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NDE Trains 25 Unemployed Graduates On Solar Installation, Maintenance

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2 years ago

November 15, 2021

Our Correspondent Bauchi

The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has commenced a five-day training on solar installation and maintenance for 25 unemployed graduates in Bauchi State.

The Director-General of NDE, Mr Abubakar Fikpo, said at the formal opening of the exercise on Monday in Bauchi that the agency was partnering with Abuja Graduate School for the training.

Fikpo said the training was meant to explore new areas of job creation and also help to develop a critical sector of the nation’s economy.

The NDE boss, represented by the Bauchi State Coordinator of the agency, Ali Yaya, said the beneficiaries would undergo training in various skills relating to solar technology.

“NDE will not relent in its efforts towards generating mass employment and supporting the Federal Government’s target of attaining 30 per cent of renewable energy for the country by 2030,” he said.

He urged the beneficiaries to utilise the knowledge they acquired to become self-reliant and employers of labour.

Responding on behalf of the beneficiaries, Mohammmed Umar, said the beneficiaries were unemployed university and polytechnic graduates.

“We appreciate the federal government and NDE for giving us the rare opportunity to acquire the training on solar installation and maintenance that will mark a turning point in our life.

“We assure you that we will make good use of the knowledge acquired to engage in the solar technological development and possibly create job opportunities for others,” Umar said.

He said that some of them had stayed long in their homes without employment.
“So, with this opportunity that has come our way, I don’t think we will misuse it,” he said.

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Group Of Top Male Footballers ‘Planning To Come Out As Gay Next Month

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7 hours ago

April 25, 2024

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A group of top male footballers ‘are planning to come out as gay on May 17.

German outlet Preussische Allgemeine Zeitung claims a group of professionals across the country will declare publicly their sexual orientation.

The date in question is of particular reference as it is the International Day Against Homophobia.

It is believed that all of the clubs the reported players are aware of the planned proposals.

However, Preussische Allgemeine Zeitung adds that some players still have reservations about revealing their homosexuality and could still make a U-turn in doing so.

Marcus Urban is a former footballer in Germany who came out as gay in 2007, 16 years after quitting the sport. Urban, now 52, is the co-founder of Diversero, a global community for diversity, and hopes next month’s plans do come to fruition.

‘I think they are respected and celebrated for that. Not by everyone, that’s clear. But hate speech cannot be a criterion for a life,

‘May 17 is an offer,’ he told the Editorial Network Germany (RND). ‘A date that you could use as a guide and get together as a group.

‘There is controversy there. Do I still want to wait until the world of football becomes the way I want it to be? Why should I wait? An interesting dynamic has come into play, you can see that people’s minds are starting to move and are thinking about whether it really makes sense to continue to hide and deny themselves.

Urban went on to reveal that there are gay couples playing in the Bundesliga too – declaring it would be ‘liberating’ if they came out.

‘There are also gay Bundesliga couples who are in hiding,’ he continued.

‘That would be so liberating. What’s wrong with it.’

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Saudi Arabia Opens First Alcohol Store, Nigerian Muslims React

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8 hours ago

April 25, 2024

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Nigerian Muslims have gone on X to express outrage after it was announced that Saudi Arabia has opened its first alcohol store in Riyadh.

Alcohol consumption is against the teachings of Islam and Saudi Arabia, a Muslim country, has always obeyed to this law by forbidding the operation of alcohol stores in the country.

However, for the first time, the country opened its first alcohol store in the diplomatic quarter of its capital Riyadh.

After it was announced on X, Nigerian Muslims took to the platform to express their displeasure.

“Disgraceful,” one Nigerian Muslim wrote on X. “They’re slowly turning Saudi Arabia into Las Vegas and it’s making me mad. At the rate they’re going , very soon they’ll legalize prostitution and same sex marriage in our most sacred city.”

Nigerian Muslims read the riot act after Saudi Arabia opened its first alcohol store.

Another said: “It’s baffling and disgusting to see that Saudi Arabia has opened the first alcohol store in Riyadh.

“I wonder why the current crown prince is going against the teachings of the holy prophet by accommodating western cultures in a country like Saudi Arabia where the two most holy mosque are situated.

“This is an insult to the religion of peace and the entire Muslim ummah. It’s disgraceful.”

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VIDEO: Meet Nigerian Pastor Who Predicted World Will End April 25

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10 hours ago

April 25, 2024

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An unidentified Nigerian pastor has stirred reactions on social media by following a prophetic revelation that the world would end on the 25th of April 2024.

In a video which has since gone viral, the pastor disclosed that God informed him of the end of the world during a prayer session.

The pastor emphasised that he clearly saw the date and that God mentioned it to him twice.

He said, “By the 25th of April, the world is going to end. If you like take this serious, if you don’t like don’t take it serious.

“But this is real, rapture is coming, on the 25th of April 2024, I saw it very clear, do you understand? I saw the date very clear and the lord ministered to me. He mentioned it twice, it has happened twice.”

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VIDEO: Nigerian Pastor Claims World Will End April 25th
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