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NDE distributes sewing machines, other items worth N1.6m to 20 youths
NDE distributes sewing machines, other items worth N1.6m to 20 youths
The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has distributed sewing machines and other items worth N1.6 million to twenty beneficiaries under the School- On- Wheels (SOW) training in Nasarawa State.
Mr Chris Bamsida, the NDE Coordinator in the state, disclosed this during the disbursement of the items to the beneficiaries on Thursday in Lafia.
Bamsida said that the scheme sought to provide youths with skills to learn, work and live as productive citizens in a globalised society.
He added that the SOW training focuses on addressing skills gaps in rural and sub- urban communities.
‘’We are gathered here today to disburse starter packs to the twenty selected beneficiaries who underwent three months intensive training in fashion designing and leather work.
“This will help to create employment opportunities for others through its multiplier effects
“This gesture will curb youth restiveness and other societal crimes due to unemployment which largely leads to social vices such as kidnapping, prostitution, drug addiction and child trafficking, among others.
“So, this initiative is directed at providing the youths with the tools to project their originality, drive innovations, unlock opportunities and secure livelihood wherever they go.
” It is one of our broad responses to multi-dimensional poverty occasioned by youth unemployment,” he said
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Bamsida further said that the beneficiaries were presented with N80,000 each, adding that the cash was to enable them set up workshops and business outlets.
” The sum of N1.6 million was used for the direct purchase of sundry items in two skills sets for the beneficiaries,”he said.
The coordinator, however, explained that the items disbursed were loans that would be repaid in due course.
He further explained that the loan would attract nine per cent interest with a moratorium period of six months, adding that repayment period would last for three years.
He urged the beneficiaries to put the items into good use in order to better their lots, that of their families and the society in general.
Bamside, who thanked Gov. Abdullahi Sule of the state for his support, called on individuals and groups to collaborate with the NDE toward tackling the spate of unemployment in the society.
Balkisu Ibrahim, an NDE staff from Abuja, urged the beneficiaries to use the items to improve their sources of livelihoods.
” This is a loan given to you by NDE, it is not free and please you should not sell the items but use it to improve your lives,” she said.
In a brief remarks, Dr Idris Umar, the General Manager, Nasarawa state Vocational and Relevant Technology Board, urged the beneficiaries to ensure proper maintainance of the items presented to them
Umar, represented by Mr Suleiman Sallau, Director, Skills Acquisition of the board, promised to sustain the current partnership with NDE toward tackle unemployment in the country.
Mr Abubakar Jamilu, a beneficiary thanked NDE for the gesture and promised to put the items and cash to good use.
NDE distributes sewing machines, other items worth N1.6m to 20 youths
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Edo Gov Okpebholo freezes govt accounts, reverses ministry’s name
Edo Gov Okpebholo freezes govt accounts, reverses ministry’s name
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has directed the immediate freezing of all state-owned bank accounts.
In a statement issued on Thursday by his Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua, the governor stated that the accounts would remain frozen until further notice.
He instructed commercial banks, ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) to comply with the order immediately or face severe consequences.
The statement reads: “All state bank accounts with commercial banks have been frozen. Commercial banks must comply with this order and ensure that not a single naira is withdrawn from government coffers until further notice.
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“Heads of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies must ensure full compliance without delay.
“Following necessary investigations and reconciliations, the governor will take appropriate action and decide on the way forward. For now, this order remains in effect.”
Okpebholo also directed relevant agencies to revert the name of the Ministry of Roads and Bridges to its previous title, the Ministry of Works, a change made during the Godwin Obaseki administration.
“It is odd to name a government institution the Ministry of Roads and Bridges, especially when not a single bridge was built by the previous administration — not even a pedestrian bridge.
“In the coming days, we will examine further actions taken by the previous administration and make decisions that serve the best interests of the state,” the statement added.
Edo Gov Okpebholo freezes govt accounts, reverses ministry’s name
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Israel-Palestinian conflict: Two-state solution is a deception, says Gumi
Israel-Palestinian conflict: Two-state solution is a deception, says Gumi
Prominent Islamic scholar Dr. Ahmad Mahmud Gumi has criticized the widely discussed two-state solution for the Israel-Palestine conflict, calling it a “deception.”
His remarks followed a recent summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Riyadh, where President Bola Tinubu and other leaders condemned Israel’s actions in Gaza and urged an end to hostilities.
In an interview with Daily Trust at his Kaduna residence, Gumi argued, “This Two-State Solution is a deception. No Israeli will allow a Palestinian to survive, and Palestinians will never allow Israel to survive.
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The only solution is to dissolve the two states and create a democratically electable region.”
Gumi commended the OIC’s support for Palestine, noting that Muslims and Arabs worldwide increasingly see the treatment of Palestinians as “genocide” and accuse Israel of human rights abuses.
He also called for a return to the pre-1948 structure, where Palestinians, Jews, and Christians lived together, suggesting a single, inclusive state that allows peaceful coexistence.
“When I hear people talking about Two-State Solutions, I know they are just deceiving themselves,” Gumi added, advocating for a unified region where people of all faiths can live together, similar to the multi-faith coexistence seen in countries like the United States.
Israel-Palestinian conflict: Two-state solution is a deception, says Gumi
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Court sacks Ondo LP candidate, two days to governorship poll
Court sacks Ondo LP candidate, two days to governorship poll
The Labour Party candidature of Olusola Ebiseni for the upcoming gubernatorial election in Ondo State has been nullified.
The nullification follows the sacking of Ebiseni by the Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday.
The governorship election of the southwest State will hold on Saturday, 16 November 2024.
The judgement disqualifying Ebiseni was unanimously delivered by the three members of the panel and read out by the chairman of the panel, Justice Adebukola Banjoko.
The judgment granted the prayer of the Labour Party who preferred the case against Ebiseni.
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Justice Banjoko held that, “the appeal marked CA/ABJ/CV/1172/2024 brought by the Labour Party against Chief Olusola Ebiseni and two others is allowed.”
Justice Banjoko further stated that the Certified True Copy of the judgment would be provided to the parties involved in the appeal as soon as possible for their review.
Recall that Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja had ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to accept and recognize Olusola Ebiseni and Ezekiel Awude as the Labour Party’s governorship and deputy governorship candidates for the November 16 Ondo State governorship elections.
Justice Nwite confirmed that the second primary election conducted by the Labour Party, which resulted in Ebiseni and Awude being selected as candidates, was valid and should be upheld by INEC.
However, the appellate court has now overturned the judgment of the trial court’s judgment.
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