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By Sani Idris
Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has urged the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members to set performance targets for themselves during the service year.
The governor gave the advice at the closing of the orientation course for 2022 Batch ‘C’ Stream 1 Corps members, on Tuesday in Kaduna.
He said that the performance target should be in the area of community development and entrepreneurship to enable them do self-assessment at the end of the service year.
According to him, this will also enable them to focus on contributing towards breaking down of barriers to rapid socio-economic development in the state.
El-Rufai, represented by the Commissioner for Human Services and Social Development, Hajiya Hafsat Baba, said the scheme has touched many lives in Kaduna state and the country at large.
He therefore challenged them to “ensure high performance at their personal and various places of primary assignment to ensure maximum contribution to the development of the state and the nation.
“In Kaduna state, we are ever ready to support the NYSC towards maximum realisation of its goals and objectives.
“Our expectation is therefore that you will reciprocate the gesture by working assiduously towards the maximum realisation of set goals and objectives for further development of the state.”
The governor also urged the corps members to initiate and execute community development projects, so as to leave lasting legacies.
He implored all stakeholders and employers to pay necessary attention to the welfare of corps members, and support and encourage them throughout the service year.
Earlier, the NYSC Coordinator in the state, Mr Odoba Abel, thanked the corps members for the discipline and commitment they exhibited during the orientation course.
He encouraged them to exhibit similar conduct in their places of primary assignment and adapt quickly to the culture and customs of their host communities.
“The people of Kaduna state are hospitable, if you look around, you will see the fleet of buses sent by different Local Government Councils to convey you to your places of primary assignment,” he said.
The coordinator implored the NYSC members to reciprocate the goodwill by being committed to their assignment and contributing to the improvement of their host communities.
Abel further advised them to avoid truancy and engaging in acts capable of denting the image of the service.
He thanked the state government, military and paramilitary as well as other stakeholders for their huge support to the scheme. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)
BREAKING: Buhari to unveil new naira notes tomorrow
CBN Governor has disclosed that CBN won’t wait till December anymore for the unveiling of the new notes.
Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of the Central Bank has confirmed that President Muhammadu Buhari will unveil the designed Naira notes tomorrow, Wednesday, November 23, 2022.
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Emefiele announced this during the Central Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee monthly meeting in Abuja.
Background gist: In October, the apex bank announced that it would redesign the N200, N500, and N1,000 notes. The apex bank also set December 15, 2022 as the official start day for circulating the new naira notes.
The policy sent shockwaves to the forex market, causing the naira to hit its lowest point of N910/$1 at the black market, as many people rushed to exchange their naira for USD. The naira has since recovered to trade at N680/$1.
Whats the rush: However, he has disclosed that CBN won’t wait till December anymore for the unveiling of the new notes.
What you should know: He said the deadline for returning the old Naira notes to commercial banks in exchange for newly designed ones would not be shifted. The CBN recently directed commercial banks in the country to remain open on Saturdays until January 31, 2023, to allow bank customers to exchange old naira notes for new ones
Reason for new Naira notes: Emefiele, had explained that the decision to redesign the naira notes was made to ensure macroeconomic stability. He said the goal was to create a strong, stable, and resilient economy that is self-sufficient and capable of weathering unexpected shocks.
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1 comment:
A very good advice.
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