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NYSC, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim
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NYSC, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim with corps members in
Nasarawa State
Entrepreneurship: NYSC, ILO Plan Empowerment of
Corpers
The Management of the National Youth Service Corps and that of
International Labour Organization have reached an agreement to form
a synergy in the area of entrepreneurship to empower Corps
members.
During a meeting in Abuja on Thursday, 25th of July, the
Director General NYSC, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim and ILO
Country Director for Nigeria, Ghana, Gambia, Liberia and
Sierra-Leon, Mr. Dennis Zulu were unanimous that skills and ideas
in entrepreneurship as well as start-up funding are the catalysts
that can easily propel the youths into becoming great business
tycoons the nation can depend on to create jobs and also boost the
economy.
Brig General Ibrahim while briefing his ILO counterpart said
that, in 2012 NYSC came up with Skills Acquisition and
Entrepreneurship Development Department, which is saddled with the
sole responsibility of ensuring that Corps members are adequately
equipped with sundry skills that will make them self-reliant at the
end of their service year.
To this end he said experts are hired, who train Corps members
in orientation camps across the 36 states of the federation and the
Federal Capital Territory.
He further said that the SAED training which comprises in-camp
and post-camp segments covers skill sets such as agro allied
ventures, fashion designing, cosmetology, automobile, ICT, film
making and photography, culture and tourism, food processing and
preservation, and environmental beautification among others.
He equally stated that NYSC is into partnership with some
financial institutions notably the Central Bank of Nigeria, Bank of
Industry, and Heritage Bank in providing soft and/or interest free
loans to Corps members who present bankable business plans.
The NYSC boss thanked ILO for accepting to support his plan to
expand SAED to make it more robust, by establishing skill centres
in all parts of the country.
“Sir, as we speak, NYSC has two skill centres in Ekiti and Gombe
states. Access bank has offered to build and equip three more
centres in no distant time; and some States have also agreed to
provide Corps members training centres in their domains” he
stressed.
On his part, Mr Dennis assured Brig Gen lbrahim of the success
of the partnership, promising to make contributions in every area
of need, within available resources.
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NYSC Detect Fraudulent Practice of African Universities in Corps
Mobilisation
Management of National Youth Service Corps under the stewardship
of the Director General, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim has
began the process of putting a stop to the increasing spate of
mobilizing unqualified graduates by some African tertiary
institutions.
Addressing heads of African Corps institutions and other key
stakeholders at a meeting held at the National Universities
Commission, Abuja on Thursday, 25th July, the Director General
lamented over the ugly trend, whereby some Africa universities
present to NYSC for mobilization young men and women who have never
undergone any academic programme at all.
Brig. Gen. Ibrahim said the situation is very alarming, as
investigations have revealed that some of the products of such
institutions don’t know how to read or write even simple words.
He said the meeting was convened for participants to brainstorm
and come up with meaningful suggestions that will put to an end the
sale of degrees by such universities, so that the continent and the
entire universe can have graduates that can contribute to
development and also be trusted with leadership roles in the
nearest future.
Also speaking, the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Capital
Territory, Mr. Christopher Oha who served as special guest of
honour at the event lamented over the ugly trend, and said that
stiff sanction be served on any institution that henceforth
mobilizes unqualified youth for national service.
In their various submissions, participants from some of the
African countries pledged to take the message home, and sanitize
their systems to avoid future occurrences.
Similarly, spokespersons from Nigerians federal ministries of
education and foreign affairs promised to work with NYSC in
checkmating the activities of foreign and domestic tertiary
institutions that have been found wanting, in order to curb the
unholy illegal act.
The meeting came just a day after the NYSC Scheme organized a
sensitization workshop on its enabling Act, with a view to
educating the public on its operations.
By PRNigeria