YOUTHVILLE ISSUE #141
Friday, July 28, 2017
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Covenant University graduates 188 with 1st class
From Nurudeen Oyewole and Waheed Issa, Lagos The Covenant University, Ota has held convocation for 1,125 graduating students of the institution, out of which, 188 passed out with First Class Honours. At the 12th convocation ceremony held at the varsity campus, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. AA Atayero said the university also produced 35 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) holders and 235 Master’s Degree holders. According to the Vice Chancellor, the institution has so far succeeded in supplying Nigerian nation with the most employable graduates. “We strive to be more relevant in solving or proffering solutions to the social, economic, political and technological challenges of the nation and look forward to when more universities in Nigeria can join us going beyond the ‘mathematics’ or theory of what universities do. “As a university, we should be lifting the burden of the nation. When the idea of university is properly understood in is context, these ivory towers will come to the level of the common man and become more of solution than contributing to the burden of nationhood. For us at Covenant University, we have positioned ourselves to uplift Nigeria and the continent of Africa at large,” the Vice Chancellor said.
Group trains 25 corpers on teaching methods From Abdullateef Aliyu and Waheed Issa, Lagos An innovative group, ‘Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education’ has trained about 35 corps members on teaching techniques to improve the methods of teaching in schools. The organisers said the training tagged ‘Equipping Every Public Classrooms with a Qualified STEM Educator’ was meant to help corps members posted to schools to teach science subjects with the skills and resources. The participants were exposed to five different modules that were strategically designed to help them become efficient, proficient and successful as STEM teachers. The programme was organized in partnership with MindTheGap, Lagos State Ministry of Special Duties, DeBoer Lab in Purdue University, and Andela. A member of the Stem Educators Enrichment Programme, Mr Peter Oladipupo said, “The STEM Educators Enrichment Programme (SEEP) is one of the few offerings of STEM-Ed as we continue in our quest to stimulate technological and socio-economic advancement in Nigeria through effective STEM education.” Oladipupo told the participants the training is only the beginning of their journey. “The most important part of that journey will be in their classrooms, and with their students and it is therefore hoped that through the participants and their students, we can begin to experience massive breakthroughs in STEM in Nigeria,” he said.
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I have learnt to persevere in business says Young CEO, Titilope 23 years old Titilope Oyewole has turned her fashion house into a factory where sophisticated designs are made, after just a year of starting off. In this encounter with YOUTHVILLE, she spoke about her journey in the clothing business. By Latifat Opoola
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hat do you do in your business? I am graduate of microbiology from the Osun state university, Osogbo and currently running my msc in Parasitology and Bioinformatics at the university of Lagos. I am an entrepreneur and I own a startup fashion house in Lagos. The name of the business of is Efab Creation. How did you start this venture? The business was launched in July 2016. I started entice at after my university final exams. I was an apprentice a tailor’s shop in Ado Ekiti. I registered for a 6 months nths. training but had to leave for NYSC after 4 months. What was your motivation for this? I wanted contribute my own part to the fashion abulous industry by making people look elegant and fabulous h. My My without having to necessarily spend much. hich c I starting capital was Two Million Naira w which was able to get from the Bank of Industry as I was hip fund hi fund d shortlisted for their graduate entrepreneurship re it all during my service year and that was where began. is field? What does it take to be a professional in this hatever Technically, one is a professional in whatever one does for a living. In this business, it may also hat one depend on the degree or quality of work that ion and produces. So, I can say perseverance, dedication commitment is key in this type of business. iness? How do you attract customers to your business? atforms Mainly, we use different social media platforms to advertise. Our target audience is mainly females craving aesthetic clothing designs. What has been your greatest challenge so far? ing These are often common challenges facing young and emerging entrepreneurs. Finance is a major one of them. But with regards to our actual work, I can remember a scenario where we have had to refund one of our customers because we couldn’t meet her full needs or requirements. That has been
the greatest one in the line of the work. What would you say to young start-ups in this line? For someone willing to start this type of business my advice is that never give up even though it may be difficult at the beginning. As for job seeking youths, well, I can only hope and pray that a good job comes their way. I can also advise them to perhaps look into exploring their talents or passion while seeking employment. y lesson in y Have y you learnt any your business that you would want to share? learnt to persevere and I have a l w a y s hope for the best. Ther Th ere e will will alwa al ways ys be be challenges, chal ch alle leng nges es,, There always but one can also overcome t h ch hall llenges. I have have e challenges. further lear le arnt ar nt tthat hatt co ha cons nsis ns iste is tenc te ncy nc y learnt consistency is y key and one should be focused on one’s dreams. P eoplle try try to belittle belit littl tle my eff ffortts People to efforts but I will never give up.
66 students of Cherryfield College pass UTME By Victoria Onehi 66 students out of the 68 graduating students of Cherryfield College, Jikwoyi in Abuja have scored the 180 cut-off point required by Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in the recently released results of the Unified Tertiary matriculation Examination (UTME). This was disclosed by the principal of the Cherryfield College, Mrs Olga Igbo at the 8th graduation ceremony
of the school held last weekend. “I am happy that the graduation day fell on the day WAEC and JAMB results were released. For the first time in our school, one student made above 303 points and the other student with 297. 66 out of 68 of our graduating student crossed 180 and above. It means they can enter any university in Nigeria this year. And when the say they are from Cherryfield college, people know that our result in genuine.” she said.
In his goodwill message, the Minister of Education Malam Adamu Adamu who was represented by Mrs J.O Nwaobiora said the Federal Ministry of Education acknowledges the contribution of private schools adding that government cannot do it alone. The overall best students in the 2016 /2017 batch, who was the best student in five subjects of Mathematics, Information Technology , Further maths, Entrepreneurial studies, Economics and the overall best in the science class, Master Chukwuebuka Udeala said it was a once in a lifetime opportunity and he was glad he grabbed it. “I want to tank Cherryfield College for nurturing me and making me the young man I am today.” he noted. The Chairman Board of Directors of the school, Commander, Mr Emmanuel Ajenu (Rtd) urged the graduating students to remain pacesetters wherever they find themselves.
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YOUTHVILLE AEDC donates N.5m to Maitama hospital for improved health system By Simon E. Sunday @SimonEchewofun
Beauty queens to promote cancer awareness By Bamas Victoria @Bamasvictoria
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ine girls have emerged as Universities Carnival Queens to champion campaigns on creating awareness and enlightening people on cancer. The organisers in Abuja, said the pageant was meant to produce an overall winner including two zonal and six regional queens who will take the cancer awareness campaign from school to school. The president of the Nigerian Universities Queens, Raymond Jefferson said the event was necessitated by the organisation’s worries over the spread of the
disease in the country. Raymond said “We want to contribute our quota by taking the campaigns to various universities in the country. The various Queens would take the campaign to the universities in the regions which they represent. He added that “We will also have a massive carnival in the country, bring all the universities under one umbrella to sensitise the public on the dangers of the disease.” Okoroafor Chinaza, who emerged as the national queen said she will do her best to intensify the campaign against cancer in the country.
NANS flays attempt to halt Melaye’s recall process at INEC By Chidimma C. Okeke The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has frowned at attempts by some politicians to halt the recall process of the Senator representing Kogi West senatorial district, Senator Dino Malaye by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The National President of NANS, Aruna Kadiri who briefed newsmen in Abuja said there is an attempt by some politicians to derail the INEC in a lawful exercise of its constitutional mandate.
Kadiri said, “We align with the view of INEC that the process of recall of any legislator should not be stopped by courts but such cases should be given accelerated hearing even after the process.” He said the association seriously frown at the attempt by some persons to twist and attempt to purport that the INEC halted the process because of the mooted probe of TETFund, saying, “This is a failed blackmail and we reject it completely and will resist any attempt to derail INEC in the legitimate discharge of its constitutional rights.”
NANS according to him, in their numbers would hit the streets in protest if the process is halted. While noting that NANS is not supporting anyone, he said their concern is that if they succeed in halting this process, it is dangerous to democracy. The NANS president disclosed that they have commenced mass mobilization of students to be watchful to ensure that the plot by certain political jobbers who have failed the country and democracy does not get a foothold in their attempt to hijack the 2019 elections in order to continue to be in power.
Homevida 2017 short script contest opens By Bamas Victoria @BamasVictoria The Nigeria Integrity Film Awards (HomeVida) has called on young Nigerians to enter for the 2017 short script competition. The partnership administrator, Samuel Umejiaku said that with the support of Google they are looking for young innovative and creative script writers that can create a balance between telling an entertaining story while conveying the message without boring the audience. According to Samuel they are expected to work on the theme: ‘Counter hate and terrorism/radicalization speeches’. He explained that Google wants to use the digital platform to “promote unity growth and tell our story in a positive way.” M OV I E
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Mansoor Umar M Shareef, Maryam Yahaya, Ali Nuhu, Sadiq Ahmad, etc Screenplay: Jamil Nafseen Producer: Naziru Dan Hajiya The movie was recently premiered. It is an adventure of an enthusiastic young man in search of his identity. It is an adventure that is triggered by love, fuelled by uncertainties and driven by
In addition Samuel said they are also working with USAID/SACE and are receiving entries for short script on the theme “Transparency, Accountability and good governance (TAGG)”. He explained that “our mission is to get the youth to be really involved in governance and not to just criticize but also to applaud when necessary”. The competition is opened for Nigerians between the ages of 16 to 30 years of age and will be closed by the third of August. Samuel said participants are expected to go to the homevida’s website and submit a script for a 15-20 minute short film on any of the themes. The thirty shortlisted candidates will have a one week training by industry veterans at Pan Atlantic university, Lagos and the winners will each take home a cash prize of N250,000.
desperation. This adventure leads to another emotional story so expertly told and presented one can’t but appreciate the director’s story telling. No movie is without flaws, or at least few areas that could use improvements. The good thing with Mansoor is that every single facet is at worst, average. There are few story arcs that are recycled and though I can’t tell whether it is from the movie or the projector, the movie struggled to fit perfectly on the screen. As a result, the subtitle was hardly visible; the colour grading could
Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) Plc has donated half a million naira to Maitama District Hospital in Abuja as a corporate gesture to ensureimproved health service delivery. In his goodwill message, the Managing Director/ CEO of AEDC, Engr. Ernest Mupwaya said the gesture was in support of the laudable efforts that the hospital was making in its humanitarian services to residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and beyond. Mupwaya who was represented by the Head, Human Resources & Administration, Mr Folorunsho Dada, commended the management and staff of the hospital for what he described as their
“high level of dedication” to rendering services to humanity which he said was essential to the wellbeing of the society. While receiving the plaque of honour presented to the AEDC, Mr Dada thanked the hospital for the recognition and assured of improvement in its service delivery to the hospital, a statement by the company’s spokesman, Ahmed Shekarau said. The Medical Director of the hospital, Dr. Adeun Sotimehin commended AEDC for its commitment to delivering regular power supply and for its humanitarian support. Mr Sotimehin made the commendation at the hospital’s send forth and awards ceremony held on Tuesday at the hospital said AEDC has been supportive to the institution’s care giving efforts to patients.
NEPAD boss urges youth to be peace advocates By Simon E. Sunday with agency report The Chief Executive Officer, New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), Mrs Gloria Akobundu, has urged Nigerian youth to advocate for peace and national development for a unified Nigeria. She made the call when the Northern Youth Initiative for Peace and Good Governance conferred on her the `Ahmadu Bello Icon of Societal Transformation’ award last Wednesday in Abuja. She said beyond the award, NEPAD would foster partnership with the group through the signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). “We are adopting you as an organisation to advocate for peace and nation building to other youths across the six geopolitical zones of the country. We want a Nigeria where the Arewa youth will meet with the Oduduwa youth, the youth of the Niger Delta, the South-East and Middle belt, to draw a single communiqué for peace, economic and national development. “The youth are the engine room for the development of the economy and are supposed to build on the foundation that had been laid by the nation’s founding fathers,” she noted in a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) report. Earlier, the National Publicity Secretary of the group, Mr Abdulmalk Usman, said the award was conferred on Akobundu for her contributions to national and economic development. “We have seen the positive impact of NEPAD through the CEO in the aspect of youth development, national integration and other values,” he said.
have been better, the nights and days appeared almost identical. However, Mansoor has so many strengths to counteract those weaknesses. The excellent production value is at display throughout the movie. Every detail has been attended to. From the sets, to the costumes, to the makeup, to the locations. One thing that deserves special mention is the stylish direction. The shots are neat, elegant and stylish. More of this? Check, https:// kannywoodscene.com/
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