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29 Young Nigerians Graduates From K-Pop Academy In Abuja

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6 years ago

July 19, 2019

Joel Ajayi

No viewer than 29 Young Nigerian males and females have been graduated from the 2019 K-POP dance academy after six weeks of intensifies training and successful completion of their course.

The event comprises of 9 Beginners and 20 intermediate as two K-Pop experts K-Pop instructors Park Young Hyun (T. Dragon) and Kung Hi Won (T. Eli) from Korea were on ground to train participants on different K-Pop-dance skills.

K-POP Academy initiative is another landmark programs introduced by the Korean Cultural Center Nigeria KCCN to impact positively to the life of many young Nigerians.

During the graduation ceremony in Abuja, Director of KCCN Lin Jin Su, who was represented by center’s Korean language teacher and programmes Manager, Meeyoun Jee, revealed that the academy had inculcated into the graduates K-Pop dancing skills which would help them compete on the world stage during K-pop Dance Competition.

He praised the young Nigerians for their commitment and dedication to learning the dance and called on other youths to enroll in the next academic year.

Jin Su, added that the Centre will continue to sponsor programs that will sharpen the creativity of the Nigerian youth.

In his remarks, delighted K-POP instructors, Kung Hi Won (T Eli expressed satisfaction with the performance of young Nigerians at the Academy.

While expressing his love for Nigerian music and culture, Won confirmed that there were a lot of similarities in the cultures of the two countries.

Talking about the importance of K-POP academy, he revealed that, the training will no doubt assist Nigerian to compete with their counterpart in the world.

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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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