Fans Begged Messi Not To Quit National Team

Messi shocked Argentina and the whole world with his unexpected resignation after Chile defeated Argentina 4-2 on penalties after a 0-0 draw on Sunday.

Apart from the humiliation of being beaten on penalties for a second time by their neighbours, they were gutted at the news of what online wags were calling “LeoMexit” – Messi’s announced retirement from international service. 

Argentine Team arrived home on Monday with dozens of emotional fans wearing the white and sky-blue striped jerseys of the national team, adorned with Messi's number 10, waiting in the rain for the team to arrive back from the tournament in the United States.

Some followed the team bus along the road leading from the airport to the Argentine Football Association complex. They waved flags, chanted, "Messi is not leaving!" and carried banners. One of them read: "Messi: I love you more than I love my mom."

Although Messi could not be seen on the bus, AFA spokesman Ernesto Cherquis Bialo confirmed to The Associated Press that he had arrived in Buenos Aires with the rest of the team.

Some fans, players, and even Argentina's president and the country's greatest player Diego Maradona asked Messi to reconsider. Other supporters on Monday were simply sad that one of the all-time greats is departing the national team prematurely.

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No More Federal Delegation To Mecca or Jerusalem - President Muhammadu Buhari.

 

Muhammadu Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari had made it known that there will be no more Federal Government delegation to Mecca or Jerusalem. 

 

He said "Religion is a personal affair. If you want to visit Mecca or Jerusalem, do it with your personal funds. Sponsorship of religious pilgrimages is illegal, unconstitutional, and lack of fairness......"

Internship/Traineeship Vacancy At United Nation Institute For Training And Research (UNITAR)

Background

In line with the Institute’s efforts to improve its training activities and special events, the Multilateral Diplomacy Programme is developing a strategic growth plan to enhance the external products and advertisement of their projects, including its online training courses.

Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Training Assistant of UNITAR’s Multilateral Diplomacy Programme, the intern/trainee will assist in the development and design of UNITAR’s external products (brochures, advertisements, online advertisements, web products and outgoing documents) as well as e-courses on diplomacy and skills development.  The intern/trainee would assist in, inter alia, designing the products, showing originality and professionalism, being creative whilst and adapting the products to the existing UNITAR’s guidelines. The intern/trainee would also be responsible for assisting in communications and outreach activities. Typical tasks assigned to the intern/trainee may include the following:

• To support colleagues in the development of external communication products such as brochures, advertisements and web design as well as online courses;
• To adapt training materials and learning packages to quality and professional standards and UNITAR existing guidelines;
• To liaise directly with partner organizations and beneficiaries in preparation for the delivery of these products (printing and web designing);
• To undertake research that may provide necessary input into such training and outreach materials;
• To assist the Programme in its outreach and communication strategy (including social media);
• To maintain and develop UNITAR’s communication database to ensure the efficient and effective dissemination of information and coordination amongst the global diplomatic community.

The tasks assigned may be reviewed during contract period to reflect changes in programme needs and priorities.

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Learning Objectives

After the assignment the intern/trainee should be able to:

• Translate strategic vision into actionable objectives;
• Work independently and take initiative;
• Have developed a professional rapport with UNITAR staff;
• Be familiar with UNITAR’s branding guidelines;
• Ameliorate, adapt and design UNITAR’s external products in a professional way;
• Have enhanced their creativity and innovation skills;
• Propose ways to further UNITAR’s mission in terms of designing;
• Work in a multicultural environment.

Eligibility Criteria

Candidates should, as a minimum, either be enrolled in or hold a university-level qualification (Bachelor’s degree, licence or other) either in graphic or instructional design digital media, journalism, international relations, history, political science, languages or a related subject.

Federal Government Commences Recruitment of 500,000 Graduates Nationwide

The Federal Government’s plan to recruit 500,000 graduates for direct teaching jobs has commenced on June 12 through an internet portal, npower.gov.ng.

According to the statement issued by the Vice Presidential Spokesman, Mr Laolu Akande on Wednesday, he said the portal will be live on June 11, while applicants are expected to visit the site on June 12.

 The statement further said that young unemployed Nigerians are advised to visit the website and apply.

 According to the statement, the 500,000 Teacher Corps is nicknamed `N-Power Teach' on the portal.

Besides that, there is also the N-Power Knowledge initiative under which 25,000 Nigerians would be trained in technology programmes , and N-Power Build, to give vocational skills training to 75,000 interested Nigerians, the statement said.

Furthermore, it said that all trainees would be paid for the duration of their training.

According to the statement, the N-Power Teacher Corps initiative is a paid volunteer programme of a two-year duration, under which unemployed Nigerians selected and trained would play teaching, instructional, and advisory roles in primary and secondary schools.

Others would be engaged in agricultural extension systems across the country, public health and community education, covering civic and adult education.

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The statement said that each trainee would be paid N23,000 per month and in addition, receive computer devices containing information necessary for their specific engagement, as well as information for their continuous training and development.

It further explained that the N-Power Knowledge scheme comprised three aspects of Creative, Technology Software and Hardware each of which would train 25,000 young Nigerians.

Under the creative aspect, no fewer than 5,000 people would also be trained in Animation, Graphic Design, Post-Production, Script-Writing.

The statement added that other schemes in the Social Investment Programmes which would be rolled out in the coming weeks include the Conditional Cash Transfer that would pay N5,000 monthly to one million Nigerians and the Micro-Credit Scheme for more than 1.5 million persons.

The rest are the Home Grown School Feeding programme that would serve 5.5 million pupils in primary school a free meal per day and the Education Support Grant programme for 100,000 students in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics, (STEM) and Education.

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