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Rotary Recognizes Exemplary Youths Across Nigeria

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As the new generation of Nigerian youths is demonstrating, as the most progressive non-governmental initiatives are celebrating, the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards RYLA released its long-awaited for its 2021 recipients.

This time, as in last year, the list comprises the names of some of the most dynamic and go-ahead youths in Nigerian: those with crowbars for spines, intuitions that almost always hold up in the face of uncertainty, and hearts ready to serve Nigeria and Nigerians with every ounce of strength.

To folks uninformed in this regard, RYLA is a Leadership training initiative that exposes our youths between the ages 14- 30 to principles of leadership, selfless community services and good citizenship. It’s Sponsored by Rotarians/Rotary Clubs and facilitated by Citizenship and Leadership Centre Sea School Apapa.

In 2019 under the chairmanship of Abiodun Richard Oshinibosi in District 9110, the RYLA Prize of Honour was introduced to identify and celebrate the efforts of youths below 40 in various fields of endeavours within our communities.

The RYLA Prize of Honour categories are Technology/Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Education, Fashion, Entertainment, Agriculture, and Selfless Community Service. (Other categories may emerge in due time.) Thus, the recipients of the RYLA Prize of Honour are youths who are Captains of these fields of endeavour nominated by youths and people within the community via a dedicated digital portal

For 2021, Opeyemi Owosho, Abimbola Oyegbami, Abodunrin Oluwaseun Buck, ‘7-star’ comedian Dee-One, Ngozi Osawe, and Ayeni Adeleke received the Prize of Honour for Digital innovation/Technology, Education, Fashion, Entertainment, entrepreneurship, and agriculture, respectively.

These awesome under-40 youths gathered to the banner of Abiodun Oshinibosi, Project Marshal/CEO of Abelinis Ltd and initiator of the RYLA-PoH, and were recognised at the just-concluded closing ceremony of RYLA 2020 held on Sunday 21st of February’s 2021. With the First Lady Of Ogun State, Mrs Bamidele Adiodun in attendance, the six recipients were given credits for their accomplishments in their various fields by the District Governor Bola Oyebade and PAG Benedict Okhumale who is District RYLA 2020 chairman.

Opeyemi Owosho is the proud initiator of Homefront Energy. Committed to delivering cooking gas energy as a service to low-income households in Africa, Owosho is an alumnus of General Electric Garage and a recipient of the 2017 Presidential Standing Committee on Innovation and Invention (PSCII).

29-year-old Abimbola Oluwakemi Oyegbami is the founder and proprietor of FeyiGrand Creche and Preparatory School, Abule Egba, Lagos. Actively stretching the borders of education in her community on the elementary front, Oyegbami has obtained the admiration of people within and outside her locality.

Abodunrin Oluwaseun Buck is the Creative Director of Buck, a multi-talented entrepreneur who is colouring the Nigerian fashion industry with indigenous class and style. His fashion outfit (Buck) currently employs over 30 functional staff and advocates the alter/native blend of cultural fashion.

Dee-One is not a strange name to those who spend even half an hour on the Internet everyday. The happy and handsome comedian is an Arts and Crafts on his own, and his “ComedyNight with D-one” is an outstanding entertainment initiative.

Ngozi Osawe is an all-round beauty-enhancement person: an esthetician, beautician and SPMU Artist. As the CEO of Zeekarh Cosmetics Spa & Beauty Place, she oversees the health and beauty procedures that are highly demanded by men and women everywhere, from general services like makeup & skincare, microblading & shading of brows, and lash extensions, to others like body rolling (wood therapy), G5 slimming massage, vajacial Treatment, etc.

Ayeni Adeleke is the CEO of FarmToHomes, the platform that supplies fresh and organic fruits to consumers and retailers in the comfort of their residential or market spaces. FarmToHomes allows its clients to order these fruits from its websites, and this is followed by fast deliveries to desired locations.

And so the New Year is already modelled after these young paragons, thanks to the recognition of RYLA and its Prize of Honour initiative.

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BREAKING: Lamido Sanusi II Officially Reinstated As Emir Of Kano [VIDEO]

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  • Receives reinstatement letter, turbaned

Muhammadu Sanusi has been turbaned as the new Emir of Kano for the second time.

The ceremony took place on Friday at the Kano state government house.

More to come…

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NELFUND Launches Pilot Phase Of Nigeria’s Student Loan Scheme

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The pilot phase of Nigeria’s student loan scheme has gone live with federal tertiary institutions as beneficiaries.

Recall Nigeria’s President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, enacted an initial version of the student loan policy in June 2023 to grant interest-free loans to students.

The plan was supposed to go into effect in October 2023, however execution was continuously postponed until it was reenacted in April 2024.

May 24 is the day that NELFUND has set aside for the launch of the loan application and issuing portal.

Only federal tertiary institutions would be eligible for the scheme’s pilot phase, according to NELFUND during pre-application sensitization.

On May 24, the programme went online at 0:00, and the fund encouraged federal universities, polytechnics, and colleges students to apply.

Earlier, NELFUND confirmed that loans to state-owned institutions will be provided as part of the scheme’s second rollout, which will be notified when it is due.

In an FAQ published via its social media page, NEFUND said only students of public tertiary institutions are eligible to apply for the loan.

It said they must submit proof of admission capturing their name, birth date, JAMB number, matriculation number, and BVN.

The fund said all new and existing students within the institutions can enter for the loan, conditionally including direct entry candidates.

It said how much loan every student is allowed to apply for would be determined by the charges of their respective institution.

“The charges will be remitted directly to the institutions and the upkeep will be paid to the applicant on a monthly instalment,” it said.

“Applicants will receive a notification and the status of the loan application can be seen in the applicant’s profile on the portal.”

NELFUND said a beneficiary must begin repayment two years after their youth service as long as they have a job or are self-employed.

It said a beneficiary should notify NELFUND by court affidavit every three months after this due date if still unable to gain employment.

“Ten percent of a beneficiary’s salary will be deducted at source. Self-employed beneficiaries are to remit 10% of monthly profits,” it said.

“You are at liberty to seek to repay beyond the statutory 10% monthly repayment by your employers/by self if you are self-employed.

The fund said an applicant would be denied a loan if proven to have defaulted on any previous loan granted by any licensed financial institution if found guilty of submitting fake documents, and if dismissed for exam malpractices by any school authority.

It said they may be disqualified if convicted of fraud, forgery, drug offences, cultism, felony, and any offence involving dishonesty.

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8-Yr-Old Anambra Pupil Henry Okonkwo ‘Beaten To Coma By Teacher’ Is Dead

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Henry Okonkwo, a primary two pupil of Landmark School, Mgbakwu, in Awka North LGA of Anambra state who was allegedly beaten to a coma by his teacher, has died.

According to earlier reports, the teacher, who went by Faith Nwonye, was detained after it was alleged that she had physically mistreated the 8-year-old student over the weekend.

In a recent interview with journalists, Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, the state commissioner for education, stated that Nwonye and the owner of the school were called to explain the events leading up to the alleged abuse of the student.

The commissioner stated that the school has been closed indefinitely and that it was also discovered to be functioning unlawfully.

However, in a Facebook post on Thursday, Chuma-Udeh confirmed Henry’s passing while revealing that they will “seek justice” for the pupil.

“He was a boy like any other, with hopes and aspirations. He went to school for a better future but met a gruesome death at the hands of the people who were supposed to help him achieve his life ambition,” she wrote.

“A quack teacher in an illegal school bludgeoned him to death. We mourn a life nipped in the bud! We mourn Henry Chukwuemeka Okonkwo! We mourn and we seek justice.”

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