Tag: Employment
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EFCC arraigns Chinedu Mathew Nwobi over employment scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned Mr. Chinedu Mathew Nwobi before Justice Dugbor-Oghoghorie of the Federal High Court, Enugu. TheNewsGuru reports EFCC arraigned Chinedu on a two- count charge bordering on obtaining money under false pretence to the tune of N1,900, 000.00, contrary to section 8 (a),and 1(1)(c) and punishable under…
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2,324 unemployed youths now employers of labour in Delta state – Gov. Okowa
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has disclosed that the state government’s skills and vocational programmes of job creation have made 2,324 previously unemployed youths in the state employers of labour. He made the disclosure Wednesday in Asaba in his address at an exhibition held to showcase the products and services of youths and women in…
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We will never make it in Nigeria until we take agriculture seriously – Obasanjo
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has said Nigeria cannot make it until the nation takes agriculture and its value chains seriously. He said this on Thursday at the Youth Enterprises Summit organised by the Youth Development Centre, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The former President said agriculture had the capacity to develop…
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Obaseki orders employment of 4,200 youths
In line with his promise to create at least 200,000 jobs within 4 years, the Governor of Edo state, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has ordered the employment of 4,200 youths across the state under the Edo state public works program from July 1st, this year. In a statement endorsed by the governor’s Chief of Staff, it…
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Internet a tool for economic transformation – Minister
The Minister of Communication, Mr Adebayo Shittu, has described the Internet as a resourceful tool that could be employed to transform Nigeria’s education sector and contribute to economic transformation of the continent. Shittu stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Kigali on Friday. He was commenting on a report of…
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Nigerian Senate envisages 7.55 million additional employments
Nigerian Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has said Nigeria is set to benefit from additional 7.55 million employments in the coming years. The Senate President made this revelation in his speech addressing the Senate on resumption of duties in Abuja today. TheNewsGuru Senate House correspondence quotes the Senate President Saraki as saying that new National Assembly…
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FEC approves N4.6bn for new fire equipment, employment of fire fighters
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N4.6 billion for the purchase of new fire-fighting equipment to contain fire incidents in the country. The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Danbazau, gave the indication at a joint State House Media briefing with the Aviation Minister, Alhaji Hadi Sirika. Danbazau said there was an appropriation…