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MartinCorridon:You would be seating in the east and using wikipedia to talk about the north. Where in the pic did they say Christians are majority in all the local government except Bauchi local government? If Bauchi south is populated by Christians, why wasn't any Christian bold enough to contest for the senatorial seat? Why was it possible for the winner campaign to be base on making buhari a life president and still he won. |
MartinCorridon:Bauchi south is not predominantly Christian. All governors of Bauchi have been from Bauchi south and all have been Muslims. All the candidates for this senatorial election for Bauchi south are Muslims. stop saying what you don't know. |
PDP won his local government, but lost the two other local government that make-up his constituency. |
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Winners of YouWin! Connect programme have told the federal government that certificates alone do not create jobs for the youth in Nigeria anymore. Staging a protest at the Ministry of Finance in Abuja recently, the young winners expressed dissatisfaction over delayed grants for their businesses as promised by the federal government. One of the winners, who was also the Convener of the protest, Ogheneruese Udoro, said the federal government declared them winners of the programme in 2017 with the promise of grants of N10m and above for their businesses but left them with only certificates after rigorous selection and training processes. “We applied for the programme due to the grants and not for certificates. Most of us are graduates with many certificates but no jobs. We need the grants to set up our businesses,” he said. Another winner, who was also a co-convener, Nduonofit Rita, said the federal government cannot renege on its promises for the second phase of the winners of the YouWin Programme, numbering 5000, as the first phase was a success. She said the present government promised to fund the programme at the inception of this administration and wondered why none of the winners have received any grant. In a reaction contained in a statement by the Director of Information, Mr. Hassan Dodo, the Ministry of Finance promised to address the grievances of the protesters. On assuming office, the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, reviewed and restructured the YouWin! Programme to YouWin! Connect. She had promised that funds would be made available to continue with the programme. https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/certificates-don-t-create-jobs-youwin-connect-winners-tell-fg-264005.html |
Shortly after he was declared winner of the June 2014 election wherein he scuttled Kayode Fayemi’s second term bid, he announced that his deputy, Kolapo Olushola Eleka would not succeed him in 2019. “I have taken one and I will take another one in October,” he said. “After that, I will find my way to my house. Again, I have chosen a Deputy Governor and I have told him from the beginning that the two of us will pack our load and leave the Government House because I don’t want a deputy that will start playing politics behind me when we are in government and will be distracting me. I don’t want that again. “So, he is practically here for me to look after certain things and ensure that we succeed. When I am going, I will hold his hand and say bye to Ekiti people.” http://saharareporters.com/2018/07/15/flashback-2014-fayose-vowed-‘my-deputy-and-i-will-pack-our-load-out-govt-house-together’ |
xtravanganza:When it was foot path, it was okay to be called abakiliki street; now that it have developed, Abakaliki is now demeaning a name to call it. Changing the name wouldn't make more people go to the club. Bad thing na bad thing. |
No fewer than 26,000 jobs may be lost if nothing urgent is done to finance the 5000 beneficiaries of the Youth Enterprise with Innovation in Nigeria(YouWiN) Connect programme of the Federal Government, the beneficiaries say. Mr Temitope Babalola, Convener, who briefed newsmen on behalf of the beneficiaries on Saturday in Abuja, said that YouWiN Connect 2017 was a rebranded version of the YouWiN programme of the previous administration. He commended the Federal Government for the continuation of the programme through the Federal Ministry of Finance targeted at empowering young entrepreneurs. According to him, the success of the programme has been based on capacity building and funding of going concerns, as well as start-ups with the slogan-START, PLAN AND GROW. “One of the two specific objectives of the YouWiN Connect programme, amongst others, is to yearly build capacity of 55,500 budding entrepreneurs and increase their firm’s growth by 20 per cent and employment of participating MSMEs and Start-Ups in Nigeria-funding and capacity building are mutually inclusive. “The Federal Government has succeeded in the capacity building aspect of the programme but it is yet to make any impact with regards to funding of MSMEs and Start-Ups. “YouWiN surveys conducted by university scholars shows that previous beneficiaries of the programme –YouWiN 1 currently employs 7, 951 staff, YouWiN 2, 6,572 staff and YouWiN 3, 11, 816 staff. “Further research has shown that without financing, most respondents would be years behind in growth or be forced to shut down their businesses,’’ he said. Babalola said that statistically proven that the contributions and activities of MSMEs and Start-Ups were the backbone of any economy’s growth. He urged the Federal Government to taking the funding of the programme seriously as it would have enormous economic impact on the nation. According to him, the beneficiaries will lawfully and doggedly pursue their cause unit there is a conclusive win from all parties involved for the greater good of the nation’s economy. The appeal by the 5,000 YouWin Connect beneficiaries is backed by the National Youth Council of Nigeria(NYCN). http://www.nan.ng/economy/non-funding-over-26000-youwin-based-jobs-under-threat/
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Fake pictures circulating on social media which users are falsely claiming depict inter-communal violence are inflaming already high tensions in Nigeria. It comes after three days of deadly clashes between mainly Muslim cattle herders and mostly Christian farmers left more than 200 people dead in the centre of the country. A gruesome image of a woman face down in a pool of blood with a gaping shoulder wound is purported to be from the recent attacks. It has hundreds of retweets on Twitter, but it first appeared on the internet in 2011 in a story about domestic violence in Nigeria. Another image appears to show half a dozen people that were killed in the attacks. On closer inspection it becomes clear that the picture was not taken in Nigeria, and is actually the scene of a 2015 traffic accident in the Dominican Republic. They are both too graphic for us to display and were accompanied by highly inflammatory comments. And it's not just pictures. Earlier this week, major Nigerian news outlets ran a story claiming that Danladi Circoma, a leader of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, said the attacks in Plateau were revenge for the loss of 300 cows. "Since these cows were not found, no-one should expect peace in the areas," Mr Circoma is reported to have said. His comments drew widespread anger and swift condemnation, but he has denied ever making the statement. What is fake news? Completely false information, photos or videos purposefully created and spread to confuse or misinform Information, photos or videos manipulated to deceive - or old photographs shared as new Satire or parody which means no harm but can fool people Misinformation and fake news in Nigeria is nothing new, particularly around ethnic clashes and violence. In some cases, the lack of official information has created a vacuum which has been filled by rumours. This only serves to escalate tensions futher. The explosion of social media - Nigeria has 26 million active Facebook users - and the rapid growth of smartphones means rumour spread quickly and easily on social media. In January, the presidency denounced a fake Twitter account which appeared to justify herdsmen attacks in Benue state to the anger of the public. A month later, a letter alerting the public to an apparent attack by herders on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, a major route in the country's south-west, went viral before the police issued a statement to deny it. As criticism of the government's handling of the crisis grows , there are fears that fake news could result in further violence. Last year, Information Minister Lai Mohammed spoke repeatedly about the danger of fake news, warning that it could "threaten and destroy" the country. How to spot fake news It is likely that more fake news stories will surface about the crisis, particularly in the run-up to next year's presidential election. Social media companies like Facebook and Twitter have revealed plans to fight the global problem of fake news, but here are five ways you can stop the spread of misinformation: Check the source: Fake social media accounts often try to appear as if they are from legitimate news sites, so check that every account you share information from is genuine. Verified accounts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram have a blue tick. Look at multiple sources: Although this isn't foolproof, it's nonetheless worth checking multiple reputable new sources when trying to verify if what you're seeing is real. Ask yourself: Are trusted news outlets also reporting this information? Verification tools: There are dozens of tools online that can help determine the authenticity of a picture or a video. Google, Bing and Tin Eye all offer a reverse image search, which can tell you where images have been used before. Video verification is more tricky, but tools like InVid allow you to select video from Facebook and YouTube to see if or where these videos have been used before. Check metadata : If you have an original video or picture, you can check the metadata which will give you a wealth of information, including where and when the image or video was taken plus the device make and model. Unfortunately, when images and videos are uploaded to social media platforms their metadata is stripped out. Think before you post: It sounds obvious, but be careful not to add to the problem of fake news. Before you post, ask yourself if you're sure the information you're about to post is real. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-44655148
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The South-East Caucus in the Senate, the Ijaw Youth Congress, the Centre Anti-Corruption and Open Leaders and an Afenifere chiefrain, Femi Okurounmu, have opposed the alterations made by the National Assembly to the 2018 budget. While the South-East caucus faulted the reduction in the funds allocated for the Second Niger Bridge and the Enugu Airport projects, CACOL said the National Assembly did not follow due process. The IYC, on its part, berated the lawmakers for cutting budgetary allocations for the Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko, and the East -West Road projects. READ ALSO: Driver steals N10m goods, arrested while praying for forgiveness Enugu airport, 2nd Niger Bridge votes manipulated – S’East senators The Senate South-East Caucus expressed surprise over the slashing of the N2bn allocated to the Enugu Airport Terminal to N500m. The Chairman, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, told journalists in Abuja on Thursday that members of the caucus were shocked to hear that the initial amount, which was jointly adopted by the Committees on Aviation at the Senate and House of Representatives, had been reduced. Abaribe, who is representing Abia South Senatorial District, said an emergency meeting by senators from the South-East had been called to unravel who made the cut and at what point was it made. The lawmaker, who is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Power, Steel Development and Metallurgy, said the caucus was set to meet to find out what went wrong especially at what point the cut in the allocation was made. He pointed out that budget documents were verifiable and “we are committed and determined to find out who made the cut.” The senator recalled that the South-East lawmakers lobbied for the allocation to the airport to be increased to N3.5bn but were told by the Ministry of Aviation that it had an envelope budgetary plan, which would not allow an increment beyond the N2bn. Abaribe alleged that N30bn was smuggled into the power budget without his committee’s knowledge. According to him, the money was listed for expansion and re-enforcement of infrastructure in the distribution companies to reduce stranded firms. The allocation, he said, “never passed through the Senate Power committee.” He asked, “Where did such huge sum of N30bn come from?” “Let the Budget Office and other relevant bodies conduct a self-examination. Such self-examination will go a long way to clear certain grey areas,” Abaribe stated. He added, “In the case of the Enugu Airport Terminal and the Second Niger Bridge, we want to find out at what point the cut was made.” Abaribe said members of the caucus were collectively agitated. According to him, the geopolitical zone, which hardly receives a fair share of the national projects, had the little that came its way reduced. He stated that no right thinking Igbo man would support slashing of allocation to projects in the South-East. https://punchng.com/seast-senators-iyc-cacol-reject-budget-cuts/amp/ |
Nigerians now
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saaron:You can believe what ever would make you feel better. You think sinking a shipin high sea is beans. The only thing people that tell this tale say is that one northerner who happens to be the grandson of Usman Dan Fo dio said so. Any straight thinking mind would know it was a propaganda against MKO to stop Christians from protesting in his favour. |
The story says he sank a ship carrying 3 million bibles to Nigeria. The questions are: How come it never made news that a ship carrying millions of bible sank? Why did the publisher of the book and the organization conveying the book to Nigeria keep quite? Why did the company that owns the ship keep quite? The country that the Sailor and other crew members came from, why didn't they say anything? How come no notable Christian organization was aware that a ship carrying 3 million bible sank, if they were aware why did they keep quite? What year did Abiola sink the Ship? How was the Ship sunk by Abiola? did he torpedoed the ship? did Abiola have a warship? Did he collaborate with another country navy to do it? If he did which navy was suspected? At what water was the ship sunk? How come it wasn't an election issue during 1993 |
Hennepin:Marketing is about providing a product that people want. So if people value BBN to first class, it tell a lot about our value system and why we are still backward. |
Boys to use for election |
davochii234:I tried pasting it here and was banned. |
belovedaja:Ameen |
He is addicted to pornography. Only the hot ladies in porns attracts him, he isn't attracted to a conventional beautiful lady. |
Would love to see the video of how he was cutting the starch. |
pp802:That's the problem, different info was communicated to different master classes. In majority of the master classes including mine in Asaba, those in Abuja, Kano, Lagos and Ibadan, we were told that the program is just for capacity building and training, and that a new program would role out were everyone can apply and submit business plan. I for one is not against equity funding, I am only against no funding. That is what we are fighting for. there is a telegram group with about a thousand members from all over the country, you should join to keep update on the latest. |
pp802:Is that what you were told in your master class? |
**Jino: INFORMATION FOR ALL!!! OPERATION TWITTER BOMBARDMENT CONTINUES.** we are eyeing a top 20 trending #tag in Nigeria at the end of today, this can only be achieved if we ALL get on Twitter with our #tag (#Fund5000YouWinconnectwinners) Enough of this "LET THEM DO IT ATTITUDE", It's only TRENDING ISSUES that draws the attention of the government and media and we want to draw their attention by doing NOTHING?. In this group have the capacity to achieve that before the close of TODAY, all you have to do is: 1. Get on your Twitter handle ( if you don't have the app on your phone go and download it from app store and install it, its as simple as ABC) 2. Search for (2017Youwinconet) our Twitter handle, click on follow and you'll start following this page's events. 3. Follow everyone that's following that handle (2017YouWinconet) as this would enable you see all our comrades past and future tweets with our #tag ( #Fund5000YouWiNconnectwinners ) 4. Retweet every message that carries our #tag ( #Fund5000YouWiNconnectwinners ). *IF WE ALL COULD DO THESE WE SHALL BE A TRENDING ISSUE IN THIS COUNTRY BY TOMORROW MORNING!!!* |
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And millions of euros can be paid to book haram |
belovedaja:what did they say regarding funding in pH? |
The final winners of the Youwin connect academy are getting agitated and some are already calling on their counterparts across the nation for a nationwide media campaign against the federal government if the planned funding promised by the federal government is not done. The You win connect academy is a continuation of the youwin connect programme started by the government of Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, aimed at empowering youths financially to start up their businesses in other to reduce unemployment in the country. The programme under the former administration saw thousands of youths empowered to start up various businesses. Our correspondent who interviewed some of the participants observed that they are already getting agitated with what their facilitators at the various 25 training centres across the nation are telling them. It is best assumed that the facilitators don’t know what they are saying, but if their voice is really the heart of the ministry of finance led by Kemi Adeosun then FG has 5,000 angry youths to contend with before the 2019 general elections. Hundreds of thousands of youths earlier applied for the youwin connect programme after a nationwide sensitization encouraging youths to apply as the government was ready and willing to give as much as 10,000,000 to each winner to finance their businesses. After the rigorous application process, about 55,000 where selected to go through the online training and accessment, after which about 50,000 where disqualified based on scores and performance. The remaining 5,000 who were sent congratulatory messages and asked to go for face to face trainings before funding are now having their hopes dashed. One of the state facilitators reportedly told the participants ‘no money oh’, another adviced the participants to use the certificates they have been issued to gain funding for their businesses, things remain quite unclear as the participants presently don’t know their fate after spending so much for the different levels of the competition. They are calling on the federal ministry of finance to clear the air and do the needful, rather than deviating from the original vision of the programme. Below is a communique issued by the participants of the programme in one of the training centres as obtained by Olika Reporters; A COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED BY THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE YOUWIN CONNECT ACADEMY (MASTER CLASS) AT THE END OF THE FACE TO FACE TRAINING HELD AT THE LABOUR HALL, NIGERIA LABOUR CONGRESS, ASABA, DELTA STATE . Participants bring to the notice of the Federal government of Nigeria, the Federal Ministry of Finance, Stake Holders of the Youth Enterprise with Innovation in Nigeria(YouWIN) connect programme, all concerned Nigerians who are passionate about the development of young entrepreneurs and youth in Nigeria, and the general public that: (i) As part of the ongoing YouWIN connect capacity building programme, an in-class sector specific training tagged ‘YouWIN Connect Academy’ held in Labour House, Asaba, Delta state from Wednesday 14th March to Friday, 16th March, 2018. (ii) 250 persons were invited via emails and SMS from various towns, cities and communities of Edo and Delta States of which 245 persons were in attendance. (iii) Participants at Asaba YouWIN Connect Academy make a small percentage of the 5000 National, Regional and State winners who had been chosen from over 61,000 persons who partook in the online training and are receiving training scheduled to take place in 25 locations across the six geopolitical zones for 3 days each. It was a face to face training that was delivered by J.K. Consulting Co. Ltd which builds on what participants previously learnt during the online training and will hopefully increase participants’ chances of succeeding as business owners. (iv) Participants received trainings targeted at specific sectors of Information and Communication Technology, Fashion, Agriculture/ Agro- processing, Manufacturing, and construction with Business Model Canvass (BMC), Cluster specific BMC and Business Plan, as courses taken and were given Certificates at the end. (v) Participants commend the Federal Government, the Federal Ministry of Finance and all stake holders of the YouWIN connect programme for the brilliant initiative targeted at empowering young entrepreneurs of our dear country Nigeria. (vi) Participants commend all resource persons used for all the trainings in all locations across the 6 geo political zones of the country, especially J.K. Consulting Co. Ltd who anchored the programme at the Asaba venue. (vii) Participants also commend the various Government officials especially the representative of the YouWIN connect programme Mr. Yemi Bello who took out time to visit and ensure the smooth running of the programme and responded to the questions raised at the interactive sessions. (viii) Participants also highly commend all trainees who partook in the training for their high level of commitment, good conduct and active participation that led to the success of the 3–day training, all of whom solely bore the cost of transportation, hotel accommodation and other logistics on their own. (ix) Participants observe with serious concern that the YouWIN connect programme had gone through different sequential stages of awareness, campaign to registration, application, selection, online training and face to face training, with promises that: a) All successful participants will receive certification on completion of the training and will be required to submit a business plan for areas where their businesses require improvements. b) All successfully funded businesses (start-up/existing) will receive a 1 year business development support (this includes introducing businesses to DFIs for further funding) (x) Participants observe that at the various stages of the application, selection and online training, several persons were dropped based on merit. Participants also observe with disdain that there hasn’t been a scheduled time table for the YouWIN connect programme. (xi) Participants note with interest that at the awareness campaign held in various locations especially in Labour House, Asaba, Delta state and Elora Hotel, Benin City Edo state in July 2017, they were told that they could access as much as ₦10,000,000 to ₦25,000,000 for their individual businesses. (xii) Participants bring to the remembrance of the government that the present successful 5000 winners who took/are taking part in the ongoing face to face training across the country were chosen from about 61,000 persons who took the Youwin LMS online training sessions and scored very high marks. (xiii) Participants also note that the 5,000 successful participants were tagged WINNERS based on National, Regional and State merit. (xiv) Participants note that all who attended the training came with the same mind that they had scaled the hurdles of competition and are to be beneficiaries of the Federal Government Funding for their individual businesses. (xv) Participants also bring to the notice of the government and the general public that FUNDING is a major SETBACK for young entrepreneurs partaking in this programme. (xvi) Participants were informed by the YouWIN connect Representative that only ₦2.5 billion was set aside for series funding. Little as this may be, participants are shocked that the said sum of money will be open to all, including those who never partook in the YouWIN connect process, from the beginning, connoting that very few participants’ businesses if any will be funded. Not to mention the information we came to be aware of, that little or no preference will be given to 5,000 acclaimed Winners. (xvii) Participants observe with concern that it is quite disheartening, discouraging and highly deceptive to have made 5000 acclaimed Winners to leave their homes, families, businesses, solely bearing the cost of transportation, hotel accommodation and logistics for mere training and certification. One may ask what then have been won by the National, Regional and State acclaimed Winners? What is going to be the benefit of all the sacrifices made so far? Of what benefit is business knowledge without capital to execute? (xviii) Participants wish to remind the government that the Youwin connect programme can take the lead in empowering young entrepreneurs to plan, start and grow their businesses and become business moguls who will impart positively on the economy of Nigeria in the nearest future. This would lead to creation of jobs and decline in the high unemployment rate of our dear country. (xix) Participants wish to state confidently that no investment in young entrepreneurs will be too much as the massive positive impact cannot be overemphasized. (xx) Participants use this medium to appeal to the Federal Government to make enough FUNDS available to the 5,000 National, Regional and State Winners who participated in the YouWIN connect academy in all locations of the training in Nigeria, as soon as their business plans are submitted. Doing otherwise may mean that government has no confidence in the quality of trainings (online and face to face) they offered to participants and this could be interpreted as manipulation and Oppression of young entrepreneurs. The government should note that even if a percentage of the 5,000 acclaimed WINNERS end up successful, the YouWIN connect programme will still be considered a huge success. (xxi) Participants wish to state that if funds are given to all the 5000 acclaimed winners, who have workable business plans, a level playing ground would be created for all to perform. All these young entrepreneurs could become the future Dangotes, Otedolas, Elumelus, etc and many other big names in business in Nigeria today. (xxii) Participants strongly support the idea of grants or equity funding for the sustainability of the YouWIN connect programme and ask for close monitoring for all would be recipients of the proposed funds. (xxiii) As earlier stated, participants re – emphasize that they believe in the YouWIN connect programme to take the lead in empowering Young Nigerian entrepreneurs as done by other organizations like Shell LiveWire, Tony Elumelu Foundation who still fund young entrepreneurs till date. Signed YouWIN Edo – Delta master class participants cc lalasticlala http://olikareporters.com/5000-youwin-connect-winners-plan-massive-protest-against-fg-as-facilitators-tell-them-no-money-a-clear-deviation-from-jonathans-regime/
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Embaszy:I am hoping what you said is true, but the program coordinator Yemi bello the man at the middle of this pic, that told us in Asaba. |
Greenaly:That's true, the more reason we shouldn't keep quite. |
mildflame:They should just tell us to submit a business plan, the program can't just end with just a training. |
oceanwhale4u:What you typed is what we expected. But the youWin officials are saying that it has ended with the training. They said another program would come were all Nigerians would apply for funding. It is like a company that advised for 5 positions, many people applied, 50 were shortlisted for the interview and 5 past. Instead of dealing with the 5, the company is saying he would choose from the CV submitted. Or like saying Man u , Chelsea and every other club in Europe can still play this year champion's league final. |