaukee Committee.  Plans for the 3 annual Breakfast of Champions in May of 2018 are already underway.


Q’eswachaka, the last Inca bridge that keeps communities together · Global Voices
Gabriela García Calderón Orbe

Photo courtesy of Rutahsa Adventures www.rutahsa.com – published with permission by Leonard G. on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 1.0).
During the Inca empire, also known as Tawantinsuyo, ancient Peruvians developed a broad network of roads and bridges so the extensive territory could communicate.
Of all the bridges that existed back then, the only one that remains today is the Q’eswachaka or Queshuachaca (literally, “rope bridge” in the Quechua language), which spans a narrow pass over the Apurímac River in the province of Canas, located in the southern region of Cusco.
Ultimo puente Inca #Queshuachaca https://t.co/A9Qs5jFRYG pic.twitter.com/5283LESYgg
— Inka Jungle (@inkajungle) 12 de junio de 2017
Last Inca bridge, Queshuachaca.
The Q'eswachaka is made out of ichu, a grass endemic to the Andean highlands. For more than 500 years, the local people have kept this tradition of ancient technology alive. Every year in June, the rural communities of Huinchiri, Chaupibanda, Choccayhua and Ccollana Quehue come together in a ritual ceremony to rebuild the bridge with the same raw materials and techniques used in the time of the Incas.
In 2013, the knowledge, skills and rituals related to the annual renewal of the Q’eswachaka bridge were inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. According to that description:
[Las comunidades] consideran que este trabajo en común no es solamente un medio para mantener en buen estado una vía de comunicación, sino que es también una forma de estrechar los lazos sociales que existen entre ellas. El puente se considera un símbolo sagrado del vínculo que une a las comunidades con la naturaleza y con su historia y tradiciones […].
[The communities] see it as a means of strengthening their social links and not simply as a transport route. The bridge is considered a sacred expression of the communities’ bond with nature, tradition and history […]
The rite of renewal lasts three days, each one with its activities very well established.
The first day begins with an oblation to the protector Apu. The main material for the bridge is collected and twisted into narrow strands. In the afternoon, the communities bring the material together, twisting the narrow strands into thick ropes — four for the floor of the bridge, and two for the railings.
The main ropes are then extended across the river. On the second day, they're secured to each side, and the old ropes are allowed to fall.
On the third day, the chakaruhac (Inca engineer) braids the bridge together to give the bridge a surface to walk on and to stabilize the railings by connecting them to the base.
Finally on the last day, the bridge is reopened with typical music and dances from the area.
Cruzando el #Queshuachaca, el último puente inca de #Perú. MMRGonzlez1 http://t.co/mmKTmps1Ot pic.twitter.com/FRAUXdoaUw
— Maducho Arias (@maducho) 9 de junio de 2015
Getting across Queshuachaca, last Inca bride of Peru.
A user posted on Twitter a video by AJ+ that shows how the bridge is braided every year:
El puente colgante Q'eswachaka desde hace siglos se vuelve a tejer una y otra vez. Hermosidad incaica de la que podemos aprender para lograr colectivamente #elpuentequefalta. https://t.co/h8aJDuxQI3
— Ciudadano Intermodal (@arriagadaPAD) 17 de junio de 2018
For centuries, the hanging bridge Q'eswachaka is braided once more. Inca beauty that we can learn from to collectively achieve.
On Instagram, we can also find pictures of users who crossed the bridge:
#cuzco #Q’eswachaka en construcción.
Una publicación compartida de  Kenneth Figuerola Duthurburu (@kenneth_figuerola) el
#cuzco #Q’eswachaka… ahora toca cruzar.
Una publicación compartida de  Kenneth Figuerola Duthurburu (@kenneth_figuerola) el


Colombia: President Santos’ Performance According to Gallup Polls · Global Voices
Silvia Viñas

Jaime Restrepo Vásquez from the blog Atrabilioso [es] compares Gallup poll results for current President Juan Manuel Santos to figures during previous administrations. Specifically, Jaime looks at whether Colombians think that the situation in the country is worse or better, whether they have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the president, and whether they agree or disagree with how Santos is handling the guerrilla.


Kiswahili Blogosphere · Global Voices
Ndesanjo Macha

I am back. Here are voices from the Kiswahili blogosphere:
-  Mawazo na Mawaidha links us to a story about North Korean computer hackers whose abilities equal that of the CIA, a project that will end “computer blindness,” and an article on how to make money from free and open source software projects.
- Mwandani writes about a Nigerian journalist who tracks down African immigrants in Australia, interviews them and blogs theirstories.
-  Damija writes about women empowerment.  She identifies self-esteem and self-knowledge as the main tools for women empowerment.
- Martha advises the Hip Hop generation in Tanzania to think critically about what they imitate from American Hip Hop artists and to also think about how those things relate to the Tanzanian cultural context.
- Jikomboe posts a Kiswahili version of the Global Voices Manifesto. Two new English bloggers from Tanzania are also introduced.
- Pilikapilika is disgusted with King Mswati III of Swaziland who married his tenth wife last month.
- Reginald is waiting to see the implementation of the new law that bans smoking in public places in Tanzania.
-  Bakanja, an African monk, writes about sex having been reduced to and exploited for pleasure rather than being honored as a sacred practice and act of worship.  He bases his argument in traditional African beliefs.


Sambit Patra reiterates previously debunked fake news about Sonia Gandhi's wealth - Alt News
Pooja Chaudhuri
29th January 2019 / 8:15 pm / Last updated: 29th January 2019
News18 Hindi broadcasted a debate on January 25 where the topic of discussion was Priyanka Gandhi’s entry into politics before the 2019 general elections. During the over 45-minute show, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra claimed that Sonia Gandhi is the 4th richest woman in the world. At 26:40 minutes he can be heard attributing this information to Huffington Post.
Patra makes the claim to support his argument that the Indian National Congress is a party of thieves. He says – “मैं आपको इसका इक्ज़ाम्पल देना चाहता हूँ – हफ़्फिंगटन पोस्ट 4th रिचेस्ट वुमन ऑफ़ द वर्ल्ड सोनिया गाँधी। क्या काम किया सोनिया गाँधी जी ने जो 4th रिचेस्ट वुमन ऑफ़ द वर्ल्ड बन गयी? आप मुझे बताइए आज कौन सी इंडस्ट्री है उनकी, कौन सी खेती है उनकी…ये उत्तर मुझे आज कांग्रेस के प्रवक्ता से चाहिए। (Let me give you an example of this – Sonia Gandhi is the 4th richest woman in the world, according to Huffington Post. What work has Sonia Gandhi done to become the 4th richest woman in the world? You tell me what industry does she own? What plantations does she own?…I want Congress’s spokesperson to answer this question today.)”
On November 29, 2013, Huffington Post had published a story on the richest world leaders and placed Sonia Gandhi in the 12th position (not 4th as claimed by Patra). However, the former INC President’s name was subsequently removed from the story as the information’s source, as clarified later by Huffington Post, was “called into question.”
A December 2013 report by India Today had found that Huffington Post’s claims about Gandhi’s net worth were based on a report published by a website called Celebrity Net Worth which routinely writes on celebrity finances.
According to the website, “She (Sonia Gandhi) personally states her wealth to be between $200,000 and $500,000, but several sources including OpenSecrets.org and Business Insider have estimated that Sonia’s actual wealth could be as low as $2 billion and might be as high as $19 billion.”
Alt News had investigated OpenSecrets.org and Business Insider in the past when union women and child development minister Maneka Gandhi had made a similar claim about the former Congress president and her sister-in-law.
In a March 2, 2012 report titled – ‘Meet The 23 Richest Politicians In The World’ – Business Insider placed Gandhi 4th in the list, with the article claiming that her net worth was between US$ 2-19 billion.
The Business Insider story hyperlinked a website named ‘World’s Luxury Guide’ as its source. It also said that there are some disputes about Gandhi’s actual net worth and that the ‘National Election Watch’ put the same at US$200,000 (approximately Rs 1.35 crores at that time).
The website ‘World’s Luxury Guide’ has been taken down since over a year. Accessing an archived version of the ‘list of richest leaders’ created by the website revealed that it also placed Sonia Gandhi at the 4th place. ‘World’s Luxury Guide’ had provided opensecret.org, forbes.com, bloomberg.com, wikipedia.org and guardian.co.uk as its sources.
Forbes had published an article in 2011 titled – ‘India’s 100 Richest’ – which does not include Gandhi’s name. In 2012, The Guardian had published a report on the world’s richest leaders, however, it too did not include Gandhi. On Bloomberg, Alt News back-searched till 2010 but found nothing of relevance. The remaining attribution provided by Business Insider – OpenSecret – has never written any report on the former Congress President.
Thus, none of the sources enlisted by ‘World’s Luxury Guide’ had the data to back up the claim of Sonia Gandhi being the world’s 4th richest politician. Moreover, the name of the website itself should indicate that it is not a source that could be trusted.
Alt News had debunked this last year as well when a similar claim was widespread on social media.
The other source mentioned by Business Insider was ‘National Election Watch,’ claiming that it put Sonia Gandhi’s net worth at US$200,000 (approximately Rs 1.37 crore in 2012).
Accessing the link redirected us to a report that provided the assets declared by Gandhi before 2004, 2009 and 2014 Lok Sabha elections. The latest figures (2014) put her net worth at over Rs 9.28 crore. As the Business Insider article was published in 2012, it must have referred to the figures Gandhi had disclosed in 2009 – Rs 1.37 crore. This matched the “disputed net worth” claims on Business Insider.
A compendium published by the Association for Democratic Reform (ADR) in 2012 had also put Gandhi’s assets at Rs 1.37 crore. In 2014, India Today provided copies of Gandhi’s nomination papers before the Rae Bareli Lok Sabha elections, according to which she declared total movable assets to the tune of Rs 2.82 crore.
The evidence at hand suggests that the claims that Sonia Gandhi’s net worth is between $2-19 billion are unfounded. Earlier this month, BJP spokesperson Ashwini Upadhyay had also made the incorrect assertion, quoting a 6-year-old Times of India story based on the Huffington Post article.
Pooja Chaudhuri is a senior editor at Alt News.
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pakistani perspective on the diplomatic breakthrough – foreign ministers of Pakistan and Israel finally meet!


Pakistan: India and the IT-BPO Sector · Global Voices
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The Pakistani Spectator has a conversation with a friend about India's IT-BPO sector, and points to India's secular years and investment in education as the factors that helped the success.


Haiti: No Justice? · Global Voices
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As an ex-priest is extradited to Canada to face charges of sexual abuse of minors in Haiti, The Haitian Blogger says: “The international community has evidently concluded that there is no justice in Haiti. Sexual predators who have been operating with impunity in Haiti are being extradited to their countries of origin to face criminal charges.”


Azerbaijan: Diplomatic triumph or trap? · Global Voices
Onnik Krikorian

South Caucasus Diary comments on Azerbaijan becoming a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council. The political blogger notes that voting was not as straightforward as it could have been, perhaps because of the country's human rights record, and says that a diplomatic triumph might yet turn into a trap.


Malaysia: Questionable overseas trips of tourism minister · Global Voices
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Bahrain: Ramadan Start · Global Voices
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NAF Special Forces Rescue 26 Kidnap Victims In Kaduna - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 13, 2022
Nigerian Air Force NAF Special Forces rescued 26 kidnapped victims while on a fighting patrol along Birnin Gwari-Kaduna Road.
NAF spokesman, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet in a statement, said that the rescue operation occurred when the Forces came across five abandoned vehicles near Anguwar Yako, an indication of forced removal or evacuation and likely kidnap scene.
Commodore Gabkwet stated that acting on instincts, the Forces began exploiting the general scene of the abduction and extended for about three kilometres radius well into the bushes while clearing the general area.
On interrogation, the victims who were traveling from Birnin Gwari to various locations including Kaduna, Minna and Kano, revealed that while enroute, a large number of bandits in three groups suddenly appeared from the bushes from 3 different directions along the route and surrounded their vehicles.


Somalia: Piracy not something to be celebrated · Global Voices
Juliana Rincón Parra

Some may tend to consider piracy something related to copying copyrighted media or perhaps a long-gone lifestyle to be celebrated in Talk Like a Pirate day. In some countries, however, piracy and protection out on sea is a serious and current matter. On today's videos, the World Food Program hires bodyguards to look over their cargo ships as they sail to Somalia to deliver food, and vloggers from Korea and United Arab Emirates speak about piracy in the modern day world.
Rocketboom website's field correspondent Ruud Elmendorp goes along on a ride on a World Food Program Ship and shows us the protection that is necessary for these ships to make it safely to port:
On YouTube, UAE vlogger  mankind4ever speaks about the Ukrainian ship containing weapons on their way to Kenya which was kidnapped on it's route by Somali pirates:
VloggerDanismyuncle in South Korea also speaks about the recent kidnapping Somalian pirates perpetrated on a Thai ship, and how after ransom payment, they set their hostages free and then sailed on to commit more crimes:


Belize: Culture shock · Global Voices
Georgia Popplewell

MTV veejay-turned-Belize eco resort owner Simone Elgeln looks back on her early days in Belize when she and her husband invited a few people to watch movies at their home — and the whole community turned up.


China: travelling of song and tune · Global Voices
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Jeremy Goldkorn at DANWEI writes a brief history melodies and tunes travelling from China to Europe.


False claim that Amit Shah made President Kovid walk outside the red carpet viral - Alt News
Anuradha Prasad
3rd March 2021 / 7:34 pm
Social media users have been sharing a picture of President Ramnath Kovind with Home Minister Amit Shah with the claim, “Ahmedabad: Modi government honours Sardar Patel by renaming the stadium after itself. On the same day, Home Minister Shah honoured President Kovind by making him walk outside of the red carpet while himself walking on it… Only the BJP can show this much respect.”
This Facebook post by user Rani Rajesh amassed over 6,200 shares at the time of writing.
Lawyer and activist Deepika Rajawat also shared the photo on Twitter. Her post had been retweeted over 800 times at the time of writing.
Another user named Ishrat Khan posted the image and wrote “This is the president of the country walking outside of the red carpet to allow His Majesty Modi and the villainous Amit Shah to walk on it. We are blessed to have found such a selfless president.” Her post racked up more than 300 retweets.
This claim regarding President Kovind walking outside of the red carpet for Amit Shah is viral on Facebook and Twitter.
We noticed the NDTV watermark on the photo. Based on this, we performed a keyword search on YouTube and found the NDTV broadcast carrying the viral screenshot. This video centers around the recent name change of Motera Stadium to Narendra Modi Stadium. Uploaded on February 24, 2021, the visuals seen in the screenshot appear at the 3:11 mark. The clip was taken at the inauguration of the stadium when President Kovind and the Home Minister arrived for the Bhoomi pujan ceremony.
DD News did a live telecast of the entire event. This video is over 1 hour and 40 minutes long. At the beginning of the video, we see that President Kovind is walking in the middle of the carpet and Amit Shah is guiding him as he walks alongside. After the Bhoomi Pujan, the two leaders move towards the stage where the President walks off the carpet for a few moments. Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat and Minister of State for Sports Kiran Rijiju were also present at the occasion. Furthermore, the leaders come on stage one after the other at the 11:00 mark. The President arrives at 14:4 and the other leaders stand up to pay their respects. A screenshot of a brief moment from the entire program was circulated to suggest that Amit Shah was walking on the red carpet while the President was walking outside of it.
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The viral claim that the President was disrespected is false.
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KNSG Approves N97m For 47 Amateur Football Teams - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
October 22, 2021
In a statement issued in Kano, Commissioner for Information, Muhammed Garba, said that the fund would help the amateur teams to participate in the 2021/2022 National League season scheduled to begin in November.
Meanwhile, the council also approved 55 million naira to procure Set Top Box STB for the successful digital switch over from analogue to digital television in the state.
Garba said that the switch over would be from Oct. 30, when television users will require digital STB to receive TV signal.
The commissioner said that the council had directed the Ministry for Local government and Chieftaincy Affairs to handle the issue.
He added that the ministry would supply the STB to all Primary Health Centres, Community Viewing Centres, Local Education Authorities, primary and basic schools and the 44 Local Government Councils in the state.


Suriname: Invisible Men · Global Voices
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Paramaribo SPAN posts images and text from Invisible Men, a new book by Surinamese artist Patricia Kaersenhout.


Ambode includes Caleb, YABATECH, FCET in Ready Set Work 2018 | EduCeleb
19th February 2018
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has included students of Caleb University, Imota; Yaba College of Technology, Yaba; and the Federal College of Education Technical, Akoka among the beneficiaries in the 2018 edition of Ready.Set.Work (RSW).
The governor disclosed this through his Special Adviser on Education, Obafela Bank-Olemoh in a statement on Monday. He said this was part of plans for this year.
EduCeleb.com recalls that the RSW had been in operation since 2016. At the maiden edition, participation was limited to state-owned tertiary institutions. The 2017 edition saw to the inclusion of a federal institution, the University of Lagos. This need development includes a private university, a federal polytechnic and a federal college of education.
Mr Bank-Olemoh said the inclusion of the new schools was in line with Governor Ambode’s commitment to ensuring that every student that graduates from any tertiary institution in Lagos State is prepared for the world of work as an employer of labour or a value-adding employee.
RSW is a 13-week intensive Entrepreneurship and Employability training programme set aside by the state government. Upon completion, participants are put on paid internship in partner companies while those whose business ideas are deemed best are given seed funds.
Starting with 500 final year students from three Lagos State tertiary institutions in 2016, it was scaled up in 2017 to 12,000 Students from six institutions including Lagos State University, University of Lagos, Lagos State Polytechnic, Lagos State College of Health Technology, Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, and Michael Otedola College of Primary Education participated in the last edition.
“In 2016, we placed 76 students in internships with partner organizations like PwC, SystemSpecs, Total, GTBank, FCMB and Access Bank, to mention a few, who provided 6-month paid internship opportunities for RSW graduates. His Excellency, the Governor, further expanded the scheme by approving funds to place an additional 100 RSW graduates in internship positions with SMEs across Lagos State, with monthly stipends provided by the government.
“In 2017, we were able to scale up and secure internship slots in about 180 organisations across the State for 1,000 top performing RSW graduates. The placement process involved a series of Internship Fairs at which companies had the opportunity to interview and select their interns from a pool of qualified candidates,” Bank-Olemoh said.
The Governor also approved the payment of N30,000 as monthly stipends to 2017 Ready.Set.Work (RSW) interns who have been placed in various organisations for six-month paid internships. These interns were part of the 2,000 final year students from six tertiary institutions in the State who took part in the 2017 edition.
Bank-Olemoh added that the programme would be expanded to train 25,000. While 5,000 final year students would participate in the 13-week face-to-face classes, 20,000 students in their penultimate year would take part in the RSW Online Academy.
Bank-Olemoh also called on professionals from different sectors to join the RSW Faculty, the largest volunteer faculty in Nigeria, as facilitators for the 2018 training programme, adding that the RSW Faculty recruitment would kick off officially on February 22nd, while the application portal will be accessible on the programme’s website at www.readysetwork.com.ng.


Japan: Web, Social Games, and Mobile · Global Voices
Tomomi Sasaki

Serkan Toto from Asiajin has made available his presentation on The Web, Social Games And Mobile In Japan.


Trinidad & Tobago: 20 Years Later  · Global Voices
Janine Mendes-Franco

“For twenty years, successive governments ignored calls from citizens both prominent and ordinary for a formal probe”: On the anniversary of the 1990 attempted coup d'etat, The Caribbean Review of Books believes “it’s time to face the truth and its consequences.”


Iran: Protests Began  · Global Voices
Fred Petrossian

The Spirit of Man, Iranian blogger, says “so the November 4th Protests just began in Tehran. I'll do my best to live blog it here. PersianRadio.com is reporting everything both in English and Persian languages as they have callers on the ground.”


At Least 42 Dead in Istanbul Airport Violence · Global Voices
Akhal-Tech Collective

Ataturk Airport wikipedia image.
At least 42 people have died following shooting and a triple suicide bombing at Ataturk, Istanbul, one of Europe's busiest airports and a hub for global air traffic.
The attacks carried out by at least three assailants began late on June 29 and were preliminarily attributed to the ISIS radical group by Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim.
The fact the attacks took place in one of the world's most transited airports meant that global media and citizen media coverage of the aftermath was almost instant:
1st photo from Istanbul's Ataturk airport where 2 major blasts rocked int'l terminal, leaving multiple casualties.pic.twitter.com/xhu1uMfzTS
— Mustafa Edib Yılmaz (@MustafaEdib) June 28, 2016
TURKEY – Children & relatives embrace as they leave Ataturk airport after Istanbul suicide attack. By @ozannkosee pic.twitter.com/nTGunVnOJe
— Frédérique Geffard (@fgeffardAFP) June 28, 2016
As has become par for the course in Turkey during times of crisis, authorities hit local media with a gag order as the situation evolved, and placed a block on access to Facebook and Twitter that was still in place as of Wednesday evening.
Text of the temporary gag order on Istanbul Ataturk twin suicide bomb attack issued by PM.https://t.co/N0sHNhKJ4l pic.twitter.com/ph7zKFgzzd
— efe kerem sozeri (@efekerem) June 28, 2016
Global Voices’ contributor Efe Kerem Sozeri offered a snap analysis of the government attempt to block media and social media over at Vocativ, underlining the fact that it prevented people from accessing information at a crucial time.
While some taxi drivers sought to profit from the crisis by overcharging, hotels across Turkey's biggest city and ordinary Istanbulus opened their doors to stranded passengers of all nationalities for free.
16 guests are resting in their rooms. We have one room left! #taksim #istanbul #PrayForTurkey #prayforistanbul https://t.co/TvGt0okaz6
— Suite Begonia (@BegoniaIstanbul) June 29, 2016
Amazing: Turkish student living near airport offers to let stranded passengers stay at his home. #istanbulattack https://t.co/EVoF9SjqxF
— Borzou Daragahi (@borzou) June 28, 2016
The airport attacks are a horrendous reminder of what some commentators have grimly referred to as Turkey's “new normal” — a regular cycle of extremist violence targeting the country's civilian population that would have seemed unimaginable in times of relative peace just two years ago.
Major recent attacks.. And the conflict in Southeast #Turkey… Hundreds… Hundreds died… https://t.co/nlJd4u1ZbU pic.twitter.com/cArfrHOhO3
— Cagil M. Kasapoglu (@CagilKasapoglu) June 29, 2016
The attacks took place exactly two years after ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared a caliphate in the Iraqi city of Mosul, although the group has not yet claimed the Ataturk attack.


India: Google and Me · Global Voices
Neha Viswanathan

Dina Mehta is concerned by Google's apparent disregard for user privacy, given their common login protocols across their services. “In countries like India however, where for the large part, computers are shared at work and home – this could become a problem. Not everyone has the know-how or the presence of mind to set up different logins and user accounts at boot up.
Look at Google's acquisition over the years – they are buying up the best really. And our lives are enriched and simpler as a result. I love using many of these and it makes my life better. But yesterday's experience with setting up my friend's blog got me thinking in the longer term – and I kept pondering over – what cost? “


11-year-old Chinese environmentalist and Circuit Board Recycling · Global Voices
Kelly Proctor

The blog “Crossroads,” which looks at corporate social responsibility in China, draws our attention to a an article about an 11-year-old environmentalist in southwest China. The youngster took it upon himself to search for the source of river pollution and caught the attention of reporters and officials.
Last October, Chen was playing on the bank of Jialing River with his parents and found refuse in the water. This spurred him to find out where it came from. After investigating for six months in his spare time, Chen wrote a report on pollution in the river and suggested some measures to clean it up.
Rich also writes about the 11 year old environmentalist, saying
This is another case of how I think China will eventually grow towards cleaning up its environment.  Individuals, and collectives, will be motivated on a personal level to investigate contaminations, conduct resaerch, develop solutions, and pressure local officials and businesses.
Meanwhile, China Environmental News Digest posts an article about recycling that may be bad for the environment; the dismantling of electronic circuit boards. The article cites a new study of electronics recycling in China from Hong Kong Baptist University. The study found that a town in southeastern China family-run recycling workshops had high levels of dangerous metals, and that people spread contaminated dust as they walked around.


Pakistan: Jobs for country runners · Global Voices
Neha Viswanathan

The Pakistani Spectator has an interesting list of job profiles. “A matriculate or having a bachelor degree from an un-recognized institution having 30 years political / no-political experience and the age should not be less than 45 years. The candidate will be reporting to relevant institutions abroad but not reporting to the Nation. Ability to announce emergencies and others marshal laws shall be an added advantage.” for the country's ‘CEO / President / CMLA / MLA (01)’.


Trinidad & Tobago: Stop the Traffic · Global Voices
Janine Mendes-Franco

“How can an island of 2 million people with an area the size of London have major traffic problems?”: Seldo.com blogs about the gridlock in Trinidad's capital city.


Ashraf Ghani Gets Thumbs Down After ‘Anti-Women’ Headscarf Gaffe · Global Voices
Ezzatullah Mehrdad

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. Creative Commons.
A sexist remark made recently by Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani has highlighted a powerful political culture of chauvinism pervading the national government while revealing cracks in Ghani's own self-image as a progressive.
Ghani has since been moved to apologise to women for comments comparing opposition politicians to women wearing a chaadar, the traditional Afghan headscarf.
During a long–winded speech on December 2 the president blasted opposition politicians that have accused high-ranking members in Ghani’s administration of collusion with the Islamic state.
The politicians must provide evidence, Mr. Ghani said, or “go home and wear the chaadar”.
The large crowd of military officers that formed Ghani's immediate audience applauded him, but on social media — which up to a sixth of the country uses according to some estimates — the reaction was far more mixed. Afghan women backed by male and female representatives of civi society, urged the president to apologize, branding his remark sexist and anti-women.
In Afghanistan, the insult “to wear the chaadar” is often used as a means of shaming men.
Fawzia Koofi, a member of Afghanistan Parliament and Chairperson of the Women, Civil Society and Human Rights Commission, wrote against the remark on both her Facebook and Twitter accounts.
Why wearing scarf z regarded an act of shame among so called elite politicians our political literature is still man dominated I was surprised to hear from @ashrafghani inviting those who can't proof their claim wear scarf as an act of shame.Am proud of my scarf as part of my ID pic.twitter.com/HH8qLfxUOc
— Fawzia Koofi (@FawziaKoofi77) December 2, 2017
Nahid Farid, a prominent women rights activist, also pointed out that wearing headscarf was no shame.
در پيوند به چالش پوشيدن چادرِ رئيس حكومت وحدت ملي:
در افغانستان زنانِ چادر به سر نماد غيرتند. استفاده از ادبيات زن ستيزانه در سخنراني هاي شخصي كه ادعا ميكند٤٠ درصد راي دهندگانش زنان بودند، مايهء شرمساريست. طبق قانون منع آزار و اذیت زنان و کودکان، هر نوع نگاه جنسیتی و مثال زدن بخاطر تحقیر کسی با استفاده از نام زن، خشونت عليه زنان محسوب مي شود. از منظر تاريخي هم، تا حالا چادر هیچ زنی هيچ نقطهء اين كشور جنگزده را به آتش نکشیده است.
Regarding to latest remark of the President, Afghan women who wear headscarf are symbols of honor and dignity. It’s shameful to see such anti-women speech from a president who sourced 40 percent of his votes from women… Historically, it has been men, rather than those who wear the headscarf, who have put Afghanistan in flames.
The public backlash pushed Ghani to apologise in a statement released on Dec 3:
The president is a very prominent advocate of women’s rights and has taken unique steps to strengthen and preserve their position since his tenure as the president of Afghanistan…The use of the word Chaadar—scarfs in English—had been misinterpreted by oppositions to disturb public opinion. It never aimed to offend the highly valuable place of women in the country. Despite this, if emotions of Afghan women have been made regretful, the president apologizes to them.
Bahar Sohili, an Afghan woman, criticised the statement as insufficient:
معذرت خواهی روی حساب فیسبوکی و شخصی شاه حسین مرتضوی توام با توجیه و متهم ساختن میزان درک و شعور مردم از سخنرانی رئیس جمهور به معنای نادیده گرفتن زنان است .
پیشنهاد من : چه معذرت بخواهند و چه تحقیرآمیز توجیه کنند این نگاه تبعیض آمیز، تا زمانیکه پوشش نابرابر دارید تغییر نخواهد کرد. جستجوی برابری تلاشی بیهوده است زیرا همان چادر روی سر نشان دهنده ی بسته بندی تفکر و درجه ی دوم بودن است و نشانگر اینکه هنوز نتوانسته اید با خود در مورد گناه آلود بودن موی سر کنار بیایید .
Apologizing to women on Facebook is itself insulting Afghan women…I suggest we take off our headscarves to end gender inequality, because as long as women wear the headscarf, they will be treated as second class.
Ghani may also have faced censure from his own wife, Rula Ghani, a vocal champion of women's rights in the country.
Rula Ghani caused a stir shortly after her husband won a tightly contested presidential election in 2014 when she gave an interview to French media claiming she supported the ban on the fully covering niqab, or burkha, in France.
Ms Ghani, who speaks five languages and studied at the University of Columbia as well as in France, later said her critics had “taken the remarks out of context” and pledged her support for “family values`” in Afghanistan.


Trinidad & Tobago: No smelter · Global Voices
Georgia Popplewell

Elspeth Duncan summarises the commentary on the aluminium smelter being planned for a community in south Trinidad and the protests about it and posts some photos from Sunday's march at her Flickr page. She also posts a conceptual video she has produced to raise awareness of the issue. Attillah Springer writes about the march as well over at the pan collective.


COP28: Thailand opts for grants to finance a green transition
Kannikar Petchkaew
9 December 2023 at 0:09
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Thailand is seeking grants from climate funds while minimizing loans in its quest to achieve climate targets. However, it will also collaborate with the domestic private sector to introduce more green technology on the way to net zero in the case of an insufficient availability of grants.
After many countries committed to achieving net zero by 2050, Thailand decided to delay its target to 15 years later if it does not receive adequate support from the global community.
“We will reach net zero in the next four decades with our current [technology] capacity and resources,” said Phirun Saiyasitpanich, the leader of the Thai delegates at COP28. He added that Thailand could re-evaluate the target to accelerate the path to net zero if it gets more resources.
“We will not commit to anything we cannot do,” he said.
The country has pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2030, or 40% if it receives capacity building, technology and financial support. The energy sector, plus transport, are the key players as they release nearly 70% of emissions in the country.
In the past few years, Thailand has been able to obtain grants for climate mitigation and adaptation projects, while avoiding loans whenever it can.
One month before COP28, the country signed a deal with GIZ and the Green Climate Fund that provided a US$41 million grant to promote low-emission and climate-resilient rice farming during the project’s five-year implementation period. It benefits more than 250,000 smallholder farmers and mitigates 2.4 million tons of CO2 equivalent.
The country reported that it had received some small-project grants from the Global Environmental Fund, which has supported the improvement of energy efficiency in various business groups, including industry and small- and medium-sized enterprises.
It is expected to seek a $3 million grant to further support a project that will turn the cement production hub of Saraburi province in central Thailand to net zero.
“We will continue to write proposals after COP28 to get support from as many sources as possible,” said Phirun. “We don’t say no [to loans], but we will try to keep them to a minimum.”
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in his remarks at COP28 that less than 30% of climate finance given by wealthy nations is in the form of grants. The rest comes as loans and adds more debt to developing countries.
Prioritizing climate grants is part of Thailand’s strategy to avoid additional public debt, which has surpassed its ceiling at 60% of GDP. However, this may limit access to sufficient resources used for the path toward net zero, unlike loans that wealthy nations are more willing to give.
Vietnam, on the other hand, still has space to absorb more debt and chose to move forward with loans through the Just Energy Transition Partnership – which will provide the country with $15.8 billion, of which 98% will be loans – to help it initiate more renewable projects and achieve net-zero by 2050.
Public debt in Vietnam is 34% of GDP and is yet to hit the ceiling, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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Apart from seeking grants, Thailand also focused on collaboration with the domestic private sector to boost technology for climate mitigation and adaptation.
“The achievement of technology transfer and development requires the private sector, which is ready and willing to change because it is pressured by the global community [to be greener],” said Surachai Sathitkunarat, an executive director at the APEC Center for Technology Foresight group under the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation.
“The state alone cannot make the country achieve the climate goals. We need to facilitate the development of technology in the private sector and move forward together.”
One of the main players in green technology is SCG, the country’s largest cement producer that has made hydraulic cement with a low-carbon emission manufacturing process, replacing the use of coal with renewables.
Oil company Bangchak is also implementing a project to produce aviation fuel from cooking oil, which can reduce CO2 emissions by 80% compared with the present fuels widely used in the market.
Meanwhile, energy giant PTTEP has invested more than $400 million in carbon capture and storage technology at one of its gas fields.
As a Thai delegate on technology transfer and development, Surachai said the country will look for more accessibility to high technology like green hydrogen or carbon capture and storage through the mechanism of climate negotiation.
The story was produced as part of the COP28 Climate Change Media Partnership Reporting Fellowship co-organized by the Internews’ Earth Journalism Network and the Stanley Center for Peace and Security.
Kannikar Petchkaew has covered wide ranges of issues from politics, economy, human rights, civil war to the environment. Her byline has appeared on numerous media outlets, including Asia Calling, Free Speech Radio Network, the Straits Times, Mongabay and the Mekong Eye. She enjoys her multi-tasking life, juggling her journalism career with lecturing young students in Thailand.
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Stefanella's Drive Thru shows us strange footage of animal kingdom domestic violence at an Israeli zoo.