A total of 3,000 youths drawn from the North Central geopolitical zone of the country have been successfully trained in skill acquisition by the federal government.
The youths trained under the programme, tagged:” N-knowledge Life Skills Acquisition Programme”, of the N-Power Scheme,would be given start-up items including laptops upon graduation next week, Tuesday.
The three-month programme which is the initiative of the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, is aim at empowering youths who don’t have anything doing through skills acquisition.
Speaking yesterday, at the Public Service Institute of Nigeria,Kubwa,in Abuja,where the youths have been camped since 0ctober 10, Mr Kalgo Yusuf Muazu, the Chief Executive Officer, Human Resources Department of the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development,explained that,” This programme is designed to empower the youths who don’t have anything doing, so that they can be self employed.”
“This is an N-Power programme, initiated by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, for the youths.
“3000 beneficiaries from North Central geopolitical zones, comprising Plateau, Kogi, Nasarawa, Benue states and FCT have been successfully trained.
“We expected them to be self reliant after undergoing training in different skills here,” he told reporters during interview.
According to him,” At the end of the training, they will be given tools to start being on their own.”
Muazu,who said the beneficiaries were placed on N10,000 monthly stipends, said the money would be paid for a period of nine months.
“Everybody will be provided with either laptops or other working tools as they depart for their different states,” he said.
