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FG begins enrolment of NYSC members in Health Insurance

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The Federal Government began enrolling members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for the National Health Insurance Scheme on Friday (NHIS).

The insurance plan, which is part of the Group Individual and Family Social Health Insurance Program, is designed to give corps members free access to high-quality health care.

Over ten years ago, the program was launched for civil and public officials working for federal government ministries, agencies, and parastatals.

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The Director-General of the NYSC, Maj-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim presented a detailed explanation of the agencies engaged in the process and how they will work together to make the exercise successful at the flag-off ceremony in Abuja.

“For effective implementation of this scheme, six Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOS) have been carefully selected after a competitive process for each of the six geopolitical zones to drive the process.

“To ensure a seamless arrangement devoid of encumbrances, corps members are expected to register under Health Care Practitioners in their localities.

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“It is, therefore, my expectation that both the HMOs and Health Care Providers will approach this insurance scheme with the highest degree of responsibility and integrity.

“On our part, Management of the NYSC will leave no stone unturned in order to ensure that all, who have roles to play in this initiative, carry them out with patriotic zeal so as to meet the expectations of the Government.

“In a bid to further achieve this, I have directed the Corps Welfare and Health Services Department of the Scheme to ensure strict monitoring of the HMOs in concert with the NHIS Office to guard against service failure,” he said.

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Equally speaking, the Executive Secretary of NHIS, Prof. Mohammed Nasir Gambo, described the initiative as “a bold move in the right direction” as it will contribute significantly to the wellbeing and welfare of youths.

Alao, the Director, Corps Welfare and Health Services at the NYSC, Mr. Omotosho Folorunsho, explained that the benefit package of the initiative covers pre-orientation, orientation, primary assignment and terminal leave periods of the service year of corps members.

He urged Corps members to avail themselves of the opportunity to make ensure they don’t fall prey to health challenges during their service process.

Bamidele makes U-turn on challenging APC guber primary in Ekiti 2022

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Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, a candidate for the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in Ekiti’s recently concluded governorship primary, has toned down his threats to challenge the results of the shadow poll that produced Mr. Biodun Oyebanji as the party’s candidate.

Despite his resentment of the exercise, Bamidele said his decision not to challenge Oyebanji’s candidacy was motivated by the need to maintain unity and cohesion in the State chapter.

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Bamidele had promised to challenge the procedure in court, along with seven other aspirants who had boycotted it.

They alleged the exercise that produced the Ex -Secretary to the State Government was brazenly manipulated by Governor Abubakar Badaru-led APC committee.

But, in a statement entitled “Ekiti 2022 governorship primaries and my stand”, which he personally signed, the Ekiti Central Senator said he backtracked on his threats after critical stakeholders intervened and begged to him to sheathe his proverbial sword in the interest of the party

Bamidele maintained that he was ruffled by the alleged abysmal turn the shadow poll took and the betrayal of confidence but he won’t abandon the struggle to right the wrongs and make the party truly democratic.

“Yet, in spite of my strong convictions as expressed above, I have come to some irreversible conclusions and these are the messages I need to pass on to all and sundry today as I temporarily break my silence on the way forward. One is to say that I have chosen to drop the option of going to Court to sue the party.

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“The other is to make it crystal clear to everyone that both my supporters and I will not defect from APC. Details of the reasons which informed these choices will be communicated at a later date when my supporters and I address Ekiti people and Nigerians at large. It is not just about me.

“It is about the unity and progress of Ekiti State and her politically undermined and economically afflicted people. It is also about ensuring that the ground is not prepared for reactionary beneficiaries to take advantage of seeming lack of capacity to manage our affairs as a ruling party in the State.

“I also must coordinate and lead my own aspect of this popular struggle in a way to ensure that my supporters and stakeholders who had been isolated from the mainstream of the party become relevant again, for anything short of that can only be a highway to nowhere.

“We have all contributed so much to building this party in Ekiti State and the management, as well as its decision making process, cannot be an exclusive preserve of a few.

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“That is the new reality that those in control, including our national leadership must accept or it becomes a popular subject matter of a struggle around which a popular movement must be built. This is where I stand,” he added.

Council Chairman Ubandoma says Plateau has no local government sovereignty

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Hon. Joshua Ubandoma, the embattled Chairman of Plateau State’s Langtang North Local Government Area, has stated that the state’s Local Government Councils have never had financial autonomy, as claimed by Governor Simon Lalong.

He stated that Local Government Chairmen continue to meet with the State Government under the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs to discuss and disburse resources intended for the third tier of government.

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Ubandoma revealed this during a press conference with journalists in Jos on Friday, saying that Governor Lalong has denied him access to the Local Government Secretariat as a result of his open confrontation over issues that have hampered the local government’s progress.

He said the Governor prefer to work with an imposter in Langtang North despite the court judgement that restored him to office.

The Embattled chairman who was sword-in one year after the 2018 local government elections due to court litigations, yet his office was advertised by Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC) in 2021 at the three years expiration of the tenure of Council Chairmen while he still had one year to complete his tenure.

Ubandoma went to court to challenged PLASIEC and the State Government on why election was conducted in Langtang North in 2021 but obtained court judgement in his favoure while government has refused him access to the secretariat.

He said, “They said there is autonomy of local government and I said there is no autonomy, that is why they will not allow me to go back to office.

“Our local government areas are not viable and things are not moving the way it is supposed to be. Why will you say there is autonomy while we still go for normal Joint account meetings that is control by Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, where is the autonomy? He asked.

Ubandoma explained that each time he raised these issues with evidence, government is always very unsettled.

He appreciated the role of the media throughout his trial since 2018 and said the media has played critical role in deepening democracy in Nigeria.

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Ubandoma urged the media to be firm, objective and fair in their reportage particularly now that the country is at the point of transition.

Tafida Babba Of Daura Embodies MKO Abiola

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When he lived, he was the delectable soul of Nigeria and Africa in general. He was celebrated everywhere his name was echoed. The Southwest-born Chief MKO Abiola (of blessed memory) ingrained his enduring shadows in the psyche of the people he met everywhere, while alive. Abiola was variously described as a billionaire business tycoon, philanthropist, politician, publisher and humanist. Others feted Abiola with the sobriquet of “Pillar of Sports in Africa.” Peoples’ perceptions of him varied, but were very positive in lovable epaulettes.

Unfortunately, and as decreed by God, the era of Abiola is gone; and gone forever. But history and humanity have not forgotten his good works and name. Today, a facsimile of Abiola has shadowed in the North of Nigeria. He is Alhaji Nasiru Haladu Danu. It is not out of place to qualify Danu as the exact replica of Chief MKO Abiola. A business mogul of the Oil and Gas industry, spanning nearly 20 years, the multi-billionaire Nasiru Haladu Danu runs a lucrative business conglomerate with interests in diverse areas. He makes his fortunes from these investments and he is a staunch believer in hard work.

Alhaji Haladu Danu exudes a reputable aura in business, philanthropism, politics and humanism in Nigeria and beyond. Danu is coming up speedily with the ambience of Abiola and indeed, other endowed notable Nigerians in the continent. Danu is widely touted as a “Peoples Person,” an innocuous reference to his detribalized and open-minded persona.

He is popular for his network of friends across Nigeria and beyond the shores of Africa. And also, he is noted for his unquenchable passion for creating economic prosperity and social wealth for individuals and communities. Those close to him have confessed that any day, Danu puts smiles on the faces of people around him, sleep comes more easily for him that night.

A few days ago, the Daura Emirate Council turbaned Alhaji Nasiru Haladu Danu as the “Tafida Babba of Daura,” alongside the Minister for Transport, Chief Rotimi Amaechi, who was turbaned the “Dan Amana of Daura.” The ancient city of Daura was agog with the congregation of Nigeria’s great personalities and big players in leadership, politics, industry, diplomatic missions, public service and traditional circles in the country, who thronged to the place to witness the colourful ceremony.

The philanthropist, politician and socialite, Alhaji Nasiru Haladu Danu has received other such revered traditional recognitions in the past, including his turbaning as the “Dan Amanar Dutse,” conferred on him by the Emir of Dutse, Alh (Dr) Nuhu Muhammadu Sanusi, in Jigawa State. It was also another big event that attracted very important personalities across Nigeria.

The popularity and special recognition of Danu, the founder of Nasiru Haladu Danu Foundation, which trails him like bees on honey are gaining ascendency because of his charitable heart and admirable influence on the less privileged people anywhere he encounters them. While turbaning Nasiru Haladu Danu as the “Tafida Babba of Daura,” the Emir of Daura in Katsina State, Dr. Umar Farouq Umar provided an insight into the personality of Alhaji Nasiru Haladu Danu to merit the chieftaincy title from the Daura Emirate.

The Daura Emir explained; “I want to assure you that this Emirate is giving different traditional titles to both people in the North and southern parts of the country, including the white men and whoever deserves to be given the chieftaincy title. Nigerians should not insinuate that the emirate is looking for money or has no money… I had never given chieftaincy titles because of money, fear of somebody or position. We give chieftaincy titles based on merit and to help our masses who God will ask us hereafter.”

Therefore, the natural question is, why has Alhaji Nasiru Haladu Danu, an emerging Abiola of Northern Nigeria earned these traditional chieftaincy honours and recognitions from his people? Is it a farce or reality that Danu qualifies for such venerations, as witnessed by prominent Nigerian’s days back in the ancient city of Daura?

It was the irrepressible South African anti-Apartheid campaigner, Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu who chipped this wit; “Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good, put together that overwhelm the world.” This wisdom strongly expresses the convictions of the multi-billionaire businessman, Alhaji Nasiru Haladu Danu. For years, he has devoted his Nasiru Haladu Danu Foundation to doing the “little bit of good” to humanity as preached by Desmond Tutu.

He is passionate about sharing with society the special blessings of God to him. He has never held it back, faltered or shirked from such responsibility, but performs them pleasurably and silently. Danu is not a trumpeter unto himself, unlike others of his ilk.

Except those who have been privileged to come in personal contact with Nasiru Haladu Danu who are now attesting to his goodness and a heart of gold, he prefers obscurity to a fault. So, people and communities singing praises of Danu today are inured into the action because he has affected their lives in an unforgettable manner.

Through the Nasiru Haladu Danu Medical Mission Foundation, a subsidiary of the umbrella Nasiru Haladu Danu Foundation, the top-notch APC chieftain in Nigeria, executed days of free medical treatment to people in Dutse, the Jigawa state capital. He brought a Medical Team into Dutse, also comprising the NHD Foundation’s partners from the United States of America.

A mind-blowing over 5,000 beneficiaries were offered free Medicare to kick-start the programme. As an advocate of fairness and equity, the over 5, 000 beneficiaries were randomly selected from the constituent communities in Dutse Emirate and treated of different dimensions of medical afflictions. These comprised men, women and children from all the communities.

An excited Emir of Dutse, HRH, Alhaji (Dr) Muhammed Nuhu Sanusi, who personally supervised the designated points of the free medical treatment by the American Specialists through NHD Foundation was visibly impressed. In appreciation, the Emir presented an Award of Excellence to the “Dan Amana Dutse,” Alhaji Nasiru for the wonderful generosity.

Nasiru Haladu Danu is seriously working on expanding the tentacles of the operations of NHD Foundation to cover education, skills acquisition and other areas. But what is most strikingly or touchily emotional is Danu’s personal convictions and philosophy about positively affecting lives.

He voiced out endearingly at the Dutse free Medicare outreach of his Foundation that; “Some of us have big ambitions and big dreams; while some just dream of making it through the day. But in all this, one hope we all share is the joy to live a healthy life. This is why we have decided to better organize our outreach and build awareness… We have decided to pick up the challenge and help in whatever way we can, especially in the healthcare and educational sectors. This is a vision we must achieve together. The government cannot do it alone. Neither can I. We all have to join in.”

Through these words, it’s easy to feel the milk of human sympathy for others and the milk of human kindness overflowing the banks of the river in Nasiru Haladu Danu. These are dispositions and actions which unite people and the world.

But the big bang of the Nasiru Haladu Danu Foundation is its invasion of the entertainment industry in the North by assisting upcoming talented artists to find their feet. Francis Bacon once said; “Charity begins at home, but should not end there.” Therefore, NHD Foundation is beginning to cover entire Northern Nigeria in philanthropic gestures, from where it will definitely extend to the Southern part of the country.

And outstandingly keeping with the momentum, Nasiru Haladu Danu assembled upcoming artists in the entertainment industry from the North to Transcorp Hilton in Abuja, where he generously doled out various sums of money and also, donated new laptop computers and mobile studios. It was an elaborate event to blissfully herald these artistes into the New Year branded; “The Year 2022 Night of Recognition and Empowerment of the Entertainment Community.”

It was a basketful of positive testimonies on Alhaji Nasiru Haladu Danu from both the benefitting artists and guests at the occasion. Minister of State For Labour and Productivity, Barr. Festus Keyamo, SAN exclaimed; “ Danu is a die-hard lover of the entertainment industry. Before trying to organise his philanthropic activities into something this formal, he has done far more than this.”

But it was the words of the chief host, Nasiru Haladu Danu himself that exposed his rare foresightedness; One thing is that we have created a huge economy. Each person can produce music from anywhere. You don’t have to be in a studio. You can produce anywhere – your hotel. So, this is a way of giving back.” Also, when COVID-19 struck and imposed varying levels of hardships on the people, NHD Foundation midwifed a loan running into billions of naira which are distributed to the people.

Nigeria is replete with wealthy and influential men and women like Alhaji Nasiru Haladu Danu. If only, such privileged Nigerians imbibe the spirit and mindset of the Danus and the Abiola’s and a few others in philanthropic engagements with the people, more communities will saunter out in celebrative sangeets.

Petrol tanker caught fire in Anambra, razes filling station

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On Friday, a petrol tanker pumping petrol caught fire and burned down a filling station in Ogidi, near Onitsha, Anambra State.

“The entire area in Ogidi, near Onitsha, was a shambles.” “A small spark of fire was seen while the petrol tanker was unloading fuel at the filling station, and before it could be doused, the tanker was already engulfed in flames, burning down the filling station,” the source said.

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Meanwhile, Mr Martin Agbili, the chief of the Anambra Fire Service, has confirmed the occurrence, stating that his men were successful in extinguishing the fire.

“We received a distress call approximately 09:53 a.m. today (Friday) of a fire outbreak at a gas filling station in 7th Mile, Ogidi,” he said.
Meanwhile, Anambra Fire Service boss, Mr Martin Agbili has confirmed the incident, saying that his men have successfully put off the fire.

He said: “At about 09:53 am off today (Friday), we received a distress call of a fire outbreak at a petrol filling station at 7th Mile, Ogidi.

“Our fire trucks and firefighters were deployed to the fire incident scene. Anambra State Fire Service, Awka, Nigeria and Federal Fire Service were there to fight the fire. The fire had been completely controlled and extinguished now.

“There was no loss of life while the filling station was saved. The fire affected the tanker. The cause of the fire outbreak was as a result of spark from the pumping ground during their transloading process.

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“We will continue to tell petrol filling station owners to stop discharging and transloading under the intensity of the sun or during the day. This practice is best done in the night or at the early hours of the morning,” Agbili said.

History, inheritance of ice and snow culture in China

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People have paid more attention to winter sports culture since the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games began. China’s ice and snow culture extends back thousands of years. Inheritance and invention in Chinese ice and snow culture crystallize the wisdom of a harmonious interaction between human civilization and nature, as well as the Chinese nation’s actual experience in comprehending and exploiting nature.

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One of the earliest traces of humankind’s skiing activities has been discovered in a cave near Altay city, on the northern edge of the Junggar Basin in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous province.
Skiing, as a means of transport for human beings in snowy mountains in winter, has a history of at least 10,000 years, as the petroglyph suggested.

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To survive cold winter, ancient Chinese people of various ethnic groups in northern China gradually turned ice and snow to their own advantage. For example, the ancients’ innovations for illumination in winter have evolved into today’s ice lanterns that people like watching so much.

To strengthen defense, ancient Chinese people could build ramparts overnight by turning water into ice and then mixing it with earth. Moreover, they invented sledges so as to move faster when hunting in winter, and made use of ice and snow to store food to guarantee sufficient food supply in cold months. The tradition of food storage in winter has been followed to this day.

As people’s needs for survival in winter were satisfied, ice and snow sports and art, which were oriented to recreation and relaxation, started to emerge.

According to historical records, skating was a verified ancient ice and snow recreational activity. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong (1736 – 1796) of the Qing dynasty, ice and snow sports became quite popular, and a series of activities on ice, including skating, ice skate archery and rolling on ice, took shape, which involved early forms of skates and sledges.

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In modern times, Chinese people began to add different colors to the colorless ice and white snow by developing environment-friendly pigments, and decorate urban areas in northern China with ice lanterns and ice and snow sculptures, expanding ice and snow application scenarios.

The first Harbin Ice Lantern Garden Party held in Harbin city, northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, in 1963, effectively fueled the emergence of ice and snow art in various regions across China.

In Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong province, people have built low-temperature winter sports venues with air domes, where the all-white structures and snowmakers and other facilities inside simulate realistic indoor ice and snow sports fields. Wenzhou city, east China’s Zhejiang province, has established scenario-based indoor ski centers and ice and snow theme parks, breaking the geography and season limits of ice and snow sports and culture.

The designs of venues for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games represent creative transformation of ice and snow elements. The National Ski Jumping Center in Zhangjiakou city, north China’s Hebei province, one of the venues, features an S-shaped curve which resembles a jade Ruyi scepter, a Chinese talisman. The design is expected to convey good wishes.

In the digital era, virtual reality (VR), digital twin, virtual studio and other technologies are widely adopted in the culture sector, allowing ice and snow culture to further break the restrictions of season and transformation and be inherited in new ways.

With the help of a 360-degree camera that captures panoramic images of ice and snow and a VR helmet equipped with locator and supporting different angles, users can experience the fun of being in a world of ice and snow.

Injury-free ski training, which features the combination of VR headsets and indoor ski training equipment, has benefited an increasing number of winter sports enthusiasts.

The ongoing Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games have employed digital technologies for broadcasting, which effectively enrich the experience of the audience.

One of the new explorations in the innovative development of ice and snow culture is reproducing ice and snow figures in ancient artworks or creating virtual ice and snow figures via digital technologies.

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Thanks to the digital transformation of an ancient painting depicting a grand skating event over 200 years ago, more than 1,000 figures in the painting seem to have been brought back to life and a large-scale on-ice competition in ancient times has been vividly reproduced.

An online video introduced by China Mobile, which is based on the story of Chinese freestyle skier Gu Ailing, has successfully created the image of a virtual winter sports athlete.

In its integration with digital technologies, ice and snow culture has embraced further development and transformation, during which people’s experiences of the culture have also been constantly enriched.

 

Gunmen assassinate MDA Director in Kaduna

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Gunmen on Friday morning killed Director of Operations of Kaduna Geographic Information Service (KADGIS), Malam Dauda.

He was assassinated in his home in Barakallahu, Igabi Local Government Area, Kaduna State.

The Barakallahu village is located along the Kaduna-Zaria route, just a few kilometers outside of Kaduna.

It was gathered the gunmen made their way into the residence through different routes other than the gate where the security man of their victim was stationed.

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They reportedly killed him without carting any valuables from the residence.

It was further gathered the gunmen, after killing the Director, also attacked a nearby community without any casualty.
Confirming the incident to reporters, the District Head of the community, Alhaji Muhammad Abdullahi, said the Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) of Rigachikun and Barnawa, who are residents of the community, have visited the scene of the crime.

According to him: “This is simply a case of assassination because they went to only the victim’s house, killed him and left the community. They did not take anything in his house neither did they attack the guard and his wife.

“Even the other village that was attacked, no life was lost. They just caused commotion and left. We feel they just did that to make it look like an attack.

“We have been facing various security breaches in the community informed by the vast ungoverned land taken over by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). You know we were in court, we won at the High Court but they appealed the case at the Appeal Court here in Kaduna.”

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Kaduna Police spokesman ASP Muhammad Jalige could not be reached as at the time filing the report as his mobile was switched off.

PDP will come out victorious in FCT polls – Gov Ortom

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Governor Samuel Ortom is optimistic that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would win the council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, on Saturday.

The Governor stated that the election will be a walkover for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, due to the All Progressives Congress, APC’s poor record, and that the PDP’s expected victory would be a good indicator for the national elections in 2023.
The elections for the six Area Councils of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, are set for Saturday, February 12, 2022.

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After presiding over a meeting of the PDP campaign committee council for the Abuja elections on Wednesday, the Governor met with journalists in Abuja and expressed confidence that the opposition party will win.
Governor Ortom said what was left for them as a party was to work hard and be vigilant against any attempt to disrupt the election, pointing out that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has given the party assurance to conduct a transparent and free election, saying the party has confidence in the electoral umpire.

The Governor called on stakeholders of the party to make sacrifices for the success of the party in the council elections.

While restating the belief of the PDP in fairness, justice and equity, Governor Ortom however warned that any attempt to rig the election and shortchange the party will be met with stiff resistance.

FCT PDP Leader and Senate Minority Whip, Senator Philip Aduda was optimistic of the party’s landslide victory in the six area councils.

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He boasted that the PDP had done it before and would do it again come this Saturday.

He, however, said there was the need for them to be vigilant to protect their votes, warning that the influx of some people into the FCT as the election approached has created suspicion.

Oluwo asks Gov. Oyetola for financial help with the royal wedding

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The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has requested financial assistance from the Osun State Government for his wedding.

This was stated in a letter received by a state correspondent on Friday.

According to reports, the monarch is planning to marry a princess from Kano’s Ado Bayero clan.

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Oba Akanbi revealed that the entire sought payment was N20 million in a letter dated February 8, 2022 and written to the state governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, with the reference number HIM/TELU 1/14.

“I have been instructed by His Imperial Majesty, Oba (Dr) Abdul-Rasheed Adewale Akanbi, the Oluwo of Iwo, to notify you of the Oluwo’s desire to marry a princess from Kano Emirate, to be precise the Ado Bayero family,” the letter said in part.

“I wish to remind Your Excellency that this kind of royal wedding within two notable traditional institutions in Nigeria, will require huge expenses, which necessitates the support of state government financially even logistically.

“Moreover, the estimated amount for the event is above (N20,000,000:00) twenty million Naira.

“His Excellency, Oba Akanbi entrusts this request to you for study and acceptance.”

“I appreciate it.”

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In a phone chat with, Alli Ibraheem, Oba Akanbi’s Chief Press Secretary, refuted the contents of the letter.

The letter was fraudulent, according to the Oluwo’s spokesperson, because it did not come from the Oluwo’s palace.

ACCI, GIZ-SKYE Program Starts Professional IT/ICT Skills Training for 100 NYSC Members

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At the inauguration ceremony of a four-week program supported by GIZ-SKYE and conducted by ACCI-BEST Centre, President ACCI, Dr Al-Mujtaba Abubakar, hands over a souvenir to the Director-General NYSC, Maj. General S. Ibrahim.

On Wednesday, the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) began professional IT/ICT skills training for 100 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in the Federal Capital Territory.

The beneficiaries will be trained on digital marketing, copywriting, web designing, business communication and administration processes, data science, and advanced excel skills, according to the President of ACCI, Dr Al-Mujtaba Abubakar, speaking at the opening ceremony of the four-week training supported by GIZ-Skills Development for Youth Employment (SKYE) and implemented by the Business Entrepreneurship Skills and Technology (ACCI-BEST) Centre.

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He said the move was part of ACCI strategies of empowering 1000 youths in one year towards making them self-reliant adding that the partnership through ACCI-BEST Centre will help corps members within Abuja on employability skills that can make them highly competitive in the global market and make their services remain relevant and essential for national economic growth in the 21st century global digital economy.

“The BEST Centre which is the training and capacity development arm of the Chamber has in the past few years supported youth empowerment through various vocational skills training programmes. Its flagship project aimed at training 1000 youths in one year was highly successful with over 70 percent of the first batch of 120 participants currently engaged and generating incomes with the skills acquired” Dr Al-Mujtaba stated.

The Director-General of NYSC, Major General Ibrahim Shuaibu, who graced the occasion commended ACCI for the training noting that it would go a long way to make the corps members employers of labour after their service year.

He said NYSC would continue to collaborate with relevant stakeholders towards making corps members productive and contribute their quota to national economic development.

The NYSC DG also stated that the partnership was in line with the desire to continually seek support from credible partners for the training and empowerment of Corps members under the Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) department.

He also called on other organizations to emulate the implementing partners in the training and empowerment of the Corps members bearing in mind that investment in our youth is an investment in the future and the entire nation.

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The Director General of ACCI, Victoria Akai said the GIZ-SKYE Program has been a great partnership for over four years in supporting youth empowerment targeting age 18-35 years in five priority areas.

She said through this, ACCI has built the capacity of over 1200 youth while urging corp members to take advantage of the opportunities presented to them which will help them to be self-employed.

The Director of ACCI BEST Centre, Dr Tinuke Temitope while appreciating the commitment of GIZ-SKYE Program and NYSC SAED urged Corps members to make good use of this rare opportunity as the training will guarantee self-employment after their service year.

She also said that the Professional IT/ICT Training would upskills youth corps members on employability skills that can make them employable and highly competitive in the global market while adding that it will also make their services remain relevant and essential for national economic growth in the 21st century global digital economy.

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Some of the beneficiaries expressed gratitude to ACCI, NYSC and the supporting partner, GIZ-SKYE Prpgram for the ICT Training programme while calling for more programmes that would make Nigerian youths self-reliant and responsible citizens.

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