2,285 Kwara Residents to Benefit from NDE's Renewed Hope Employment Initiative

Date: 2024-12-09

About 2,285 beneficiaries from 193 wards in Kwara State are set to benefit from the Renewed Hope Employment Initiative of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE), as reported by the Nigerian Tribune.

The initiative targets a total of 93,731 unskilled and unemployed individuals across Nigeria.

Speaking during the program's flag-off in Abuja, the NDE Director-General, Silas Agara, explained that at least 10 individuals from each of Nigeria's 8,809 electoral wards were selected for the initiative.

Beneficiaries will engage in 30 skill sets spread across four core programs: Vocational Skills Development, Small Scale Enterprises, Rural Employment Promotion, and Special Public Works.

The scheme, organised in collaboration with the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, is aimed at mitigating unemployment in Nigeria. According to Agara, the program accommodates a wide range of participants, including school leavers, dropouts, women, tertiary graduates, retirees, and persons with special needs.

He added that a significant number of beneficiaries will be resettled into entrepreneurial ventures through the provision of tools, equipment, and startup capital. Those not immediately resettled will be linked to credit-granting institutions for further financial support.

“NDE under my watch has ensured the adoption of cutting-edge technology in the design and execution of this program. For instance, all applicants registered through our online portal, enabling us to establish, for the first time, a credible database of our beneficiaries,” Agara stated.

He also revealed that 40,000 of the 93,731 participants in the program will undergo training in ICT and digital skills. This, according to him, is a deliberate effort by the NDE to empower youths with emerging skills that will make them globally competitive.

The Director General further noted that similar events were held in all 36 states of the Federation. He expressed gratitude to the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation for its support, including the provision of starter packs for some beneficiaries across various schemes under the initiative.

“Let me also appreciate the Hon. Minister of Labour and Employment, Mallam Muhammad Maigeri Dingyadi, Ph.D., for the support we have been receiving from the Ministry,” Agara stated.

“Similarly, the Honourable Minister of State, Labour and Employment, and Supervising Minister of the NDE, Rt. Hon. (Barr) Nkeiruka Onyejiocha, PhD, OON, has provided the enabling environment for us to discharge our mandate creditably.”

He concluded by commending the NDE management and staff for their dedication and hard work in ensuring the program's success. “May I also use this opportunity to appreciate my entire management and staff who have laboured tirelessly and consistently in the last four months towards making today a reality,” he said.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Lukman Adeloyin     Eleja Taiwo Banu     Ayo Opadokun     Opolo Global Innovation Limited     Ado Bayero     Kwara Liberation Group     Yeketi     Gambari     NITDA     Musa Alhassan Buge     Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa     Balikis Jawondo     Marufat Oladosu     Rebecca Olanrewaju     Saliu Mustapha     Ilota     SAPZ Project     Towoju     Oyawoye     Muhammad-Mustapha Suleiman     Mohammed Ibrahim     Opaleke Bukola Iyabo     Esinrogunjo     Shehu Adaramaja     Abdulrasheed Na\'Allah     Adeniyi Ojo     Moses Adekanye     Oke-Kura     Razak Atunwa     Abdullah Janet Amudat     Rashidi Yekini     Abdulkadir Akanbi-Oke     Omotoso Musa     Olaiya Zuberu     Ilorin Water Reticulation     Ben Duntoye     Shade Omoniyi     Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi     Abubakar Imam     Adamu Attah     Maimunat Oniyangi     Atiku     Hassanat Bello     Moshood Mustapha     Saba Jibril     Vasolar Consultoria     Makama     Iyiola Oyedepo     Talaka Parapo     Adaramaja     Bankole Omisore     Abdulganiyu AbdulAzeez     Kolo     Olanrewju Okanlawon Musa     UNILORIN Alumni     Zara Umar     Wahab Isa     Samari     Mohammed Lawal Bagega     Oniyangi     Col. Taiwo     Abdulrazaq Aiyelabegan     Isiaq Khadeejah     Kulende-UITH     Bio Ibrahim     Ahmed Shuaib Buranga     RTEAN     Ayinde Oyepitan     Islamic Development Bank     Rueben Parejo     Yusuf Babatunde Abdulwahab     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     Dan Iya     Busari Alabi Alausa     Yetunde Balogun     Aasiyat Bello Oyedepo     Tunde Saad    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Awwal Jawondo     Elerin Of Adanla Irese     Quareeb Islamic Association     Alfa Belgore     Saadatu Modibbo-Kawu     Isaac Aderemi Kolawole     Yusuf Ali     Bamidele Aluko     Oladipo Akanmu Tolani     Erubu     Air Peace     Afolayan     Titus Ashaolu     Transition Implementation Committee     High Court     Moronfoye     Post-utme     FOMWAN     Yakub Lai Gobir     Olupako Of Share     Okeose Christian Cementary     Mahmud Ayinla Giwa     Salaudeen Oyewale     Sam Okaula     Makama Of Ilorin     Kwara United     KSIRS     Olabode George Towoju     Amule     Adebayo Salami     Umar Yakubu Jaja     Just Law Forum     Tsaragi/Share     Overland     Olaitan Adefila     Lai Mohammed     Olayinka Oladapo Jogunola     Lafia Aliyu Korasabi     Akom Construction And Engineering Synergy Ltd     Alfa Modibo Belgore     Orisun Igbomina     Muhammed Abdullahi     Convocation Ceremonies     Sun Qing Rong     Dunmade     Binta Abubakar Mora     Funmilayo Mohammed     Medinat Folorunsho Salman     Abdulsalam Firdaous Amosa     Idris Garba     Sardauna Of Ilorin     Tunde Saad     Yekeen Alabi     Makama Of Kaiama     Ibrahim Abdulqadir Abikan     Olohungbebe     Durbar     Amusa Bello     Abraysports FC     Afolabi-Oshatimehin Adenike Harriet     Lanre Olosunde     Maryam A. Garuba     Fatimat Saliu     Adesoye College     Elerin Of Adanla     Ohoro Of Shao     NYSC     Christian Association Of Nigeria     CLAY POT     Centre For Peace And Strategic Studies     Mohammed Ghali Alaaya     Balogun Gambari     Iyabo Adewuyi     Millennium Development Goals     IPSAS     Tosin Saraki     Goodluck Jonathan