NDE Trains 100 Youths on Entrepreneurship Skills In Yobe
By Sani Gaza’s Chinade, Damaturu
HOTPEN – A cross-session of participants at the NDE skill development program
The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) Yobe state office in collaboration with Nazeemursaj Nig. Ltd has commenced a five-day training of 100 unemployed youth and women on entrepreneurship skills.
The Director-General NDE, Abubakar Nuhu Fikpo, while declaring the training open reiterated the commitment of the federal government toward mass entrepreneur initiatives aimed at reducing the level of
unemployment and poverty across the
country.
Represented by the Yobe state Coordinator NDE, John Tumba Kwaji, Fikpo said the program is also expected to train participants in feasibility report writing and mimic the market situation.
He said the training would allow the beneficiaries to have access to loans from the public and corporate institutions to improve their livelihood.
According to Fikpo, “the need to accord priority to skills development under President Muhammadu Buhari’s led administration will be sustained because it’s the only solution to the prevailing unemployment in Nigeria, as the era of white-collar job is no longer visible.
“Entrepreneurship is capable of tackling unemployment, social vices, youth restiveness, prostitution and drug abuse amongst others.”
Earlier, the director Small Scale Enterprises (SSE) Department Mr. Apakasa David represented by Miss Aisha Abubakar from NDE headquarters said, the Directorate was in the business of training unemployed youth and women to be prosperous entrepreneurs.
He enjoined the participants to pay much attention and make good of the opportunity given to them.
On behalf of the beneficiaries, Khadija Mohammed appreciated the federal government for the gesture with a promise that the privilege will be justified.