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Olawande Tasks Youth On Resourcefulness

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3 years ago

December 8, 2023

Joel Ajayi
The Honourable Minister of State for Youth Development, Mr Ayodele Olawande, has called on Nigerian Youths to think outside the box to overcome challenges confronting them and the country
In a statement signed by the Head, of Press, and Public Relations FMYD, Maryam Umar Yusuf said Minister made this call when he went on an inspection of the facilities at the National Youth Service Corp, Paiko, Niger State.

The Minister, who acknowledged that the Nigerian Youths are confronted with so many challenges, expressed confidence in their ability to change the narrative. He further said that the future and prosperity of the country lie in its ability to harness available opportunities through resourcefulness.

He noted that the key to a brighter and greater Nigeria lies in the hands of the youth as no other than the demography can move the country forward because the future belongs to them. ” If we can not change the narrative now, when are we going to change it.” He asked.

Olawande, who recalled the hurdles he passed through to stand on his feet, assured the youth that there is no height they could not attain through diligence and determination.

He said, ” From my polytechnic to University education, I was the one that paid for my school fees even though my parents were Civil Servants.”

” I went to study Civil Engineering due to my doggedness, and it was my experience while I was working as a labourer that prompted me to study civil engineering.”

The Minister assured them that the present administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is aware of the problems confronting the youth and would provide the enabling environment for them to thrive.

The Niger State Coordinator of the NYSC, Mrs Abdulwahab Olayinka, who expressed her joy over the visit of the minister disclosed that a total of thousand nine hundred and twelve,(1912) prospective corps members took the oath of allegiance administered by the Chief Judge of Niger State, Honourable Zainab Aliyu on Tuesday 28th November, 3023.

The State Coordinator revealed that both camp members and officials were accommodated within the camp.

She added that the camp has a clinic that operates round the clock through the management of a Consultant and his medical team from General Hospital Minna adding that Corps medical personnel are under the supervision of the medical personnel.

She said that corps members actively participate in camp activities, especially skill acquisition and entrepreneurship development training.

Mrs Abdulwahab, however, listed the challenges of the camp to include: inadequate hostel accommodation, the need to renovate the camp facilities, erosion problems, fallen part of the perimeter fence, and poor condition of the ambulance vehicle.

Other problems, according to her, are inadequate toilets and bathrooms for both corps members and camp officials, the need for more boreholes, and inadequate utility vehicles.

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Musawa Seeks Broader Significance for June 12

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9 hours ago

October 3, 2026

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

The Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, Esq., says June 12 must be remembered as a sacrifice that gave Nigerians democracy, beyond its status as a public holiday.

In a statement signed on Saturday by the Senior Assistant Media & Publicity to the Honourable Minister,Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy Dr Nneka Ikem Anibeze Ph.D in Abuja.

Musawa stated this at the national premiere of “MKO”, a film on Chief Moshood Abiola, held at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts, Lagos, to mark Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary.

She said 33 years after June 12, 1993, many young Nigerians know it only as a holiday, but the film turns it back into memory.

“For too many young Nigerians, June 12 is simply a public holiday. This film tells them that our democracy did not arrive by chance. It was fought for. It was defended. It was paid for. This documentary is in honour of the heroes of June 12, the men and women who gave their lives for the mandate of June 12, 1993 and for the democracy Nigeria enjoys today,” the Minister said.

Musawa hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Chief Host, for his participation in the June 12 struggle and paying the price in exile, adding that Nigeria’s creative industry will keep telling the story of its democracy with courage.

“Through film and the creative economy, Nigeria will preserve its history. A nation that forgets its past loses its way to the future. Nigeria has a story and our story deserves to be told,” she said.

Earlier, the director of the investigative documentary, Ose Oyamendan, said the film was in honour and memory of heroes who fought for Nigeria’s democracy.

“There was Hope ’93 and now there is Renewed Hope. There was a man who sacrificed his life so we may have democracy and there is a man who almost lost his life fighting for democracy who is now helping build a lasting democracy.

“There was a great man called Bashorun MKO Abiola and there is now another great man called Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Democrats. Nationalists. Nation builders. Leaders of men and women. We must never forget our story. We must always honour and remember our heroes,” Oyamendan said.

Top government officials including President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the wife of the President Senator Oluremi Tinubu; Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, Chief of Staff to the President Rt. Femi Gbajabiamila, state Governors, members of the National Assembly, Ministers and other distinguished dignitaries attended the premiere.

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