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‘We’ve Trained Over 6,000 Youths On Entrepreneurship Within 3 Years’ -NGO
Dr. Godwin Uyi Ojo, the Executive Director, Environmental Rights Action, ERA, has said that the non-governmental organisation has trained over 6,000 youths on business development model, renewable energy entrepreneurship, repair, and instullatins of solar gadget, atc, within 3 years.
He said ERA, also known as Friend of the Health, has also trained over 300 secondary school teachers and produced environmental education and renewable energy manual that is being deployed for training in 60 renewable clubs set up across the four states of Edo, Delta, Bayelsa and Rivers by ERA.
Dr. Ojo who disclosed this in Benin on Wednesday, August 12, at the 3rd edition of Youth Environmental Camp Meeting with the theme ‘Extraction to Education’, noted that all trained youths are doing perfectly well in their respective fields.
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He said, “ Some of our trained youths are now solar energy luminous lighting system, power bank and charging ports.
” I am pleased to present some of the products and to introduce to this august gathering DaNJAB Enterprises, piloted by young secondary school-leavers from Edo State. Others include youths organising and training on videography and environmental field monitoring and production of the maiden edition of the Earth Friends Magazine by our promising youths that we are launching in this event.”
The Executive Director who lamented that youths are mostly impacted by environmental degradation especially those from fence-line communities where extraction activities are frequent, however charged them to stand in the gap and see climate change phenomenon as an opportunity to address a national and global problem.
He further charged the youths to ensure Nigeria is not turn to a dumping ground for sub-standard renewable energy gadgets.
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” As youths, I charge you to stand in the gap and see the climate change phenomenon as an opportunity to address a national and global problem. I challenge you, see environmental protection as your responsibility.
A cross section of participants at the meeting
” Young people should have a problem solving mentality towards poverty, environmental degradation and climate change and see them as opportunities for campaign and advocacy, generation of ideas, creation of jobs, provision of renewable energy solutions in mini-grids and off-grids system for rural electrification. The youths should be in the forefront in championing energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources.”
On his part, Mr. Ahmed Bolaji Ngode, Director-General, National power Training Institute of Nigeria, NAPTIN, promised to collaborate with ERA to train more youths from the Niger Delta region.
He disclosed that his agency will train more youths from the region at a very subsidized rate.
Awards were given to students of higher institutions and secondary schoold who did excellently well in an essay competition organised by ERA.
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The year’s meeting was attending by youths drawn across the four states of Edo, Delta, Bayelsa and Rivers.
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Trump’s Airstrikes: Halt Military Cooperation With US Immediately – Sheikh Gumi Tells Tinubu Govt
Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has called on the Federal Government to immediately halt all military cooperation with the United States following reported US airstrikes.
Gumi warned that American involvement could worsen Nigeria’s security challenges and undermine national sovereignty.
Gumi made the call in a statement posted on his Facebook page on Friday.
He said while Islam permits the fight against terrorism, such actions should only be carried out by what he described as “clean hands,” arguing that the United States lacks the moral authority to lead such efforts because of its global military record.
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According to the cleric, Nigeria made a mistake by allowing foreign powers to play a role in its counterterrorism operations, insisting that “terrorists do not truly fight terrorists” and that such interventions often result in civilian casualties and hidden political motives.
Gumi warned that allowing Nigeria to become a theatre of war would attract anti-US forces into the country, further destabilising it.
He also cautioned that US involvement, particularly under claims of protecting Christians, could polarise the country along religious lines.
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The cleric further argued that airstrikes alone cannot defeat terrorism, stressing that effective counterterrorism requires strong ground operations, which he said Nigeria has enough personnel to carry out if properly organised.
“This is the mistake Nigeria has made. Terrorists don’t fight terrorists in truth; they may only kill innocent people and have ulterior motives behind the drama of fighting ‘terror’.
“As a principle, no nation should allow its land to be a theater of war. And no nation should allow its neighbors to be their enemies.
“If Nigeria wants military assistance, China, Turkey, and Pakistan can do the job effectively,” part of his statement reads.
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Shehu Sani Reacts To Trump’s Military Strikes In Nigeria
Former lawmaker, senator Shehu Sani, has reacted to reports of United States military strikes on terrorist targets in Nigeria’s North-West, saying foreign powers cannot permanently handle the country’s security challenges.
Sani made the remarks on Friday via his X handle while responding to a post by the United States Africa Command, AFRICOM, which indicated that the strikes were carried out in coordination with Nigerian authorities.
According to him, if the reported strikes were indeed a joint operation with Nigerian security agencies, then such action was justifiable, given the threat posed by terrorist groups in the region.
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He described terrorists operating in parts of northern Nigeria as “cancerous cells,” stressing that they survive through violence and should be confronted decisively.
Sani also dismissed narratives suggesting that terrorist attacks target only one religious group, describing such claims as false and misleading.
He said: “If actually, the military strikes against the terrorists targets in the North Western part of Nigeria were a joint operation with the ‘Nigerian Authorities’ as posted by the US AFRICOM on their verified X handle, then it’s a conscionable action.
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“Terrorists have become cancerous cells in our part of the country.They live by the sword.The narrative that the evil terrorists only targets one faith, remains absolutely false and misleading.
“Again, the ultimate security and peace in our country lies with ourselves and not with the US or any foreign power. They can complimentarily or unilaterally strike, but they can’t eternally fight our battles.”
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UKWU! Timaya Falls On Stage While Trying To Lift Plus-sized Woman During Performance [VIDEO]
Nigerian singer, Timaya fell on stage while trying to lift a plus-sized lady during performance.
The incident occurred during his ‘Ukwu’ performance at the Gbaramatu Christmas Carnival in Delta State.
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Timaya in a now trending video on social media collapsed after the plus-sized woman jumped on him midday into his performance.
The singer later got up and continued his performance amid cheers from the crowd.
Watch video here
https://x.com/hypetribeng/status/2004263337572684157?s=20
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