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Buni engages 2, 670 graduates, others for Yobe service delivery
Buni engages 2, 670 graduates, others for Yobe service delivery
Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe state has engaged 2, 670 University, Diploma and National Certificate of Education (NCE) graduates for effective service delivery in the State.
The employed graduates are to deliver various services in the education, health, environment and agricultural sectors of the economy.
The Director General, of press and media affairs, Mamman Mohammed, disclosed on Thursday, in a statement in Damaturu that the Governor approved the immediate employment of Degree, Diploma and NCE graduates.
According to Buni, the engagement of the graduates to be done by the Ministry of Wealth Creation, Employment and Employment Generation (MWEG) are to be implemented by Alhaji Abdullahi Bego.
“The engagement exercise was to fill the existing gaps of providing effective and efficient service delivery to the people in various communities,” he said.
In a breakdown of the massive employment, he disclosed: “Out of the 2, 670 candidates, 890 each are for University degrees, Higher National Diploma (HND) and NCE holders in the state.”
Buni, in the statement also explained that the graduate and diploma holders are selected from the 178 political wards in the 17 Local Councils.
He, therefore, charged them to justify their engagemenninenhe various sectors with a high sense of commitment and dedication to service delivery to the people.
According to him, the State government has provided equal job opportunities for the unemployed with a sense of belonging and ownership of governance.
He noted that with the massive engagements of youths niin ne various key sectors, economic growth and development could be fast-trackedaisehe the living conditions of people.
“Our administration will continue to provide opportunities in the various sectors to the teeming youths across the state,” he assured.
Buni engages 2, 670 graduates, others for Yobe service delivery
Governor Buni inspects the ongoing construction of township roads in Yobe
By: Yahaya Wakili
His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Yobe State, Hon. Mai Mala Buni CON, yesterday inspected some ongoing township roads and a health facility project at the Yobe State University Teaching Hospital in Damaturu.
The governor, who was on an unscheduled visit to the projects, said he was there to see the quality and pace of work on the projects.
He said the road projects were initiated to improve the transportation of goods and services for the socio-economic development of the communities.
Governor Mai Mala Buni explained that good roads are for the success of the post-insurgency agenda, while drainages would save houses from the annual floods.
The governor, who expressed satisfaction with the quality and speed of work, charged the Commissioner for Works, Engr. Umaru Duddaye, to ensure that there is value for money in all the ongoing projects.
Similarly, the governor called on the contractors to execute the projects in accordance with the specifications and other contractual agreements.
The Commissioner for Works assured the governor that his ministry was under close supervision of all the projects to ensure that all specifications were adhered to by the contractors.
He said the government is currently executing additional seven kilometers of road projects and fourteen kilometers of concrete drainage in the commissioners quarters and Nasarawa areas of Damaturu mentropolis.
He commended the efforts of Governor Buni to save the inhabitants of the benefiting communities from the menace of the annual floods.
At the College of Medical Sciences of the Yobe State University Teaching Hospital Damaturu, the governor inspected the progress of work on the project.
He assured that the government would ensure the timely completion of the projects and put them to use for the benefit of the people.
Governor Buni inspects the ongoing construction of township roads in Yobe
Senator Lawan condoles the loss of late Gadaka in Damaturu
By: Yahaya Wakili
President of the Ninth Senate, Senator Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan, Ph.D., GCON, Sardaunan Bade, Yobe North Senatorial District, paid a condolence visit to the family of late Alhaji Ibrahim Ali Gadaka in Damaturu yesterday, May 6, 2024.
The late Ibrahim Ali Gadaka was a former Commissioner of Education in Yobe State.
The President of the 9th Senate also visited the family of the late Engr. Abba Jakusko, who was a retired director in the works department of the Yobe state ministry of works, to condole with them on his passing.
Thereafter, Senator Ahmed Lawan proceeded to visit Alhaji Muhammad Mairami, the deputy director of protocol to the Yobe State Governor, His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Mai Mala Buni CON, over the death of his son. Ahmad Muhammed Mairami. His son passed away recently at the age of 16.
May Almighty Allah grant the souls of all the deceased eternal rest in Aljannatur, Fidaus. Ameen.
Senator Lawan condoles the loss of late Gadaka in Damaturu
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Women Empowerment in Agriculture Takes Center Stage as Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) Launches South-South Agricultural Program
Women Empowerment in Agriculture Takes Center Stage as Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) Launches South-South Agricultural Program
The agricultural support program of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) was launched today in Uyo with a special focus on women empowerment in agriculture.
As part of this program, one hundred women from the South-South geopolitical zone received financial support of five hundred thousand naira each.
Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, who was represented by Mrs. Hajiya Nana Shettima, the wife of the Vice President, emphasized the importance of government and non-governmental organizations supporting local farmers for sustainable development. She expressed confidence that this initiative will not only transform the lives of the beneficiaries but also contribute to food sufficiency in the region.
Governor Umo Bassey Eno of Akwa Ibom expressed his appreciation for the commitment of the Renewed Hope Initiative and praised Senator Oluremi Tinubu for her efforts to unite and involve the wives of all Governors in the 36 states of Nigeria, irrespective of their political affiliations.
During the event, Pastor Patience Eno, the wife of the Governor of Akwa Ibom, welcomed the First Lady and her entourage, assuring them of their support in the progress of RHI programs aimed at empowering women.
Dr. Mrs. Gloria Diri, the wife of the Governor of Bayelsa State and the Zonal Chairman of the South-South, also expressed her support for the initiative enumerating the success story of RHI in the lives of many women and special groups accross the country
The highlight of the occasion was the formal presentation of cheques to the wives of the Governors in the South-South region, as well as RHI monetary support to one hundred persons with special needs
Women Empowerment in Agriculture Takes Center Stage as Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) Launches South-South Agricultural Program
Governor Buni inspects the ongoing construction of township roads in Yobe
Senator Lawan condoles the loss of late Gadaka in Damaturu
Women Empowerment in Agriculture Takes Center Stage as Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) Launches South-South Agricultural Program
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