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It pains me when I see young men using mobile phones worth over thirty-five to sixty thousand naira. All they do these days is to ping, chat and all that, wasting precious time doing unnecessary things. And you see them crying.........
With what the Ministry or the Government has done so far, have there been results? So far so good, I would say yes, because before the advent of this present administration of His Excellency, our youths took up arms against the Government and that led to so many companies fleeing from Port Harcourt to Lagos, Calabar. Some even left the shores of Nigeria. Since His Excellency came with a sincere approach and tackled this menace that was ravaging our economy, youth restiveness has reduced drastically. Apart from the amnesty program, there are one or two programs that have been initiated. We are working closely with the Nigerian Youth Council, we talk to their leaders and they also represent the affiliate bodies. We tell them not to allow their members to cause problems for the
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Government. You will agree with me that for now, we are enjoying relative peace. So I can say it has really paid off. Most persons are not aware of all the laudable achievement you have had so far. How do you make it known? Well, I have my way of doing things. The truth is that I am a man that does not like blowing his own trumpet. I like to do things but not eye service. I approach issues differently. For instance, one of our daughters, Miss Mercy Chinwoh, is the present Nigerian idol. You might not believe it, I went to all the media houses here in Port Harcourt, called them and said “please we have one of our daughters who is at the verge of winning the Nigerian idol, use your plat form and ask people to support her�. If I haven't told you, you wouldn't have known apart from the few persons who were
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there. I also went to face book and asked people to vote for her. So that is the approach I am using. I'm not ignorant of the fact that in order for me to always be on the media, I have to spend some amount of money and the funds is not really available for publicity. But somehow we have been telling the public what we have been doing so that it will be on record. Regarding skills acquisition programs, you made mention of ICT and underwater training, are there other trainings you have had or you intend to embark on? We intend to embark on more programs. There is a major one we are looking at, that is establishing a Rivers State Youth Development Centre with the support of His Excellency. I have a technical background and with that I know that one does not need to have a University degree to put food on the table. In the proposed youth d e v e l o p m e n t c e n t r e d i ff e r e n t vocations would be undertaken and whoever is privileged to be there can choose any of the vocations, be it Carpentry and Joinery, Electrical and Electronics, Welding and Fabrication, Catering and a whole lot more. Those who are somewhat disadvantaged, whose parents cannot afford to send them to school can go through these vocational training and acquire skills to better their life. When they graduate, a certificate of competence will be given to them to show that they have passed through a formal training process. They can set up a small scale business or seek for a job in any firm to sustain themselves. Is the funding by the government enough to achieve good result? Well, on a lighter note, government in every facet and in every country of the world is usually accessed by physical infrastructure. The Government here emerged by democratic process. In our case, PDP is the ruling party in Nigeria. The other parties that couldn't emerge after the election will be packing blames on the ruling party. So in order for them to prove that they are actually doing something; it is to do more of the infrastructure so that people can see what they are doing. >>
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Skills Training Step 20 - After you have login in to Windows 7 for the first time, you will see similar desktop to the image below. At this point you can start using your computer. However it may not be fully configured. You need to make sure that all the hardware is detected correctly and the necessary device drivers are installed. This can be done from the device manager.
Step 22 - You can choose to "Search automatically for updated driver software" or "Browse my computer for driver software". If you have the driver CD or if the driver is on a USB drive then choose "browse my computer for driver software". Window 7 will search and install the driver from the CD or you can locate the driver manually. Once you have removed all the yellow exclamation marks from the device manager your Windows 7 configuration would be fully complete.
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Career opportunity Step 21 - To go to device manager click Start Menu -> >Control Panel -> >System and Security -> >System -> >Device Manager. You will see all your hardware listed as shown on the image below. You need to check if you have any yellow exclamation marks next to the name of the devices, similar to "Multimedia Audio Controller" in the image below. This indicates that the driver has not been installed for this device. At this stage you will need to install the driver for this device. To do so, Right Mouse click on Multimedia Audio Controller -> Update Driver Software...
Skills! Magazine requires the services of the following Step 23 - Finally check if you have successfully activated Windows 7. Click Start Menu -> Control Panel -> System and Security -> System. You will get a window similar to the image below. Towards the bottom you will see Windows is activated followed by your product ID. This shows that your copy of Windows 7 is fully activated.
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HOW TO COOK NIGERIAN FRIED RICE W
ithout a doubt, many Nigerians enjoy eating Nigerian fried rice. This tasty dish has many health benefits in addition to its being a delight to the palate. It is a favourite dish at many parties and events. However, you can also enjoy eating Nigerian fried rice in the comfort of your home, with your family and friends – if you know how to prepare it. So here's your guide to cooking Nigerian fried rice. INGREDIENTS: · Rice (2½ sweet corn cups) · Vegetable Oil · Beef · Cow kidney (100g) · Plain Yellow Curry Powder (1 tablespoon) · Fried rice colouring (1 teaspoon) · Fried rice seasoning (to taste)
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· Green Beans (a handful) · Sweet corn (1 can) · 5 medium sized carrots · 2 large green peppers (optional) · Onions - 3 medium sized bulbs · Salt (to taste) · Seasoning – 3 Maggi/Knorr cubes & Thyme (to taste) · Coconut water (optional)>>>
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TOOLS: · A cooker · A cutting board · Knives · A deep pot · An oven for grilling the chicken (optional) · A frying pan · A sieve · A spatula · Spoons
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Scrape the carrots and cut them into small cubes.
Cut the green beans into
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Cut one onion into small
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PREPARING THE MEAT · Wash the beef thoroughly and place it in a pot. · Wash the kidney and place it in the pot along with the chicken or beef · Add 1 finely chopped onion, salt to taste, some ground red pepper, thyme, curry and some seasoning to taste.
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Chop peppers into
6 small cube sizes.
· Usually the kidney gets done before the beef, about 10 minutes after the pot starts boiling. Remove the kidney once it is done and continue to cook the beef until it is done. · Cut the kidney into small pieces.
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Nigerians speak We asked some responsible parents the question: Would you allow your child to run a skills program? Here are their answers.
Charles Ekonse Yes, because, with the way Nigeria is now, I think somebody with skill can survive. But without skill he may be dancing around just like that. So, I will always recommend it for people and for my children.
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To me, skill is more like the most important thing right now anyone can think of. Come to think of it, we have so many graduates. It is no longer the latest trend. Being a graduate is like the least certificate you can even have and if you get into the labour market you will see many of them (graduates). You have so much competition here and there, so what is your stand if you become a graduate today? I think the best thing is for you to get out Harrienta Nwabueze there, to get involved in one skill (handwork) or the other. You could be self employed. There are so many skills you can learn out there that are really helpful and that reduce crime and other things like prostitution. So, I feel skill is very important for every youth today and I recommend it for every youth in the society.
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Mrs Egioma Eboku
Yes. Because with technology now somebody can have skills and he can open a shop for himself and even employ others. So, it will be good for the child.
Yes. If he or she is old enough. It depends on the age. At the end, she will acquire more knowledge on how to carry out these various skill like baking, hair dressing and others.
Mr. Ayo Mesiema Yes, because I am a benefactor of a skill acquisition program. In fact, what I am doing is not what I read in school. So, if I had not acquired that skill probably I would not have had something doing today. I certainly recommend it also for parent, I know vocational education is not enough. You must have skills most especially in Nigeria today. Skills are very important.
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