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Youth and Sports Minister heads Automobile Sub-Committee on Skills

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4 years ago

January 17, 2021

Joel Ajayi

Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare has been named the Chairman of the Automobile Servicing Sub-Committee of the Inter-Ministerial Team on the Training of Youths on Relevant Trades/Skills.

With the assignment, the Minister will drive ideas for skills acquisition in automobile servicing among youth in response to the present administration’s prioritization of skilling and employment of Nigerian youths in line with the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) and the Nigeria Economic Sustainability Plan (NESP) as well as other government policies and programmes.

This approach is in order to achieve President Muhammadu Buhari’s vision of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty over a ten-year period.

Mr. Dare’s appointment to the role was part of the outcome of the virtual inaugural meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Team, chaired by the Vice President and Chairman National Council on Skills, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, who explained that the essence of constituting the team was to address the challenge of skills matching requires a collaborative long-term strategy along with national sectoral and local approaches.

The Vice President noted that the inauguration of the team has become important in view of the high alarming rate of youth unemployment due to their lack of employability skills which have wider social, psychological, economic, and political stability implications for the country.

The chairman stated that the task is enormous, the challenges are daunting while the expectations are high. The committee will work tirelessly in order to kick-start the modalities and map out workable strategies within the six-month time frame stipulated for it to complete its work.

Other sub-committees of the team are Building and Works headed by the Minister of Works and Housing; Agriculture headed by the Minister of Labour and Employment; Information Technology headed by the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy; Basic Management and Accounting headed by the Minister of Women Affairs; and Training Model Proposal headed by the Minister of Industry Trade and Investment.

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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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