National Directorate of Employment (NDE), has revealed that the agency granted N100,000 each as loan to 108 unemployed persons in Nasarawa State last December 2021.
The Nasarawa State Coordinator of the agency, Mr Chris Bamsida disclosed this at the orientation of the beneficiaries and the commencement of the training of 50 participants of Agricultural Extension Training (AET) in Lafia, the state capital.
He said the training was to enable them to become self-reliant and contribute to the growth of the country, adding that these are the four programmes of the agency.
His words: “We are here for the orientation of our loan beneficiaries of Agricultural Empowerment Scheme (AES), Community Based Agricultural Empowerment Scheme (CBAES), Sustainable Agricultural Development Empowerment Scheme (SADES) and Graduate Agricultural Empowerment Scheme (GAES).”
He continued: “Also here for the orientation are fifty (50) participants of Agricultural Extension Training (AET.
“National Directorate of Employment (NDE) came into existence on March 1986. It is charged with the responsibility to design and implement schemes to combat mass unemployment among unemployed youth, women, retired persons, etc.”
“It has four core departments and Rural Employment Promotion Department (formerly Agricultural Department) is an integral part.
“It is in fulfillment of its mandate to reduce unemployment in the agricultural sector that we are here today.
He said that the combined orientation was made up of 108 beneficiaries of AES, CBAES, SADES and GAES that were granted loans of N100, 000 each last December.
He urged the beneficiaries to repay their loan dutifully, responsibly and timely so that other unemployed persons could benefit as well.
Earlier, Dr Musa Maikeffi, the Provost, College of Agriculture, Science and Technology, Lafia urged the participants to take advantage of NDE programmes in order to be self-reliant and contribute their quota to the development of the country.
Speaking to Aso Chronicles, Mr Salaudeen Habibilaha, one of the beneficiaries of the loan, appreciated NDE for the gesture and promised to be a good ambassador of the scheme.
