News Investigators/ The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), says it will relocate 40 internally displaced households from the Federal Capital Territory to Keffi in Nasarawa state.
Tijani Ahmed, NCFRMI Federal Commissioner disclosed this while inaugurating an ICT centre in IDPs camp in Durumi, Abuja on Thursday.
“The Commission has profiled 40 households to be relocated to Kefi, in Nasarawa, which is 60 kilometers from Abuja, and has already begun the process of relocation for interested individuals.
The Commission is focusing on building permanent structures in Kefi, including classes, healthcare centres, skill acquisition centres, and a police station, to provide long-term support,” he said
Mr Ahmed also disclosed that the Commission would select 10 students across all the IDPs camps in the FCT and sponsor their education to university level.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the computer centre inaugurated by Commissioner was established by Brandlife Vision Foundation, an NGO, and supported by the NCFRMI
Mr Ahmed appreciated the leader of the foundation, Binta Sidi for her tireless efforts in providing computer education to children in the camp and ensuring they were not left illiterate.
He disclosed that the primary and secondary classes in the camp were provided by various educational foundations, including the Brand Life Vision Foundation.
The federal Commissioner further said that the Commission aimed to streamline teaching in the classes, as many foundations had left without continuing their educational support.
According to him, the Commission plans to partner the Universal Basic Education Commission to provide teachers for continuity, rather than relying on temporary tutors.
On her part, Mrs Sidi said the foundation focus was on providing support to 1000 IDPs children across IDPs camps, particularly those who were less privileged.
She said that the Foundation provided 13 computer systems and furniture to the children, while the commission supported with solar energy among others.
She explained that the training us continuous with each batch of graduates replaced by a new one.
NAN