The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) Kaduna directorate on Friday said it trained 6,513 youths and women on various vocational skills in 2020.
Sani Maiwada, the State Coordinator, Alhaji Sani Maiwada, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview in Kaduna, that the training and empowerment was aimed at reducing unemployment rate in the state.
He mentioned that youths and women were trained under various departments and schemes of the directorate, adding that some were paid stipends while others were given soft loans to start up or boost their businesses. x
“The Vocational Skills Department in its Basic National Open Apprenticeship scheme (BNOAS) had trained 1,940 youths on hairdressing, welding and fabrication, aluminium work, fashion designing, carpentry, electrical installation, catering, GSM repairs, computer operations and satellite installation.
Nigerians, in the course of last week, woke up to another damning report by the international corruption watchdog, Transparency International, in its 2020 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) report, in which Nigeria was ranked 149 out 180 countries in the world.
The country was also adjudged the second most corrupt country in West Africa, only surpassed by Guinea-Bissau and the 13th most corrupt on the Aftican continent.
The 2020 CPI also showed a worsening in the nation’s corruption rating since 2015, as the Buhari administration’s best could only manage 25 points out of a possible 100.
The 2019 TI report had ranked Nigeria 146th out of the 180 countries surveyed, scoring 26 points, while in the 2018 report, the largest country in Africa ranked 144 out of 180, pointing to the fact that corruption had worsened in the country.
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The 774,000 jobs programme organized by the federal government of Nigeria has kicked off in Bende Local Government Area of Abia State.
The programme was officially flagged off in Abia State on 5th January 2021 at the Michael Okpara Auditorium Government House Umuahia.
Speaking during the kickoff of the programme, the Chairman who was represented by his Deputy, Hon. Promise Uzoma Okoro charged the 632 selected persons among the participants of the programme in Bende to participate fully in the programme and showcase themselves as good ambassadors of Bende Local Government.
The Executive Chairman noted that Chief Emmanuel Onwuchekwa-led administration in Bende will continue to support the cleanliness and godliness of the area.
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Oremule, a mother of 2, died after a brief illness. She was 36 years old.
The reporter was laid to rest on Thursday at the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Cemetery, Redemption Camp.
The burial organised by the RCCG Akute, Lagos, was attended by Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) members, relatives, friends and colleagues.
Presiding Cleric, Pastor Akin Onimole said her corpse showed that everyone has an appointment with death some day.
“We are not praying that we die young like Dupe, but when death shall come, where is the last place you shall go?”, he quipped.
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Sir Arthur Okorie Okowa was born in 1932.
Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege sent condolences through his spokesman, Yomi Odunuga.
He noted that the deceased meant a lot to the people of Owa-Alero in Ika North East Local Government Area.
The late senior Okowa was popularly called ‘AOU’.
Omo-Agege consoled the governor, the family and people of Owa-Alero.
“May God Almighty grant his soul eternal rest and grant all whom he left behind, fortitude to bear this irreparable loss,” he added.
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Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, on Tuesday, said the state government will reconstitute an interfaith committee to further build confidence and provide templates to steadily resolve all issues of mutual concerns between the Muslims and Christians in the state.