 Hello, it's another edition of Plush Reports, a compilation of the stories and events that made the news recently. I'm Jacinta Obuquo. Ahead of the commencement of the continuous voter registration on Monday, June 28, the Independent National Electric Commission had said exercise will excrete the dead and the underage. And those found 40 May, five-year jail terms. Resident Electric Commission in Aqaiba, Mike Egini, dropped his hint on our breakfast show. The Independent National Electric Commission, INEC says it will deploy 5,346 personnel to 2,673 registration centers for continuous voter registration CVR. And the Commission is therefore migrating to the INEC Voter Enrollment Device, IFED, which is based on an Android tablet. The Resident Commissioner for Aqaiba State, Mike Egini, says for a start, 774 enrollment devices will be distributed to all local governments and one other in each state, making it 811 IFED machine. For those who are doing transfer, those who are complaining about deface or lost PVC, you already have your data in the system. It will confirm that. The Commissioner also spoken how INEC intends to capture the registration process for fresh registration, lost permanent voter card, PVC, and cases of transfer, given that the 2023 election is close. We are going to have each of these in those areas, all right? Then at the state level, the barometric capture is also taking place in the head office of each of the states. So that is the starting point. On security, Egini says it is not INEC's job to provide security, but they will consider the best options, stressing that a five-year jail term awaits the fault as of underage in dead people's registration. Registration, even both living and dead people who are not absent. In any case, the system we serve, the beauty of this particular system, the IVED we are using, is that the offence for that, it could attract a five-year imprisonment and a minimum of one year. INEC Chairman Professor Yakubus says the CVR exercise will be carried out continuously for over a year until the third quarter of 2022. Destiny Momo for Plus TV Africa. INEC also said it will prosecute any citizen who provided force information during the continuous voter registration as offenders would be prosecuted under the Nations Cybercrime Act 2015. Now the Lagos State Government has expressed its intention to take up projects that will help develop smaller and remote communities in the state. Secretary to the State Government said this is the integration of the rehabilitated facilities of the Okegun Odofin Community Primary School, which will improve the learning and teaching environment. Plus TV Africa's correspondent Adebanke Odunui has more on this. The Lagos State Government, under its initiative, one community at a time, Okat, has rehabilitated and commissioned the Okegun Odofin Community Primary School. Speaking to newsmen, Secretary to the State Government Fola Shadejadri said the need to build the future of the children of the state was the reason why the administration of Babajide Sunwo Lu placed importance on education. Other achievements of the initiative were also mentioned. The administration has the theme's agenda and I'm sure we know and education is one of them. And you know that education is the foundation, the bedrock for development in any society. If the people, if the children are not educated, you know, there's no way we can have the kind of development that we desire. We've just renovated a school in Egon, school one and school two in Egon. Our work is still going on there. In addition, we've just built a new public park in Ijeuododo and another project is going on in Akbar in Badagri. The issue of fencing of schools in the state was emphasized. One of our biggest challenges in our public primary school have been the issue of fencing that is so important for many reasons. Number one, for the security of our children, child protection. Number two, it's also the matter of encouragement. We have witnessed many of our school facilities that have been taken over by developers, by people in communities. They just, you know, we totally disregard to the law, build housing and other things on school facilities and school compound before you know it. While immense appreciation was offered to the legal state government, a traditional leader expressed the need for a police station around the community. And we are grateful for the governor because all along, things have not been going well, despite we are in a small community and I thank God for what the governor has done for us today. But we still need something like police station in this community because of all this bad attitude in the ashes. The initiative hopes to work on other communities in the future. Reporting for Plus TV Africa, Adebanke Udunui. While such a good development by the state government as an investment in education is expected to yield positive results through improvement in students' performance in examinations, national and international competitions, as well as improved morals, etiquette and confidence in public speaking. LEGO State Governor Babaji Desong Wulu said his administration would continue to listen to the citizens in order to provide for their needs, protect life and property. Song Wulu put smiles on the faces of some vulnerable residents. Fifty residents got eight from the state at the third edition of the Song Wulu leases initiative. The program was conducted by the Office of Civic Engagement. The scheme is designed to provide long-term financial assistance to vulnerable citizens in LEGO State. It is one of the social intervention programs implemented by the LEGO State government to bring economic and humanitarian relief to residents. Governor Babaji Desong Wulu is represented by the Secretary to the State Government for Lashadi Jaji. She says the state is concerned not only about economic well-being, but also the health of the people. It's an initiative of Mr. Governor, Mr. Babaji Desong Wulu, and it's been run through the Office of Civic Engagement. Make them to be self-employed rather than looking for jobs and they're able to make money and contribute to the economic growth of the of the state. Governor Song Wulu's special advisor and the Office of Civic Engagement Adir Emi Adebowale urges residents of LEGOs to pay their taxes regularly so that this program will continue. I'm going to employ all legations, all our citizens, to please try as much as possible if we are blue-collar workers in the former sector, in the former sector. If we are selling bullion in the street, if we are selling pure water, if we are in the markets, please pay to the LEGO State coffers so that you can continue to bring so-called to our vulnerable people's lives in LEGO States. Some beneficiaries are presented with checks while others receive other services like the renovation of their homes with fallen roofs. Surprisingly, I'm here. Despite not being from LEGO State, though, resident in LEGOs, I'm an Igbo person. I was listed as one of the beneficiaries. I think it's a great move. It's a positive move. It's a feel of governance where your governor actually feels for you and reach out to you. So great and happy because I didn't expect this. I put in my application last month, precisely May 6th. And within a month, I'm able to be one of the beneficiaries. It's a great benefit for me. Government LEGO State, give me 500,000 today. I'm by wish, automatic wish. What they give me is mother money because they renovated my house and they furnished it for me. 50 people, including the physically challenged, the Sikh widows and parents of Sikh children, adolescents, drivers, and the aged are among the beneficiaries of the third addition of the program. Destiny Momo for Plus TV Africa. The responsibility of the government should go beyond protection of life and property of eight citizens, but also to provide for the needs of vulnerable among them. Now as the world marked the day of the SIFERA, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency in the Masar gathered sea men to celebrate. But some of them had complaints. 25th June is a day set aside to celebrate SIFERAs around the world. Nigeria is joining the world to celebrate and appreciate SIFERAs for their handbook with the theme, Fair Future for SIFERAs. Bashu Yusuf Jamal, the Director-General of NIMASA shares his welcome address. The last year's event took place during the peak of the pandemic and the SIFERAs decided to sacrifice their life and well-being. While everybody was at home, we were asked to remain at home. These brave ladies and gentlemen, they continue to move around the world to ensure the issue of medicine and other essentials didn't suffer. Goodwill messages are set in appreciation of the SIFERAs who work in extremely hazardous conditions. SIFERAs, I congratulate you once again and wish you a happy SIFERAs day. You are greatly appreciated and we will always strive very hard to do our best to ensure that you can all grow individually, collectively and as a nation. They are able to they are able to cater for their well-being and that of their families, especially because most of them are out of their families. So let them know that we recognize contributions they make to the economy and we're not going to let them down. A panel set up to discuss the challenges and future of SIFERAs gets down to business. Oil and gas that we all use are also moved by the same SIFERAs. The gas that you use in cooking, when you stay at home, you use your generators, you use your power, you use the gas that you use in cooking are all moved by SIFERAs. How do we attract SIFERAs and create a fair future for them? First of all, we must let them follow the pay. The pay has to be good. And in Swan, ship owners as a situation of Nigeria, even though we have limited, we have our limitations, we do the best to try to pay them well, pay them on time. The celebration turns rowdy as Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria calls on NIMASA to take responsibility as SIFERAs are suffering. The SIFERAs are not happy. We should be frank with you, sir. Fine, NIMASA is doing their best. I saw the minister greeting SIFERAs, the general minister greeting SIFERAs, sir, talk is cheap. Things later calm down and the director general of NIMASA congratulates SIFERAs and encourages them to continue with the hard work they put in. For PLOS TV Africa, SIFERAs are arguably the strongest link in the maritime value chain in an industry that accounts for over 65% of world trade. So their welfare should be of utmost importance to NIMASA. You're watching PLOS reports days more after this break.