Niger NDE begins registration of unemployed

From Yakubu Mustapha Minna

National Directorate of Employment (NDE), has concluded plans to embark on registration of all unemployed persons in the 25 local government areas of Niger state as directed by the NDE headquarters.

Niger state NDE Coordinate Mohammed Dantsoho Abubakar in a statement issued in Minna, said the state registration is scheduled to start on Monday.

According to the statement, the registration exercise will hold at NDE state office, Ladi Kwali Road adjacent NTA Minna for those within Minna and environs, while those in the local government areas are expected to register at their respective councils secretariat.

Dantsoho urged all unemployed in Niger state to register themselves in their designated local governments in order to benefit from the programme.

He stated that the federal government wants to have the full statistics of the unemployed in the country so as to make a proper plan for them.

The statement further stated that unfortunately, Nigeria's Integrated National Financing Framework (INFF) which was developed last year, alongside 85 other INFFs of other developing countries of the global South did not contain any information about the UN Convention on Tax.

The statement added that Nigeria may have caved in to pressure from powerful nations and their agents.

Cleric tasks elected leaders on fulfilling campaign promises

From: Femi Oyelola, Kaduna

The Deputy Imam of Sultan Bello Mosque Kaduna, Sheikh Umar Usama has called on newly elected political leaders in the country to fear God and fulfil their electioneering campaign promises when they resume office.

The Islamic Scholar, gave the charge during the 28th Annual end of Ramadan Lecture organised by the Federation Of Muslim Women’s Associations In Nigeria (FOMWAN) Kaduna state Branch yesterday.

The Cleric noted that the mandate given to them represented the lives, hope and voices of the people, hence, the elected leaders must justify the confidence reposed in them through constant engagement and delivery of dividends of democracy.

Switch Magazine debuts with tell-all interview with policy makers

By Stanley Onyekwere

Switch Media and Freelance Publications, publishers of Switch Magazine, are coming out soon with a series of interviews featuring key policy makers, ministers, governorselect and entrepreneurs.

The cover page is adorned with the Director-General National Agency for The Great Green Wall, (NAGGW), Dr. Yusuf MainaBukar, who marked his first year as DG, having been appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari.

An expert in Climate Change Adaptation and Sustainable Development, he spoke on Nigeria’s energy transition as a climate change strategy.

He gave insights into challenges faced, measures taken to overcome them, blueprints to restore the ecosystem for the benefits of humanity.

The magazine is focussed on youths-friendly topics, digital economy, environment including climate change, biodiversity and remediation of polluted environment.

First of its kind in the country. the latest edition of the magazine is hitting the streets this month, and will come with interviews with high-profile government officials, among them are, the Honorable Minister of Environment, Mohammed H. Abdullahi, Director General of National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA), Mal Kashim Inuwa, Dauda Lawal, Governor Elect of Zamfara State, Aisha Hashim CEO of Shakara Nourish Bowl, winner of CEO’s Network Africa Awards under Food and Catering among accomplished young Nigerians.

In a press statement issued by the Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Danladi Muktar who traced the history of the magazine to the quest for the robust involvement of Nigerian youths in governance, he noted that this has translated to the motto of the magazine as apart from dwelling on government policies, it strives to give the youths of the country a voice and outlet to ventilate their views.