Corps members across the country have been advised to as a matter of necessity be enterprising and engage in gainful activities to enhance employment generation rather than queueing on the long line of awaiting job seekers just as 1,347 corps members, comprising 870 males and 477 females deployed to Bauchi state formally took oath of service.

The call was made by the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, during the swearing in ceremony of 2021 Batch “C” Stream 1 Corps members at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Wailo, Ganjuwa Local Government Area of the state.

The DG who was represented by the NYSC North-East Zonal Director, Baba Ladan, called on the Corps members to embrace the scheme’s Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) programme in order to become employers of labour.

He said that the call was imperative in view of the lack of white collar jobs waiting unlike in the past stressing that the scheme is focused at empowering Corps members to become self-employed and enhance wealth creation.

According to him, “It is no longer news that white collar jobs are hard to come by. For this reason, the empowerment of corps members for self-employment and wealth creation has been a major area of focus for the Scheme since 2012. You will from this moment be availed of that opportunity through SAED”.

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He further said that, “I am happy to inform you that many of your predecessors, who embraced vocational and entrepreneurial training on the SAED platform, are now successful business owners. Therefore, I encourage you to stay off the long queue of job seekers by choosing from the various skillsets and participate fully in the training sessions,”.

According to him, the orientation course will prepare the corps members physically and mentally for their expected role in the development of their fatherland pointing out that it would also equip them for the realization of their potentials and attainment of individual feats both within the period of service year and beyond.

The DG further admonished the Corps members to actively participate in all the programmes designed for them as well as ensure effective utilization of social media to promote unity in the country.

While calling on the Corps members to shun cultism, drug abuse and other social vices, Ibrahim enjoined them to comply with the COVID-19 prevention protocols throughout the orientation period.

He said that, “In particular, you must ensure physical distancing and wearing of face masks as well as make good use of handwashing facilities provided at strategic locations, among other safety measures.”

Shuaibu Ibrahim lauded the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), for ensuring safe and efficient conduct of the orientation course.

The D-G also commended the Federal, State and Local Governments as well as Security Agencies, community leaders and other stakeholders for ensuring the security and general welfare of corps members.
In his remarks, Alhaji Namadi Abubakar, the State Coordinator, of NYSC, said that 1,347 corps members, comprising 870 males and 477 females were deployed to the state.

Namadi Abubakar also said that since the opening of the camp on Oct. 20, 2021, the corps members had demonstrated higher sense of discipline, commitment and zeal towards the realization of the objectives of the exercise.

The oath was administered to the Corps members by the Chief Judge of Bauchi State, Justice Rabi Talatu, who was represented by Justice Sa’ad Sambuwal, at the event.

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has begged the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to suspend its planned sit-at-home order.

Recall that IPOB had announced that it will lock down the south-east if Nnamdi Kanu, its leader, is not released from detention by November 4.

IPOB spokesperson, Emma Powerful had stated that the lockdown will be enforced between November 5 and 10.

The governorship election in Anambra state is billed to take place on November 6.

Commenting on the development in a statement issued on Wednesday, Chiedozie Ogbonnia, Ohanaeze spokesperson, said the lockdown may disrupt the election and cause “untold hardship” for the people in the south-east.

“The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide pleads with the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to reconsider the 7 days’ sit-at-home order in the south-east of Nigeria from November 5 to November 11. This is to enable the governorship election for Anambra State scheduled for November 6 to hold,” the statement reads.

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“It is important to note that Anambra state is the economic live wire of the south-east with an impressive steady growth trajectory. For instance, Anambra state showcases the best rural road network and rural community development in the south-east if not in entire Nigeria.

“Anambra is home to the greatest number of small, medium and large scale industries in the south-east. Most recently, Anambra has added a cargo airport to its resource base. Above all, Onitsha is the largest market in West Africa.

“The implication of the above illustration is that Anambra state is the melting pot of Igbo traders and artisans. It stands to reason that Anambra is the big Iroko tree that provides a shade for most Igbos. Apart from the shade, it also hosts the numerous birds that perch on the branches. Therefore any harm to the Iroko tree will create untold disastrous chain reactions and catastrophe for the Igbo.

“While pleading with the IPOB to rescind the lock down plan, Ohanaeze Ndigbo requests the chairman, south-east Governors Forum and the Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. Dave Umahi to convene an emergency meeting of Igbo stakeholders and the Youth Leaders to address the legitimacy crisis in the south-east, especially as it relates to Anambra State election and the political solution for the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.

“It is important to point out that one of the causes of the crisis of confidence in the South East is because of the yawning gap between the Youths and indeed the masses, on one side and the political leaders on the other.

“Therefore, the leadership of the various youth groups should not be excluded in any meeting aimed at resolving the current crises in Igbo Land. In other words, the Youths want to be fully convinced of our commitment to their plight.”

CBN has released the official guidelines of the E-Naira cash that was released some days ago.

The CBN has stated that the application has received more than 5,000 downloads within hours of the launch.

The E-Naira is expected to contain two-factor authentication and other security features to secure the safety of cash. The CBN released a statement about the guidelines concerning the E-naira.
Meanwhile, Tier 0, which is only a phone number without a validated National Identity Number, has a daily transaction limit of N20,00 and a balance limit of N120,000.

Tier 1, which has a verified number, has a transaction limit of N50,000 and a balance limit of N300,000.

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Tiers 2 and 3 have daily transaction limits of N200,000 and N1 million, respectively, as well as balance limits of N500,000 and N5 million, respectively, whilst merchants have no limit.

The statement reads in part: “Financial Institutions (FI) may create E-Naira sub-treasury wallets for branches tied to it and fund them from its single E-Naira treasury wallet with the CBN and FI may create E-Naira branch sub-wallets for its branches.

“The E-Naira branch subwallet shall be funded from the treasury E-Naira wallet.

“E-Naira Merchant speed wallets shall be used solely for receiving and making E-Naira payments for goods and services. E-Naira speed wallets shall be available for end users to transact on the E-Naira platform.”

“Additionally, it will improve monetary policy effectiveness, enhance government’s capacity to deploy targeted social interventions, provide alternative less costly channel for collection of government revenue and boost remittances through formal channels.

“The guidelines seek to provide simplicity in the operation of the E-Naira, encourage general acceptability and use, promote low cost of transactions, drive financial inclusion while minimizing inherent risks of disintermediation or any negative impact on the financial system,”