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  • Kano holds workshop on incorruptible governance for LG personnel

    Kano holds workshop on incorruptible governance for LG personnel

    Governor Abba Yusuf has held a two-day capacity building workshop for senior civil servants of the 44 local government councils of the state.

    The workshop is aimed at sensitising the participants on transparency, accountability and inclusiveness in governance.

    The governor said the event, held at Dawankin Kudu, is also “to bring on board the participants to our administration’s principle of good governance that has always enabled us to come up with meaningful projects in our effort to restoring our dear state to its past glory.”

    “This underscores the importance we attach to the fight against corruption and more importantly to the transparency and accountability in governance.”

    Yusuf said his government was based on the foundation of transparency and accountability as well as the entrenchment of the rule of law in the society.

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    He explained that following the Supreme Court verdict on Local Government Administration in the country, he dissolved the 44 local governments’ Interim Management Committees, allowing the civil servants to oversee the affairs of the councils while preparations are in top gear to conduct elections and fill in democratically elected chairmen.

    “Therefore, sensitising the top level civil servants on the occasioned leadership challenges especially on running an accountable government at all levels is necessary and timely.

    “The government also noticed with dismay the potentiality of both grand and petty corruption at this grassroots level realised as a result of this administration’s effort to give the local government councils full access to their funds even before the apex court’s intervention.

    “Therefore, bringing the critical stakeholders to remind ourselves that this administration will not condone any act that undermines our efforts on zero tolerance on corruption is not only relevant but a necessity, hence the need for this workshop,” the governor said.

  • Workshop to upskill graduates holds next month

    Workshop to upskill graduates holds next month

    International Centre for Sustainable Development, Nigeria (ICSDN) will hold its  national workshop on  Impartation of Course-Profession Derived Businesses and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises next month.

    The centre said the workshop  offers a transformative guide for students of tertiary institutions, and provides a practical approach to integrating vocation training and business creation into curricula, allowing students to acquire multiple incomes.

    A statement by Olamiju Olowo, and Prof Akpofure Rim-Rukeh; secretary general and fellow of  ICSDN, said the event would lay the path for a new Nigeria driven by self-reliant youths.

    Moved by the need to key into Federal Government’s policy of ensuring students acquire wealth generating and marketable skills, International Centre for Sustainable Development, Nigeria is working with government, private sector to hold this inaugural workshop.

    The workshop, the centre noted, would galvanise stakeholders on generation and impartation of course-or profession-derived businesses from conventional  curricula to enable  graduates earn a living in keeping with its goals: to elucidate platforms that give  options, strategies, and modalities to generate course-and profession-derived businesses and micro, small, and medium enterprises from  conventional curricula; to provide forums to fashion strategies to position graduates as “work-ready” in the workplace; to provide modalities to inculcate hard and soft skills to enable graduates  attractive to employers;  and to showcase  modalities to  help graduates earn multiple incomes or income-generating activities.

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     The statement noted further objectives to showcase  strategies to expand students’ skills and knowledge: evolving strategies with which key elements – basic management, effective communication, customer management, leadership and team building, sales as well as marketing, critical thinking, analytical skills, etc. can be imparted to give students edge; providing participants with the template, strategies, and modalities to generate and impart Vocation Specific Trades or Course-or Profession-Derived Businesses and MSMEs; grooming participants with strategies, modalities, and templates to be used by students to have a course-orprofession-derived businesses to earn a living .”

    The centre said some  stakeholders  to present technical papers  include “Central Bank governor;   Chief of Staff to the President; Secretary to  Government of the Federation; Head of Federal Service; Senate President; Speaker of House of Representatives;  Federal Ministry of Youth Development.

    Others are: Ministry of Niger Delta Development; Ministry of Women Affairs;  Federal Ministry of Education; Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment; National Universities Commission; National Board for Technical  Education; National Commission for Colleges of Education; and others.                                         

    The workshop, it noted, is a watershed on the  drive to growth and development.

  • Turn ideas to products, Oshinaga challenges MBA workshop participants

    Turn ideas to products, Oshinaga challenges MBA workshop participants

    President and CEO of Inspirational Global Network Dr. Segun Oshinaga has challenged entrepreneurs to maximise their potential despite the global economic downturn.

    He spoke while delivering a paper at a two-day workshop for MBA students of the University of Port Harcourt Business School in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

    Speaking on the topic: Building entrepreneurship capacity: Turning ideas to products. Oshinaga said, an entrepreneur is a creator or marketer of value.

    He explained that the value chain stretches from having an idea, developing the idea into a product and also ensuring that the product finds a place in the marketplace until it is patronised.

    While stressing that every man is a born industry, he urged the MBA students “to cultivate the capacity to create value, build a team, brand it and develop winning strategies”

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    Giving further insights, Oshinaga said every value starts from the place of an idea. 

    “You need to nurture your idea and breathe on it. It does not matter what people say about the idea as long as it comes from within you, begin to nurture it. It is like a nursery bed that has to be watered. The more you nurture your idea, the more it becomes a reality,” he explained. 

    He said however that the entrepreneur must not be rigid and set in his mind. 

    “You have to open yourself up to new ideas and innovations and suggestions. Cultivate a mindset that is open to new possibilities. Surround yourself with diverse perspectives, experiences, and knowledge sources to stimulate idea generation,” he stated. 

    Beyond nurturing a new idea, he said: “The entrepreneur must engage in activities such as reading, brainstorming, and exploring new fields. These activities will nurture your creativity.”

    He told the budding entrepreneurs to also identify how they can use their gifts to create value for others in the marketplace. 

    “It is not enough to be gifted. You must ensure that your gift can be exchanged for fair compensation. That is why you must continuously refine and adapt your approach to ensure the long-term sustainability and profitability of your passion-driven endeavours,” he said. 

    While noting that there is a global economic downturn, he stated that a man who creates value will always be in demand.

     “By harnessing the power of ideas, using education as a tool for self-discovery, trading your gifts in the marketplace, and turning your passions into profitable ventures, you can create significant value and achieve success in your personal and professional life. 

    “This approach empowers you to leverage your unique strengths, interests, and abilities to make a meaningful impact and achieve financial independence,” he added. 

  • Agency holds workshop in procurement processes

    Agency holds workshop in procurement processes

    Lagos State Public Procurement Agency, in collaboration with European Union Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (ROLAC) programme, has organised one-day workshop in procurement processes and procedures for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), to enable them participate and benefit from procurement opportunities in the state.

    The Director-General of the agency, Mr. Fatai Onafowote, said as major contributors to socio-economic growth and development, particularly in Lagos State and Nigeria, small scale enterprises must understand and comply with the processes and procedures guiding public procurement in the state.

    He, however, said quite a number of SMEs lacked adequate knowledge and understanding of the processes and procedures required for participating and benefitting from public procurement opportunities available in the state from time to time at the MDAs of the state, adding that many SMEs were still showing apathy towards public procurement system despite the efforts of the state government and the agency.

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    Onafowote said the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration was passionate about empowering SMEs and giving them opportunities in public procurement of the state, noting that this informed the decision to reduce the cost of registration and renewal of certain categories of service providers to as low as N10,000.00 and making registration and renewal requirements as simple and flexible as possible.

    State ROLAC Coordinator Mrs. Ajibola Ijimakinwa said her organisation’s partnership with Lagos State Public Procurement Agency in organising the workshop was aimed at equipping SMEs with practical knowledge and skills essential for effective participation in the public procurement processes of Lagos State.

    She said ROLAC expected participants and SMEs to acquire skills for navigating the registration and renewal process, bid for contracts and prepare bids effectively and also understand the regulatory framework, which would help them to comply with standards, thereby enhancing the credibility and competitiveness of the public procurement system of the state.

  • NIHORT holds workshop on vegetable production, supply

    National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Ibadan, Oyo State has held a workshop in Ohaozara/Onitcha federal constituency, Ebonyi State to boost vegetable production and supply.

    The workshop also provided an opportunity for NIHORT to introduce farmers to  better practices and minimum standards for the production and commercialisation of vegetable products.

    Not fewer than 80 youths, women, farmers were trained on improved production and value addition techniques for telfairia occidentalis (ugwu), the fluted pumpkin, an important vegetable in Nigeria and other African nations as well as scent leaves.

    NIHORT Executive Director Dr. Abayomi Akeem Olaniyan said the programme was part of the institute’s efforts to align the country’s quality and market standards, thereby enhance value-chain opportunities for vegetable producers.

    According to him, better integration into the value chain would help them increase market opportunities and achieve higher prices for their produce.

    Olaniyan highlighted the numerous nutritional and health benefits of the two horticultural vegetables ugwu and scent leaves that make them to be in high demand in and outside Nigeria.

    He said: “Telfaria is an important leaf and seed vegetable that is of high demand and widely eaten in Nigeria and outside Nigeria. It is highly nutritional, medicinal and has industrial values, rich in protein, fat, minerals and vitamins.”

    He added that the  commodity has a high production and marketing prospect within and outside Nigeria, as seeds are high in essential amino acids comparable to Soya bean meal.

    The NIHORT boss also mentioned that the Telfaria leave contains about 30 percent protein and a high percentage of non–drying oil. While the Scent leaves & stems possess strong anti – viral , anti – microbial and antioxidant properties that are useful in the treatment of many ailments such as cold, fever, flatulence, impotence, diabetes, among others.

    He noted that his organization NIHORT has the mandate to conduct research into genetic improvement, production, processing, utilization and marketing of fruits, vegetable, spices, ornamental plants, among others.

    He then advised the trainees to take maximum benefits of the workshop to advance themselves economically.

    He applauded the federal government for investing so much towards the training to empower people in the agriculture sector of the economy.

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    He further said that experts from the Institute has been assembled to give participants the best knowledge and hands on practical  to enable them stand on their own.

    The  facilitator of the empowerment programme, and,representative Ohaozara/Onitcha federal constituency in the immediate past regime, Hon. Linus Okorie, said he believes in teaching the people how to catch fish rather than giving them fish all the time

    Represented by Mr. Eanest Nwafor, Linus Okorie, said he  has provided numerous empowerment training facilities to his people among which are the participants, to enable them establish businesses which will take them out of poverty.

    He assured the participants that empowerment kit and start up fund will be given  to them as back up to start or improve their business in ugwu and scents leaves production and marketing.

    He advised them to share the knowledge with their colleagues that are not opportuned to be part of the training.

    The Cchairman, Board, NIHORT, General Garba Mohammed (RTD) represented by a board member Princess Tonia Adol – Awam commended the federal government for fulfilling her promise toward developing agricultural sector of the economy by giving financial support to empowerment of the people.

    He said Ugwu & Scent leaves are important vegetables and that the participants should take advantage of the training for to create income opportunities and improve their health situation.

    The workshop was an opportunity for participants to learn on areas, such as food safety and quality standards, logistics management, production techniques, economics of production, value chain development, enterprise budgeting & accounting, improved processing, and the packaging and labelling of fresh produce.

  • Workshop on rainfall prediction, flood outlook to hold May 20

    A two-day workshop for flood severely affected states has been scheduled for May 20 and 21 in Abuja, the nation’s capital. In a statement from office of National Early Warning And Response Mechanism in Nigeria and signed by Senior Technical Adviser on Disaster Risk Management, Office of the Vice President, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the workshop is an outcome of a technical committee meeting on flood to fashion out strategic measures to mitigate and prevent flooding in Nigeria.

    The Federal Executive Council (FEC), the release said, had approved the inauguration of a technical committee on flooding at its meeting on July 16, 2018, to fashion out strategic measures to mitigate flooding in Nigeria with terms of reference to include: a collaborative partnership between the Federal, state and the Presidential committee on flood relief and rehabilitation (PCFRR); set up a Federal coordinating unit to be headed by the an officer not less than a director in rank to implement the programme; and sharing of project cost among Federal Government, state and the PCFRR in ration 30, 30 and 40 per cent.

    The committee, according to the release, has held two meetings since its inauguration on April 19, 2019, and as part of its deliberations considered the Nigeria Metrological Agency (NIMET) and Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) seasonal rainfall prediction and annual flood outlook for Nigeria respectively.

    The outcome of such meetings, according to the release, include classification of flood affected states into three categories such as: the severely impacted, mildly impacted and moderately impacted, with 14 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) falling into severely impacted category, using the 2012 to 2018 floods in the country as the basis. The states include Kebbi; Niger; Kwara; Kogi; Edo; Benue; Taraba; Adamawa; Anambra; Delta; Rivers; Bayelsa; Lagos; Kaduna and Abuja FCT.

    Other outcome of the meeting is addressing the rainfall pattern of severely affected states, using the existing vulnerability map of the Federal Ministry of Environment to address the issue.

    The third outcome of the meetings is to also hold workshops on flood prevention, mitigation and preparedness in the three stages of severity classification of the flood and identify stakeholders to be invited for the workshops.

    The committee, according to the release, has “identified the challenges that flooding has caused the country annually and decided that it will apply all effective strategies to curb flooding” beginning from this year.

    Affected states, the release said, have been requested to identify and submit projects that will build the resilience of their communities and reduce the impact of flooding with cost implication of the projects.

  • Multichoice announces sponsorship of sickle cell workshop

    Leading paytelevision provider, MultiChoice Nigeria, has announced its sponsorship of the 2019 Sickle Cell Genetic Counselling workshop, organised by the Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria (SCFN). The workshop, which began on  April 29 and ends on May 10, will hold at the National Sickle Cell Centre, Idi Araba in Lagos.

    The workshop is aimed at raising awareness about and deepening understanding of the Sickle Cell Disorder (SCD) as well as pointing out ways that SCD victims could lead normal lives.

    In his opening remarks, the Chairman of Sickle Cell Foundation, Nigeria, Prof. Olu Akinyanju commended MultiChoice for supporting the foundation for so many years and sponsoring the 18th edition of genetic counselling workshop. He also appealed to other corporate bodies to emulate the kind gesture of MultiChoice Nigeria.

    MultiChoice Nigeria’s sponsorship of the workshop is in continuation of its support for the management and treatment of SCD in Nigeria, which is spearheaded by the SCFN.

    Conscious of the importance of awareness and research to the control of SCD, MultiChoice Nigeria, in 2009, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SCFN.

  • FMDA, FMDQ partner on derivatives workshop

    The FMDQ OTC Securities Exchange and the  Financial Market Dealers Association (FMDA) have partnered to promote the forthcoming FMDA conference on derivatives market holding next week in Lagos.

    The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Africa Chairman, Mr. Brett Gallie,  Partner at Clifford Chance, Derivatives and Structured Trades, Mr. Matthew Grigg and   Managing Director/CEO, FMDQ OTC Securities Exchange, Mr. Bola Onadele (Koko) have all confirmed their attendance at the Swaps & Derivatives Workgroup’s Financial Markets Workshop holding in Lagos.

    The event, organised by the Swaps and Derivatives WorkGroup of the Financial Market Dealers Association of Nigeria (FMDA) will  hold at the prestigious Lagos Continental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos ?on Tuesday, March  19?. It will focus on the theme: “Legal Documentation as Driver to introducing New Products and a Healthier Financial Market in Nigeria”.

    The association stated that the theme is not only timely and apt, but expected to discuss the standardization of documentations in Nigeria’s market with the view of boosting the integrity of markets and attract investors’ trust and confidence to the market. The event is expected to commence ?at 8.30am? and ?end by 2.00pm?.

    The opening remarks at the event will be delivered by the Chairman, Swaps & Derivatives Workgroup and FMDA President, Samuel Ocheho.

    According to FMDA,  Gallie and Grigg will be speaking on Market Documentation and the need for Standardization while Onadele will speak on the Need for Derivatives in the Nigerian Financial Markets and FMDQ’s plan for product roll-out this year.

    Partner, Aluko & Oyebode Mrs. Olubunmi Fayokun will be moderating on the topic Transaction Netting in Nigeria – The Way Forward with other renowned panelists which will also contribute to make the event remarkable among whom are Mrs. Yinka Edu – Partner, Udo Udoma Bello Osagie & Co and Mr. Zeal Akaraiwe, CEO, Graeme Blaque.

  • COL holds tech workshop

    The Commonwealth of Learning (COL), in collaboration with the Regional Training and Research Institute for Open and Distance Learning (RETRIDOL), has held a two-day workshop on Technology-Enabled Learning at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN).

    The workshop, attended by 23 senior administrators and faculty from nine conventional universities in Nigeria and the National Universities Commission, was aimed at supporting universities to transit to dual-mode institutions.

    NOUN Vice Chancellor Prof Abdalla Uba Adamu said the open and distance learning (ODL) system had expanded access to education by reaching more learners in Nigeria. He welcomed the expansion of conventional universities to dual-mode institutions.

    Adviser COL, Dr. Kirk Perris, said the participants were enthusiastic about the training.

    “The enthusiasm among the participants demonstrated the desire and need to network across institutions, and to collectively share in the responsibility to augment learning opportunities across the country.”

    The workshop built on previous engagements with RETRIDOL to enhance capacity among universities in transitioning to dual-mode institutions. Participants discussed the opportunities and challenges of operating in this mode, as well as the significance of blended learning and open educational resources to gain efficiencies while enhancing access.

  • NJI to hold workshop for judges March 6

    THE National Judicial Institute (NJI) will hold a workshop on Local Content Law on March 6 for judges.

    Former Chef Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Alfa Belgore said the event planned for Abuja, is intended to equip judges with the  understanding of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act.

    Belgore noted that such training  was necessary for the successful implementation of NOGICD Act and the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board NCDMB operational guidelines.

    He said: “Considering the enormous positive impact this legislation is intended to have in the country’s oil and gas industry, and by extension, the nation’s economy, clear understanding of the philosophy and intended objectives of the Act by our judges and justices is considered critical to its sound interpretation, effective compliance and enforcement.

    “NCDMB has tried since inception, using the carrot approach to get the operators and oil servicing companies to comply with the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development Act.

    “It is time for the Judiciary to move the industry into the next gear by applying the stick within the rule of Law so that the objectives of the Local Content Act can be realised for the benefit of all,” Belgore said.

    The ex-CJN observed that NOGICD Act was enacted to build, promote and develop local capacity through human capital development, technology transfer and job creation.

    A Professor of Energy Law and Policy, Niyi Ayoola-Daniels said the workshop, being held by NJI, Juris Law Office and NCDMB, is part of efforts by the NCDMB Executive Secretary, Simbi Kesiye Wabote to promote the understanding of the law among critical stakeholders.

    Ayoola-Daniels, founder of Juris Law Office, said NCDM’s preference for the rule of law, as against deploying other means to achieve its objective, informed his support for the workshop.

    The workshop is expected to be declared open by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, while the President, Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa and the Acting Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Adamu Abdul-Kafarati, are expected in attend it.