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Oluremi Tinubu Seeks NYSC Reforms

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1 week ago

January 19, 2023

Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, a former first lady of Lagos State, rallied support for comprehensive and contemporary changes to the National Youth Service Corps on Wednesday.

Fidel Info reports that such progressive reforms, which would give the corps a robust viewpoint, were long overdue, according to Bola Tinubu’s wife, the APC’s presidential candidate.

At the second APC Professionals Forum Symposium in Abuja, Oluremi Tinubu, who was represented by Asabe Bashir, Director-General of the National Centre for Women Development, made the call.

Only a day prior, a bill that sought to change the current Act to make the mandatory one-year national youth service for under-30 graduates optional was defeated in the House of Representatives.

The bill, which also attempted to increase the opportunities for NYSC participants to receive a Certificate of Exemption, was defeated on second reading due to strong opposition, particularly from Northern members of the House.

However, Tinubu’s wife revealed on Tuesday that she firmly thought the NYSC could be overhauled and restructured in order to reduce the bottlenecks related to graduates who struggle to find employment following service.

She said, “We believe that the National Youth Service Corps is long overdue for a holistic, modern, and progressive reform.

“As the last conveyor belt of graduates from academic pursuits to real-life employment challenges, the Asiwaju administration believes that the NYSC can be restructured in such a way as to benefit the private sector and youth directly.”

“This will be achieved by proactively encouraging and incentivising corporate recruitment and possible retainership of employees directly from the scheme.”

“We will champion the creation of Business Incubation Centres (Innovation and Productivity Hubs). These centres will help incubate, mentor and support youth innovators and inventors.”

“We will increase the ease and robustness of intellectual property registration and protection such as copyrights, patents, and trademark.”

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Wike Receives Fmr. President Obasanjo In Rivers

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3 days ago

January 26, 2023

H B. Ray

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi meet with the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on Thursday.

Fidel Info reports that Obasanjo and Fayemi are attending the ongoing Port Harcourt International Conference 2023 holding at the Obi Wali International Conference Centre, Port Harcourt.

The summit is tagged, “Deepening Democratic Culture and Institutions for Sustainable Development and Security in Nigeria.”

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Non-Indigenes In Kwara State Declare Support For Gov AA

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5 days ago

January 24, 2023

H B. Ray

Non-Indigenes in Kwara State have declared a total support for Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq in his re-election bid, pledging to vote overwhelmingly for him in the forthcoming election.

Fidel Info reports that they made this known at a consolidative forum meeting where they said they would continue to cooperate and support the administration of Governor AbdulRazaq.

In a statement by the Total Coordinator of the Amalgamated Non-Indigenes Associations, Barrister Adokutu Jafaru Ibie, previous administrations were condemned for playing politics of exclusion with non-indigenes in the state.

“Past governors only remember non-indigenes when it comes to getting our votes during electioneering periods. This time around, however, only the AbdulRazaq administration in the history of Kwara State has truly accorded non-indigenes the required recognition in the governance of the state.

“This is one government every non-indigene from the six geo-political zones of the country resident in Kwara must appreciate and work and accept for fulfilling promises made to the people. We’ll ever remember Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq as a promise keeper, and has truly activated the substance of his promises to the people of the six geo-political zones resident in Kwara State.”

Adokutu urged non-indigenes in the state not to be swayed by the deceit of opposition, telling them to queue behind the ruling APC in the forthcoming election.

“We accept the reorganization process of the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Non-Indigenes, Hon. Caleb Ono Bobi, which has helped to better reposition all affiliate associations, clubs, unions etc of non-indigenes resident in Kwara State. He advised non-indigenes not to allow themselves to be swayed by the deceits of opposition parties in the state but to queue behind the All Progressives Congress led administration of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to return his government to power in at the March elections.

“In the same vein, the President of the South-South Community in Kwara, Sir Christopher Ozonuwe appealed to all non-indigenes in the state to be very watchful of political hawks during this election year so that they do not fall to their empty promises and open deceits but to always align with the purposeful governance of the current administration of AbdulRazaq.

“Our SSA and other government appointees on Inter-Community Relations are men of good professional and intellectual clout. So, we believe the governor has truly done us a good turn by appointing them into his cabinet. We are solidly behind them in the onerous task to re-elect our governor for another four years of untarnished governance of our Kwara State.”

Adokutu also announced that non-indigenes in the state will carry out a Non-Indigenes Solidarity Rally for the Governor’s second term re-election soon.