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  • Technical adviser tasks baseball coaches on training

    Technical adviser tasks baseball coaches on training

    Gerard Hall, Technical Adviser, Nigeria Baseball and Softball Association, has urged coaches to acquaint themselves with the fundamentals of coaching to be able to harness the abundant talents in the country.

    Hall told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on telephone that there was a need for baseball coaches to use the latest trends in the game to upgrade themselves. He said the country’s abundant young talents needed good coaches to bring out the best in them.

    “Coaches in Nigeria should get more training to improve their knowledge of coaching in baseball and softball. There are good coaches in the country but they should always ensure that they go for regular training to keep them abreast of the latest development in the sport. This process will prepare them ahead of the task of grooming the numerous budding talents,” he said.

    The coach, who supervised the just-concluded camping for U-12 players in preparation for the IBAF U-12 competition in Taipei, China in July, added that he was satisfied with the players’ conduct.

    “We will continue to work on the players to get them ready for the competition,” he said.

  • Foreign training tour ‘ll motivate us, says Obuh

    Foreign training tour ‘ll motivate us, says Obuh

    John Obuh, the Coach of the National U-20 soccer team, said on Monday that a foreign training tour would motivate and help the team to prepare seriously for the African Youth Championship (AYC). The competition has been scheduled for between March 16 to March 30 in Algeria.

    Obuh told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, that the team was as at now prepared for the competition, but that the foreign training tour would assist them to prepare better.

    He noted that although the team had not performed well in some of their friendly matches, the training tour would afford them the opportunity to be well-prepared.

    “We should be prepared, but not at 100 per cent now as we are still playing friendly games. Going for camping abroad will enable us to further sharpen our skills for the competition,” he said.

    According to him, the two friendly matches against Algeria and Egypt on Feb. 20 and Feb. 22 will enable him to know how prepared the team will be for the tournament.

    He assured that the success of the Super Eagles in winning the Africa Cup of Nations would not put pressure on the team, but would rather encourage the team to follow their footsteps and defend the trophy.

    The national team won the competition by defeating Cameroon 3-2 at the finals in 2011. The team would have their final phase-camping in Tunisia, where the final 21 players would be selected, ahead of the tournament.

  • NYSC gets land for training

    The Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)in Oyo State, Mr Olanipekun Alao, said in Ibadan that more than 50 acres of land in Iseyin Local Government Area have been acquired by corps members under the Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development Programme.

    Alao said the land was donated by the state government to boost efforts at empowering youths to be self-employed.

    The NYSC boss, who spoke at a fashion show, organised as part of the entrpreneurship programme, said corps members were involved in crop and fish farming.

    He said the programme was designed and approved by the Federal Government to educate young graduates on the need to empower themselves through acquisition of entrepreneurial skills.

    “ Oyo State NYSC took it upon itself to make the programme a reality by giving it a human face through rigorous post-orientation camp campaign by its skills acquisition facilitators.

    “ These facilitators also made the training fees for different trades affordable as they are lower than the normal training fees while students sometimes pay this fee on instalmental basis, “ he said.

    Alao commended the 12 corps members who graduated as fashion designers, saying they now had an alternative source of livelihood.

    The wife of the state governor, Mrs Florence Ajimobi, who was the special guest of honour at the occasion, urged corps members in the state to make the best use of the service year.

    Ajimobi, who was represented by Mrs Sandra Kolade, the wife of the state Commissioner for Lands and Physical Planning, stressed the need for creativity and innovation among youths.

  • 300 house painters for training

    No fewer than 300 Osun State based house painters are to benefit from the capacity enhancement and training programme organised by the state Schools Infrastructure Development Committee.

    Addressing a press conference in Osogbo, the state capital city, the chairman of the committee otherwise known as O’Schools, Alhaji Lai Oyeduntan, said: “We have concluded plans to train and retrain artisans and tradesmen in building construction industry in the near future.”

    He said the training workshop for the 300 house painters was designed to upgrade their skill, noting that similar training will be organised soon for other artisans.

    He disclosed that the commttee had been mandated by Governor Rauf Aregbesola to superintend the construction and rehabilitation of teaching and learning facilities in the state.

    According to him, the committee in the first phase of its mandate to cover 24 months duration will build and equip 100 elementary schools, 50 middle schools and 20 high schools with a preliminary budget of N30 billion.

    He said as change agents, members of the O’School Committee have joined the state governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, in his mission to accellerate the development of the state in all sectors of the economy, particularly the basic education sub-sector.

    Oyeduntan said: “Our Project Management philosphy and supervisory strategy was greatly motivated and inspired by the six point integral action plan of the government of the state of Osun under the visionary leadership of Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola.

    “Our project implementation philosophy seeks to maximise the residual benefits of the proposed huge investments in school infratructures to the economy of Osun. So we plan, as much as possible, to patronise local contractors, labour, material vendors and service providers without compromising quality and standard. ”He disclosed that the Committe has registered and appointed several professionals in the construction and building industry as technical sites representatives under the auspices of Osun State chapters of respective insitutes and associations.

    “We have removed over three quarter of the identified over 4,000 dangerously dilapidated structures from the premises of schools at the instance of the school heads.

    “Works are going on at various stages of completion in 24 sites as of now. Construction will commence on another batch of schools very soon,” he said.

    In place of the demolished schools, he said that 100 model elementary schools would be built in the state, while 50 middle schools and 20 High schools will also be built in the nine federal constituencies of the state before the end of this year.

    He said: “Most of these school buildings had been built by the administration of former Premier of the old Western region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo and that of the former Governor of the old Oyo state, Chief Bola Ige. The buildings could no longer stand the test of time due to old age.

    “And most of the school buildings erected during the administration of the immediate past government of Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola were either located close to high ways or of low quality standard. So we resolved to demolish them.”

    While explaining that the buildings demolished were not only those built by the government of Oyinlola as insinuated by some people, he showed pictures slide of the disused building many of which according to him were not fit for human accommodation.

    He ruled out political sentiments into its actions and deeds of the state state governmment as insinuated by the some people, particularly members of the opposition in the state. END

     

  • Moses: We’ll do body training for Cote d’Ivoire

    Moses: We’ll do body training for Cote d’Ivoire

    Victor Moses is expecting a tough match between the Super Eagles and the Elephants of Cote d’ Ivoire on Sunday in the quarter-finals of the African Nations Cup.

    It was Moses’s brace late in the second half that handed Nigeria victory against Ethiopia. In two days’ time, the Super Eagle comes face to face with Salomon Kalou, the player he replaced at Chelsea.

    ”I watched him (Kalou, ed) play a lot. He’s fast and marks. But we will not focus on him. The most important thing is to play as a team. It will be a tough game Sunday. We will give the best.

    ”Everyone says that Ivory Coast will win the African Cup, but it was the same prediction last year … For the moment, we focus on ourselves, we will try to make the best match possible. I told you it would be difficult for us, but it will also be difficult for them,” Moses told Football365. Fr .

    Moses’s strike partner Emmanuel Emenike has been quoted as saying by local media that he wants to win the golden boot at the end of the tournament. Both players contributed equally to the four goals scored by Nigeria in the group stage.

    ”I was not aware of these statements. We should not have to think of Golden Shoe or individual awards. We just need to think about scoring goals, to win games and go as far as possible. Everybody can score, even the goalkeeper,” says Moses.

    Chelsea teammate John Obi Mikel has been very influential on and off the field for the Nigeria selection at the African Nations Cup.

    ”He is very important for the whole team, especially for young people. He has a lot of experience. He is widely respected among the other players. But for now, the most important is the match on Sunday. We will do body training and work hard to try to win,” Moses concluded.

    22-year-old Victor Moses has notched 4 goals in his last 4 matches for the national team.

  • Ahmed Musa misses training

    Ahmed Musa misses training

    Super Eagles forward, Ahmed Musa did not train with the rest of the squad on Wednesday because of a running stomach, officials said.

    “Ahmed Musa missed training, but we expect him to rejoin the team fully on Thursday,” a top team official informed MTNFootball.com

    The 19-year-old CSKA Moscow star was widely tipped to take the African Nations Cup by storm, but he has found the going tough in his debut appearance.

    His laboured showings in the competition saw him lose his starting place to Ikechukwu Uche on Tuesday against Ethiopia in Rustenburg.

    Nigeria face Cote d’Ivoire on Sunday night in a titanic quarterfinal at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg with the winners to set up a semi-final clash against the winners between hosts South Africa and Mali.

     

     

  • Birth attendants for training

    Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) are to undergo a three-week training at the Lagos State College of Health Technology, Registrar, Lagos State Traditional Medicine Board (LSTMB), Dr Bodunrin Oluwa, has said.

    According to him, the purpose of the training is to build the TBAs’ capacity to perform better on the job.

    He said the board chose to partner with the college on the training of the TBAs because it was established to improve the performance of allied professional workers and other related professionals.

    Oluwa urged the TBAs to tap from the benefit, saying there was the need for continuous education and retraining.

    “They need to update their knowledge on the new trend in their practice so that they can take delivery of expectant mothers without any hitch, among other functions,” he added.

    He said those who failed to update their knowledge through training would be declared as quacks, adding that the board cannot vouch for untrained or unqualified TBAs.

    “We have provided necessary facilities for them to get the required training but they need to come and enjoy the benefits, especially the community-based TBAs.

    Oluwa said bone-setters will soon have training to improve on their practice.

    He said they are important because not many people can afford the cost of treatment in orthopaedic hospitals.

    “They have been of great help, to patients with bone problems, especially those whose legs have been scheduled for amputation. They were treated traditionally and they are now healed,” he added.

     

  • CIIN advises firms on staff training

    INSURANCE firms have been advised to raise their training budgets to prepare their staff for increased productivity and the challenges ahead.

    The President, Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN), Dr. Wole Adetimehin, said underwriters and brokers have assured of improved budget on staff training, adding that they have realised that the best assets is their human capital.

    He noted that the CIIN management had engaged the operators on the need to see the institute as theirs, adding that the body has continued to find ways of enhancing the human capital of the industry.

    Adetimehin said over the years, most companies reduced their budgets for training.

    He said: “I suspect that the budget for training has been falling. I do not have the figures, but I suspect that there have been some scaling down of budget for training over the years. This is a major challenge.

    He said members of the industry were getting the best on training from the institute, stressing that operators are encouraged to seek knowledge from every reputable sources to develop and re-develop themselves.

    He said for the industry operators to remain relevant, they must seek and get adequate training.

  • Keshi cancels Eagles’ Monday training

    Keshi cancels Eagles’ Monday training

    SUPER EAGLES players did not train Monday morning as the Technical crew led by Coach Stephen Keshi decided to give them a breather after the rigours of Sunday’s training.

    Players however had sessions in the gymnasium on Monday morning and trained later on Monday evening at 4.45pm.

    Team Media officer, Ben Alaiya enthused that all is well in camp as the players are giving in their best to make the final cut that would be on the plane to South Africa on January 16.

    “On Sunday we had one training session in the morning and in the evening and it was supposed to be the same today but the Technical crew decided to call off the one for this morning. After breakfast the players will be in the Gym for a workout session,” Alaiya stated.

    At the evening session only 27 players will be on the pitch following the dropping of four players.

  • FARO TRAINING CAMP Mikel, Moses, Ameobi due Jan 5

    FARO TRAINING CAMP Mikel, Moses, Ameobi due Jan 5

    CHELSEA stars Mikel Obi and Victor Moses as well as Newcastle striker Shola Ameobi will be the last arrivals at the Nigeria AFCON camp.

    The major leagues across Europe will be on Christmas break, but not so with the English Premier League.

    Both Chelsea and Newcastle will play their first match in the New Year on January 2.

    Chelsea host a London derby against strugglers Queens Park Rangers, while Newcastle are home to Everton.

    “The players from the EPL will be the last to arrive in Faro because they are still playing, while other leagues in Europe are on break. So, we hope to get Mikel, Victor Moses and Ameobi in latest January 5,” a top team official informed MTNFootball.com.

    “All the other players should be in Portugal by January 4, while the boys from the EPL we expect a day because that is 14 days before the first match at the Nations Cup.”

    Keshi will name his final 23-man squad on January 9 immediately after the warm-up game against Cape Verde in Portugal.