TVCNEWS — broadcast 20260808 110000 UTC 479 transcript segments Google Speech-to-Text API Automatic Transcription (Chirp) Data courtesy of The GDELT Project (https://www.gdeltproject.org/), from the Internet Archive TV News Archive. Machine transcription. Treat it as a searchable index of what was broadcast, not a verbatim quotation record. [00:00:09] in [00:00:25] At TVs and news, wherever the big news stories happening, [00:00:29] we're getting. Dr. Greget TVC news first [00:00:33] with [00:00:35] of breaking [00:00:37] news. [00:00:54] Thanks for joining us on TBC News at Meet Day. I am [00:00:57] Victoria. Operative. [00:01:00] of the department of state services have arrested three more persons [00:01:03] suspected to be [00:01:04] of members a [00:01:05] of the kidnapping [00:01:06] of ring that abducted the dean of agriculture national state [00:01:09] university. professor Samuel, the university dawn was [00:01:12] rescued by DSS operatives two days after some government [00:01:16] kidnapped him in the we hours [00:01:18] a of of Wednesday July 15, 2026 at Milu, [00:01:22] a border community between Lafia and Nasarawa egon local government [00:01:25] areas. Two suspects including lady were arrested by the [00:01:29] DSS at the time, security source disclosed that DSS [00:01:33] of operatives arrested three order members [00:01:35] of the kidnapping gang on Friday night a [00:01:37] of local of brother on the Mararabang akunza lafia makodi [00:01:41] highway and the chief [00:01:45] of army staff Waid [00:01:47] of Shibo has warned personnel [00:01:52] of of the Nigerian army across the country against of engaging in drugs and substance abuse which could negatively affect their [00:01:56] abilities to carry [00:01:57] of out duties [00:01:58] of effectively the cas st dated this during the commencement of [00:02:02] four-day seminar on transformational leadership, post-traumatic [00:02:06] of stress disorder and drug and substance abuse, which was held [00:02:10] at the [00:02:10] of fourth special forces command, doma in [00:02:13] of NASA state. the chief of army staff, who was [00:02:16] represented by the commander, army [00:02:19] of headquarters garrison, John [00:02:20] of Lah, of noted that the seminar was aimed at building trust [00:02:24] inspiring soldiers with a shared vision and empouring [00:02:27] troops to [00:02:28] of adapt [00:02:33] of of quickly of to the on unpredictable environments part of ongoing efforts by [00:02:36] the manjan army to sensitize junior and middle [00:02:40] career officers on the need [00:02:43] of to adopt appropriate [00:02:46] leadership [00:02:47] of style and values to achieve [00:02:52] of overwhelming command success. it is also designed to [00:02:56] address the challenges of transformational [00:03:00] effective leadership at junior and [00:03:04] of mader level [00:03:05] of the Nigerian Army. This philosophy underscores [00:03:09] the fact that the strength [00:03:11] of the Nigerian army lies not [00:03:14] of only in its equipment capabilities, [00:03:18] but also in the resilience, [00:03:21] discipline and mental [00:03:23] of readiness of its [00:03:25] personnel. As we continue to record [00:03:29] success. in training and operations, it is [00:03:33] imperative that we sustain and strengthen the leadership [00:03:37] quality and mental health of personnel to [00:03:40] enhance their cohesion and operational [00:03:44] of efficiency. now to [00:03:48] party politics, as all eyes remain on the oshin state governorship [00:03:52] election, endorsements continue to roll in for the all progressives [00:03:56] congress governorship candidate. [00:04:00] Making the latest endorsement is an entrepreneur [00:04:03] who rallied women, youth groups, artisans and other groups to [00:04:07] reaffirm [00:04:08] of their support towards the aspiration [00:04:09] of the APC candidate. She noted that his agenda [00:04:12] places strong emphasis on economic, youth and women [00:04:16] development, job creation and policies aimed at [00:04:19] improving the welfare of residence across the [00:04:23] of state. of Is the governorship [00:04:27] candidate of all progressive. [00:04:34] emphasize [00:04:35] of leadership, [00:04:36] his service, campaign economic development, youth and [00:04:40] women [00:04:41] of empowerment, quality education, improved health [00:04:45] care, infrastructure development, agricultural [00:04:49] growth and good governance. this [00:04:52] industrial program is organized broad [00:04:56] of based of spot for his governorship aspirance. [00:05:00] aspiration and froster engagement between the [00:05:03] candidate [00:05:08] and it's less than two weeks before the official kickoff of [00:05:12] campaigns for the 2027 general election in Nigeria, [00:05:16] but Professor Christopher of acord party has announced his [00:05:20] withdrawal from the presidential race in support of [00:05:23] presidentubu. Senior reporter, senior correspondent [00:05:26] Solomon reports. Presidential [00:05:30] ambition, which ended even before the race [00:05:34] started, to officially announce my [00:05:37] stepping down from the raise professor [00:05:41] Christopher. the accord party announcing his withdraw [00:05:45] from the 2027 elections in support the re-election of [00:05:48] President Bola Tinubu for second time to [00:05:51] support his excellency Mr. President, the President of [00:05:55] Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Bolad [00:05:59] met Tinubu. Professor imumole states the reasons for [00:06:03] giving up his ambition, the unity, stability and [00:06:07] continued progress of Nigeria [00:06:10] must take precedence. over my [00:06:14] personal political ambition, his name and party [00:06:17] are not even among the 19 listed by the independent national [00:06:21] electoral commission inec for the 2027 presidential [00:06:24] election. we did not even submit our nomination to [00:06:28] INEC, we did our primaries, emerged as the [00:06:31] president candidate, what we are supposed to do is now to [00:06:35] submit toine which we withdrew. this list is made up [00:06:39] of three women and 16 men, like [00:06:42] 2023, incumbent bolatinu the All Progressives [00:06:46] Congress, APC is the front runner among three main [00:06:49] contenders, as he seeks re-election for the second consecutive term [00:06:53] in office. President Tinobu's main challenges are former Vice [00:06:57] President, Articu Abubakar the African Democratic Congress, [00:07:01] ADC, and the former governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi, the [00:07:05] Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC. Other candidates include [00:07:08] ADE the Action Alliance, AA, Berhane. [00:07:14] the African Action Congress (AAC) and Abbas Bin [00:07:18] Aliu the Action Democratic Party ADP. Also in [00:07:22] the contest our current governor of Oyastate Shii Makinde [00:07:25] the allied People's movement APM, Yusuf the Action [00:07:29] People's party APP and Samuel Member the [00:07:33] Democratic Liberty Alliance (DLA), making up the numbers [00:07:37] are Sandday the liberal party (LP), Elizabeth [00:07:40] toquari the National. Democratic Party, NDP, and [00:07:44] Sanny Honor the People's Democratic Party, PDP, as well as [00:07:48] the former governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke of People's [00:07:52] Redemption Party, PRP, ADE, Adebaya the Social [00:07:56] Democratic Party, SDP, and Daniel Mwan of [00:07:59] Zenit Labor Party, ZLP. They have from the 19th of [00:08:03] August this year to the 14th of January 2027, to [00:08:07] campaign and convince Nigerians to vote for them. Salomon [00:08:10] ajuzugu, TVC news. [00:08:15] as the 2027 electionaring campaigns approach, a group [00:08:19] under the ages of tinab ubasani mobilization network [00:08:22] has been sensitizing kaduna youths on the dangers of drug abuse. the [00:08:26] group says the program is to discourage the practice of drug abuse among [00:08:30] youth and to promote drug free election circles. during the [00:08:34] flag of campaign, the chairman the group Amino Zaria [00:08:37] emphasized that youths are mostly used to perpetrate violence during the [00:08:41] elections. "the common minds, the common [00:08:45] thinking is they use [00:08:49] youth to give them drugs, to go [00:08:53] and steal ball boxes, to beat people. [00:08:57] meanwile, this politicians cannot put their children in the [00:09:00] front to do all these bad [00:09:02] behaviors, so if you [00:09:06] think that is what is good, why can't you bring your [00:09:08] child? my child cannot be used to..." [00:09:13] boxes, my child cannot be given drugs to [00:09:16] abuse, so we feed [00:09:19] in [00:09:24] as well, that is where we put this [00:09:27] campaign, we gave the name of this campaign [00:09:30] as state government [00:09:34] is passionate about the mental health of its people, we have seen [00:09:38] infrastructure, it's not distinguish senator, [00:09:42] is not all about infrastructure, it also it is [00:09:46] also concerned with human development, [00:09:49] especially mental health of its people, the youths we [00:09:53] have in the society are our concern, we will not encourage [00:09:56] youths to abuse drugs. first thing that causes [00:10:00] or leads to this problem of drug abuse that we have is the [00:10:04] availability, drugs are everywhere, [00:10:08] it is cheap and you can find it in any corner. the second thing [00:10:12] that we you hear young people saying all the time is that you don't have [00:10:15] what to do, you need job, you need work, you need skills, [00:10:19] and this idolness is causing people to do things to help [00:10:23] them pass the time. "the next thing is the [00:10:27] pain, the suffering, and you have to [00:10:31] hear me on this, nobody starts using drugs because they want to become [00:10:35] addict, nobody starts using drugs because they're a wicked [00:10:39] person, it's the [00:10:40] pain. in other [00:10:44] news, for many women in conflict affected communities across [00:10:48] for no state, the daily search for firewood has come [00:10:51] with serious risks, now humanitarian project." is [00:10:55] changing that narrative by the introduction of solar power cooking [00:10:59] systems that improve safety, protect the environment and [00:11:03] enhance the wellbeing of vulnerable families. senior reporter Jesse [00:11:07] tefida has more details. for [00:11:10] years, cooking meant long journeys into the bush in such a [00:11:14] firewood, journeys that exposed women and girls to [00:11:17] insecurity while smoke filled kitchens post [00:11:20] serious health risks to families. today, [00:11:25] many these families are embracing cleaner and safer [00:11:28] alternative. the just transition to solar electric cooking [00:11:31] project known as a coker is providing vulnerable [00:11:35] household with solar powered electric cooking systems, reducing [00:11:39] dependence on firewood and charcoal while promoting clean [00:11:42] energy, implemented by the grassroot [00:11:45] initiative for strengthening community resilience, chisco in [00:11:49] partnership with mission east, the project is helping women spend less [00:11:53] time searching for field. improving household health and [00:11:57] contributing to environmental protection, this initiative is one [00:12:01] the uh concern that we have identified [00:12:05] during our engagement with the community right from the [00:12:08] inception of gisco around 2016 we are into [00:12:12] protection monitoring so protection is about to [00:12:15] identify the concern the ID fees these machines [00:12:19] worth around um 800 to 900 [00:12:22] thous if you are going to buy. uh as individual, [00:12:26] so this is kind of support coming [00:12:28] from the mission east uh funding and [00:12:32] then uh supported by line climate. the [00:12:36] project has so far deployed 268 solar electric [00:12:40] cooking systems across Mungunu, maydugory and Jerry [00:12:44] with humanitarian partners planning to reach even more vulnerable [00:12:48] household. this is a good one and uh is [00:12:52] going to go a long way in salvaging. [00:13:05] under climate change, beyond providing clean [00:13:08] cooking solutions, the initiative is helping reduce protection risk for women and [00:13:11] girls, lowering greenhouse gas emissions and supporting climate [00:13:15] resilience in communities these recovering [00:13:19] families, from conflicts, this [00:13:19] for is more than a quicking device, it is safer [00:13:23] way of life, one protect women, improves [00:13:26] health, preserves the environment and offers renewed hope [00:13:30] for communities rebuilding after years of [00:13:33] conflict. Jesse tefida, TBC News, [00:13:37] maydougry. You're watching TBC [00:13:40] News, there's more after this break, stay with [00:13:43] us. [00:14:38] thanks for staying with us, the federal capital territory [00:14:42] administration has issued final warning to commercial [00:14:46] transport operators picking passengers from illegal parks and road [00:14:49] sides across Abuja, directing them to immediately relocate [00:14:53] to designated. winterproved boss terminals or risk [00:14:57] being shut down, the mandate secretary the [00:15:01] FCTA transport secretariat, Chinedum Elechi, handed [00:15:05] down the directive during a press briefing [00:15:07] in Abuja, declaring that the error of indiscriminate roadside loading and [00:15:11] unauthorized moto parks in the nation's capital has come to an [00:15:15] end, every day they talk about one chance, everyday [00:15:19] they talk about kekeran, everyday [00:15:21] they talk about okada, [00:15:22] it is all pointing to one place, [00:15:24] I'm [00:15:29] I tired, I tired, so that is why we call to [00:15:33] say, and this is the first time I'm having this kind of press [00:15:36] conference. and so so it's a serious [00:15:40] matter and we'll do everything to make sure that [00:15:44] this met of everybody put any [00:15:47] small space you see we turn it into a moto park we [00:15:51] stop it if you got premises and [00:15:55] stop it because the laws are there we have the [00:15:57] laws [00:16:01] the national association of polytechnic students has called on the [00:16:05] federal government to investigate allegations that some [00:16:09] institutions are commercializing the technical and vocational [00:16:13] education and training tvet program introduced by the [00:16:16] President Tinubu administration. The Association says [00:16:20] reports indicate that students have been asked to make payments [00:16:24] before accessing the program. The development he [00:16:27] describes as exploitative and [00:16:30] unacceptable. Addressing Journalist Sina, the National [00:16:34] President of Naps Comrade Jumo Ibrahim, said the... is [00:16:38] concerned about what he described as credible reports that [00:16:42] some institutions are charging students before allowing them to [00:16:45] benefit from the tvet initiative. [00:16:49] commend the federal government under the leadership the [00:16:51] presidentubu, the GCFR for placing rene [00:16:55] emphasis on technical and vocational education and [00:16:59] training, recognizing that no nation can [00:17:02] sustain can maintain sustainable industrialization without [00:17:06] investing in technical education and skill [00:17:10] manpower, however, we [00:17:13] are deeply disturbed by the credible reports that some [00:17:17] institutions have continued have commercialized [00:17:21] the this lable initiative by demanding payment from [00:17:24] students before allowing them to benefit from tivet programs. we [00:17:28] state categorical that this is [00:17:30] unactable. aviation [00:17:33] agencies are demanding bigger slices the billions of n. [00:17:37] from Nigeria's 5% ticket sales charge a public [00:17:41] hearing on two proposed laws, agencies in the [00:17:45] sector row over who collects the largest chunk the [00:17:48] revenue. National assembly correspondent Joke Adisa [00:17:52] reports. The House of Representatives host [00:17:56] agencies and experts in the sector to a public hearing on two [00:18:00] critical bills designed to better improve aviation business in the [00:18:03] country. The Parliament says the amendments. in [00:18:07] to strengthen transparency and align Nigeria's [00:18:11] laws with global best practices, introducing [00:18:14] transparent, automated remittance of [00:18:17] statutory 5% [00:18:20] pass passenger cargo service charges, improving how [00:18:23] revenues are shared among key avation [00:18:26] institutions and enhancing the capacity these [00:18:30] agencies effectively manage and surgard our [00:18:34] airspace are here to consider two key bills: [00:18:38] which are aimed at strengthening the financial and institutional [00:18:41] framework the aviation industry with direct [00:18:45] implication for safety, transparency and services [00:18:48] delivery. at the technical session, agencies clutched [00:18:52] over funding from the 5% ticket charge. the Nigerian [00:18:55] airspace management agency nama wants his share raised from [00:18:59] 22% to 56%. it says agent [00:19:03] navigation equipment and rising costs demand more [00:19:06] money. we meeting seven [00:19:10] different correspondents up to the very last [00:19:13] one, which was 20th of [00:19:17] July inviting the [00:19:21] minister to committee, but [00:19:25] as the case may be, and as we can all see, the [00:19:29] minister is not here and no [00:19:31] representative or correspondent was sent to the [00:19:35] committee on the... For its part, the [00:19:39] African Aviation and Aerospace University, AAAU, Abuja [00:19:43] seeks a minimum of 10% the fund to train skilled [00:19:47] workers for NCAA, fan, Nimet and [00:19:51] NSIB. African Aviation and space university [00:19:55] respectfully praise that the National Assembly, recognized [00:19:59] aAO as a statutory beneficiary the 5% tikil [00:20:02] charge while amending the civil aviation [00:20:05] act to express to expressly [00:20:09] include AU in the revenue sharing formula, the [00:20:13] future of Nigerian aviation industry will take a new shape from the [00:20:17] debates ongoing today. One the bills seeks to amend the [00:20:21] civil aviation act to provide for the automated remittance of [00:20:24] funds according to aviation agencies. It also aims [00:20:28] to revise the revenue sharing formula and to reflect renaming [00:20:32] the the accident investigation bureau as the Nigerian [00:20:35] safety investigation. Bureau, the other six to amend the [00:20:39] Nama Establishment Act to revise the percentage of statutory [00:20:43] charges according to the agency. The committee promised to [00:20:47] review all submissions before recommending change. to the revenue [00:20:50] sharing formula and automated remittance of aviation [00:20:54] fonds. TBC News [00:20:58] Abuja. The federal government has [00:21:01] flagged off the 122 [00:21:04] kmwari road in Kaduna State. The [00:21:08] project is aimed at improving connectivity, boosting trade and strengthening [00:21:12] security along one of Northern Ningerous strategic transport [00:21:15] corridors. At the flag of ceremony, minister of state for [00:21:19] works Bell. Guru described the project as a major [00:21:23] investment under the renewed hope agenda designed [00:21:26] ease movement, reduce transport costs and stimulate economic [00:21:30] activities. The minister says the road project reflects the [00:21:34] federal government's commitment to expanding critical infrastructure [00:21:38] that supports national development and improves the lives of [00:21:41] Nigerians. I wish to [00:21:44] most respectfully express my [00:21:48] deepest appreciation. to his [00:21:51] excellency, our dear president, the father [00:21:54] the nation, [00:21:56] president, for his [00:21:59] visionary leadership, bold and courageous [00:22:03] decisions that partize [00:22:06] infrastructure across all [00:22:09] regions, his administration is ensuring [00:22:13] that no region is left behind [00:22:16] in Nigeria's journey towards sustainable. [00:22:20] economic growth and [00:22:22] prosperity. The [00:22:26] northern kacus the National Association of Nigerian [00:22:30] students has dismissed claims [00:22:33] that the federal government [00:22:36] will, as dismiss claims that the [00:22:39] federal government, passport centralization reforms are [00:22:43] designed to disinfranchise northern Nigerians. The student [00:22:47] bodies says the policy is nationwide modernization. [00:22:50] initiative aimed at improving security and [00:22:53] efficiency in passport production. a press briefing, the [00:22:57] Northern Courcus of Nuts said reports suggesting that [00:23:01] passport processing in the northeast and northwest would be [00:23:04] halted at false and misleading. [00:23:08] implementation the migration plan stated for [00:23:12] August 2026 will onboard the remaining passport offices in [00:23:16] south south, northeast and in the northwest. [00:23:20] including kalaba, potato, uyo, [00:23:23] yanagua, bauti, Gombe, Jalungo, [00:23:27] Yola, Farm Center Kano and Dawakin kudu. It is [00:23:31] therefore far from the truth to asset that the federal government is trying to [00:23:35] disenfranchise de north or any part the country through this [00:23:38] process. [00:23:43] The federal government has unveiled plans for the made in Nigeria now [00:23:47] Global Investors Expo 2026. Aimed at attracting [00:23:51] local and foreign investment into Nigeria's solid minerals, [00:23:55] energy, manufacturing and infrastructure sectors. The [00:23:58] expo scheduled for November 19 and 20 in [00:24:01] Abuja, it's been organized by the Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals [00:24:05] development in partnership with Energynet. The initiative [00:24:09] is expected to bring together government institutions, [00:24:13] investors, development partners and industry leaders to [00:24:16] showcase investment opportunities, strengthen public. private [00:24:20] partnerships and promote economic [00:24:22] diversification. As a ministry, we are pleased to [00:24:26] hold this first public engagement. Our responsibility is to [00:24:30] support [00:24:30] the ministry participation. Our responsibility is to support the [00:24:34] participation, maintain contact with the organizers [00:24:38] and help bring the relevant institutions and [00:24:41] stakeholders into a participatory concept. For [00:24:45] the solid minor sector, the task before us is [00:24:49] clear. "the ministry's approach is to [00:24:52] move the sector from the simple [00:24:55] extraction and export [00:24:57] of raw materials, raw minerals [00:25:01] towards a system that supports processing, [00:25:05] manufacturing, employment and [00:25:08] stronger leakages with other parts the [00:25:12] economy. these require [00:25:14] patients, patient [00:25:18] capital, technical. expertise, [00:25:21] more than equipments and partnership that can [00:25:25] recognize both commercial interest [00:25:29] and Nigeria's development priority. So we [00:25:33] discussed, in the past few years that on the continent [00:25:36] projects are not moving fast, however Nigeria is showing [00:25:40] that it possesses the tools to make such [00:25:43] acceleration, so we want to make sure the economic [00:25:47] development that is happening that we are part. of that journey, hence why [00:25:51] we're putting together this gathering across everyone, not only in this room, [00:25:55] but the country as a whole, to put together Nigeria now, which is [00:25:59] national initiative, national platform we pr. to jump [00:26:03] on that journey together, that's [00:26:07] it on TBC News, these are, I am Victoria on Nia. Thanks [00:26:11] for [00:26:11] watching. 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