13:59:00
Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu
The Minister of Labour and Employment,
Dr. Chris Ngige, has said all youths in the country are not entitled to
the N5, 000 monthly stipend promised by the All Progressives
Congress-led Federal Government.
The minister also said the Federal
Government intends to convert most of the unemployed graduates to
teachers in a bid to tackle graduate unemployment.
Ngige explained that contrary to the
widely-held belief that the N5,000 was meant for all youths, only the
vulnerable ones amongst them would benefit.
Ngige spoke at an event held to mark the 5th anniversary of Bina Foundation and graduation ceremony of its students in Enugu.
The Ministry of Labour and Employment donated equipment worth N10m to the graduands.
Commending the Foundation for uplifting
the less privileged in the society, the minister went ahead to shed more
light on the payment of the N5,000 monthly stipend, which is expected
to commence in 2016.
He said, “The APC government anchored
delivery on three pillars; security of lives and property, improving
economy under which employment creation is the third sub-head, and
infrastructure revival.
“You can see that employment creation is
the main issue. We have heard people say we are waiting for N5, 000. We
did not say we are paying N5,000 to all the youth. We are saying it is
for the most vulnerable.”
Giving further insight to how the
government intends to tackle unemployment, Ngige said that the Federal
Government had budgeted N500bn for social safety needs in the coming
year.
“Most unemployed graduates would be converted to teachers. The move is equally aimed at boosting the education sector,” he said.
Ngige noted that majority of the current crop of teachers in public schools were half-baked.
In the same vein, the minister, who said
the era of white-collar jobs was gone, added that the government would
pay serious attention to skill acquisition.
Ngige said, “For the social safety needs, we have budgeted N500bn for the next fiscal year.
“We have captured unemployed graduates.
We are doing two things; we get those who read Law, Engineering and
other disciplines but do not have jobs. We would train them for nine
months and convert them to teachers.
“Most of our schools have half-baked teachers. We want to redefine our schools and make them what they are.
“We are also building skill acquisition
centres. We have 12 of them across the country. The era of white-collar
industry is gone.
“Nobody in Nigeria will be unemployed, people will learn how to use their hands.”
He also disclosed that the Federal
Government would fight poverty in 2016, by giving aid to people with
special needs while children will get their own through the school
feeding programme.
The United Nations systems in Tanzania cordially invites the media to the launch of 2015 Technology and Innovation report (TIR) subtitled: Promoting Innovation Policies for Industrial Development,.. The launch will be held at Centre for Foreign Relations ( Chuo cha Diplomasia —CFR-), along Kilwa Road, Kurasini on Thursday, 17 December,2015,at 0900-1100AM.
The Report is published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development ( UNCTAD), and focuses on how innovation policies can promote industrial development, and what lessons can be learnt from both developing and developed countries. It argues that while technology and innovation are essential to how industries use knowledge, their role in economic development can only be harnessed if innovation policies are coherently linked to countries' industrial goals.
Tanzania is one out of the 3 countries that have been taken as case studies in the report. Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) contributed to the preparation of this report and the facts presented in it would provide evidence based inputs to national plans and strategies to achieve the much needed sustainable development. UN Resident Coordinator Alvaro Rodriguez will launch the report.
The UNCTAD Technology and Innovation Report of 2015 recognizes that sustainable industrialization is multi-faceted: it is not solely limited to environmental sustainability, but refers to efforts that are technology-led, productivity enhancing and poverty reducing. It is based on the understanding that no industrial policy is complete without an accompanying innovation policy. Both are essential and complementary to shaping developmental outcomes and creating prosperity for all. TIR 2015 addresses policy priority by analyzing the crucial role of technological learning and innovation capacity.
EVENT: LAUNCH OF 2015 INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY REPORT
DATE: 17 DECEMBER, 2015
TIME: 0900 AM
VENUE: CENTRE FOR FOREIGN RELATIONS, KURASINI,ALONG KILWA ROAD
Read more at: http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/news/199892/1/launch-of-2015-innovation-and-technology-report-th.html
The United Nations
systems in Tanzania cordially invites the media to the launch of 2015
Technology and Innovation report (TIR) subtitled: Promoting Innovation
Policies for Industrial Development,.. The launch will be held at Centre
for Foreign Relations ( Chuo cha Diplomasia —CFR-), along Kilwa Road,
Kurasini on Thursday, 17 December,2015,at 0900-1100AM.
The Report is published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development ( UNCTAD), and focuses on how innovation policies can promote industrial development, and what lessons can be learnt from both developing and developed countries. It argues that while technology and innovation are essential to how industries use knowledge, their role in economic development can only be harnessed if innovation policies are coherently linked to countries' industrial goals.
Tanzania is one out of the 3 countries that have been taken as case studies in the report. Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) contributed to the preparation of this report and the facts presented in it would provide evidence based inputs to national plans and strategies to achieve the much needed sustainable development. UN Resident Coordinator Alvaro Rodriguez will launch the report.
The UNCTAD Technology and Innovation Report of 2015 recognizes that sustainable industrialization is multi-faceted: it is not solely limited to environmental sustainability, but refers to efforts that are technology-led, productivity enhancing and poverty reducing. It is based on the understanding that no industrial policy is complete without an accompanying innovation policy. Both are essential and complementary to shaping developmental outcomes and creating prosperity for all. TIR 2015 addresses policy priority by analyzing the crucial role of technological learning and innovation capacity.
EVENT: LAUNCH OF 2015 INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY REPORT
DATE: 17 DECEMBER, 2015
TIME: 0900 AM
VENUE: CENTRE FOR FOREIGN RELATIONS, KURASINI,ALONG KILWA ROAD
Read more at: http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/news/199892/1/launch-of-2015-innovation-and-technology-report-th.html
The Report is published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development ( UNCTAD), and focuses on how innovation policies can promote industrial development, and what lessons can be learnt from both developing and developed countries. It argues that while technology and innovation are essential to how industries use knowledge, their role in economic development can only be harnessed if innovation policies are coherently linked to countries' industrial goals.
Tanzania is one out of the 3 countries that have been taken as case studies in the report. Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) contributed to the preparation of this report and the facts presented in it would provide evidence based inputs to national plans and strategies to achieve the much needed sustainable development. UN Resident Coordinator Alvaro Rodriguez will launch the report.
The UNCTAD Technology and Innovation Report of 2015 recognizes that sustainable industrialization is multi-faceted: it is not solely limited to environmental sustainability, but refers to efforts that are technology-led, productivity enhancing and poverty reducing. It is based on the understanding that no industrial policy is complete without an accompanying innovation policy. Both are essential and complementary to shaping developmental outcomes and creating prosperity for all. TIR 2015 addresses policy priority by analyzing the crucial role of technological learning and innovation capacity.
EVENT: LAUNCH OF 2015 INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY REPORT
DATE: 17 DECEMBER, 2015
TIME: 0900 AM
VENUE: CENTRE FOR FOREIGN RELATIONS, KURASINI,ALONG KILWA ROAD
Read more at: http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/news/199892/1/launch-of-2015-innovation-and-technology-report-th.html
The United Nations
systems in Tanzania cordially invites the media to the launch of 2015
Technology and Innovation report (TIR) subtitled: Promoting Innovation
Policies for Industrial Development,.. The launch will be held at Centre
for Foreign Relations ( Chuo cha Diplomasia —CFR-), along Kilwa Road,
Kurasini on Thursday, 17 December,2015,at 0900-1100AM.
The Report is published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development ( UNCTAD), and focuses on how innovation policies can promote industrial development, and what lessons can be learnt from both developing and developed countries. It argues that while technology and innovation are essential to how industries use knowledge, their role in economic development can only be harnessed if innovation policies are coherently linked to countries' industrial goals.
Tanzania is one out of the 3 countries that have been taken as case studies in the report. Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) contributed to the preparation of this report and the facts presented in it would provide evidence based inputs to national plans and strategies to achieve the much needed sustainable development. UN Resident Coordinator Alvaro Rodriguez will launch the report.
The UNCTAD Technology and Innovation Report of 2015 recognizes that sustainable industrialization is multi-faceted: it is not solely limited to environmental sustainability, but refers to efforts that are technology-led, productivity enhancing and poverty reducing. It is based on the understanding that no industrial policy is complete without an accompanying innovation policy. Both are essential and complementary to shaping developmental outcomes and creating prosperity for all. TIR 2015 addresses policy priority by analyzing the crucial role of technological learning and innovation capacity.
EVENT: LAUNCH OF 2015 INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY REPORT
DATE: 17 DECEMBER, 2015
TIME: 0900 AM
VENUE: CENTRE FOR FOREIGN RELATIONS, KURASINI,ALONG KILWA ROAD
Read more at: http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/news/199892/1/launch-of-2015-innovation-and-technology-report-th.html
The Report is published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development ( UNCTAD), and focuses on how innovation policies can promote industrial development, and what lessons can be learnt from both developing and developed countries. It argues that while technology and innovation are essential to how industries use knowledge, their role in economic development can only be harnessed if innovation policies are coherently linked to countries' industrial goals.
Tanzania is one out of the 3 countries that have been taken as case studies in the report. Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) contributed to the preparation of this report and the facts presented in it would provide evidence based inputs to national plans and strategies to achieve the much needed sustainable development. UN Resident Coordinator Alvaro Rodriguez will launch the report.
The UNCTAD Technology and Innovation Report of 2015 recognizes that sustainable industrialization is multi-faceted: it is not solely limited to environmental sustainability, but refers to efforts that are technology-led, productivity enhancing and poverty reducing. It is based on the understanding that no industrial policy is complete without an accompanying innovation policy. Both are essential and complementary to shaping developmental outcomes and creating prosperity for all. TIR 2015 addresses policy priority by analyzing the crucial role of technological learning and innovation capacity.
EVENT: LAUNCH OF 2015 INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY REPORT
DATE: 17 DECEMBER, 2015
TIME: 0900 AM
VENUE: CENTRE FOR FOREIGN RELATIONS, KURASINI,ALONG KILWA ROAD
Read more at: http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/news/199892/1/launch-of-2015-innovation-and-technology-report-th.html
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