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RSG Tasks ITF On M&E Units

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The Rivers State Government has tasked the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) to establish a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) team that would monitor graduands who were trained and established by the training organisation.
The State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, who gave the change on Wednesday during the 2023 National Industrial Skills Development Programme (NISDP) in Port Harcourt, said this will ensure that the graduands did not sell their starter packs, but rather become employers of labour.
The Governor, who was represented at the occasion by a Director in the Ministry of Employment Generation and Economic Empowerment, Mr Napoluem Akpe, commended the Training organisation for complimenting the mandate of the State Government in empowering the youths with employable skills in conmtemplary space .
He lauded the ITF’s objectives of helping young Nigerians to explore the option in starting their own businesses as a rear and viable carrier option, saying “providing training, guidance and business mentorship to young and potential entrepreneurs is a welcome development”.
He commended the graduands of NISDP for a successful training, reminding them that they have acquired new skills which will add value to themselves, their families and the society at large.
The Governor solicited for more closer partnership that has existed in the past between ITF and the State Government, adding that together they will build and achieve a better terms of empowerment and better peaceful environment in Rivers State.
Earlier, the Director General and Chief Executive of ITF, Dr. Afiz Oluwatonyin Ogun, assured the Governor that his leadership will work closely with the State Government to facilitate the achievement of the policies and goals of the Federal Government, stating that ITF is an agency vested with the mandate of human capital development in the nation.
Ogun explained that the NISDP is a transformative brainchild of ITF, which focuses on skills acquisition to creat jobs to curb the rampant unemployment situation in the country and breed a new generation of entrepreneurs, in order to transform the economic landscape of the country.
He noted that the ITF, through the NISDP scheme, has trained and equipped over 500,000 Nigerians nation wide with cutting-edge skills in various trades.
The ITF boss explained that the organisation’s commitment to skills acquisition was based on the fact that it is the most sustainable solution to combatting unemployment, reducing poverty and youth restiveness in the country.
According to him, “it is universally accepted that any society that neglects the development of its human capital is bound to retrogress in terms of growth and development”.
Ogun expressed regret that in Nigeria the situation is worrisome as even in the face of existing vacancies in several sectors of the National economy, youths roam the streets without any form of gainful employment, giving rise to crimes and other social vices that bedevil the nation.
In her welcome address, the Port Harcourt Area Manager, NISDP, Mrs Ifeyinwa Osagie, said the graduands were recruited in collaboration with yministry of Employment Generation and Economic Empowerment and the scheme was designed and developed by ITF to equip the youth between the ages of 18 and 35 years with the requisite skills, knowledge and attitude needed to creat wealth for themselves and the nation at large.
Osagie informed that a total of 120 youths of the state were trained in three selected trades areas which includes, Solar power installation, POP and Painting, and Tailoring and fashion design.

By: Ike Wigodo

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NSE Members Tasked On National Dev

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Members of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, NSE, have been urged to work hard towards contributing to national development. This call was made at the recent induction of new members by the Port Harcourt branch of the Society. The induction ceremony was used to formally welcome new members and celebrate its elevated new fellows.
Speaking during the ceremony held a in Port Harcourt, the Branch Chairman, Engr. Idaeresoari Ateke Harriet, FNSE, called on members of the NSE to actively participate in the Society’s professional and technical activities in order to contribute meaningfully to national development. He congratulated the new inductees, describing their admission as a testament to their hard work and resilience.
Engr. Ateke also commended the new Fellows for their immense contributions to the engineering profession, reminding them that their elevation is a call to greater responsibility as mentors and role models.
The event featured a lecture by Engr. Prof. Steve Odi-Owei, FNSE, on “Opportunities and Challenges in Nigeria’s Blue Economy.” The Chairman noted that Nigeria’s maritime and aquatic resources remain largely untapped, adding that engineers have a crucial role to play in harnessing these resources for economic growth and environmental sustainability.
He thanked the first female President of NSE, Engr. Margaret Aina Oguntala, FNSE, other dignitaries, sponsors, and families of inductees for gracing the occasion.
Also, engineers, especially those in Rivers State have been advised to adhere strictly to the core ethics of the profession and to always uphold the professional ethics of the body.
This advice was given by an engineering expert, Basoene Benibo, in an interview with at the sidelines of the  induction ceremony and Fellowship celebration of the Port Harcourt Branch of the Nigerian Society of Engineers.
Benibo stressed the need for young engineers in the state to learn and improve on their skills by tapping from the wealth of experience of older professionals in the field to enable them excel.
 Benibo, who is a one-time Chairman of the Port Harcourt Chapter of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, also noted and hailed the efforts of the society in eliminating quackery in the engineering profession.
Some of the new fellows include Prof Jackson Akpa, Pereowei Jose’s and Telema Osima, while the inductees, Engr Mrs Lizzy Onwuso, Engr David Jonathan jnr and Worlu Emmanuel expressed joy in being found worthy to become full NSE members, believing that it would enable them have access to more knowledge, practice rightly and impact the society positively.
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VALVA Restates Commitment Education Advancement, Literacy In Nigeria

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The President and Chairman of Council, Nigerian Library Association (NLA), Dr. Dominic Amenaghawon Omokaro, has expressed deep commitment to the advancement of education and literacy in Nigeria through the library system.
Speaking through his state Chairman Dr. Chidara Okachukwu Nyemezu, at the formal Launching/inauguration of the Vanguard for Library Visibility And Advocacy (VALVA) at Captain Elechi Amadi Polytechnic in Port Harcourt recently, Omokaro discribed the inauguration of the new body as a significant and  passionate movement aimed at shining the spotlight on one of the underappreciated yet critical institution in Nigeria’s educational system and national development.
“We are gathered here not just to launch a group, but to launch a vision and ignite a movement to reinforce a mission to make libraries visible and valuable again for our people”, he said.
Dr. Omokaro stated that the birth of VALVA is based of the recognition that libraries, particularly school libraries, are the bedrock of  promoting a reading and research culture that includes innovation and lifelong learning in the society, though the system is grossly underfunded and poorly equipped in many cases.
He recalled the theme of its first week under his watch, “Library System for National Development in 2022”, which he hinted was driven by the state chapters.
He explained that the inauguration of VALVA shows an important mission to promote the visibility and development with impact on schools and other libraries through strategic advocacy that will advance quality education and foster lifelong learning culture in Nigeria.
“The vision is clear to promote the visibility where every school and indeed every community will have access to a functional library managed by a professional Liberian”, he said.
Speaking with journalists at the sideline of the event, the founder of the VALVA, Dr. Juliet C. Akex-Nmec, stressed that no society can grow without a functional and  effective library.
She urged government at all levels to ensure the establishment of effective and functional libraries across the country.
Dr. Alex-Nmec, who is also an Associate Professor of Library and Information Science, Rivers State University, called for the appointment of a Special Adviser on Library matters by the state government in order to assist the government on Library matters.
High point of the event was the formal inaugural of the new body and oath of offices to the new executive.
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Rivers Judiciary Denies Issuing Court Order Stopping SOLAD from Swearing in RSCSC Members

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The Rivers State Judiciary has denied a media report claiming that Justice Frank Onyiri of the State High Court issued an injunction order restraining the Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), from inaugurating the newly appointed members of the Rivers State Civil Service Commission (RSCSC).

 

In a statement issued by the Deputy Chief Registrar in charge of litigation at the High Court, Menenen Poromon (Esq), the state Judiciary disassociated itself from the report, describing it as malicious and fabricated.

 

The statement emphasized that the report was a falsehood and a misrepresentation of what transpeared in the court.

 

Poromon clarified that no such order was issued by Justice Onyiri or any other judge of the High Court of the state and urged the public to disregard the information, as it lacked any iota of truth.

 

The statement however advised the public to verify any information concerning the state Judiciary directly from the office of the Chief Registrar, High Court of the State, to avoid spreading of misinformation.

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