The Katsina state government has approved the training of over thirteen thousand women and youths on various skills acquisition programmes in the state. Hajiya Aisha Aminu Malumfashi, the Director General of the State Entrepreneurship Development Agency dropped the hint during a public lecture organized by the National Youths Council of Nigeria, Malumfashi LG branch at the conference hall, Tsamiyya Comprehensive health centre. Hajiya Aisha who noted that, the participants include ten thousand women and three thousand youths, explained that, the centre for the development of Entrepreneurship had agreed to conduct the training free of charge, while the state government would…
Author: ROSEMARY UGIOMOH
Nigeria’s First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, wife of the Vice President, Mrs Nana Shettima, and other prominent women have been listed in the ‘Nigeria Women Annual: 100 Leading Women.’ The publication is a biographical compendium on accomplished women leaders in Nigeria to be released today, to mark the 2024 International Women’s Day (IWD). Other notable female leaders listed are the acting Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Bolaji Agbede, and the Minister of State for Police Affairs, Hon. Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim. The Executive Director of Gender Perspectives, Tammie Kammonke and the CEO of Profiles and Biographies, Kammonke Abam, joint…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, on Wednesday, said the Faculty of Management Sciences of the University of Science and Technology, (DSUST), Ozoro, would take off at the Orerokpe Technical College, Orerokpe, Okpe Local Government Area. Governor Oborevwori disclosed this in an interview with journalists shortly after inspecting facilities at the school in Orerokpe, which are under construction. He said the Ministry of Technical Education would hand over the facilities at the College in Orerokpe to the Ministry of Higher Education for a seamless take -off of the Faculty of Management Sciences of the university. Governor Oborevwori said: “Recently,…
Several teams are getting tickets to play in the Round of 16 in the ongoing 5th U-13 JOF Cup Championship. The age grade grassroots football tournament is being played weekends at three centres within Lagos State to give most of the players who are in the schools the opportunity to concentrate on their studies. No fewer than 64 teams registered for the competition, which is being sponsored by JOF Nigeria Limited, a wholly Nigerian indigenous company. At Lekki venue last weekend, Utility Football Club of Ilupeju beat Danladi Academy from Yaba 2-1. Ojo’s Puma FC lost 0-1 to Latoyam FC…
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development in Ghana, Mustapha Ussif, has reaffirmed Ghana’s dedication to ensuring a comfortable and secure environment for all African nations participating in the 2023 African Games taking place in Accra, Ghana. With just a few days remaining until the opening ceremony of this prestigious event, Minister Ussif has assured all stakeholders of Ghana’s readiness to deliver a memorable and successful tournament. Minister Ussif emphasized the importance of hospitality and safety for all participants, stating, “Ghana is committed to making the African Games 2023 a memorable experience for all participating nations. We have taken extensive…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced preparedness to conduct mock examination for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) today, Thursday 7th March. JAMB’s Head of Information and Communication, Fabian Benjamin, Ph.D. said all candidates sitting the 2024 Mock-UTME are allowed to enter the examination hall with ordinary HP pencil for numerical analysis if they so desire. Benjamin said the clarification became necessary following the series of enquiries from candidates and the general public alike regarding whether HP pencils are permitted in the examination hall as a writing material. According to JAMB the Board had hitherto prohibited…
Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, the Executive Governor of Delta State , Wednesday, said the State Government was connecting communities with roads and bridges for the sustainable development of the state. Governor Oborevwori stated this during inspection of Okpanam-Ibusa bypass road; Beneku bridge; Emevor-Orogun Road; Orere bridge and Model Technical College, Orerokpe. The Governor who emphasised on project continuity for sustainable development, said it was a fulfillment of his pledge to complete existing projects while also initiating new ones. Oborevwori said; “the Okpanam-Ibusa bypass is a road that is very key to connect from the Benin/Asaba highway to Ibusa, to give…
Meta’s social media platforms, Instagram, Facebook and Threads, are back online after the platforms were down for about two hours on Tuesday morning. Facebook and Threads seemed to be particularly impacted. Neither app was loading as of 10 a.m. ET, when reports of the outage started to surface on DownDetector.com. Instagram feeds weren’t refreshing for some users, while others could still access the app. Many Facebook users were unable to log in. “Earlier today, a technical issue caused people to have difficulty accessing some of our services. We resolved the issue as quickly as possible for everyone who was impacted,…
Inter Party Advisory Council, IPAC, Delta State chapter, has passed a vote of implicit confidence on Governor Sheriff Oborevwori in recognition of his outstanding accomplishments in the governance of the state. Chairman of IPAC in the state, Prince Henry Eze, hage the vote of confidence when he led members of the State Council on a courtesy visit to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori at Government House, Asaba on Tuesday. According to Eze, “as critical stakeholders in the Delta State political space, we make bold to say, we are satisfied with the implementation of your M.O.R.E agenda which has brought profound infrastructural and…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Tuesday, identified entrepreneurship and skill acquisition as key to wealth creation in a nation plagued with unemployment and economic challenges. Governor Oborevwori made the remark when he received the State Coordinator of the National Youths Service Corps, NYSC, Mr Alao Olusegun and his delegation at Government House, Asaba. While thanking the NYSC for its contribution to the State’s development, Governor Oborevwori said the State Government will look into all the requests made by the State Coordinator and see how the State Government could assist. He commended the Delta NYSC for its entrepreneurship drive…