Authorities of Private Higher Education Institution Clear the Air on Paramedical Training of Health Professionals

 

-Debunks False Social Media Campaign on the Cancellation of HND/BTS in Medical and Biomedical Science.

This was in an enlarged press conference organized by (ANOWEPHEI) the Association of North West Private Higher Education Institutions at the National Polytechnic Higher education institute’s conference hall on Wednesday the 28^th of August 2024 bringing together press Men and authorities of the said association to clear the air on the false social media articulations around the last resolutions of the interministerial meeting on the training of Paramedical personnel by certain institutes of higher education in Cameroon.

That HND/BTS medical and Biomedical Science Exams has been cancelled. Stating very clearly that none of such exams have been cancelled, that no authorized private higher education institution has been banned or suspended from the training and that HND/BTS Diplomas are valid nationally and internationally.

This clarification, the authorities of ANOWEPHEI sounded it loud and clear to media men and women in their last media outing while appealing to government in follow up to their last letter of August 22^nd 2024 addressed to MINESUP and MINSANTE that the parties should consider giving a period of grace of three years before implementing the resolutions of final press release number N0D13-255/MINESUP/MINSANTE of August 16^th, 2024 to permit private higher Education institutions to have time to reorganize themselves.

In the course of the  authority’s presentation, they called on level two and three students to resume classes with no fear of any interruptions.

Hear the vice President Rev. Njoya Basile, speaking to the press immediately after, “No HND or BTS exams have been cancelled or authorized private higher education institution banned or validity of Diplomas questioned, rather we are appealing to government for three years to adjust while asking our level two and three students to continue with classes as we sort out things with government”.

The special media outing by ANOWEPHEI it must be noted is provoked by the last Ministerial outing of 16^th August 2024 in Yaounde to bring some sanity in the training and recruitment of Paramedical professionals in Cameroon which has sparked a lot of debate and the circulation of false information around social media circles.

ANOWEPHEI it must be noted, is a non-profit making, apolitical and democratic association created since 2017, dedicated to improving quality higher education and social services,

 

Tubah Council Empowers Over 220 Youth Recruits this Summer Holidays

✓Challenged them at the end of Exercise to Champion crusade against Waste management in their various communities, to be Civic and law abiding.

This was the take home message issued to a battery of youths cum student intakes recruited by Tubah Council this year 2024 for voluntary holidays job services to the council.

Issued by the Mayor of Tubah Council Tanjong Martin on the 13^th of August 2024 at his plastic waste management and recycling site in Bambili where the youth recruits were assembled to end their holiday job activities with Tubah Council.

A Council that has since taken upon herself as a special routine to gather youths during long summer holidays and assign them to clean their communities and major squares around to earn a stipend that will assist in completing their school fees or back to school preparations.

The essence according to Tubah Council is to first get the holiday recruits engaged and committed during holidays to voluntary community services and activities.

This year’s intake were about 220 youths cum students selected from Tubah administrative head quarter and the four villages that make up Tubah (Bambui, Bambili, Kedjom Keku and Kedjom Ketingoh).

They were assigned for the first week exercise, to clean their various palaces and vicinities, for the second week, send to clean major squares, the third assigned to clean major catchment areas and plant trees around the municipality and for the last week, they were drilled on proper waste management and recycling to produce compose manure  and hard pavement bricks.

This activity or exercise in the north shell, fall within Council and government plan to occupy, educate and empower youths during holidays.

According to the Mayor of Tubah, it is always a unique opportunity to bring youths and students during long summer holidays to work for the collective development of their council area.

Speaking on the occasion to the holiday makers and the Press, the Mayor of Tubah called on all to be civic, responsible, Ambassadors of peace and to champion the crusade on waste management and recycling which is what has earned him National and international awards as Cameroon’s best mayor at the forefront of community development and environmental protection.

The Mayor of Tubah Council Tanjong Martin, it must be noted is a bulldozer who has since committed his stay in office to community service and development through people centered activities, upholding the “The clean city Initiative and Waste is Wealth Campaign”

Cameroon Government Launch Fresh Crack Down on Teachers Alleged To be Financing Deepening Anglophone Liberation War

 

✓The Case of Delphine Echou is one amongst many that has provoked general out cry and uproar in Bamenda

There has been general out cry and uproar all over the North West Region, since Cameroon government signed fresh warrants after teachers in Bamenda who have vacated duty posts in respect to separatists threats and calls to boycott schools and teaching.

On the motives that most teachers have left their duty posts, grounded schools in solidarity with secessionists calls, going about their private businesses and fueling the revolution at the other end.

This decision according to government is in follow up of the Minister of secondary education Dr Nalova Lyonga's  call early this year asking government to fish out teachers who have absconded duty posts for fear of separatists attacks.

This according to them will serve as a repressive and a counter offensive measure to cause many teachers who have left duty posts to regain their class rooms.

 The suspension of most teachers salaries from the English speaking part of the country hit by the deepening liberation war has been counter productive and has played no reasonable role to curb or arrest the situation.

Rather it has caused many disgruntled teachers to make part with their teaching jobs and to look for safe grounds to source for a better living in and out of the country.

Against this backdrop fresh warrants have been signed after principals and teachers who have left duty post for fear of their lives and that of family members.

The liberation war in Anglophone Cameroon as we report has taken a different phase where teachers are now victims of circumstance. Accused of aligning with separatists force on the one hand and accused by separatist forces on the other hand for killing the revolution by going to schools and teaching.

It must be noted that grounding schools for over six years in these English speaking part of the country was with the intention to close schools, render government ungovernable and cause government to succumb to secessionist calls by armed groups.

Unfortunately government has stood their grounds, choosing the military option and intimidation.

The crack down operations intensified this time has met with general out cry as many of the teachers after are those who have been kidnapped, raped, their houses burnt and family members killed all because they are subjected by government to teach in areas infested by separatists forces.

The case of Madame Delphine Echou a teacher at GTC Ntaturu who narrowly escaped death with to of his colleagues killed on the spot (Shelvert and Brian) in school on the 5^th of September 2017 is a glaring example of teachers wanted by government  for alleged fueling of the revolution even after she was kidnapped and tortured to the point of death.

Teaching today in Anglophone Cameroon it must be noted is regarded as hell and not as a noble profession.

Reacting to the situation of late, civil society organizations and human rights organizations have taken on it and are crusading against the crack down and calling for the release of those abducted in the name of not teaching to be released.

Making worst of the situation, the military has extended to wanton and out right arrest of family members of the said teachers thus rendering the whole situation chaotic and full of disorder.

The genesis of all what has muffed up to this extend, this reporter must emphasize was the teachers and lawyer’s strike of October 2016 calling on government to review their working situation and from no where, secessionists came up and hijacked the crisis.

Sad to report, the crisis, better still war, has become  irrevocable and is growing in propensity daily.  

 

Bali Municipal Councilors Validate 2023 Administrative and Management Accounts

This was during the evaluation and the validation of the 2023 administrative and management accounts session on the 17^th of May 2024 playing host at the Bali Council hall.

Chaired by Mayor Wandum Bunga Ernest, who in his opening speech thanked Councilors for their massive attendance and the selfless role they have each been playing to help arrest the crisis situation in Bali.

He said “the tense situation in Bali can only be brought under control through collective efforts and collaboration”.

Coming back to the smooth, sound and learning working session, Councilors in their deliberations saluted the Mayors open door policy and good working relationship, with the staffs, Councilors and the Bali population.

In what ensued concerning projects in the municipality, Mayor Wandum Bunga, took pains off to give an account of the countless projects going on in the municipality unperturbed starting with the Women empowerment center of over 60 million above the council, bridges, covets, equipping and rehabilitation works to end with the rebuilding of the Bali grand stand.

All these projects swallowed the whooping sum of  over four hundred and eighty six million one hundred and sixty three thousand nine hundred and sixty francs CFA producing 35.5% ratio, without any stady income generating source from the municipality.

This was reiterated in the session, that Bali just like other Councils operating in declared red zones in the Region, depend solely on “Santem” from government to run the council which is not enough and pushes the Mayor to go stretching his hands left and right to meet up.

Owing to that, deliberations were unanimously voted in the course  of the session permitting or authorizing the Mayor to borrow certain figure to help address Council urgent needs.

In all, the grand Council assembly ended with Councilors voting both the 2023 administrative and management accounts with 29 on 29 votes an indication that they were all satisfied with management.

What must be noted is that, the  session was convened in adherence to section 466 to 477 to examine the 2023 Administrative and Management accounts of Bali Council, as enshrined in law N0 2019/024 of 24 December 2019 to institute the general code of Regional and local authorities in Cameroon.

Sports and Collective Drive for Peace, Unity and Development: Finance Inspector Mingo Pius, Picks Divisional Office of FECAFOOT

Recent development around football circles and the football Federation office in Yaounde for the North West Region and other parts holds that Divisional representatives of the did offices have just been appointed.

Amongst the big names picked and given the Divisional office is Mingo Pius Mukrongho from Bambalang, who doubles as a finance expert, a business man par excellence, school owner, Bambalang National Youth President, Sectary General G-35 for Paul Biya, YCPDM Section President inter-alia.

Mingo Pius, going by the weight the name carries already assure the expectant football Divisional mass of Ngoketunjia Division of the prospects and opportunity he brings for the great gathering sports.

As a natural youth and sport animator, Mingo Pius for years have donated many a trophy to keep his Division of origin alive in sports activities, which happens to be a necessary uniting factor.

Recently, it must be recalled he regrouped sons and daughters of Bambalang origin in Bafoussam for a peace and reconciliation match in honor of the Fon of Bambalang HRH Kevin Shomintang's release from captivity who doubles as President of the North West house of chief.

Pius’s appointment comes as a sources of joy and happiness as Ngoketunjia and the entire North West Football family celebrates his appointment. Which is so assuring and assuming because the character in question appointed has the natural attitude of pumping money in sports and youth animation.

The Divine Grace appointment comes with a lot of hope, assurance and expectations from his needy fans who are the youths of the North West Region.

Mingo Pius for those who do not know him is a house hold name in the North West Region who has done a lot in the direction of charity, humanity, youth animation, Development and Politics.

The seasoned Administrator, businessman and school owners has just been given another opportunity to revamp sports and physical education in Ngoketunjia Division.

Administration and Governance: DO Nkum in all Resilience Celebrates 2024 IWD in Pomp and Fanfare

 

DO Molutakwi Elvis, amidst the gun battle in Bui Division, in his magnanimity rallied the women folk in Nkum to come out in their mass to celebrate 2024 International Women’s Day in his area of command and jurisdiction.

An area that has known some certain degree of calm since his sejour at the helm of the said Administrative area.

Nkum Sub-Division is a red zone in the North West Region, but the indefatigable and peace loving and dynamic DO has been using his administrative prioress to  bring situation under control and calm.

This with precision has been noticed in the way he has been able to handle and organize public events or ceremonies with all the security challenges in his Sub-Division.

This year’s international Women’s day celebration recorded a huge success as the attendance was massive, demonstrating the strength of Nkum Women and their wish to see things come back to normal.

On the occasion the general call and appeal to the population was give peace a chance, invest in a woman, women should school their children to leave the bush, men should avoid gender based violence and that the population should embark on sustainable farming and agriculture.

Elated about the turn out, the DO, congratulated all his collaborators for their enormous sacrifice while calling on all other collaborators still dragging their legs to take their responsibilities, assume their functions to ease and enhance the smooth functioning of all government institutions in Nkum.

The DO also seized that singular opportunity to send a strong message to women of Nkum, that they form part of a global network of women who should contribute to peace and nation building.

Gross Human Rights Abuse and the Ongoing Anglophone Liberation War:Cameroon Health Workers Under Attack as Anglophone Crisis Deepens

With serial killings, gross Human right abuse, kidnappings and wanton arrests orchestrated by both separatists fighters and Republican forces daily.

With the mission to plant permanent fear in the population aka civil servants and civilians, respecting government decisions and calls to be at work on forbidden days and partake in national days celebration.

As we report a battery of civilians and government workers were kidnapped and are still under captivity for participating in last 11^th February celebrations, International Women’s Day on the 8^th of March and May 20^th.

Reasons being that they are giving government hopes and the international community the impression that all is going on well in the two English speaking part of Cameroon fighting for their sovereign right, where as there are struggling to create an ungovernable environment.

The captives whose where about are still to be known information holds, that they are undergoing serious torture and assaults as separatists go about fishing out more likened to be supporters of the regime.

A regime they termed has marginalized Anglophones for years and have been doing all in their best to assimilate.

In response government has taken to brutal actions of late to dismantle most of the separatists camps killing some of the fighters and other captives in their custody.

The last security meetings held two weeks ago by the governors of the two English speaking Regions Adolph Lele L’Afrique and Okalia Bilai with collaborators as of our findings and sources shows that about 10 separatists camps were destroyed with over 50 fighters killed in recent ambush, but most of the where about of a cross section of the captives are still to be known.

An uneasy calm reign in the Regions as we report given that most civil servants are fleeing for their dear lives.

Those of the health sector are seriously and particularly under attack for working on days declared to be ghost days and for treating military wounded victims  and refusing to assist separatists forces desiring similar medical care or attention.

This is because Doctor’s without boarders were chased out of the two Regions by the regime for treating separatists war victims and smuggling arms to them.

The horrendous fact of late is that they are moving from door to door kidnapping health workers and demanding for ransoms. Reports are abound in the South West Region that some five health workers were shot at close range for hesitating to comply with their demands.

Linda Nalova, a victim who narrowly escaped death, on media recounted “they came in at the late hours of the night with an indicator who was pin pointing our houses. It is by God’s special grace that I escaped. Most of my colleagues were picked”.

A pathetic situation one cannot imagine, that has grown in full proportion to an extent that health personnel’s rights are seriously been violated in the face of war and government is doing less in their maximum best to redress the situation.

At press time, we tried to no avail to reach Madame Linda Nalova Esowe, hearing further that she left South west over night with other colleagues, as the sad incident occurred and her where about is unknown.

A horrible situation that has since left the population of the south west Region in deep pains and bewilderment.

Looking at the ugly face the liberation struggle has suddenly put up at the mercy of the economy and the security of it’s citizens with over a hundred thousand persons displaced.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Union Mov’t and the Collective Drive Towards Poverty Alleviation; MGVCCUL Scale Up Customer’s Services and Interest to 3.5%

 

✓Barrister Awah Fidelis Penn Now New President of MGVCCUL

The acting President was overwhelming voted into office on Saturday the 24^th of February 2024 on the occasion of the union’s 10^th annual General Assembly Meeting playing host at CamCCUL Building.

The 2023 annual report session was on second call to review the financial transactions and activities of Menka Green Valley Cooperative credit union Ltd. for the last fiscal year budgeting for 2024.

In the accounts presentation session 11 points made up the agenda running from; a welcome address, presentation of annual reports for 2023, presentation of annual accounts, audit reports and 2024 draft budget, Discussions and adoption, validation and admission of newly admitted members, prize award and election.

The over eight hours brainstorming exchange session saw the active participation of members who from all indication have the union’s interest at heart. This is additionally seen from the massive show up and turn out.

CamCCUL, which is the umbrella network and the mother supervisory body of credit unions in Cameroon was there to supervise the smooth running and functioning of the AGM.

In the course, the chapter supervisory body and auditors presented a net balance sheet of the union giving her a 14 on 14 score on the strict exercise and observation of COBAC norms.

This was to confirm the fact that MGVCCUL's management, it’s President, it’s board of directors, it’s members and the financial services or transactions they offer are all in order following the laws and the rules of financial management.

As we report, MGVCCUL’S budget stands at over a Billion and some 14 millions francs CFA, with interest rate of over 3.5%.

Speaking at the participatory and highly animated AGM at the end of all deliberations;

The union’s newly elected President Barrister Awah Fidelis Penn, first thanked God for his official election as President, taking firm commitments to take Menka Green Valley cooperative credit union limited to another level.

“Waste is Wealth Part XXVIII”

 

“Waste is Wealth Part XXVIII” on Board our CLIMATE WAGON this week, we are Looking at the appointment of Yvon Sana at BEAC the Vacancy at COBAC and CCJN Cameroon Climate Journalism Network’s Plans ahead of World EARTH Day 2024, to Launch;

✓Cameroon’s Pioneer 10 Billion Strong Hub

✓Schools and Climate Sports Challenges in the North West,

✓Climate social Clubs and Veteran Association.

That is to scale up climate social activism campaigns to another level.

“AziCCUL, NtaCCUL Growing Big & Stronger Yearly”

 

Barrister Divine Nde Momuluh President AziCCUL

Fru Isaac Taku President NtaCCUL Credit Union

In the CEMAC zone, is  an observation that goes with the increasing number and the strength of the said institutions in the credit union market, customers Service provision network and micro finance world.

AziCCUL and NtaCCUL on Saturday the 27^th and Sunday 28^th January 2024 respectively in their usual annual come together showed up elegantly in their mass at Ayaba Hotel and Bamenda Congress house, this time flooding the whole place with a significant amount of people belonging to two credit union.

This caught the attention of the public and to the happy attention of members proud to be members of the said cooperative credit union leading in micro finance business in the CEMAC African sub-region.

True to what we are saying the growing and increasing strength of both unions is the driving force behind their increasing membership, budget and interests to Members shares.

AziCCUL stands at 4.5% and NtaCCUL at 6% a significant amount to lure any new member to pick an account with the cooperative credit union.

Not only that, going by the facts and statistics both unions offer basically all facilities known to first class banks and are into aggressive marketing and rebranding, which makes both credit unions at the moment to significantly have no match in the market of micro  finance and banking.

“There are credit unions and there are Credit Union with the big “C and U” AziCCUL and NtaCCUL are the leading two in Cameroon, in number, budget, services, branches, benefits, staff etc.

This mark of difference and excellence, emphasized itself on Saturday the 27^th and Sunday 28^th with the mammoth crowd that turn out for the Annual General Assembly AGM to chart the financial ways forward for the 2024 administrative year balancing accounts and record.

Speaking at the respective working AGMs 55^th and 37^th Congress, both Presidents Barrister Divine Nde Momuluh, Lembeh Pius of AziCCUL and Fru Isaac Taku, Ade Divine Muma of NtaCCUL, observed unanimously that they are growing bigger and stronger daily because of the affordable customers Services they are offering to members, their loan and investment policy is the best, not to talk of their interests rate and marketing policy.

 

Sudden Twist in the Cameroon Anglophone Liberation War in NoSo; Government Intensify Crack Down Operations on Activists, Separatists Fighters Resort to Attacking and kidnapping Families of allege Run away Activists in Man Hunt for Double Dealing.

Sudden Twist in the Cameroon Anglophone Liberation War in NoSo;

Government Intensify Crack Down Operations on Activists, Separatists Fighters Resort to Attacking and kidnapping Families of allege Run away Activists in Man Hunt for Double Dealing.

Plantation Manager Cum Business Man Napoleon Kuro and others in Munyenge wanted for Double Dealing,  Complicity with Elite Force and Separatists Fighters

The wave of killings of late which takes the Cameroon Anglophone  Liberation war death toll to over 6500, is gradually becoming a common call for concern most especially as everybody is now a target.

The Gruesome murder and public execution of two ladies one in Buea and another in Bali, Makon at river Mezam recently, because they were befriending Military men by separatists fighters and the retaliation of Elite Force the BIR, who went after friends and families associated to the guided killings have sparked another wave of serial killing in Anglophone Cameroon as the liberation war grow in Propensity.

South West and the North West as we report after the Buea and Bamenda Scenario  have known no peace as both forces government and separatists have resorted to targeting family members, relations and friends.

Security reports coming in holds that Bamenda, is under siege, Muyenge part of Muyuka is boiling, Tiko under Military and separatists raids. As the forces of law have launched a crack down operation on one of their own, a Plantation Manager cum Business Man, Napoleon Kuro Asah known allege to be dealing with activists and separatist forces.

Information avails that the said Plantation operator while in Munyenge assisted many of these separatists to escape the drag net of the forces of law and today on the run is still aiding them.

A fact we of this news organ are still to confirm given the misgiving surrounding the matter.

At press time we are reliably informed that the said Plantation operator who is on the run for dear life residence in Tiko was stormed by the military and the whole residence ransacked in search of him and the family.

Reaching the scene this reporter was reliably informed by neighbors that occupants fled the scene two days before based on an inside hint.

Just as was the case of popular business man in Mutengene, Moitsa who packed overnight still based on an inside hint.

Buea the administrative head quarter of the South West Region is in total chaos, as separatists forces hit and run.

This precarious state of security situation two months after Southern Cameroon Day of Independence October 1^st 2023 put government forces to task and they have gone brutal.

Police and military operations day and night are very regular and often with wanton arrest and public execution of victims.

Crying Fowl to this gross human right abuse situation which is growing in propensity, human right activists and civil society organizations have taken on it calling on international bodies to come to the aid of Anglophone Cameroonians before the regime extinct their generation.

The Cameroon Anglophone Liberation war which is almost 11 years running it must be noted, have consumed a lot of lives, caused over a hundred thousand people fleeing their homes, villages and town. Property lost cannot be estimated, schools temporary lockdown, the economy seriously grounded and government is already planning a possibility to declare a permanent state of emergency to curb the situation. Affair a suivre . …

Dangote Seals Petroleum Sales Deal with Group Nkah Engineering

 

Dangote Petroleum Refinery seals Deal with Group Nkah Engineering to Distribute Petroleum Products in Africa

This is confirmed in an official letter addressed to the General management of Group Nkah Engineering in Cameroon signed on the 15^th of January 2024, by Dr Turajo Nasir and Abdulaziz Kolo, top management staff of the Dangote Petroleum refinery and petrochemicals FZE Lekki Lagos state, in which the duo made official their readiness to do oil and petroleum business with Group Nkah Engineering.

 

Group Nkah Engineering it must be noted is a known reputed Cameroon group of development actors and experts into renewable energy, heavy duty supply, medical equipment, road construction, banking, assembling etc. Headed by Dr Nkah Godlove a Civil engineer of exceptional class and a  young business social entrepreneur par excellence.

The mark of confidence bestowed on Group Nkah Engineering by Dangote Petroleum refinery only comes to strengthen the group’s grip in Africa’s economy and commerce working with one of the richest black African in the world, Sir, Hon. Dr. Aliko Dangote.

The new heaven’s deal with Aliko Dangote and his mega oil businesses will help market more the Group Nkah Engineering and project Cameroon’s business economy. 

Group Nkah Engineering is a signatory and a big financial partners with EXIM Bank in India.

Dangote refinery it must be noted is built in the free zone near the new deep-water port of Lekki, east of Lagos with a maximum capacity of 650,000 barrels per day. At full capacity, it is expected to have the largest crude oil refining capacity on the African continent. It will produce diesel, fuel for planes and cars, as well as liquefied petroleum gas.

Dr. NKAH GODLOVE

CHAIRMAN GROUPE NKAH ENGINEERING SARL

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