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SGF Pledges Support For Next Census
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume has said that the census was a critical national exercise and that the Federal Government would provide all the necessary support to ensure its success.
He assured the National Population Commission of the Federal Government’s commitment to the successful conduct of the upcoming Population and Housing Census.
Sen Akume disclosed these when he received in audience a delegation from National Population Commission led by its Chairman, Hon Nasir Isa Kwarra in his office Tuesday in Abuja.
Isa Kwarra had led the NPC team to brief the SGF on the level of preparations for the upcoming Population and Housing Census and also solicit his support for the successful conduct of the exercise.
The SGF also commended the NPC for the progress it had made in its preparations for the census and urged the Commission to continue to work hard to ensure that the exercise was conducted in a free, fair, and credible manner.
“The census is a critical national exercise that will provide data on the size, distribution, and characteristics of Nigeria’s population. The data collected from the census will be used for planning and development purposes at all levels of government,” he said.
Earlier while stating the purpose of his visit, the Chairman of National Population Commission, Hon. Nasir Isa Kwarra informed the SGF that the Commission had made significant progress in its preparations for the census and that all hands were on deck to ensure a successful exercise.
He highlighted some of the key milestones that had been achieved, including the completion of the Enumeration Area Demarcation (EAD) and geospatial resources generated from the exercise, census pretests and trial census, mapping and identification of special population groups, advocacy and partnerships, recruitment and training of census personnel, procurement of PDAs and the technological innovation deployed to ensure efficiency and transparency in the census exercise.
The NPC Chairman informed the SGF that “The Commission has visited and briefed Mr President on the status of the preparation for the next census and that President has also graciously directed that the Commission continue with the advocacy and publicity for the next census and promised a new date for the Census.”
Hon Kwarra also solicited the support of the SGF in ensuring that the census received the necessary funding and other resources required for its successful conduct.
“The Commission respectfully requests the SGF to help facilitate the proclamation of a new date for the census because the more the delay, the more the budget for the census will go up, as many preparatory activities will have to be repeated,” he said.
He emphasized the importance of the census for national development and called on all Nigerians to participate actively in the exercise.
“The Commission will generate credible, reliable and acceptable data that will help to achieve the Renewed Hope Agenda of Mr President in planning for sustainable socio-economic development,” he stated
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Ministry of Youth Working with Relevant MDA’s to Curb Irregular Migration in Nigeria-Minister
Joel Ajayi
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu led Administration through the Federal Ministry of Youth Development is working tirelessly, collaborating with relevant MDAs to curb irregular migration in Nigeria.
The Honourable Minister, Federal Ministry of Youth Development, Comrade Ayodele Olawande disclosed this during a 2-day Awareness Programme on “The Effects of Irregular Migration of Young people”, organised by the Ministry in Katsina, Kastina State.
The Minister explained that the Ministry has designed various empowerment programmes like the vocational trainings in garment and clothing making, beads making, waste management (waste to wealth creation), digital employability, entrepreneurship and leadership training (DEEL), work experience program (WEP) and the proposed establishment of Youth House across the 774 local government secretariat nationwide.
According to him, “In recent years, we have recorded numerous needless and avoidable deaths of irregular migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe. Additionally, we have witnessed countless incidents of organ harvesting, rape, child labor, kidnapping, and prostitution inflicted upon illegal migrants in desert regions,
“Unfortunately, Africa and the Middle East have reported the highest numbers of illegal migrants trying to leave their continent or country for Europe and America.
He stated that other measures include the relaunch of the National Youth Investment Fund, which aims at supporting young entrepreneurs with a budget of ₦110 billion, adding that the initiative will focus on training in agriculture, providing tools such as drones to facilitate farming, and offering start-up grants to trainees.
“Additionally, there will be the construction of youth development centers nationwide to host various youth empowerment activities and programmes as well as the implementation of a 30 percent affirmative action to encourage youth participation in government”, he affirmed.
Comrade Olawande, who was represented by Deputy Director, Youth Centres & Camp (YCC) Division at the Department of Education and Youth Development in the Ministry, Mrs. Grace Leleh, noted that factors like conflict and civil unrest, unemployment as a result of worsening economic situation, famine, national disaster among others contribute to the growing trend of irregular migration among youth.
The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Youth Development, Mr. Olubunmi Olusanya, stressed that migration is a natural aspect of human behavior. However, he added,the recent trend of irregular migration is a new phenomenon marked by complexities, uncertainties, dangers, and, in some cases, untimely death.
He said: “It is also perplexing to observe that many of the young people engaging in irregular migration are educated and skilled professionals in various fields.” He concluded by highlighting that this situation has led to the troubling phenomenon of brain drain in our country”
In his goodwill message, Jean Nahesi Kutumbakana, Program Manager & Head of Sub-office, International office for Migration in Northwest region, said that there are various significant problems emerging due to the socio-economic vulnerabilities and security challenges that often drive irregular migration. He added that the northwest is a critical region for both internal and cross-border migration flows.
“We at IOM strongly support the principle of partnership and collective actions for a comprehensive approach towards addressing the root causes of irregular migration”, he stated.
The Katsina State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Hon. Aliu Lawal Zakari emphasised that Katsina State government is leaving no stone unturned to curb irregular migration as it shared boundaries with other countries.
He advised the youth to cooperate with the government at all levels to make this country conducive for them to get their livelihood.
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