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Gentlemen of the Press, Ever Resilient And Focused Youths And Excos Here Present.... We objectively Stand here this day 23rd June 2020, to first of all spiritedly  and unequivocally re-echoe our MISSION STATEMENT, within the unambiguous  and enviable vision, of course as embedded in the Congress's lofty, laudable and result oriented aims and objectives. As a non partisan body, we all agreed and sworn "To actualize the full rights of all Nigerian youths to enjoy social, political and economic development and to respect the rights of others, while actively participating in all decision making processes and equally complimenting government efforts in nation building" On this platform, I want to quote one time human right activist, freedom fighter and a social crusader... Martin Luther King Jr said and i qoute "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."  It is on this premise that the Oyo state chapter of NYC finds it im...

Former Secretary to the State Government (SSG) in Ebonyi State and professor of Geo-Physics, Benard Odoh, has identified wrong channelling of resources and budgeted funds for the education sector as a major hindrance to achieving success in the sector, revealing that “education is presently directionless in Nigeria”. Speaking yesterday during a virtual conference organised by the Nigerian Youth Congress (NYC), a reputable youth leadership organisation, in conjunction with the office of the Special Adviser to the President on Youths Affairs, Professor Odoh said that the education sector needs to be restructured; in order to put it in the right footing. He added that, in the post COVID-19 era, if Nigeria puts its education structure in the right place and resolves some of the issues, it would get the right results in the sector. “Most of our spendings in education are not going where it should go to. And when most of the money budgeted are spent in the wrong direction, you don’t...

... As Stakeholders chart way forward for Education amidst pandemic By Charles Otu The minister of State for Education, Hon. Emeka Nwajiuba has given a hint about the plan of the Federal Government to re-open schools across the country after a four months lockdown occasioned by the Corona Virus pandemic. The minister who spoke on the topic: Quality Education in Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Institutions; The Challenges of COVID-19: The way forward at a Zoom Conference while addressing participants in a seminar organized by the Nigerian Youth Congress, NYC- a reputable youth leadership organization in conjunction with the office of the Special Adviser to the President on Youths Affairs disclosed that the ministry plans to re-scale its calendar to by bringing those already in their exiting years back to the classrooms first before others. According to him, “We plan to re-scale our Calendar, first, by bringing those already about exiting schools back to the classroom before w...

Tribute : Nigerian Youth Congress Mourns Ajimobi , Describes Him As Great Icon , Patriotic Statesman . “The Pace Setter State Chapter of The Nigerian Youth Congress commiserates with the family of Late, Senator ISIAKA ABIOLA AJIMOBI, the former Governor of Oyo State and send her condolence to Governor SEYI MAKINDE and the good people of Oyo State for the irreparable loss of a patriotic servant of the State. The leadership of the Nigerian Youth Congress Commiserates with the family of late Sen. ISIAKA ABIOLA AJIMOBI and send her condolence to His Excellency Gov SEYI MAKINDE, the people of Oyo State and the entire APC Family both at the State and National Level over the great loss of an icon with an impeccable records. NYC stressed further describe the late Ex. Governor as a great icon and a patriotic citizen, a progressive politician who contributed immensely to the progress of the pace setter State, and in fact he is undoubtedly a nation builder. The Members Of The Nigerian ...

The Pace Setter State Chapter Of The Nigerian Youth Congress commiserates with the family of Late, Senator ISIAKA ABIOLA AJIMOBI, the former Governor of Oyo State and send her condolence to Governor SEYI MAKINDE and the good people of Oyo State for the irreparable loss of a patriotic servant of the State. The leadership of the Nigerian Youth congress Commiserates with the family of late Sen. ISIAKA ABIOLA AJIMOBI and send her condolence to His Excellency Gov SEYI MAKINDE, the people of Oyo State and the entire APC Family both at the State and National Level over the great loss of an icon with an impeccable records. NYC stressed further describe the late Ex. Governor as a great icon and a patriotic citizen, a progressive politician who contributed immensely to the progress of the pace setter State, and in fact he is undoubtedly a nation builder. The Members Of The Nigerian Youth Congress believe the fact that death is inevitable and unavoidable for all living soul and a supre...

Operators in the e-Commerce sector have continued to battle against fake products. Speaking about the advantages of e-Commerce, a merchant who trades on Konga, Jumia and other e-commerce sites, Mr. Bode Akinwale, said globally, one downside of e-commerce journey in Nigeria has been the struggle against sub-standard or fake products. "Not a few customers have, at one time or the other, had to cry out when an eagerly anticipated order arrives and it turns out to be fake or in some cases, is quite significantly different from what was ordered online. "E-commerce enthusiasts have attributed this worrying phenomenon to the rise of the marketplace in Nigerian e-commerce. To better situate this phenomenon, it is worth retracing its origins," Akinwale said. According to him, to become a merchant on any reputable e-commerce platform, you must be ready to meet up with standards or face blacklisting. Other stakeholders said the problem was in the standards applied by o...

Victor Giadom's take-over as acting APC chairman has been thoroughly rebuked  Speaking on the conflicting show of interest, Adams Oshiomhole said Giadom's action was against common sense - According to him, there is a leadership chain in APC which allows a member next in rank to take over in the chairman's absence, Following a shambolic show of interest in All Progressive Congress (APC) on Wednesday, June 17, which saw Victor Giadom imposing himself as the acting national chairman, Adams Oshiomhiole has blown air into the trumpet. this recalls that the internal unrest in the ruling party took a messier twist as Giadom, APC deputy national secretary declared himself as the sheriff of the party after Abiola Ajimobi had been elected following Oshiomhole's suspension. Giadom also reversed Governor Godwin Obaseki's disqualification by the party's screening committee, but only for the national working committee of APC to make another ruling against him. R...

The House of Representatives’ Committee on Public Accounts wednesday queried the sum of N475 billion allegedly spent on the N-Power scheme between 2016 and 2020. When asked to give account of the amount expended so far, against the claim by the agency that the sum of N474,961,312,112.42 was expended on N-Power since inception, the Assistant Director (Admin), Nsikak Okon who spoke on behalf of the N-Power National Coordinator, disclosed that the sum of N421,525,909,355 was expended so far. Okon however observed a typographical error on the last page of the submission, adding that it was supposed to be N421,575,909,355. He said, ‘’What happens is that if you look at October 2016, it was supposed to have terminated October to December 2016 but we had it scrolled to 2016 total giving us N56 billion. 200,000 young Nigerians between the ages of 18 to 35 were employed in the first batch of the scheme which started in June 2016, while payment commenced in December 2016. In 2016, the t...

The Oyo State Chapter of Nigeria Youth Congress Comrade Headed COM. ABDULFATAI ADEYEMI LEGACY earlier today made a peaceful walk to the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State ( BCOS) to demand Justice and task the State Government to tightened up the Security Challenges confronting the State. In His statement, he expressed total displeasure towards the nonchalant attitudes of the Nigeria Police  and other relevant authorities whose responsibilities are to secure the lives and properties of the good people of Oyo State. He however, demanded for justice from the State Government for Barakat Bello, Azeezat Showumi, Grace and other victims of rape, whose lives were cut short untimely. Consequently, in the same struggle to curtail the scourge of rape, defilement, and murdering of our generational mothers, the leadership of the Nigerian Youths Congress also deemed it fit to Visit a Divisional Police Office in AKANRAN POLICE divisional headquarter where a Culprit was justly detai...

Eight policemen, including a divisional police officer (DPO) and a woman, were thursday killed by an armed robbery gang in Isanlu, Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi State. The incident, which occurred at 12 noon, sent panic to the whole community as everybody was running for their dear life. The reporter gathered that the large number of armed robbers, who stormed Isanlu community to rob an old generation bank branch in the town, first attacked the police station in the town. It was gathered that at the police station, the armed robbers used dynamite to bomb the station, killing the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) and seven others. It was learnt that after they attacked the police station, the robbers moved to the old generation bank and opened fire and killed a woman who came to transact business in the bank. While the robbery operation lasted, the people of Isanlu community ran for cover in order not to be caught in the gun duel. Meanwhile, in a video of the i...

•’Govt to reform civil service’ Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has urged people occupying positions of authority at all levels of government to ensure they imbibe the sense of humility and do what is right at all times. According to him, such positions are transient. The governor disclosed his desire to reform the civil service and put in place infrastructure for e-governance through training and retraining of the workforce. Makinde spoke yesterday at the swearing-in for individuals to fill vacant positions. While Justice Aderonke Aderemi was sworn in as President, Oyo State Customary Court of Appeal, Ms Felicia Oyediran, Mrs. Adenike Olufadewa and Mrs. Moradeyo Olukemi were inaugurated as the Perm Secretary/Clerk, Oyo State House of Assembly (OYHA), Perm Secretary, OYHA Commission and Perm Secretary, School Administration. Others are members of the Board, Oyo State Civil Service Commission, to be chaired by Mr. Kamorudeen Aderibigbe. Addressing top government funct...