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08/12/2021

ITF DG, Joseph Ari hails Media for projecting Fund successes

By Fatima Muhammad
Jos

The Director-General, Industrial Training Fund (ITF), Joseph Ari, Tuesday said the media has been a major driving force to the success story of the of the Fund.

Mr. Ari said the Fund been encourage by the media will redouble it's efforts towards mandates actualisation set up by the Federal Government.

The D-G stated this at media forum organised by the Correspondent’s chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, (NUJ), Plateau State Council in Jos, the state capital.

"For us in the Industrial Training Fund (ITF), the Nigerian media in general and the journalists in Plateau State especially, have been a bedrock of support as you have consistently used your immense vehicles of education and information dissemination to promote our organization and its programmes and activities while also not hesitating to hold us to account as required of your calling.

“Let me say unequivocally that the media has played a vital role in driving the organization to what it is today especially in terms of corporate exposure and visibility.

“That the ITF is mentioned in every conversation today that has a bearing on skills acquisition, job creation and poverty reduction is on account of your extensive coverage of our activities and programmes”, he said.

According to him ITF has come to the growing realization that Nigeria is in a world of innovation and ideation and, therefore, must appropriately respond rather than rest on our oars.

"As the leading human capital development institution in Nigeria, we have commenced the process of repositioning our programmes and activities to effectively prepare the Nation’s workforce in line with our mandate of developing a pool of qualified Nigerians to man the public and private sectors of the national economy as we believe that for this plan to succeed, all Nigerians as individual citizens and as institutions must contribute their bit,” he said.

Mr. Ari appreciated President Muhammadu Buhari's led administration for finding him worthy for reappointment and added that with the media support as usual, the organisation will not disappoint the President and the country at large.

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25/12/2020

KIDNAPPERS FACE DEAD PENALTY IN PLATEAU STATE

Governor Simon Lalong, has, Thursday, evening sing into law the anti-kidnapping, anti-land grabbing, cultism and other anti-violence related matters bill.

The State House of Assembly, passed the bill for the ascent of the Governor.

Lalong said the law is long overdue because of the increase in kidnapping, land grabbing and other violent crimes within the State.

"As a responsible Government, we cannot fold our arms to see people being terrorized by criminals who are clearly out to cause mayhem.

"This new law will deal with anyone caught in the act and I urge security agencies to be on their toes and ensure that culprits are apprehended and made to face the law," Lalong said.

He called communities to rise up to the challenge by identifying and fishing criminals within their domains and passing relevant information to security agencies to act.

The law provides death sentence for those convicted for kidnapping while those found guilty for cultism shall be jailed for a minimum of 7 years.

Others involved in meting out violence on anyone risk spending up to 10 years in jail upon conviction.

23/11/2020

NTA infringing on our rights, says Fityanul Islam

MUHAMMAD SALISU

Jos

The Fityanul Islam of Nigeria (FIN), Plateau State chapter, has frowned at non coverage of Eid-el-Maulud, by the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA.)

The chairman of the State Maulud organising committee,​ Alhaji Ateeku Yusuf, said Fityanul Islam has observed, that for some years now the NTA, have not been report Maulud activities, even when Federal Government has been declaring public holidays to that effect.

Alhaji Ateeku, frowned at the situation, at the 41 annual Eid-el-Maulud, Sunday, in Jos.

He said: "We are appealing on the management of Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), to continue showing the activities of Eid-el-Maulud, been activities to commemorate the birth of Prophet Muhammad SAW, since the Federal Government do declared public holiday as far a Eid-el-Maulud is concerned."

He said it is not fair for the Director-General of NTA, Malam Yakubu Ibn Muhammad, to direct stoppage of covering and airing the activities of Maulud, simply because he does not celebrate Maulud.

"It doesn't matter because you are the head of an organisation like NTA, that you doesn't celebrate Maulud, that doesn't mean that you should deny other people their right to celebrating Eid-el-Maulud," he said.

He said like some Christians do not celebrate Christmas, but Government is declaring public and Christmas activities are covered, it is also the right of Muslims, celebrating Maulud, to be covered.​

Alhaji Ateeku, said as Nigerians it is their right for the NTA to air Maulud activities, as has been the true situation previous to the tenure of the present head of the management of NTA.

"We are Nigerians are appealing to the Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC)
to also take note on the infringements our fundamental human rights," he said

The Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, urged Muslims to always emulate the virtues of peace, love, caring and respect as exemplified by Prophet Muhammad SAW.

Represented by the State commissioner of Water resources and energy, Eng. Sa'ad Bello, Lalong said his Government would continue to provide fairness and justice to the adherents of all religious beliefs.