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Close To 5 Million Corps Members Trained Under SAED-NYSC

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4 years ago

August 22, 2020

… As Scheme Partner UTIVA Technologies For Empowerment

Joel Ajayi

The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim has revealed that close to 5 millions Corps Members has been trained in different vocational skills under its Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development programme since its inception in 2012.

To this end, the Scheme has stated its readiness to partner UTIVA Technologies Ltd in order to empower Corps Members with modern online technological skills that would make them more relevant in the labour market.

In a statement issued by the Scheme Director, Press and Public Relations Adenike Adeyemi (Mrs)

on Friday after Director General’s virtual meeting with the Chief Executive Officer of the UTIVA Technologies Ltd, Mr Tayo Ogunmola.

According to DG, the NYSC Scheme has trained more than Four Million Six Hundred Thousand Corps Members in different vocational trainings under its Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development programme since its inception in 2012, which has made many of them self employed.

He added that the proposed partnership would further assist Corps Members in the digitalization of their business ideas.

Speaking earlier, Mr Ogunmola said his organization decided to provide technological innovation to the Corps Members through premium technological skills, data science and also prepare them for job prospects in relation to global best practices.

He added the partnership would enable Corps Members to have a three – month virtual internship that would expose them to different projects.

“Youths are leaving universities only to learn that their courses cannot get them jobs in the labour market.”

“We will create virtual internship for three months that would enable Corps Members to work on different projects”, Ogunmola stated.

He added that every small business needs to build technology in order to achieve wider publicity.

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NSC DG Olopade Meets NSC Directors, Calls for Scientific Approach to Sports Federation Activities

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2 weeks ago

November 27, 2024

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi
The Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Hon. Bukola Olopade, has reiterated the new transformative vision of the Commission during his meeting with the Directors and Heads of Departments of the Commission.

The interactive sessions allowed senior officials to introduce themselves to the new DG, who emphasized the importance of strategic, standardized and scientific approach to the Commission’s operations, including the conduct of Sports Federation Elections.

In his remarks, Olopade stressed the need for reforms that would attract top administrators to vie for leadership roles within Nigeria’s Sports Federations.
“There is no way we can’t be looking at having top industry CEOs on board in our Sports Federations,” he stated.

The DG also highlighted the Commission’s mandate to elevate the Corporate image of various Sports in Nigeria.

He reemphasized the NSC’s commitment to reviving key initiatives such as the National Sports Industry Policy and the 10-Year Football Master Plan.

“The Chairman and myself strongly believe we need to have a different approach to our Federation Elections,” he noted.

“This is why the emphasis of the Renewed Hope agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a balanced approach to both sports consumption and sports production.”

The meeting reflects the new direction of the NSC, with Olopade pledging to champion and support policies that will foster professionalism and sustainable development across Nigeria’s sports landscape.

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