INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST DRUG ABUSE AND TRAFFICKING; 26th June. Today is an International Day Against Drug Abuse and Trafficking, it is a United Nations observed day. Every year on this date .The day creates awareness against drug abuse and its trafficking as well as the associated dangers related to such act. Drug abuse simply means using drugs inapproprately without Doctor’s prescription. These drugs include all the drugs that we use to cure ailments . They are important if used correctly as directed by physicians. The reverse occurs if not use correctly thus beconing abused . Nowadays, most youths, women and the likes engage in such act thus becoming addicted to…

FATHER’S DAY, 21st June. The day is celebrated to recognize the contribution that fathers and father figures make to the lives of their children; it celebrates fatherhood and male parenting. It is celebrated on a variety of dates worldwide, many countries observe this day on the third sunday in june. Father’s Day is a celebration honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds and the influence of fathers in the society. As we observing the day, Jumali in partnership with MDSCF rejoys with everyone and call on the general public to honor their father by extending hand of love , care and affections to them. The elderly ones amongst are urged…

WORLD REFUGEE DAY, 20th June. Today is world refugee day, it is an annually observed Day in more than 100 countries. To commemorate the day, government officials, humanitarian workers, celebrities, civilian and refugees are involved. It was aimed to raise awareness of the plight of refugees. The UNCHR encourages people to mark the day by attending local World Refugee Day events, watching and sharing videos and by raising awareness on social media. This is a key moment for the public to show support for families forced to flee. The call for investment in communities that host refugees to help ease the pressure on the host and to help refugees become…

WORLD DAY OF COMBAT DESERTIFICATION AND DROUGHT, 17th June. Desert is large area of land that has very little water and very few plants growing on it. Desert ification is the process of an area becoming desert. Long period of time when there is little or no rain. The two are important environmental problem that causes havoc to it. The day promotes public awareness to combat desertification and the effects of drought. Series of outreach activities worldwide are organised by INGOs,NGOs and other stakeholders. It is a unique occasion to remind everybody that desertification can be effectively tackled, that solutions are possuble, and that key tools to this aim lay…

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE AFRICAN CHILD, 16th June. The day of African child is annually observed in the whole of African countries and in the world over. The day’s aim is to honour. those who participated in the Soweto Uprising in 1976, and also to raise awareness of the continuing need for improvement of the education provided to African children as against poor quality of their education and demanding their rights to be taught in their own language. Activity to commemorate the day include Governments, NGO, International organisations and other stakeholders gather to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the full realization of the rights of the children Africa. A…

FLAG DAY, 14th June. Flag day is a day designated for flying a certain flag( such as national flag) . It is a day set aside to celebrate a historic event such as a nation’s adoption of its flag. The day is usually codified in national statutes passed by legislative bodies or parliaments; however, in some countries a decree or proclamation may specify locations where flags are flown and how in the United States (US), The day is celebrated to commemorates the adoption of the flag of United States . On this day flags are flown at full or half-mast alternatively, custom may prevail. In Nigeria , the Flag represented…

WORLD BLOOD DONOR DAY, 14th June. World Blood Donor Day is one of of the Eight official global public health campaigns marked by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The day is observed annually to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products, and to thank blood donors for their voluntary, life-saving gifts of blood. Transfusion of blood and blood products helps to save millions of lives every year. It can help patients suffering from life threatening conditions to live longer with higher quality of life, this also supports complex medical and surgical procedures. It also has an essential, life-saving roles in meternal and perinatal care. Access to…

NIGERIA DEMOCRACY DAY, 12nd June. Today is observed as Democracy Day in Nigeria. Democracy as defined by the founders as Government of the people by the people for the people. It is an annual observence formerly celebrated on 29th May, but as a mark of honour to those who worked for the actualisation of democracy in Nigeria. it was changed to this day. The day was aimed to commemorates the years of un interrupted system of government and to celebrate the dividends and achievement yielded by the system. Activities are lined up to observe the day, a week long programmes are designed which include nation wide broadcast by the president,…

WORLD OCEAN DAY, 8th JUNE. Today is World Ocean Day observed annually on this day. Water is life and it is everything. Its importance could nt be over emphasized . Its sources amongst which include ocean. The importance of ocean result to declearance of this day. Its observance was to Honourable, help protect and conserve the world’s oceans, climate regulation, food source, medicine and more. The day also provides an opprtunity to take personal and community action to conserve the ocean and its resources. The ocean provides us with many resources and services including oxygen. The day creats awareness on the importance of ocean as regards to other sectors of…

WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL DAY, June 05. This is a day declared by the United Nations and it is observe annually. Environment is where we live and interact with each other. The environment provide us with important things that serve to protect us eg sunshine, oxygen, carbon dioxide, as well as the ozone layer to mention but a few. We egage in activities that exposes it to danger of defletion and degradations, some natural some artificial, which if not checked will do a harvoc to the envionment, this calls for  awareness on protection of the environment. The day is set aside to encourage awareness, and action for the protection of the environment.…