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General Ahmed Task Corps Members On Entrepreneurship
Joel Ajayi
Corps Members have been advised to acquire new skills through the NYSC Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development program to enable them to create jobs of their own.
The NYSC Director General, Brigadier General YD Ahmed stated this while addressing Corps Members in Gombe State Orientation Camp, Amada, and Taraba State Orientation Camp in Sibre.
He said many Ex-Corps Members who utilized the opportunities of the service year to learn new skills are now employers of labour in different locations across the country.
The Director General also admonished the Corps Members to tap into the enormous benefits of the North-East Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) training centre in Gombe to acquire additional skills and get trained with sophisticated equipment for enhanced future empowerment.
“We have many partners like the Central Bank of Nigeria, Bank of Industry, Unity Bank, Wema Bank, Access Bank, NNPC Foundation, Kudimata among others, that are ready to assist you with business grants, mentorship and loans”, the DG said.
Speaking further, he warned them not to deface their NYSC uniforms, but ensure that they dress properly at all times.
General Ahmed said improper dressing in NYSC uniforms attracts sanctions, adding that every Corps Member is expected to abide by the Scheme’s dress code.
He also advised the Corps Members to add value to their host communities by executing projects that would improve their standards of living.
In his Orientation Camp brief, the NYSC Gombe State Coordinator, Mrs Chinwe Nnenna Nwachukwu said 1,372 Corps Members comprising 767 males and 605 females were in camp, and have all adjusted to the regimented camp life.
Similarly, the Taraba State Coordinator, Mr Ella Aji-Williams informed the Director General that all the 1,336 Corps Members made up of 804 males and 532 females are actively participating in all the camp activities.
While in Taraba Camp, General Ahmed planted a tree in continuation of the tree planting campaign programme of the Federal Government that was recently flagged-off by the Minister for Youth Development, Dr Jamila Bio-Ibrahim.
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Honoured in Death: Baze University Recognises Late AVM Mouktar Mohammed (Rtd) with Doctorate Degree
One of Nigeria’s leading private universities, Baze University Abuja, has recognized the immense contributions of the late Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Mouktar Mohammed (Rtd) with a posthumous Doctor of Science award at their recent convocation ceremony.
The awardee, father of the current FCT Football Association chairman, Alhaji Abba Mouktar, was described as a dedicated, committed, disciplined, visionary, and patriotic citizen during his lifetime, making him a fitting recipient of the award.
Present at the event were notable dignitaries, including the 2023 Labour Party presidential flagbearer, Mr. Peter Obi; the Emir of Dutse, His Royal Highness Alhaji Hameem Nuhu Sanusi; the Emir of Lafia Hon. Justice Sidi Bage Muhammad I.
Also in attendance to celebrate the awardee were immediate and extended family members, associates, and other well-meaning Nigerians.
Speaking on behalf of the family, Alhaji Abba Mouktar Mohammed, FCT FA Chairman, thanked the institution for recognizing his father’s contributions and stated that it serves as a testament to the fact that the efforts of good and worthy ambassadors of Nigeria in various fields will not go unrecognized, as Baze University has set a precedent in this regard.
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