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NDE trains over 2000 people in Jigawa
NDE trains over 2000 people in Jigawa
National Directorate of Employment (NDE) in Jigawa state said 2,577 persons was trained in the state in different skill acquisition programs from January to December 2021.
According to NDE Coordinator in the state, Alhaji Abubakar Jamo, made the figure known during an interview with newsmen in his office at the Federal Secretariat building in Dutse.
Jamo said the beneficiaries, consisting of males and females, were trained in various income-generating trades, between January and December.
He explained that 1,356 of the beneficiaries were trained by the agency’s Vocational Skills Development (VSD) Department.
The coordinator added that 216 out of the 1,356 beneficiaries received the training under the Advanced National Open Apprenticeship Scheme (A-NOAS), 1,080 under the Basic Open Apprenticeship Scheme (B-NOAS), 40 under the Quick-Fix Demand-Driven Skills, and 20 under the School-on-Wheel (SOW).
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He said 125 of the beneficiaries were trained by the Rural Empowerment Promotion (REP) Department.
Jamo said 100 of them were trained on Sustainable Agricultural Empowerment Development Scheme (SADES), while 25 received their training on the Post-Sustainable Agricultural Empowerment Development Scheme (P-SADES).
He explained that 900 of the beneficiaries were trained by the SSE Department.
“50 of this category of trainees received their training on Start Your Own Business (SYOB), 180 on Basic Business, 540 on Advanced Basic Business Training, 30 on Wig and Turban Decorations, and 100 on Basic Business Management,” Jamo said.
He further stated that 193 others were trained by the Special Public Works (SPW) Department. The coordinator added that 54 of them were trained on Environmental Beautification Training Scheme (EBTS), 142 on Graduate Attachment Program (GAP), and 25 others on Solar Energy.
The coordinator added that some of the trainees were given N100,000 loan to start their businesses.
“Also, the 30 women trained in Wig/Turban decorative paint were each given N25,000 loan to start their businesses,” the coordinator added.
According to him, the gesture was to reduce unemployment and restiveness among youths in the state.
Jamo added that it was also aimed at empowering the beneficiaries to be themselves, employers of labor, as well to contribute to the well-being of their families and overall economic growth in the state and the nation at large.
He assured that the directorate would continue to evolve new programs in its training schemes to reduce unemployment.
Police officer dies, 17 injured in auto crash along Potiskum–Bauchi road
By: Zagazola Makama
A senior police officer has died while 17 other passengers sustained injuries following a road accident along the Potiskum–Bauchi highway in Yobe State.
Sources said the crash occurred at about 3:15 p.m. on Feb. 21 near the bye-pass roundabout area of PKM on the outskirts of Potiskum.
The vehicle, a Toyota Hummer Bus belonging to Borno Express and conveying 18 passengers from Kaduna to Maiduguri, reportedly lost control after the rear tyre rim on the passenger side suddenly detached.
According to the sources , the driver veered off the road into a bush, resulting in fatal and multiple injuries.
One of the passengers, ACP Abubakar Ibrahim Balteh, 45, attached to the Borno State Police Command, sustained a severe head injury and died on the spot.
Two male and two female passengers escaped unhurt, while 13 others suffered serious injuries of varying degrees.
The injured victims and the deceased were evacuated to the General Hospital Potiskum for treatment and autopsy.
Police officer dies, 17 injured in auto crash along Potiskum–Bauchi road
Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA humiliate Lakurawa terrorists
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA have neutralised several of suspected Lakurawa terrorist elements following a failed attack on Dadinkowa community in Kebbi State.
Local intelligence sources said the armed group attempted to raid a local market in the early hours of Sunday and blocked a major access road into the community to facilitate the operation.
The sources disclosed that security forces responded swiftly after receiving distress alerts and engaged the attackers in a fierce gun battle, forcing them to retreat.
According to the sources, several of the assailants were neutralised during the encounter, while others escaped with suspected gunshot wounds.
The attempted market raid was successfully foiled, preventing potential civilian casualties and destruction of property.
Troops have since intensified patrols and clearance operations around Dadinkowa and adjoining areas to track fleeing elements and stabilise the security environment.
Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA humiliate Lakurawa terrorists
One killed as suspected IPOB/ESN militants attack Ogbakoba Market in Anambra
By: Zagazola Makama
A 15-year-old boy was killed while security operatives repelled an attack by suspected members of the proscribed IPOB/ESN militia at Ogbakoba Market Arena in Anambra State.
Sources said the incident occurred on Feb. 21 at about 1:40 p.m., when a group of armed hoodlums emerged from a dense forest camp at Amiyi and opened sporadic fire at market-goers, apparently attempting to kidnap or rob residents.
A joint task force patrol team stationed at Amiyi responded swiftly, engaging the attackers in a fierce gun duel that forced them to retreat into the forest with bullet wounds. The injured boy was rushed to the village hospital but was confirmed dead on arrival. His body was deposited in the morgue for autopsy and preservation.
The sources added that later the same day at about 8:30 p.m., the armed group resurfaced near the community, snatching a shuttle bus with registration number HAL 987 XA and a GSM phone belonging to one Mr. Kinsley Iwunze of Okpotuno Odekpe, Ogbaru LGA.
Security operatives immediately dispatched teams to the scene, but the hoodlums had fled. Authorities said an aggressive manhunt was ongoing to apprehend the fleeing suspects.
One killed as suspected IPOB/ESN militants attack Ogbakoba Market in Anambra
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