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Published 21 May 2021
The Director General of the Industrial Training Fund, Joseph Ari, on Thursday said the organisation has empowered 11,100 youths with technical skills through the 2020 National Industry Skills Development Programme.
He said the aim of the programme was to tackle unemployment and poverty in the country.
Ari spoke at the graduation of the programme’s trainees in Abuja.
He said, “The 2020 National Industrial Skills Development Programme which was conducted by the Industrial Training Fund amidst the COVID-19 pandemic was part of our efforts to provide Nigerians with technical skills for job and wealth creation.
“There were 300 beneficiaries in each state; multiply it by 37, the number of states in the country.”