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Abiodun Announces Grants for Business-Oriented Youths
By Abimbola Bamgbose Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has emphasized his administration’s commitment to involving youths in governance to help them harness their talents and prepare for future leadership roles. Speaking at the first Annual Youth Summit and Empowerment Programme organized by the Ogun State Chapter of the City Boy Movement, held at the…
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Oyo Unveils Plans to Train Youths
By Iyabo Adebisi Oyo state government has rolled out a mega empowerment programme to train and equip 500 youths with basic entrepreneurship and business management skills across 33 local government areas in the state. The commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Miss Wasilat Adegoke announced this during a press conference at the Governor’s office, Ibadan. She stressed…
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FG, Ogun Government Empower Cassava Farmers
By Oluwatoyin Adegoke The Federal Government is working with the Ogun State government and other relevant stakeholders to support Cassava farmers with knowledge-based trainings and provision of farm input. The collaboration, anchored by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is also aimed at reducing the loss of resources occasioned by the adverse effects…
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PFN Empowers Inmates in Ibadan
By Blessing Adesanya As part of efforts in empowering inmates to become responsible citizen, Prison Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN in partnership with a church abroad have donated ten laptops to the Agodi Correctional Custodial Centre to enhance learning. Delivering the items at the centre, the Chairman of the PFN, Prophet Boyede Sule said they were…
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Over 3,000 Benefit From FG Empowerment Scheme In Osun
Over three thousand beneficiaries of the Federal Government N-Knowledge, N-Tech scheme from the South West have received their tools of the trade. The tools, which included Laptop Computers and Workstations were handed down to them after the closing of the three months intensive coaching at the Osun State College of Education, Ila Orangun. Presenting the…
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Ogun Osun River Basin Empowers 40 Youths with Poultry Equipment
Forty youths and graduates from four south west states have been trained in Poultry, Hatchery Management and Artificial Insemination skills by the Ogun Osun River Basin Development Authority, OORBDA.Beneficiaries the training under the Skills Acquisition and Empowerment of Youths In Agric-Business Improvement Programme will also be provided with the equipment needed to start the businesses.Managing…
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Oyo Government Empowers Women Across State
About three thousand people have benefitted from the Empowerment programme organized by the office of the wife of Oyo state governor, Mrs Tamunominini Makinde. The beneficiaries were drawn from across the thirty-three local government areas of the state. The empowerment programme was held in towns across the three senatorial districts of Oyo state, including Ibarapa,…
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Ekiti Government Empowers Women Against FGM
No fewer than one hundred and seventy persons engaging in female circumcision in Ekiti State have been given two hundred and fifty thousand nairas each to start another business and stop genital mutilation. At the disbursement of the grants in Ado Ekiti, which was tagged “Drop the Blade Imitative” the wife of Ekiti State Governor,…
