Author: Montage Africa
700 young people equipped with skills, tools, and opportunities to build a better future! 500 beneficiaries received tablets under the National Digital Skills and Technical Empowerment Programme. Others received practical training, certificates, and start-up kits in high-demand fields: Graphics Design & Artificial Intelligence — 30 laptops Fashion Design — 85 sewing machines Makeup Artistry — 85 makeup kits This is more than training; it is an investment in self-reliance, entrepreneurship, and job creation. Congratulations to all 700 beneficiaries. May these opportunities open doors to greater success! @seyitinubu @dr_abiola_arogundade
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to empowering Nigerians through skills acquisition and sustainable livelihoods, as 700 beneficiaries graduated from a 10-day Federal Government vocational training programme in Oyo State. Dr Abiola Arogundade, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Technical, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Education (TVEE), stated this on Friday in Ibadan at the graduation ceremony. The training was organised under the National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy (NPRGS) to equip beneficiaries with practical, market-relevant skills for economic independence. Arogundade said the initiative reflected Tinubu’s determination to bridge Nigeria’s skills gap and empower young Nigerians…
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has described the Federal Government’s vocational training and empowerment initiative as a game changer in tackling poverty and unemployment, particularly among young Nigerians. The initiative, being implemented under the National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy (NPRGS), is designed to enhance beneficiaries’ employability, entrepreneurship and economic independence. The monarch made the remarks when Dr Abiola Arogundade, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Technical, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Education (TVEE), paid him a courtesy visit on Thursday in Ibadan. Arogundade visited the palace to brief the Olubadan on the ongoing Federal…
By Rédaction Africanews with agencies Saudi Arabia said three civilians have been killed and 36 people injured in attacks on two of its airports in Riyadh, which Yemen’s Houthi’s have claimed responsibility for. The two incidents on Tuesday and Wednesday targeted the capital’s Abha International Airport and King Khalid International Airports. Houthi military spokesperson, Yahya Saree, said it attacked the facilities with ballistic missiles and drones in “response to the Saudi aggression” against Yemen. Saudi’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said it is working with the “relevant security authorities” to assess damage at the airports and ensure the safety of…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP Guinea-Bissau’s planned December legislative and presidential polls are in limbo after the electoral commission on Thursday said conditions to hold them had not been met. They are meant to restore civilian rule after a coup last November after which the military leaders adopted a year-long transitional charter. As the December deadline for the polls approaches, the country has been gripped by significant political and security turmoil for several weeks. The National Electoral Commission’s vice-president, Felisberta Moura Vaz, said it had informed military leader General Horta N’Tam of its view. Vaz told journalists she could not…
Moove, a mobility fintech backed by Uber, has ended its operations in Nigeria and planned to transfer ownership of vehicles to its Nigerian customers and workforce, to ensure that every member of staff gets at least one car, The fintech company operated a drive-to-own policy for vehicles allowing customers to become full owners after payment was completed. Moove said it has 42,000 vehicles operating across 29 cities across the globe. “More than 9,000 customers have used our Drive-to-Own and rental products in Nigeria. Their work generated approximately N57 billion in revenue through Moove-financed vehicles,” Ladi Delano, Moove’s co-founder, co-CEO told…
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced Wednesday that France will release 10 million barrels of diesel from its strategic reserves to help ease pressure on the fuel market. The diesel reserves will be made available to distributors in France, a measure that would “mechanically lower prices at the pump” by around “12 to 18 euro cents per liter of diesel,” Lecornu said, adding that he would soon sign a decree allowing the operation, which is expected to last three months. Lecornu also called on France’s state-owned electricity utility company EDF to maximize its production capacity to keep electricity prices from…
A candidate vaccine against the Bundibugyo Ebola virus is undergoing a new phase of clinical trials in Uganda, an official at the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday, as efforts continue to contain an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Phase Ib trials of the ChAdOx1 vaccine, developed by the University of Oxford, began in Uganda on Oct. 6, Wessam Mankoula told a virtual news conference. Mankoula, lead of the continental incident management support team for the Ebola response, said Phase Ia trials began in Britain in July. He said another candidate vaccine developed by Moderna…
By Rédaction Africanews Twenty graduates abducted while travelling to begin Nigeria’s national youth service have been found alive after a week-long search, authorities say. The group was located in Imo State on Wednesday, days after armed men seized them while they were travelling to orientation camps in south-eastern Nigeria. Police spokesman Ani Iniedu said the graduates were found at Amakohia Ubi following an operation involving police, the military and other security agencies. He said the search had focused on forests and locations believed to be used as hideouts by criminal groups. The young people are now in police care and…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is creating new possibilities for nonprofits across Africa to expand access to services, strengthen programme delivery, and address challenges in areas ranging from health and education to livelihoods and agriculture. A new report from The Bridgespan Group examines how African nonprofits are beginning to use artificial intelligence to advance their missions—and offers a practical roadmap for organisations considering whether, where, and how AI could help. “The question for nonprofits isn’t ‘how do we use more AI?’ but ‘what problem are we solving, and is AI the right way to solve it?’ This involves looking beyond the…