Nollywood Actress, Shan George appointed as Chairman of Callywood Board by the Governor of Cross River State

Nollywood Actress, Shan George shed tears of joy after she was appointed by the governor of Cross River State to be the Chairman of the Callywood Board

Veteran  Nollywood actress, Shan George couldn’t hold her joy after she was appointed by the governor of Cross River State to be the Chairman of the Callywood Board.

The veteran actress who took to her Instagram page to reveal the good news expressed that she never saw the appointment coming.

Federal Government to Terminate the Contract Of N-Power first batch Beneficiaries

Federal Government said that N-Power Beneficiaries would be terminated before the end of the year 2020.

The Minister of humanitarian affairs disaster management and social development Sadiqa Farouq, during an interview with the press.

The Minister said that the first batch of the programme was supposed to have been terminated in 2018. She went further to say that she and her ministry is working on" and exit strategy" to that effect.

" N-Power beneficiaries enrolled in 2016 are yet to be exited, 16 months after the elapse of their contract, they are supposed to have graduated to a more productive venture. The ministry is currently making efforts to develop an exit strategy, which is non-existent existent, she said.

 She said, there should be no cause for alarm as government would pay the monthly stipends to beneficiaries of NSIPs in the month of October and November.
She explained that delay was as a result of the handing over process from the office of the vice president in October 2019, and the "technicalities" of the scheme which she needed to understand.

She also noted that the wise among the beneficiaries must have saved from their monthly stipends to cater for the future.
She said"I don't know why there is fear, we know that the government has this programme in place to support our teeming unemployed youth, especially the graduated and it is supposed to be a two year programme.

Also, they must have learned some skills, so I don't think we should have this panic that these people don't know their fate, they don't know their future. From onset they should know that the programme would not last forever.

The Minister gave a concrete detail that they are looking at planned exit. That they're not going to exit them without having anything to fall back on. So we have options and we are exploring these options with critical stakeholders to see how we can have a futuristic exit.

Meanwhile, legit.com has it that no fewer than thirty beneficiaries of the N-Power programme were sacked by the federal government in Adamawa state.

Queen Nwokoye Mother of Twins Welcomes Another Baby in England

The Actress's friend OMA Nanadi, congratulated her on social media.
 She says: congratulations are in order for Queen Nwokoye and her husband Oluchi Uzoma, as they welcome their third child.

She shared the news on social media while congratulating her for becoming a new mother.

She also shared old photos of the actress when she was pregnant with her baby girl whom she delivered recently.

Queen is yet to announce to her fans  social media but many people have been pouring in their congratulatery messages since OMA made it known that the actress delivered her now baby girl safely.

Source:  legit.com

The African Union Commission has shown commitment towards achieving the single Single African Air Transport Market (SAAM)

The Single African Air Transport Market is a flagship project of Agenda 2063 of the African Union which aims to ensure intra-regional connectivity between the cities of Africa as an impetus to the continent’s economic integration and growth agenda

The Initiative launched in 2018  is expected
to provides eligibility criteria for African community carriers, safety and security standards, mechanisms for fair competition and dispute settlement as well as consumer protection

It is also designed to create additional 300,000 jobs directly and 2 million indirect jobs for people across Africa by 2063. 

The provides for the full liberalisation of intra-African air transport services in terms of market access, and the free exercise of first, second, third, fourth and fifth freedom traffic rights for scheduled and freight air services by eligible airlines.

It will also remove restrictions on ownership and provide for the full liberalisation of frequencies