Lafia: Nasarawa commences 3-week training for 80 youths

A three-week intensive career kick-start training on employability, entrepreneurship and job fair for 80 youths selected from across the 13 local government areas of the state  has commenced in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital.

Nasarawa State governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, flagged off the training session, at the Conference Hall of the Ministry for Local Government, Community Development and Chieftaincy Affairs.

In her welcome remarks, Habiba Balarabe Suleiman, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor and Focal Person, Human Capital Development, said the programme, which is life-changing, is being hosted by the Nasarawa State Government, through the Human Capital Development Office, in collaboration with Oxfam Nigeria as funding partners and Poise Graduate Finishing Academy Lagos, as implementing partners.