The German Government has committed three million Pounds to assist Ogun Government in developing its agricultural and construction sectors through demand-oriented vocational training programme.
The Programme Head, Mr Horst Bauernfeind, made this known in Abeokuta on Sunday at a news conference.
Bauernfeind
said the programme would be supervised by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), a German agency.
He
added that the gesture was part of an ongoing development cooperation
between Nigeria and Germany, based on a 1974 bilateral agreement signed
by the two countries.
The German explained that
the programme, which would run concurrently in
Ogun and Plateau for two years, was already at the pilot stage in the two states.
Ogun and Plateau for two years, was already at the pilot stage in the two states.
He
noted that the objective of the programme was to enhance the
employability of young Nigerians through skill acquisition made possible
by demand-oriented vocational training.
The GIZ
official, who said that the programme would start with the construction
sector, noted that it would offer training in vocations like
bricklaying, plumbing, wielding, carpentry and electrical installations.
He
said ``my team had already embarked on assessment tour of vocational
centres and technical colleges in Ogun State to identify possible gaps
and areas of needs.
``We have also organised a
workshop on vocational skills development for the construction industry
to aggregate the demands of the stakeholders and develop a programme
strategy, `` he said.
Bauernfeind said the
programme would focus on improving the personnel and professional
capacities of selected training providers to design and implement labour
market relevant vocational training.
He said that
they also intended to strengthen the role of the private sector in the
Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET).
``We
also aim at improving the quality of in-company training and learning
at the work places of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), `` he said.
The
National TVET expert for Ogun, Mr Ibrahim Aliyu, who said that GIZ
would provide soft tools, added that other major equipment would be
supplied by the host state.
He called for support
from the government, the private sector and the members of the public,
saying that ``the project is a joint task.``
Mrs Hafsat Abiola-Castelo, the Special Assistant to Gov. Ibikunle Amosun on Trade and Investment, pledged government's support for the programme.
She
said many states in the country had for a long time focused on formal
education at the expense of skilled vocational training, which she said
the country needed to grow its economy.
``There is a gap between what we need and what is available.
``The
jobs are there but we lack the requisite skill to fill the vacancies
and that is why we import labour from other countries every year, while
our young ones waste away.
``The trend has to stop
because it has restricted opportunities from the youths and has
continued to breed insecurity in our societies, `` she said.
Abiola-Castelo,
who acknowledged the dwindling financial resources of the state, said
that the government would involve the private sector in the provision of
the necessary hardware for the training.
``We can
no longer afford to distance the private sector from vocational
education because they stand to benefit from its funding if they must
reduce their budget on training and provision of security, `` she said.
Ahead
of World Press Freedom Day, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari
claimed in a speech that Nigerian journalists are no longer being
harassed or detained under his government.
At the opening of the Congress of the Federation of African Journalists on 29 April, Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture delivered a speech on behalf of Buhari in which the president reportedly stated that his administration “has never even contemplated the harassing, not to mention killing, of any journalist”.
“The media represents the eyes and ears of the world and attempts to silence it through harassment, arrests, detention and murder of journalists, is akin to making the world go blind and deaf,” Buhari’s speech read.
“I can report to this congress that not a single journalist is being detained or harassed in Nigeria today.
“This government is not a threat to the media, and it is not about to stifle press freedom or deny anyone his or her constitutionally guaranteed rights.”
Because no one has been convicted of the murder of 5 journalists, Nigeria is ranked 13th on the CPJ’s 2015 Global Impunity Index, which spotlights countries where the killers of journalists walk free.
- See more at: https://africacheck.org/reports/buharis-claim-untrue-journalists-detained-harassed-nigeria/#sthash.W6xsIKp9.dpuf
At the opening of the Congress of the Federation of African Journalists on 29 April, Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture delivered a speech on behalf of Buhari in which the president reportedly stated that his administration “has never even contemplated the harassing, not to mention killing, of any journalist”.
“The media represents the eyes and ears of the world and attempts to silence it through harassment, arrests, detention and murder of journalists, is akin to making the world go blind and deaf,” Buhari’s speech read.
“I can report to this congress that not a single journalist is being detained or harassed in Nigeria today.
“This government is not a threat to the media, and it is not about to stifle press freedom or deny anyone his or her constitutionally guaranteed rights.”
‘Far from the truth’
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) lists 19 journalists that were killed between 1992 and 2013 in Nigeria. In 10 cases the motive was confirmed as being related to their work.Because no one has been convicted of the murder of 5 journalists, Nigeria is ranked 13th on the CPJ’s 2015 Global Impunity Index, which spotlights countries where the killers of journalists walk free.
- See more at: https://africacheck.org/reports/buharis-claim-untrue-journalists-detained-harassed-nigeria/#sthash.W6xsIKp9.dpuf
Ahead
of World Press Freedom Day, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari
claimed in a speech that Nigerian journalists are no longer being
harassed or detained under his government.
At the opening of the Congress of the Federation of African Journalists on 29 April, Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture delivered a speech on behalf of Buhari in which the president reportedly stated that his administration “has never even contemplated the harassing, not to mention killing, of any journalist”.
“The media represents the eyes and ears of the world and attempts to silence it through harassment, arrests, detention and murder of journalists, is akin to making the world go blind and deaf,” Buhari’s speech read.
“I can report to this congress that not a single journalist is being detained or harassed in Nigeria today.
“This government is not a threat to the media, and it is not about to stifle press freedom or deny anyone his or her constitutionally guaranteed rights.”
Because no one has been convicted of the murder of 5 journalists, Nigeria is ranked 13th on the CPJ’s 2015 Global Impunity Index, which spotlights countries where the killers of journalists walk free.
- See more at: https://africacheck.org/reports/buharis-claim-untrue-journalists-detained-harassed-nigeria/#sthash.W6xsIKp9.dpuf
At the opening of the Congress of the Federation of African Journalists on 29 April, Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture delivered a speech on behalf of Buhari in which the president reportedly stated that his administration “has never even contemplated the harassing, not to mention killing, of any journalist”.
“The media represents the eyes and ears of the world and attempts to silence it through harassment, arrests, detention and murder of journalists, is akin to making the world go blind and deaf,” Buhari’s speech read.
“I can report to this congress that not a single journalist is being detained or harassed in Nigeria today.
“This government is not a threat to the media, and it is not about to stifle press freedom or deny anyone his or her constitutionally guaranteed rights.”
‘Far from the truth’
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) lists 19 journalists that were killed between 1992 and 2013 in Nigeria. In 10 cases the motive was confirmed as being related to their work.Because no one has been convicted of the murder of 5 journalists, Nigeria is ranked 13th on the CPJ’s 2015 Global Impunity Index, which spotlights countries where the killers of journalists walk free.
- See more at: https://africacheck.org/reports/buharis-claim-untrue-journalists-detained-harassed-nigeria/#sthash.W6xsIKp9.dpuf
Ahead
of World Press Freedom Day, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari
claimed in a speech that Nigerian journalists are no longer being
harassed or detained under his government.
At the opening of the Congress of the Federation of African Journalists on 29 April, Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture delivered a speech on behalf of Buhari in which the president reportedly stated that his administration “has never even contemplated the harassing, not to mention killing, of any journalist”.
“The media represents the eyes and ears of the world and attempts to silence it through harassment, arrests, detention and murder of journalists, is akin to making the world go blind and deaf,” Buhari’s speech read.
“I can report to this congress that not a single journalist is being detained or harassed in Nigeria today.
“This government is not a threat to the media, and it is not about to stifle press freedom or deny anyone his or her constitutionally guaranteed rights.”
Because no one has been convicted of the murder of 5 journalists, Nigeria is ranked 13th on the CPJ’s 2015 Global Impunity Index, which spotlights countries where the killers of journalists walk free.
- See more at: https://africacheck.org/reports/buharis-claim-untrue-journalists-detained-harassed-nigeria/#sthash.W6xsIKp9.dpuf
At the opening of the Congress of the Federation of African Journalists on 29 April, Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture delivered a speech on behalf of Buhari in which the president reportedly stated that his administration “has never even contemplated the harassing, not to mention killing, of any journalist”.
“The media represents the eyes and ears of the world and attempts to silence it through harassment, arrests, detention and murder of journalists, is akin to making the world go blind and deaf,” Buhari’s speech read.
“I can report to this congress that not a single journalist is being detained or harassed in Nigeria today.
“This government is not a threat to the media, and it is not about to stifle press freedom or deny anyone his or her constitutionally guaranteed rights.”
‘Far from the truth’
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) lists 19 journalists that were killed between 1992 and 2013 in Nigeria. In 10 cases the motive was confirmed as being related to their work.Because no one has been convicted of the murder of 5 journalists, Nigeria is ranked 13th on the CPJ’s 2015 Global Impunity Index, which spotlights countries where the killers of journalists walk free.
- See more at: https://africacheck.org/reports/buharis-claim-untrue-journalists-detained-harassed-nigeria/#sthash.W6xsIKp9.dpuf
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