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U-17 Cricket Female Nat. Championship: South-South Emerges Champions Beat South West

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5 years ago

September 30, 2019

…Boys Category commences Oct. 3rd.

Joel Ajayi

South-South zone part of Nigeria on Sunday at the Cricket Oval, of the MKO Abiola National Stadium package B, in Abuja beat their counterparts from South West zone to emerged champions at final of the maiden edition of National U-17 Cricket Championship by 84 runs.

The tournament Organized by Nigeria Cricket Federation in Collaboration with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), saw 5 zones in participation started on Friday 27th September after a zonal elimination series successfully concluded across 5 geo-political zones of the country.

On the Final games, South-South won the toss and elected to bat scoring a massive total of 114 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in 15 overs.

In the second innings, South West could barely produce a decent partnership and batsmen crumbled like pack of cards to the superior fire power of the South- South bowlers. In the end, South West could only manage a meager score of 30 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 15 overs.

South-South therefore won by 84 runs and was crowned the champions of the first edition.

In his addressed the President of the Federation Professor Yahaya Adam Ukwenya , represented by Mr Patrick Erimona, Board member of the Nigeria Cricket Federation, delivered a heartwarming speech on behalf of the board, extending her immense gratitude to PricewaterhouseCoopers for their sponsorship of the tournament.

He assured that NCF will not relax its oar to ensure the growth of the game that will bring growth and development of Nigeria at large.

Speaking at the event PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), sponsors of the tournament and led by Mr. Tolu Adeleke expressed satisfaction of the entire event saying that the desire of the PwC is to develop many champion in sports.

“We are very happy that this is happening,. We are very excited to see this tournament seen the light of the day, we also would want to say that this is the beginning of it for us, as you can see we are not disappointed in any way we are going to continue in that light to ensure the youth, the children are introduced into the Games of cricket and by in a short time from now, we’ll have the whole country turned into a hope for Cricket.”

Mr Adeleke therefore encouraged the young girls on the need to improve of their studies urging them not to toil away with their education.

on his own, the elated head coach of South-South team Peter Esewi expressed: “Actually, I don’t really know how to thank my player and Almighty God for this victory I think our resilient and hard work pay us today.

“We are really putting in our little time, we are starting from the Grassroots. We trained three times a week for this tourney. We shall continuing in our plan and work to ensure we develop the cricket in our zone and Nigeria at large.

After the three days tournament South-South came first, South-West Runner-up, while South-East, North-Central and North-west came 3rd, 4th and 5th position respectively.

Also diffrent gifts item were given to all participants while winning trophies and individuals award was equally given to the players courtesy of PwC

INDIVIDUAL AWARD CATEGORIES

• Best Batsman————————–Ogechi George (South-South)

• Best Bowler—————————-Oni Sunmisola (South West)

• Best Fielder—————————-Peace Monday (South South)

• Most Valuable Player—————Peace Monday (South –South)

ZONAL AWARDS

• South-South————————–Edo State

• South East—————————-Ebonyi State

• South West—————————Oyo State

• North Central————————Niger State

• North West—————————Kaduna State

Meanwhile, the Boys tournament sponsor by thesame PwC is scheduled to take place from the 3rd to 6th of October 2019 insde the Abuja national Stadium ovals.

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FG to Harness the Digital Economy to Empower Youth

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3 days ago

April 17, 2024

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

The Honourable Minister of State for Youth Development, Mr Ayodele Olawande has disclosed that the Federal Government is making efforts to harness the potentials of the digital economy in empowering the youth and creating sustainable jobs.

He made this disclosure in Abuja when he received the participants of the Senior Executive Course 46, 2024 of the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos, Plateau State who were on study tour to the Ministry.

Mr Olawande said over 50% of the population below the age of 30 have a significant demographic advantage in the digital age.

“Our youths are tech-savvy, innovative and eager to contribute to the country’s economic growth. However, they face numerous challenges including limited access to quality education, skills training and job opportunities.

The digital economy offers a unique opportunity for Nigeria to leapfrog traditional development challenges. With the rise of e-commerce, digital payments and remote work”. “Our youths can assess global markets, skills training and job opportunities like never before,” he added.

According to the Minister, challenges hindering the growth of the digital economy in Nigeria must be addressed.
He explained that to overcome the challenges, the Ministry has implemented initiatives such as digital skills training programs for youths, focusing on areas like software development, data analytics and digital marketing especially in the NYSC.

This, he disclosed is alongside partnering with Galaxy Back Bone to improve infrastructure, Internet connectivity and alternative electricity supply as well as funding opportunities such as grants, loans and venture capital for startups of small businesses with launching of the National Youth Investment Fund.

The Honourable Minister who hinted that the Ministry’ s goal is to create an ecosystem that supports entrepreneurship and employment opportunities for youth stated: ” We recognise that sustainable job creation is critical to Nigeria ‘s economic growth and stability”

”I urge you all to join us in this journey to harness the potential of the digital economy for youth empowerment and sustainable job creation in Nigeria.”, he added.

Mr Olawande further said that the opportunities and challenges underscore the need for a collaborative effort from all stakeholders to harness the potential of the digital economy for sustainable development.

The Minister who observed that there is a gap between the Government and the young people expressed his heartfelt desire for the Youths of the nation to feel the Government. He opined that the country has the most intelligent youths in the world.

Earlier, the leader of the delegation from NIPSS, Barrister Nima Salman Mann, mni said they are in the Ministry to research, proffer solutions, recommendations and strategies to help Government chart its course for the the year, with the theme : ‘Digital Economy, Youth Empowerment and Sustainable Job Creation in Nigeria: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities’.

.She also added that Ministry of Youth Development is very germane to this year’s theme .” We are with the Ministry of Youth to listen to what you are doing to help the youth, how you are doing it, strategic plans and way forward as well as how we can use the digital economy to chart the goal for sustainable job creation,” she concluded.

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