Sports
Ethiopia Minister Presents Jet Age Nation Builders Award to Youth & Gender Advocate, Oluwakemi Areola
The Minister of Labour and Skills, Ethiopia, Hon.Nigusu Tilahun has presented the Jet Age Award for nation building to Nigerian youth and gender advocate, Oluwakemi Ann-Melody Areola during the 5th edition of the Africa we want youth parliament conference at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
This is the second award in two weeks for Ms Areola after she was recognized in Ghana for her contributions to youth empowerment projects, discourse and being a voice for the voiceless youth across Nigeria and Africa at New Africa Leaders Summit and Honours in Accra .
She has been at the vanguard of creating opportunities for youth across Nigeria and Africa and worked on a template that opened vista of job creation across the nooks and cranny of the continent.
In October 2022 she was part of the Nigeria Federal Government delegation that led a group of youth to Kigali, Rwanda’s capital where Nigeria government reiterated her commitment to promote entrepreneurship and strengthen youth policy, which is the subject of sectoral policy letter focusing on citizenship, volunteerism, social cohesion and employment of young people and women.
She also made it possible, through her decisiveness, that Nigeria joins YouthConnekt Africa, a youth forum that brings together young people from across the African continent, which solidifies the partnership between Nigerian youth and the youth across the African continent under the umbrella of youthconnektafrica
The Jet Age Nation Builders Award is a testament to her commitment to improve the standard of Nigerian and African youths, create a platform for exchange of ideas and make the world a global village .
Speaking on the award Oluwakemi Ann-Melody Areola commended the body for finding her worthy to receive the award
“This is really amazing, few weeks back, I was in Ghana to receive an award and today I am in Ethiopia to receive another award while in October I will be in Abu Dhabi as a guest speaker and honoree at the DOERs Award which will be hosted by The Africa Chamber of Digital Commerce in Abu Dhabi,UAE.
“These are just too beautiful to be true but I am trying to remain calm and keep working like a duck on a river where everything appears calm on the surface but underneath I am doing a whole lot of work and this recognition is a testament of the hard work done in darkness”
The Jet Age Nation Builders Award is one of the most revered awards in Africa with the likes of President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, Dr Akinwumi Adeshina and other major players in African business and politics being recognized.
Sports
Nigeria Customs Service Embarks on Training Tour
Joel Ajayi
As part of preparations for the 2025 African Women’s Club Championship, the Nigeria Customs Service women’s volleyball team has embarked on a training tour in Benin Republic.
The tournament is scheduled to take place from April 1 to 14 in Abuja, Nigeria.
The team departed for Benin Republic on Wednesday.
The Sports Secretary of the Nigeria Customs Service, Samuel Onikeku, appreciated the Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi MFR, and his management team for approving the training tour.
He emphasised that the tour would allow the players and coaching crew to assess their level of preparedness for the upcoming championship.
Onikeku expressed confidence in the team’s potential to make a strong impression at the tournament, citing the support received from the Federal Government of Nigeria, particularly through the First Lady, Her Excellency Senator Oluremi Tinubu CON.
He said, “The volleyball team has traveled to Benin Republic for a 10-day training tour. The players have been in camp since February, and this tour will provide them with an opportunity to compete against teams outside the country.
“I want to appreciate the Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi MFR, and his management team for approving this training tour.
“During the training tour, Nigeria Customs Service will take on strong opponents from Benin Republic, Ghana and Togo.
“The support we received from Nigeria’s First Lady, Her Excellency Senator Oluremi Tinubu CON, has been tremendous, and the team is committed to making the country proud.”
He said the service is determined to better their position after finishing fourth place in 2021.
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