By Richard Akintade, Osogbo
Director General of the National Directorate of Employment NDE Mallam Abubakar Nuhu Fikpo has commended the Federal Government of Nigeria for its huge investment in job creation, poverty reduction and youths Empowerment, all aimed at creating a pool of self-employed and self-reliant citizens.
The NDE boss gave the commendation, while speaking in Osogbo the Osun State Capital, through the NDE State Coordinator Mr Julius Fakunle at the orientation ceremony for 900 unemployed persons, who are new intake into NDE Basic and Advanced, National Open Apprenticeship Training Schemes (NOAS).
According to him the training Schemes, were designed to impact skills on the 600 new intake of B-NOAS, on any vocational trade of their choice, while 300 A-NOAS participants are those who have attained a reasonable level of competence in their trades, but needs skills up grade, in such areas as ICT, Catering, Make up, Tie and Dye, Photography, Fashion Designing, Cake making, Welding, Plumbing, Barbing, among others, to enhance their marketability for self employment and self reliance.
The NDE DG noted with delight that the NDE interventions, has over the years assisted the Nation in reducing the scourge of unemployment among the teeming youths, women and people with special needs.
Mallam Fikpo, therefore used the occasion to call on another category of unemployed persons, who have passion for skills acquisition to take advantage of the opportunity offered by the NDE, to enhance their self esteem and to have a sustainable means of livelihood.
He congratulated the lucky participants for being selected among numerous applicants, while encouraging them to take the training seriously, and also strive to attain at least 85% record of attendance at the training outlets, so that they can be qualified for further NDE resettlement loan package.
