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Soludo is Ohibaba.com’s State Governor of The Year (2024)
The tomorrow we see in the One Youth Two Skills program, makes Ohibaba.com pick Governor Soludo as our State Governor of the Year.

The editorial board of Ohibaba.com news website has chosen the Governor of Anambra State, Prof Charles Chukwuma Soludo, as its State Governor of the Year 2024.
The e-paper said on Monday that Governor Soludo was chosen for his idea of the “One Youth Two Skills program,” which has already empowered over 5,000 youths in the state with employable skills for self-employment or to be hired by employers.
The second phase of the scheme, being implemented by Anambra State Ministry of Youth and Development, is commencing with over 8, 000 candidates.
This is commendable and noteworthy, given the fact that Nigeria faces skills shortage due to some factors, including:
• Lack of modern skills: The average Nigerian graduate lacks the skills needed to compete in the job market, such as digital literacy, critical thinking, and problem-solving.
• Inadequate education: Many Nigerian graduates lack the technical and practical skills required by industries like oil and gas, IT, and healthcare.
• Technological advancements: Emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and robotics require specialized skills that are not widely available.
• Economic shifts: As Nigeria diversifies its economy, industries like fintech, agriculture, and renewable energy require skills that existing workers don’t have.
• Brain drain: Highly skilled professionals leave Nigeria for better opportunities abroad, which exacerbates the skills gap.
• Limited investment in workforce development: Some companies don’t prioritize training and upskilling their employees.
This is commendable and noteworthy, given the fact that Nigeria faces skills shortage due to some factors,
Soludo said: ” The One Youth, Two Skills” program is aimed at “empowering youths on a sustainable basis, to teach them how to fish and eliminate hunger.”
The governor said the goal of his administration is to transform Anambra into the largest skill hub to give the youth employable and exportable skills.
“This is a unique training program. Many of the artisans’ works and skills are now in short supply,” Soludo said during the launch of phase two of the scheme recently.
” Our investment in youths, with our innovative ‘One Youth, 2 Skills Programme’— which the Federal Government has now adapted into the national curricula, has created over 5,000 new entrepreneurs, with an additional 8,300 soon to complete their apprenticeship and will be empowered to become entrepreneurs.
Our innovation district— our own Silicon Valley—aims to create a million digital tribe army, and so far, tens of thousands have received digital training including Coding skills. Many are already employed in the digital space.
We are very intentional in this drive to empower the next generation to take charge of their lives and move Nigeria forward.
The year 2050 Expectations
By 2050, it is expected that there will be more than 400 million Nigerians and by the end of this century, Nigeria will be the third most populated country in the world after India and China.
With an aging Europe and North America, Nigeria must opportunistically prepare to become the number one supplier of labor to the rest of the world.
Probably by then, the export of labor will be Nigeria’s largest source of export earnings.
So, the Nigerian state must deliberately prioritize and invest in the people—especially their health and education.
“The tomorrow we see in the One Youth Two Skills program, makes Ohibaba.com pick Governor Soludo as our State Governor of the Year.
Editor.
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FG denies 12 Years Minimum Entry Age Into JSS1
Boriowo urged the public and education stakeholders to disregard any contrary claims.

The Federal Government has debunked a report claiming that the minimum age for admission into Junior Secondary School 1 (JSS1) has been raised to 12 years.
The Ministry of Education Director of Press, Folasade Boriowo, made this known via a statement issued on Friday, July 25, 2025.
Boriowo said the report was inaccurate, noting that it did not come from any official source and did not reflect government policy.Boriowo stated: “For the avoidance of doubt, the minimum age for admission into JSS1 remains 10 years.
“No child should complete primary education below the age of 10.”
Boriowo urged the public and education stakeholders to disregard any contrary claims.
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NGE Mandates Media Organizations to set up fact-check desks in the newsroom to Fight Fake News
During the workshop, the European Union Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Mr Gautier Mignot and the NGE President, Mr. Eze Anaba, said that newsroom managers should acquire the skills and tools for fact-checking as a way to arrest fake news, misinformation and disinformation.

Editors under the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) have resolved today to henceforth set up a fact-check desk in their various newsrooms as a measure to tackle fake news, misinformation and disinformation.
The decision was reached on the occasion of a one-day workshop organised by the European Union (EU) NGE in Lagos on Thursday.
The editors said that having a Fact-Check Desk would help media organisations verify news hints, with the view to publishing only accurate information.
Other key decisions taken at the end of the workshop include:
Media organizations should organise trainings for their newsroom managers and line editors on fact-checking.
The Guild should set up disinformation counter groups across its zonal structures, ahead of the 2027 general election.
Media organizations should collaborate and reach out to each other to verify information.
Media organisations should look at the quality of their Online Editors to ensure that experienced and well-grounded journalists man the position.
The Guild should use other of its bigger platforms to address issues bordering on fake news, misinformation and disinformation.
During the workshop, the European Union Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Mr Gautier Mignot and the NGE President, Mr. Eze Anaba, said that newsroom managers should acquire the skills and tools for fact-checking as a way to arrest fake news, misinformation and disinformation.
Mignot said that the EU was taking a multi-pronged approach to address the threats posed by misleading information, which he described as a “danger to democracy and public trust.
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FG Mandates 12 Years Entry Age Into JSS1 for Public and Private Schools

The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa on Friday announced the entry age for pupils seeking admission into Junior Secondary Schools (JSS1) after completing six years of primary education at 12.
This is contained in a new policy document on non-state schools as unveiled by the ministry.
He acknowledged that non-state schools (referred to as independent or private schools or non-government schools, are educational institutions not managed by the government) are increasingly playing a major role in education provision in the country, despite variations in the quality of education being offered across the categories of schools.
The Federal Ministry of Education emphasised that the age of enrolment, “Nursery education shall be of three years’ duration.
“Children shall be admitted into nursery one when they attain the age of three years, nursery two on attaining the age of four, and one year of compulsory pre-primary education (Kindergarten) on attaining the age of five years, by the specification of Section 2 (17) of the NPE, 2013 Edition.”
On the age of enrolment for junior secondary schools, the policy clearly stated that, “Basic education shall be of nine years’ duration.
There shall be a six-year primary and a three-year Junior Secondary School (JSS). Children shall be admitted into primary one when they attain the age of six years.
“Every child must complete six years of primary education. They shall be admitted into Junior Secondary School (JSS1) when they have completed six years of primary education, at around the age of 12 years.”
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