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FG to train 11,300 displaced persons in North-East

The Federal Government plans to train 11,300 persons displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East, says Sen. Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour…

The Federal Government plans to train 11,300 persons displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East, says Sen. Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment.

Ngige said this at the inauguration of the programme on Tuesday in Maiduguri.

The minister was represented by Mr Ibrahim Jibiya, the Director, Skills, in the Ministry.

He said that the beneficiaries would be trained under the Skill Acquisition Programmes of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE).

He said that the programme would help to fast track rehabilitation, resettlement and stabilisation in the war-ravaged region.

Ngige said that the Federal Government accorded priority to youths and women empowerment through skill acquisition and entrepreneurship development programmes.

“The president is determined to empower youths and women through articulated policies and programmes, to create job opportunities and enhance wealth creation in the society.

“Employment is a key component of individual and national development. It provides platforms for supporting and fulfilling individual personal achievements and goals as well as contributing to the national economy.”

Earlier, the NDE Director-General, Alhaji Nasiru Argungu, said the agency would train 4,000 persons in Borno, 3,100 in Yobe, 2,500 in Adamawa and 1,700 in Gombe.

According to him, 70 per cent of the beneficiaries will be women and the vulnerable, adding that the beneficiaries will be exposed to various trades.

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