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No Corps Member Should Be Posted to Unsecured Place – NYSC
From Ankeli Emmanuel, Sokoto
The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yusha’u Ahmed while in Sokoto warned against posting corps members to unsecured places for their primary assignments.
Yusha’u who gave the directive at the 2024 Batch B’ Stream II corps member’s orientation camp in Wamakko, further assured all corps members across the federation that their security is guaranteed.
While reassuring the corps members posted to Sokoto and Zamfara states undergoing their three weeks orientation at the Sokoto NYSC permanent site in Wamakko local government, the DG said the scheme also prioritized their security and welfare above any consideration.
“Be rest assured your security is guaranteed, but you equally have to be security conscious at all times. And avoid acts that would put your lives in danger”
He advised corps members across the federation to be security conscious and avoid unnecessary journeys during their service year to forestall any unforeseen hazard associated with trips.
“And even if it becomes necessary for you to travel, always ensure that you take permission from the appropriate authority. And let such permissions be duly approved before going”, the DG cautioned
The DG also admonished corps members to not only participate in all activities, but also pay special attention to the skills acquisition and entrepreneurship development (SAED) programme for self-reliance and economic prosperity of the nation.
He further tasked them to be impactful to their host communities by building meaningful relationships and embarking on individual and group Community Development Projects.
In his remarks, Sokoto State Coordinator of NYSC, Alhaji Usman Yakubu, described Corps members undergoing orientation in Sokoto state as disciplined and committed.
Usman appealed to Corps members to heed to all the advice given to them by the Director General of the scheme.
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Customs Intercept Contraband Worth N510.92m in Two Conths
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit Zone C, says it intercepted contrabands with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N510.92 million between July 15th and September 15th, 2024.The zone covers the six states in the South-South geopolitical zone and the five states in the Southeast geopolitical zone.
This is contained in a statement signed by Jerry Attah, Public Relations Officer, NCS, Zone C, and made available to journalists on Wednesday. According to the statement, Comptroller Michael Ugbagu, NCS, Zone C, gave the statistics while showcasing the seized contraband to relevant regulatory agencies at the Government Warehouse in Edo.Ugbagu said that the zone also recovered the sum of N25.57 million from demand notices raised based on some infractions noticed, making a cumulative sum of N536.49 million recorded within the months under review.“The DPV was derived from our seized goods, which include 49,699 sachets of various brands of tramadol and 3,350 bottles of various cough syrups with codeine without an NAFDAC number.“1,015 sacks of dry donkey meat and skin, 75 jumbo bales of second-hand clothing, 463 cartons of foreign spaghetti, 269 pieces of used pneumatic tires, and 56 cartons of smuggled foreign tomato paste.“More worrisome is the interception of 49,699 sachets of various brands of tramadol and 3,350 bottles of various cough syrups with codeine without NAFDAC registration numbers.”He noted that the cough syrup with codeine and tramadol without NAFDAC registration numbers, if not intercepted, could have had adverse effects on youths.He added that the items were mostly intercepted along the Ewu-Okada/Benin expressways based on credible intelligence. (NAN)NEWS
APC Forum Decries Deplorable Condition of Federal Roads
The Forum of Stakeholders of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has decried the deplorable condition of some federal roads in Nigeria. Alhaji Saleh Zazzaga, the North-Central Chairman of the forum, said this in an interaction with newsmen on Wednesday in Jos. Zazzaga described some of the federal roads as ”death traps”, particularly those within the north-central region.
He said that some of the deplorable roads in the region include Jos-Akwanga, Makurdi-Oturkpo-Otukpa, Makurdi-Ankpa, and Jos-Saminaka. Other roads that needed urgent attention, he said, included Suleja-Minna, Ejule-Otukpa, Ganawuri-Manchok, Lokoja-Abuja, Lapai-Agaie-Bida, Birnin-Gwari-Bokani-Mokwa, Minna-Zungeru-Tegina-Kontagora. ”Currently, the north-central region has the most deplorable roads and highways in the country. ”These deplorable roads have brought severe hardship on the people and lost lives and property through preventable road traffic crashes. ”We call on President Bola Tinubu to intervene and ensure the rehabilitation of these roads because good roads are vital enablers of development,” he said. The chairman also called on governors of states within the region to reconstruct the dilapidated roads and seek refunds from the federal government. ”Though these are largely federal roads, they are located within states, and the beneficiaries are the people of these states. ”So we call on state governments to reconstruct these roads and seek refunds from the federal government,” he added. (NANNEWS
Yuan Strengthens 7. 087 Against Dollar
The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 160 pips to 7.087 against the dollar on Wednesday.This is according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.In China’s spot foreigners exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by two per cent from the central parity rate each trading day.
The central parity rate of the yuan against the dollar is based on a weighted average of prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank market each business day. (Xinhua/NAN)