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 ONDO TO COMMENCE ENTERPRENEURAL TRAINING IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS.    The Ondo State government has announced its intention to inculcate enterpreneural skills in Secondary school students.       Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr. Laolu Akindolire stated this on Monday at Fiwasaye Girls Grammar School, Akure.  He had led the Ministry management to assess Schools resumption for the third term of the 2023/24 Academic Session in the state.    Akundolire explained that the program will be used to impart skills the students could use to earn money, become self-employed and employers of labour in future. "We want our young ones to become entrepreneurs and employers of labour as against while collar job seekers. We will collaborate with the Ondo State Enterpreneural Agency to carry out the skill impartation. The students will come for the skill acquisition over the weekends. With the skills, they will have something to fall back on later in the future."    The Commi

 

  TEMPLATE ON HOW TO POSITION ONESELF FOR MORE RELEVANCE AFTER YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE:    THE DR BARRISTER ROTIMI ADEYEMI    There is time for everything under the Sun: time to be born, time to die, time of joy and of sadness, time to take and to give, time to start and time to end etc. Everything under the has its allotted time.   The above passage taken from the Holy Writ best summarises the life of every mortal. This has nothing to do with education, wealthy, position, religion etc. It is the lot of all of us.    Every peregrination of man commences sometime and somewhere. When the then young, bubbling and energetic Rotimi Adeyemi joined the public service in those days and came round, people used to call him wolewole. It was a derogatory word used to describe sanitary inspectors. They were popular on account of their notoriety for making life difficult for landlords and occupants of unhygienic  surroundings. People saw them as burdensome, pokenosing people. Aside that, they were n

  GOVERNOR AYEDATIWA IS COMMITTED TO COMPLETION OF ALL ONGOING ROAD PROJECTS ACROSS THE STATE.     The Ondo State government has assured people of the state  of government commitment to the completion of all road projects under construction across the state.    Special Adviser on Infrastrcture, Lands and Housing, Pastor Ayodele Babalola gave this assurance when he paid an on the spot assessment of some road projects being executed in Akure, the State capital. Pastor Babalola based his optimism on the rate at which the projects which include the flyover linking Onyearegbulem market to Irese, Shoprite to Oda and Ijoka roads are going. "We are here to see things for ourselves. We are happy with what the contractors are doing. They keep to their track record of consistency. By what we have seen today, they are doing well. The work ìs commendable. Their responses to our questions and inquiries are to our satisfaction. We are encouraged that they will give us the best that we expect

 ONDO IFAD/ĹIFE-ND ESTABLISHES WOMEN IN AGRIC NETWORK (WIAN-ND) TO FORM A FORMIDABLE UNITED FRONT TO CHAMPION WOMEN RURAL ECONOMIC GROWTH.   Ondo State IFAD/Life-nd Office has established the Women in Agriculture Network (WIAN-ND) in the State with the aim of giving women a united umbrella on Agriculture challenges and opportunities.     The program which held in Akure the State capital was attended by women drawn from various sectors of the economy with emphasis on Agriculture  business.    In his message to the event, the State IFAD/Life‐nd Project Coordinator, (SPC), Prince Olawale Ademola said creating of the network was necessitated by the need to make the women have a united voice.     Prince Ademola, whose message was delivered by Mr. Akin Oluwalade, Environment and Climate Change specialist, IFAD/LIFE-ND, explained that WIAN-ND would be an advocacy body that would facilitate enlightenment of women on how to access agricultural inputs and funds with a view to enhancing their out

   BARRISTER KEHINDE ADELEYE: SUCCESS STORY BUTTRESSES JOURNEY OF LIFE IS A MARATHON NOT A SPRINT. "Out of a dozen men with bright ideas, at most only one gets them executed."   Whatever the situation is, man has opportunities. In time of plenty there are, in time of scarcity, there are, in time oppression there are. Mention the situation, opportunity always avail us of itself. These opportunities are two fold: one is for growth and the other for stagnation. Growth or progress, whichever you choose to call it, does not come easy or cheap; it exerts and drains energy, money and time. I must not forget that in order to accomplish anything worthwhile, you have to be ambitious and determined also. On the other hand, an individual, who opts for stagnation need not worry. All he needs is to wake up, live his life without having a goal, vision or ambition. Just like animals. Thereby, he will end up becoming nothing. Why? He has not paid any price for anything to improve his life o

Governor Lucky Ayedatiwa has approved the establishment of schools that will combine acquisition of skills with theoretical knowledge. Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Pastor Emmanuel Igbasan stated this while playing to the executive members of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) Irele Local Government Area in his office. Igbasan said the schools would train students on various modern skills such as building technology, mechanical, electrical and structural engineering, entertainment, fashion designing, welding and others.    "The new education curriculum tagged Technical/Grammar Schools model is designed in such a way that it will revolutionise our education system. By the time a student finishes eleven years of education, he would have been equipped with a skill that he can fall back on and make a living, even without advancing to the university. Such students can apply for loans to set up a factory and government will help out"     According to him, Niger

      The Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Pastor Emmanuel Igbasan has charged newly appointed Accounting Officers in the State Civil Service to justify government confidence in them by being innovative and productive.    Pastor Igbasan, who  made the call at a meeting with management of the Ministry, added that government choose them based on their character, performance and displayed in the past as well as level of education attained.    "Divine favour has played a role in your appointment out of many who are competent and qualified.  However, I must add that favour only promotes but you maintain your position by deliberate actions of hardwork, commitment and innovation and threby move on further. You must think deeply and bring innovations that will improve the system".    He also implored them to rebrand their departments to further make them functional and contribute to the development of the Ministry in particular and the state as a whole. "The first

    The Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Pastor Emmanuel Igbasan has charged newly appointed Accounting Officers in the State Civil Service to justify government confidence in them by being innovative and productive.    Pastor Igbasan, who  made the call at a meeting with management of the Ministry, added that government choose them based on their character, performance and displayed in the past as well as level of education attained.    "Divine favour has played a role in your appointment out of many who are competent and qualified.  However, I must add that favour only promotes but you maintain your position by deliberate actions of hardwork, commitment and innovation and threby move on further. You must think deeply and bring innovations that will improve the system".    He also implored them to rebrand their departments to further make them functional and contribute to the development of the Ministry in particular and the state as a whole. "The first ta

 _Ondo IGR Growth_ : The need to protect the stride - NTRO The National Tax Research Organisation (NTRO) has reiterated its interest to collaborate with Ondo State Internal Revenue (ODIRS) to ensure that set revenue target for the year 2024 in the state is achieved. The Ondo State Coordinator of the organization, Mr. Nasiru Bakare noted that the Ondo State Internal Revenue Service has been working assiduously to meet the set annual revenue target having watched closely the activities of the Executive Chairman, Dr. Tolu Adegbie since his appointment in 2018 who has displayed core professional with over 25 years banking experience. Bakare who made the intent of his organization known during its annual Tax Awareness program in Akure recently, lauded the ODIRS boss for his remarkable achievements in the tax arena in the state. He said: “In our research, we discovered that the state IGR in 2016 was N8.06 billion and grew to N10.07 billion in 2017. But since Adegbie came on board in 2018, On

 Ondo Focuses On Suburb Roads, Lays Asphalt In Afunbiowo In its resolve to provide motorable access roads in the Suburb of the state capital, Ondo State government has commenced asphalt-laying of 2.4km roads in Afunbiowo Estate along Akure/Idanre Road in Akure South Local Government Area. The construction work, which had started in July last year, is near completion. Fielding questions from journalists on the site on Thursday, Engr. Jubril Adebayo, Ministry Principal Resident Engineer, explained that the contractors moved to the site in July in 2023 and began to fill several potholes on the community roads with laterite. Drainage system was also constructed to prevent the roads from collapsing before the asphalt-laying began a couple of days ago on the road. He listed other roads penciled down for construction as Alfa 3D internal road in Irese, Ilado along Igbatoro Road, Akure, and Redeemed/Sunview Road at Alagbaka all in Akure South Local Government Area. The resident engineer also di

 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO KAYODE AKINMADE, THE INFORMATION MANAGER PER EXCELLENCE. "The real worth of every individual lies in his forte." Life offers man and woman opportunities. These provide us  avenues to show our hidden potentials and true colours. Leadership position exposes man as it brings to the fore his temperament, managerial prowess as well as ability to withstand and contain pressure. Position also exposes the level of greed in us. Position not only promotes; it equally destroys man's name. It depends on how he allows the position to get into his head. It is up to him; use it to serve or butter his own bread at the expense of others.     Kayode Akinmade's rising profile as a trust worthy image maker is becoming a standard yardstick for public relations practitioners and students. Since he was appointed Special Adviser on Media and Strategy, to the then Speaker of the House of Representatives, his services has continued to be sought after. That was between 2007 a