TEF, UNDP seal partnership deal to boost entrepreneurship in Africa .

TEF, UNDP seal partnership deal to boost entrepreneurship in Africa. TONY Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at further promoting entrepreneurship in Africa. The MoU was signed by Tony Elumelu and the Director, UNDP Regional Service Centre for Africa, Lamin Manneh, in Lagos, at this year’s edition of Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum, an annual gathering of African entrepreneurship ecosystem. With the partnership agreement, UNDP and TEF will work together to equip start-ups and existing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with necessary entrepreneurship skills to enable them grow their businesses.

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How to avoid monkeypox virus.

How to avoid monkeypox virus. When the Federal Ministry of Health announced on Thursday that the outbreak of monkeypox had spread to 11 states with 74 recorded cases, apprehension, as would be expected, is naturally growing among the populace. 

There is concern that the outbreak may grow to the level of an epidemic if steps are not taken by the citizenry, to break the chain of transmission. 

 A casual look at the monstrous blisters all over the face and body of an infected person, when the disease is at the advanced stage (as seen in the picture on this page) should be enough incentive to make every effort to avoid getting infected. Since the outbreak occurred in Bayelsa State on September 22, 2017, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said the virus has marched into Rivers, Ekiti, Akwa Ibom, Lagos, Ogun and Cross River and five other states. Monkeypox is a viral zoonosis (a virus that is transmitted to humans from animals) which shows symptoms in humans similar to those seen in the past in smallpox patients, although less severe. 

 Smallpox was eradicated in 1980. According to medicine.com, monkeypox occurs sporadically in some parts of Africa. The symptoms of monkeypox include severe headache, fever, back pains among others. Other physical manifestations are huge rashes, the size of which are far bigger than those seen when a person has chicken pox. The rashes spread out all over the body of the infected person.

New yam Festival: Eze Nwachukwu to host Igbo in Lagos, Saturday.

New yam Festival: Eze Nwachukwu to host Igbo in Lagos, Saturday. Eze Ndigbo Lagos State, Eze Uchechukwu Nwachukwu has called on all the Igbo in Lagos to come out en mass for the celebration of the new yam festival in the state which will hold on October 28 2017, at the Igbo Community Centre, Nwachukwu Drive, Okota Lagos. Eze Nwachukwu, who stated this in his palace at Okota said, the occasion would be used to circulate information to Igbo in the state as prominent sons and daughters of Igbo extraction and friends of Ndigbo would grace the occasion. “We are expecting Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu and other Obas. We also want to use the occasion to express appreciation to the sons and daughters of Ndigbo in Lagos who have distinguished themselves because the year is about to end. “We also want to thank the host community for being patient and there for us in the state, and tolerating all of us in Lagos.” He said it is a thing of pleasure for Ndigbo living outside Igbo land to celebrate the new yam festival, reiterating that the occasion is to celebrate the first yam which is the first fruit.

Herdsmen Call For Creation of Alternative Ministry To Promote Livestock Development..

Herdsmen Call For Creation of Alternative Ministry To Promote Livestock Development. Herdsmen on the platform of Confederation of Traditional Stockbreeders Organisations in Africa (CORET), have called on the federal government to create a livestock Ministry, seperate from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) to ensure inclusive growth and development of the sector. This according to them will bring the sector out of the background and allow them benefit from existing programmes. CORET Program Coordinator, Alhassan Jaoji made the call while fielding questions from Journalist at the 10th Re-source Sustainability Academy which held in Abuja, with the theme” Climate Change, Pastoralism Land and Conflicts” The academy was organised by the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) in collaboration with CORET,while participants were drawn from herdsmen,farmers, CSOs, Community Leaders, Policy makers and International Organisations among others According to Mallam Jaoji “There is a need for the creation of a livestock Ministry which is the practice in most parts of the world,If they are not seperated,livestock and fish farming will always be subsumed by crop farmers” Herdsmen

37 Job Openings For Young Nigerians In UN – Amina Mohammed.

37 Job Openings For Young Nigerians In UN – Amina Mohammed. There are 37 career openings for young Nigerians under the United Nations bureaucracy, according to UN deputy secretary-general, Amina Mohammed. Mrs. Mohammed disclosed this at a Cultural Night organised by Nigerians working at the United Nations Systems. She said the openings are available via the Junior Professional Officers’ (JPO) Programme, including internship for young graduates. According to her, Nigeria has the opportunity to sponsor its youth for UN careers through the JPO. But Nigeria has not seized the opportunity in a long while, she noted. JPO is a programme for the young people to come and grow their career at the UN and it has 37 positions for Nigeria – one for each of the 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory. The JPO programme provides young professionals with hands-on experience in multilateral technical co-operation, and is one of the best ways to gain entry level positions within the UN system. Some Nigerian UN staff at the event..JPOs are sponsored by their own government, which fund their placement in one of a range of UN organisations.At the cultural night, Mrs. Mohammed asked older Nigerians to pave the way for the youth by creating leadership opportunities for them . She urged them to stop competing with the younger ones for employment opportunities.