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RSG Admits 500 For RSSDA Technical Skills Training
The Rivers State Government is set to admit 500 students into the Workmanship Technical Training Centre (ETTC), Bori, for the full and short term courses of the centre, this year.
The centre was established by the Rivers State Government through the Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency (RSSDA) to drive vocational skills acquisition in the state.
Addressing a stakeholders’ meeting yesterday in Port Harcourt, the General Manager, Business Development and job creation, (RSSDA), Mrs Blessing Daniel-Kalio, said that the quality of skills imparted to students of the centre would be enhanced
Daniel-Kalio said that the centre, which has six major departments is affiliated to Highbury College in the United Kingdom, stressing that the desire of the management was to ensure international best practices for the centre.
According to her, courses offered by the centre includes, Automotive Engineering, Building and Construction, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.
Others are Hospitality/Hotel Management Fashion and Beauty Care while certificate such as the London City and Guild and National as well as Higher National Diplomas would be awarded to graduates of the centre.
She said that, the meeting was to enlighten the stakeholders, made up of representatives of Cluster Development Boards and Multinational Companies to make use of the centre in the training of their candidates.
In his welcome address, the Centre Manager, WTTC Bori, Mr. Armstrong Amorro, said that, the centre was created by the RSSDA to drive sustainable Development in Rivers State.
Amorro said that the WTTC was a platform for youths across Rivers State to acquire world-class skills.
He stressed the need for both the government and the private sector to invest more in vocational training for their people.
The forum has as its theme: “Driving Sustainable Development through Vocational Skills Training”.
A cross section of stakeholders at the forum described the initiative as one of the best programmes by the state government.
Chairman, Board of Egi Development Agency, Pastor Nonye Nwokoma said that the vision was capable of changing the economic landscape of the state, and prayed for the sustenance of the initiative.
Also speaking, Ambassador Mercy Gani of Solace Peace Foundation said that the programme would check restiveness in the state.
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Why Wike Is Playing God In Rivers -Asari Dokubo
A former Niger Delta militant, Asari Dokubo, has claimed that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, is “playing god” in the current political crisis that has pitched him against the Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara.
Dokubo also chided President Bola Tinubu for, according to him, handing over “Rivers and Bayelsa” to the ex-governor.
“He is now playing god. It is dead on arrival, all those things that he is doing,” Dokubo said in a video that surfaced on X.com on Monday.
He added, “I advise my friend, President Bola Tinubu; what you are doing to all Ijaw, Ikwerre people in Rivers State (sic). You took Rivers state and gave it one man”
In April, Fubara revealed that the administration has raised the monthly Internally Generated Revenue of the state from N12 billion which he met upon assumption of office to N27 billion.
Dokubo described the development as commendable while alleging that the governor only had access to N6 billion when he assumed office.
“The governor had come out to say that the IGR for Rivers State is now N27bn up from N12bn. The governor is even being economical with the truth. When the governor came in, they were giving him a paltry sum of N6bn,” he said.
Meanwhile, in another twist to the ongoing crisis, Fubara on Monday said that he would set up a panel of inquiry to look into the affairs of governance in the state.
He disclosed this during the swearing-in and administration of the oath of office on Dagogo Iboroma, SAN, as the Attorney General of the state and Commissioner for Justice.
The governor criticized recent comments by the former Attorney-General of the State and Justice Commissioner, Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor, SAN, who resigned from his cabinet over a fortnight ago and urged the new Attorney-General to defend the state.
He stated, “It is not the one that while you were here… the only thing you do is to sabotage the government.
“Instead of you to close your mouth, you publicly claim that you’re a learned person to tell people that you’re the Chief Law Officer. Chief Law Officer, you were here and went to stand before a Magistrate Court.
“At that time you didn’t remember that you’re a Chief Law Officer going against the ethics of your job.”
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Investors, Tourists To Get Visa Within 48 Hours, FG Assures
The Federal Executive Council chaired by President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a tripartite committee to streamline visa processes and acquisition for investors interested in investing in Nigeria.
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, revealed this, yesterday, after the FEC meeting held at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
“Our visa processes are becoming cumbersome. The ease of doing business is also tied to our visa processes.
“Going forward, those investors, tourists would find it easy to acquire a visa within the next 48 hours,” Idris said.
The meeting which began on Monday was adjourned till Tuesday to allow for other “far-reaching” decisions, the information minister had told journalists.
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Panel To Probe Governance In Rivers Underway -Fubara …Swears In Iboroma As New Attorney-General
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has declared his readiness to set up a panel of inquiry to look into the affairs of governance in the state.
Fubara disclosed this during the swearing-in and administration of the oath of office on Dagogo Iboroma, SAN, as the new Attorney General of the state and Commissioner for Justice.
The governor criticised recent comments by the former Attorney-General of the State and Justice Commissioner, Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor, SAN, who resigned from his cabinet over a fortnight ago and urged the new Attorney-General to defend the state.
Fubara stated, “It is not the one that while you were here… the only thing you do is to sabotage the government.
“Instead of you to close your mouth, you publicly claim that you’re a learned person to tell people that you’re the Chief Law Officer. Chief Law Officer, you were here and went to stand before a Magistrate Court.
“At that time you didn’t remember that you’re a Chief Law Officer going against the ethics of your job.”
Addressing the new AG, the governor said, “You have a big task. As it is today in the local parlance, they say the jungle has matured. We will be setting a panel of inquiry to investigate the affair of governance.”
The governor further said there was a deliberate attempt to sabotage his administration, saying, “If we disagree, no matter how bad it is, it should be resolved.
“But it has become very clear that this disagreement there is no headway to it, and for many reasons, there is very visible evidence that there is sabotage, a deliberate attempt to sabotage this administration.
“Maybe where they are they are telling them nothing will happen, it is happening here live, we have our own legislators that are performing their duties according to the Constitution. So that record is threatened.”
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