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The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) Kaduna directorate on Friday said it trained 6,513 youths and women on various vocational skills in 2020.
Sani Maiwada, the State Coordinator, Alhaji Sani Maiwada, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview in Kaduna, that the training and empowerment was aimed at reducing unemployment rate in the state.
He mentioned that youths and women were trained under various departments and schemes of the directorate, adding that some were paid stipends while others were given soft loans to start up or boost their businesses. x
“The Vocational Skills Department in its Basic National Open Apprenticeship scheme (BNOAS) had trained 1,940 youths on hairdressing, welding and fabrication, aluminium work, fashion designing, carpentry, electrical installation, catering, GSM repairs, computer operations and satellite installation.
By Aisha Gambo
Kaduna, Jan. 5, 2021 The Federal Government’s Extended Special Public Works (ESPW), also known as the 774,000 jobs programme, has been inaugurated in Kaduna State.
The inauguration was done on Tuesday in Kaduna by the National Directorate of Employment (NDE).
Naija247news reports that 774,000 unemployed Nigerians were selected across the 774 local government areas in the 36 states and the FCT for community/environment public works.
The programme was approved by President Muhammadu Buhari to reduce unemployment in the country.
In his speech at the inauguration, NDE Acting Director General, Malam Abubakar Nuhu-Fikpo, said that the directorate was totally committed and dedicated to the smooth and effective implementation of the programme.