{"id":9277,"date":"2021-08-17T20:02:31","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T20:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=9277"},"modified":"2021-08-17T20:02:31","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T20:02:31","slug":"national-day-for-senior-citizens-in-nigeria-feasible-humanitarian-minister-assures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=9277","title":{"rendered":"NATIONAL DAY FOR SENIOR CITIZENS IN NIGERIA FEASIBLE, HUMANITARIAN MINISTER ASSURES"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">NATIONAL DAY FOR SENIOR CITIZENS IN NIGERIA FEASIBLE, HUMANITARIAN MINISTER ASSURES<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq has given assurance that a special National day for Senior Citizens in Nigeria is feasible.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Accordingly, she says appropriate moves through transmission of an official memo to the Federal Executive Council is underway.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">In a statement signed by Head, Public Affairs, Media and Communication National Senior Citizens Center,\u00a0 Omini Iden, 17th August, 2021,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;The minister gave the assurance in her office while receiving the Management team of the National Senior Citizens Centre lead by its Director General, Dr Emem Omokaro.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;Hijiya Sadiya Commended Dr Emem Omokaro for the pace at which she is settling down to work, hoping that with the assemblage of the management team at her disposal she is confidence that the overall objectives of the National Senior Citizens Centre will be realized soon enough.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;The minister assured the National Senior Citizens Centre of her resolve to follow on with the request made by the Director General of the Centre, Dr Emem Omokaro through the relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;Some of the prayers raised by the Director General of the National Senior Citizens Centre, Dr Emem Omokaro is an appeal for the declaration of a national day of older persons in Nigeria within the Months of August and early September, 2021 to herald the first ever National Senior Citizens Day celebration in October 2021.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;Other prayers by Dr Emem omokaro to the Minister are for assistance to the NSCC to secure the National registration of senior citizens of Nigeria (SCN) who are seventy years and above for the purpose of effectively identifying them for public respect, age friendly services and concessions in Banking services and facilities, road, air and rail transportation services as well as Health and hospital services.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Highpoint of the visit was the formal presentation of the Communique reached at the end of a one day senior citizens forum maiden dialogue organized by the National Senior Citizens Centre in August 2021.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NATIONAL DAY FOR SENIOR CITIZENS IN NIGERIA FEASIBLE, HUMANITARIAN MINISTER ASSURES The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq has given assurance that a special National day for Senior Citizens in Nigeria is feasible. 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