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Bosso Invites Etu Francis of HJK Helsinki Football Club Finland:

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3 years ago

January 9, 2023

Head Coach of the Flying Eagles of Nigeria, Ladan Bosso has extend invitation to pacy winger, Etu Francis to reinforce the nation’s Under-20 team, ahead of the upcoming CAF Under-20 Nations Cup, to be hosted by Egypt.

The winger, who is also energetic, cut the fancy of Ladan Bosso, who is keen to fortify his current squad with a left footed winger, with deft ball skills.

The player according to his Agent Mr. Saula, newly signed for HJK Helsinki Football Club of Finland, champions of that country’s top flight league.

But the Finish champions will have no hesitation releasing him, this Wednesday, as the season in Finland is yet to start.

Etu Francis is seen by Bosso and his crew as a player with the requisite character to quickly adapt to the team, and add good value to it, as Nigeria, seven time champions at this level seek for an eight title, and one of the four slots, to the FIFA Under-20 World Cup to be staged in,
Ukraine.

The CAF Under-20 Afcon holds in Egypt, from February 19 to March 11, 2023; in three host cities – Cairo (Group A), Ismailia (Group B) and Alexandria (Group C).

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CLTC DG Reaffirms FG’s Dedication to Nurturing Innovative, Productive Nigerian Youth

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1 week ago

September 29, 2025

The Gleamer

By Joel Ajayi

The Director-General of the Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre (CLTC), Ms. Rinsola Abiola, has reaffirmed the Centre’s commitment to raising young Nigerians who are productive, innovative, and imbued with patriotism, service, and integrity.

She gave the assurance on Monday in Abuja in her goodwill message at the ongoing two-day Retreat on Presidential Priorities and Deliverables — 2025 Mid-Term Review, where she also commended the Ministry of Youth Development, led by Hon. Ayodele Olawande, for championing youth-focused initiatives under the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

According to Abiola, the retreat provides a unique opportunity to review and realign efforts to ensure that government policies and programmes translate into measurable impact in the lives of Nigerian youths.

“This retreat is both timely and strategic. It provides a platform to collectively review, align, and sharpen our focus on the priorities of Mr. President. More importantly, it allows us to deepen collaboration within the youth development sector to ensure that government policies deliver real change to our young people,” she said.

Highlighting the Centre’s achievements, Abiola disclosed that over 6,000 youths have been trained in value orientation and re-orientation in the just-concluded half-year period. She emphasized that the CLTC, with its long history of building citizenship values, leadership capacity, discipline, and volunteerism, remains steadfast in supporting the Ministry’s mandate and national priorities.

“We see ourselves as partners in this great task of nation-building. Our goal is to raise young Nigerians who are not only productive and innovative but also committed to the spirit of service, patriotism, and integrity,” she added.

Abiola urged stakeholders and participants at the retreat to bring forward actionable strategies that would strengthen coordination, eliminate bottlenecks, and accelerate delivery on presidential mandates.

She concluded by reaffirming CLTC’s readiness to collaborate with the Ministry and other agencies to advance youth development across Nigeria.

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