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  • Rose of Sharon holds Youth Empowerment Programme 2025

    Rose of Sharon holds Youth Empowerment Programme 2025

    The Rose of Sharon Foundation has held its Youth Empowerment Programme  (YEP) 2025.

    The event, which held on Saturday September 6  at the Rose of Sharon Glorious Ministry International, Ogunlana Drive, Surulere, centred on the theme: 21st Century Skills & Business for Sustainable Income & Economic Inclusion: Packaging & Successfully Selling your Skill Online.

    Dr. Ndudi Bowie welcomed participation to the programme and encouraged them to take full advantage of the day and follow-up programmes.

    ROSF Coordinator, Mrs. Oloruntosin Taiwo gave a speech on Rose of Sharon Foundation personal development tips.

    She urged the young participants to be solution-driven, stating that wealthy people sell solutions.

    First guest speaker, Dr. Senukon Ajose-Harrison delivered a lecture on ‘Top Ten 21st century skills for Sustainable income: Examining the Food, Transportation and Medicare Industry.’

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    Urging the youngsters to be introspective and entrepreneurially-driven, Ajose-Harrison, Managing Consultant, Ascent-Gold Intercontinental Consult Limited, said every individual is imbued with at least 20 residual talents, whereas most hardly explore up to one tenth of it.

    “Go into investments, such that even when you’re sleeping, you’re making money. Learn new skills. If you’re not providing a solution, you have not started a business,” he told them.

    He also urged charity as a prerequisite for prosperity: “Whatever you do, always give with good intentions.”

    Second guest speaker, Olushola Gbobaniyi, Head of Talent Acquisition (People) and Organisation Improvement, Stressert Integrated Limited delivered a talk on “Packaging & Selling your skills Online: Examining the Tech and Fashion Industry.”

    The programme also presented opportunities of a consistent 3months online follow-up and hand-held support by industry experts after the programme for all interested participants; and a gift for the best female and male business quiz winners on the day.

  • Experts chart path to investment opportunities in agriculture, farming technology

    Experts chart path to investment opportunities in agriculture, farming technology

    As part of efforts towards guiding young people to the opportunities available in the agriculture value chain, experts have trained a select group of people on new farming technologies and methods as well as investment opportunities in the sector.

     The one-day seminar, organised by the Rose of Sharon Foundation Youth Empowerment Programme (YEP) was themed: ‘Technology, Innovation, Financial Management and Investment: The key Interplay for Career Growth and Sustainability.’

    This was the second edition of the programme.

    Country Manager for the foundation, Dr. Ndudi Bowei, said the training was very timely at this point in time, especially as agriculture has become one of the surest ways for young people to get engaged and make a living. She urged the participants to set targets and clear goals as well as embrace sacrifice, determination, self-motivation and discipline to succeed.

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    CEO, Greenfield Agro-Allied Consult and Farming Systems Limited, Olusegun Durojaiye, said young people must spearhead the nation’s agricultural revitalisation and enhance food security.

    Expressing worry over the current food insecurity in the country, which he said could lead to increased hunger in the coming year, he said Nigeria’s agricultural industry is faced with challenges of limited production capacities, which make farming increasingly complicated.

    “These problems have far-reaching consequences for our global food security, the environment and the socioeconomic well-being of rural communities and farmers who are the backbone of our food supply, must maneuver these issues and adapt to changes while innovating to stay afloat.

    He said the most pressing issues affecting agriculture in Nigeria today include rapid depletion of valuable resources necessary to sustain modern farms; farmland degradation; a disconnected public perspective of agriculture and demographic changes; conversion of rural land for urban development; shortage of labour and resources as well as huge financial strain on farmers due to soaring fertiliser costs.

    He said Innovative farming processes such as vertical farming; AI agriculture drones; precision farming; robotics; smart irrigation systems; hydroponics and soilless farming, will improve effectiveness and sustainability as well as contribute to food security.

    Chief Agricultural Engineer, Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority, Ilorin, Kwara State, Olajide Abel Adeboye, said that by 2050, global food production needs to increase by 60 per cent in order to cover the future demand for food.