Niger Govt compensates pastoralists attack victims

From Yakubu Mustapha Minna

Niger State Government has disclosed that it will compensate pastoralists who have lost their livestock to cattle rustlers.

Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger state disclosed this at the Fulani Cultural Festival organized by the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Fulani Socio-Cultural Association of Nigeria in Bida.

Represented by Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Ahmed Ibrahim Matane explained that six pastoralists, two each from the three Senatorial Zones of the State who were victims of cattle rustling will be identified and compensated with ten cattle each.

He stressed that the gesture is the willingness of Government in providing initiatives aimed at fostering peace as well as nurture harmonious relationship among the citizenry.

From Maryam Abeeb

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, has commenced the conduct of a National Employability Benchmarking Programme in Nigerian universities in collaboration with the International Finance Corporation, IFC, and other local partners.

Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arc Sonny Echono, said the move is part of efforts to improve employability in the country and help steer higher education institutions towards better alignment with market needs.

Echono, who spoke at the National Employability Benchmarking Programme in Abuja on Monday, said IFC is utilizing its Vitae employability tool to provide a diagnostic macro snapshot of how well tertiary institutions in Nigeria are implementing employability best-practices.

According to him, they will also measure how tertiary institutions are establishing a baseline for employability, and potentially supporting the development of a strategic approach to sector intervention.

“IFC Vitae is a global firstof-a-kind, survey-based, diagnostic instrument which assesses, processes, structures and supports employability outcomes for higher education institutions.

“The program provides system and institutional-level insights that helps identify key intervention areas that will enhance the employability ecosystem and improve graduate employability outcomes,” he