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  • FG to employ over 1000 workers for Warri-Itakpe rail corridor

    Over 1000 workers will be employed for the Warri-Itakpe standard gauge rail corridor, says the Federal Government.

    Mr.FidetOkhiria, the Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday in Lagos.

    “It’s about 320km, about 12 stations and we have to engage people that will maintain the tracks, people that will work in the stations and sell tickets.

    “Also, technicians that will examine the train; So, we are going to engage close to over 1000 to maintain about 320km track, both junior and senior.

    “New employees can’t just be sent there; they must be trained.

    “In order for them to be trained, we will be moving people from the existing staff, but we have to replace them. So we have to fill up those position before the new people will be trained and certify to be part of the train operations,” he said.

    NRC operates one year training programme for graduate staff and three months for the junior staff.

    According to Okhiria, the 12 stations for the train service are still under construction, adding that temporary stations would be used pending completion.

    He, however, assured that the stations would be completed by the first quarter of 2019, noting that some of the houses at the railway village were renovated recently for workers.

    Okhiria said that a lot has been achieved, especially in the rail system under the current administration, with the purchase of more rolling stock and wagons. (NAN)

     

  • INEC to employ over 15,000 ad hoc workers for Osun governorship poll

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun State has said it will employ over 15,000 ad hoc workers for the conduct of the September 22 governorship election.

    INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Osun State, Mr Olusegun Agbaje, broke the news yesterday at a stakeholders’ meeting with party leaders in Osogbo, the state capital.

    He said the commission would do everything possible to conduct a free and fair election in the state.

    Agbaje said the commission had recruited over 14,000 out of the over 15,000 ad hoc workers needed for the election.

    The REC said INEC had engaged different ad hoc workers’ sources, such as the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Federal establishments and tertiary institutions in the state.

    He added: “As we speak, we have sourced over 90 per cent of the ad hoc workers who will participate in the conduct of the election.

    “The NYSC management promised us over 8,000 of their youth corps members. They will form the large chunk of our ad hoc workers.

    “The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) has provided us with 3,000 personnel/students, while the Federal Polytechnic at Ede has assured us of 2,000 personnel, plus students, out which 1,500 has been received.

    “The over 70 other Federal establishments in the state would also be providing us with 1,000 of their members who will participate in the conduct of the election.”

    Agbaje urged the 48 political parties that will take part in the election to advise the electorate to collect their Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs) for the election.

    The REC said INEC had been carrying out voter education and public enlightenment campaigns, adding that many PVCs were yet to be collected by registered voters.

    He said about 540,658 PVCs were still with the commission and enjoined voters in the state to come out and collect their PVCs.

     

  • Ogun govt to employ 5,000 graduates into civil service

    The Ogun State government has said it will employ 5,000 candidates, comprising of new applicants looking for jobs and other sub-cadres seeking upgrading in the state civil service.

    The candidates sat for the first phase of this year’s Public Service Examination, conducted by the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON).

    The commissioner in the State Civil Service Commission, Alhaji Surajudeen Olusesi, spoke during the examination at the former Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Ojere, Abeokuta, the state capital

    Olusesi said the examination was an entrance point for those seeking appointments into the civil service.

    The commissioner said applicants for the examination cut across various cadres, adding that the successful ones would occupy vacant positions earlier indicated by the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the state civil service.

    He hailed Governor Ibikunle Amosun’s administration for fulfilling the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign promise to provide jobs for qualified graduates.

    Olusesi noted that a good number of graduates had been engaged on yearly basis since the inception of the present administration in 2011.

    He said: “We must hail the present administration for fulfilling its campaign promises of providing jobs for the teeming youths in the state, despite the unfriendly economic situation in the country. We know that some states are owing their workers salary. Here in Ogun State, we are not owing; rather, we are employing more hands.”

    Also, the Civil Service Commission’s Permanent Secretary Mrs. Ajibola Chokor said the examination was meant to screen the candidates to get the best and most outstanding ones to fill vacancies in the civil service.

  • Edo to employ more teachers this week

    Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole has assured that his administration will employ teachers this week before end of his administration.

    The governor said this would ensure quality education in public schools.

    Oshiomhole spoke in Benin, the state capital, at an interactive session with female pupils during the Second Edo State Festival of the Girl Child, organised by We Care Trust Foundation, a pet project of his wife, Mrs. Iara Oshiomhole.

    He said: “My takeaway from this meeting is that the commissioner for Education, before he retires next week, must, between now and Tuesday, give me a list of Mathematics teachers, English language, Literature-in-English, Geography, science teachers and arts teachers.

    “We have already done the interview. We will select a number and we will post them to your schools next week before the end of my tenure. You will be able to say when you met with the governor, you told him that you needed a Mathematics teacher and five days later a Mathematics teacher resumed in your school. Same for Physics teacher, etcetera.”

  • NITEL/MTEL to employ 10,000

    The Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) and its mobile subsidiary (MTEL), are to employ 10, 000 Nigerians, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications, has been informed.

    The new owners of the once state-owned telecommunications giant, NATCOM, which is a consortium of seven local and foreign companies, made the disclosure at an investigative public hearing by the committee in Abuja.

    NATCOM Chairman, Mr. Olatunde Ayeni, told the House Committee that having met all requirements and due diligence in the process leading to the acquisition of NITEL and MTEL, the company has put in place a programme of resuscitating the two ailing telecoms companies.

    According to Ayeni, efforts were ongoing at overhauling the entire cable system while 10, 000 Nigerians would be employed to set the companies on the part of competition with other players in the market.

  • ‘Employ youths as change agents’

    A non-governmental organisation (NGO), Exponent of Change, has called on the government to pay more attention to youths for national development.

    At a press briefing in Lagos on the group’s building of the largest greeting card in Africa; its Leader, Oladunjoye Azeez, described youths as sharp minded and creative, adding that they need the government to channel their energy to the right way.

    He urged the government to create platforms where youths can aid the country’s development.

    “There was room for expression in the past compared to what we have now. Let the youths express their creativity and if everybody becomes productive, Nigeria will be a better place. Economy of the West is being run by Small Scale Enterprises (SMEs) today; let try to invest in the youths for them to create their own business and with time, our economy will grow beyond expectation.” he said.

    Azeez said the group would build the largest greeting card in Africa to mark Nigeria’s 55th Independence Anniversary.

    The card is said to be 10 feet tall made and made with paper. It will be unveiled on independent day in Abuja.

    Azeez said: “Exponents of Change is an NGO which serves as a platform for highly talented Nigerian youths to contribute talents, skills and energy toward peace, progress and development in Nigeria. The future of a great Nigeria is now in our hands. We have a great country, but it is a country that is in serious trouble. We have lost the respect of the world. We must now come together to make Nigeria great again.

    “Change of leadership is not a one-size-fits-all solution that will transform Nigeria into a better and desirable place as we all desire. We too, the followers, must arise with vision to contribute to the much-needed progress and development in Nigeria. We must be part of the change we want to see.”

    He added: “If we all sweep the front of our houses the entire city will be clean; this is a mandate for us at Exponents of Change. We are not out just for event but we rose with a vision to be a major contributor in building Nigeria into a better and desirable place.

    “We observed that there is no record of the largest greeting card in history of Africa. So, with this project we hope to mark Nigeria’s Independence Anniversary, and also set Nigeria on the world map and re-brand how the world perceives Nigerian youths.

    “We are not just particular about building the largest greeting card in Africa but to also showcase the Nigerian ‘can do spirit’ inherent in every Nigerian youth such that we will inspire and motivate many other youths toward positive and entrepreneurial activities.”

  • Group to employ 25,000

    A non-for-profit organisation, Eagle Search and Rescue Foundation (ESRF), said it would recruit no fewer than 25,000 youths across the country to serve as its data field workers.

    It said the measure would help reduce the number of the unemployed youths in the country.

    Its Group Coordinator-General, Mr. Sunday Ajanaku, who spoke in Lagos, said an average of 700 jobless youths would be hired in each of the 36 states, adding that they would serve as community social field data workers and would be well remunerated.

    According to him, graduates would be engaged to manage the Social Security and e-Manifest Card Scheme on  accident cases that involve any poor driver. He said they would start to receive prompt and free medical accidental treatment from the Eagle Search Healthcare providers and financial responsibility for such victim(s) from risk underwriters (insurance firms) when accident occurs with the ESRF Social Security or e-Manifest Card Subscribers nationwide.

    He said: “This is just the beginning of a long overdue and first initiative of its kind as an indigenous private organisation to participate and complement the social security, financial responsibilities and welfare scheme for our people as contributive to the incoming government of Gen Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) against accident and emergency related issues.

    “We are aware of the efforts of  National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is handling the health-related matters, we shall all work as one nation towards the successful flag off the social security of life and properties and economic  development  of  our great country.  Also, we will join hands with other relevant government and private agencies to support the government.

    “The long-awaited government for a rapid social life and economic development for the helpless and under privileged during an unexpected accident and emergencies in our country.  Nigeria will then serve as power house to other African countries as first private initiatives participation in the social security and economic welfare developmental scheme of its kinds in the history of African nation as arranged thus.”

    He said in the past, of the social field data workers needed for the scheme, the group recruited about 1,200 in Lagos, Abuja, Kaduna, Plateau, Cross River, Osun, Sokoto, Enugu, Oyo and Ekiti states.

    adding that due to some exigencies, the commencement of the data registration by the youths were placed on hold pending the execution of  the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between ESRF and the Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria (AGPMPN), which has been endorsed and sealed at the National Executive Council Meeting of the AGPMPN held in Aba, Abia State.

    He said: “The scheme will become operational from third quarter this year after recruitment exercise and preparations have been concluded with all the operational partners in the project. These includes 13 insurance companies, brokers, Premium Manifest Alert Ltd, Consumer Protection Council (CPC), Digital Torch Ltd, S. Folagboye Colour Digital, Chams Access, Interswitch and most importantly, the AGPMPN which has made available over 10,000 member’s private and including government hospitals for prompt and free  medical treatment for all accident victims with Eagle Search Social Security or e-Manifest Card Members at an annual token for subscription.”

  • Rail to employ 3200

    Rail to employ 3200

    The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) is to generate over 3200 jobs for engineers and technicians when the current rehabilitation work on the Lagos/Kano and Port Harcourt corridors are concluded, the Minister of Labour, Chief Emeka Wogu has said.

    Wogu who spoke at the flag off of the technical and vocational education training project for railway technicians working along the Lagos-Kano corridor also said  the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) is investing in the purchase and deployment of five air conditioned passenger coaches for the NRC.

    Giving a break down of the figure, its Deputy Director in charge of Press in the Ministry of Labour, Samuel Olowookere quoted the minister as saying that 1,605 job spaces would be filled as part of government’s skills development efforts towards sustainable railway operations in the country at the end of the training.

    He said anoother 1,600 jobs would be created when the Eastern railway line is rolled out for both professional engineers and technicians along the Port Harcourt to Maiduguri railway corridor.

    According to the minister, the objective of the project was to enhance the institutional capacity of NRC to ensure sustainability of rail transport delivery, particularly in the area of railway track maintenance, including skills training for gangers and sub-gangers, train guards and senior station masters.

    Wogu said the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity, through the activities of its Community Services, Women and Youth Employment (CSWYE) Programme and Technical Vocational Education Training (TVET) has made impact on various segments of the nation’s economy. He added that TVET  has created about 5,000 jobs nationwide.

    He also said in a bid to ease the pains of millions of ommuters, the SURE-P is funding the deployment of five air-conditioned passenger coaches by NRC inext month, in addition to the six modern air-conditioned coaches and two diesel multiple units funded by the SURE-P which has been commissioned by President Goodluck Jonathan.

    He said  SURE-P has intervened in the renovation and commissioning of eight TVET centres across the country and has also partnered  Galaxy Backbone to train and empower 1,000 auto-technicians with relevant tools.

    Wogu said the agency was working in partnership with Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB) to up-skill 1,000 housing and construction artisans as well as collaborating with National Power Training Institute of Nigeria (NAPTIN) to train about 220 Nigerian Electrical/Mechanical Engineers and position them for opportunities in the power sector.

    The Minister pointed out that the flag off of the SURE-P TVET training programme in collaboration with the NRC is a further boost to President Jonathan’s drive for mass employment under his Transformation Agenda, adding that the long-awaited transformation in the railway sector, “apart from improving cooperation between one community and the other along the route, it also reduces pressure on our road and air transport system”.

  • Retain Keshi or employ Michael Emenalo

    Retain Keshi or employ Michael Emenalo

    Former Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu has advised the Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) to employ Chelsea technical director, Michael Emenalo as Super Eagles coach, should Stephen Keshi eventually quit.

    Kalu said Emenalo remains his preferred replacement for the coveted position, despite reiterating his desire for Keshi to remain in charge of the team against rumours that the Afcon 2013 winner may reject a new contract.

    “We have good coaches in Nigeria, but we need someone who is tactically and technically sound in the knowledge of the game. Keshi’s performance with the national team is outstanding,” Kalu was quoted by Soccer Star.

    “His records speak volumes about what the country has achieved since he began as the head coach.

    “However, Emenalo is undoubtedly a capable replacement should Keshi leave the post. His current position as Chelsea’s sporting director shows his pedigree in the round leather game.

    “If he is not good on the job, he wouldn’t be in Chelsea since 2007,” the 54-year-old concluded.

    Emenalo was a member of the Super Eagles team, captained by Keshi, that played in the country’s first World Cup in 1994.