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Lokoja LG
Awards Scholarship to Indigenes
in Seamen School
AS part of its youth employment
Programmes, Lokoja Local
Government of Kogi State has
indicated its readiness to
partner with the International
School of Merchant Seamen by
giving its indigenes
scholarship.
The Chairman of the Council,
Alhaji Yabagi Bologi disclosed
this when he paid an
on-spot-assessment visit to the
institution in Lokoja, recently.
Alhaji Bologi who said he was
very impressed with the
facilities already on ground in
the institution, explained that
the partnership would go a long
way in reducing unemployment and
restiveness among the youths.
He stated that he decided to
personally visit the institution
to get a proper brief of the
situation, stressing that with
the kind of seriousness shown by
the institution, the council
would contribute to ensure the
effective actualization of its
set objectives.
While commending Air-Marshal
Salihu Atawodi (rtd) for
granting scholarship to 105 Kogi
State indigenes into the
institution, he urged other
well- to-do individuals to
emulate him for a better Kogi
State.
In his response, the Director of
the School, Capt Dickson
Ibeyeboukwei expressed delight
that people of the state have
begun to embrace the
institution.
Capt Ibiyeboukwei, who commended
the Executive Governor of Kogi
State, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, for
his role in bringing the
institution to the state,
recalled that the institution
was initially designed for only
Lagos and Bayelsa but through
the effort of the governor, Kogi
State became a beneficiary.
School of
Merchant Seaman Kicks-off in
Lokoja
The Director, International
School of Merchant Seaman,
Lokoja, Kogi State, Capt.
Dickson Ebiye has disclosed that
the institution’s objective is
to help restive youths to gain
professional education that
would enable them contribute
positively to the society.
Capt. Ebiye who said the
institution had commenced
academic activities took our
reporter round the classes where
not less than 280 students were
receiving lectures in different
fields.
He explained that “most of them
would have failed their JAMB
examinations but we admitted
them here and try to bring them
up practically”, adding that
secondary school certificate
with five credits is required to
gain administration into the
school.
While noting that the school is
set to bridge the gap between
graduates of Nigerian Higher
Institutions and the labour
market, Capt. Ebiye maintained
that the practical aspects of
their courses which were ignored
in Nigerian higher institutions
are being explored to the
fullest by the school.
“Companies have developed the
tradition of training their
newly employed staff to impart
the practical aspects of their
job into them but are now
finding a way to safe cost by
turning to professionally
qualified applicants who can be
deployed to the field directly”
he emphasised.
He disclosed that the equipments
procured for training are
adequate and are of the highest
standard.
Courses being offered by the
school are, Marine Engineering,
Electrical Engineering,
Underwater Engineering, Marine
Science, Computer Science,
Nautical Science, Bilingual
Secretary and Port Management.
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