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Jos North PYC Members Receive Entrepreneurship Grants from Dachung Musa Bagos Foundation
Members of the Plateau Youth Council (PYC) Jos North Chapter have received entrepreneurship grants from the Dachung Musa Bagos Foundation, following a two-day intensive training aimed at equipping them with business management skills.
The grant presentation took place on 6th August 2025 at the Plateau State Microfinance Development Agency (PLASMIDA) hall, marking the climax of the training program facilitated by PLASMIDA as part of the foundation’s initiative to empower young people and nurture them into self-reliant leaders.
Speaking at the ceremony, the Executive Director of the foundation, represented by Programs Manager Mr. Alpha Dali, urged beneficiaries to see the support as an opportunity to grow their small and medium enterprises (SMEs). He encouraged them to apply the funds strategically to strengthen their businesses and contribute to community development.
Chairman of PYC Jos North appreciated the foundation for the gesture, describing it as a practical step toward youth empowerment. He urged the beneficiaries to demonstrate transparency and accountability in using the funds to attract more opportunities for young people in the future.
Some beneficiaries, in their remarks, expressed gratitude to the foundation for the empowerment, pledging to invest the funds in ways that would expand their ventures and create avenues for others to benefit.
The event drew a large turnout of youths from Jos North LGA, reflecting the interest and enthusiasm for entrepreneurship support in the community.
Nine people have been killed after gunmen opened fire on a passenger bus at Dungus, Kuru District, Jos South council area.
The police command in Plateau confirmed the attack in a statement by its spokesman, Alfred Alabo, on Monday.
The command said it received a distress report at about 7:45 p.m. on Sunday that terrorists operating on a motorcycle had attacked the bus.
According to the statement, the Toyota bus, with registration number BUU 621 ZL, was conveying passengers to Jos when the gunmen opened fire.
It said seven people were confirmed dead at the scene, while two others who sustained gunshot injuries later died in hospital. The police said the development brought the total number of fatalities from the attack to nine.
The police commissioner, Ayodeji Faniyan, immediately mobilised Mobile Police operatives, tactical teams, homicide detectives and forensic experts to the scene.
(NAN)
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