The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has conducted Advanced Business Training for 540 participants of the Extended Special Public Work (ESPW) in Plateau State.
The NDE’s Director-General, Malam Abubakar Nuhu Fikpo, represented by the State Coordinator of the scheme, Malam Ibrahim Hardo Abdul’azeez, said the participants were among the 774,000 jobs employed by the federal government who were already trained on Basic Business Training, July this year.
The NDE boss said the training was aimed at giving advanced training to the participants on how to handle their business and check on how far they had been utilising the money.
He added that the training was part of the exit strategy being organised for the participants of ESPW nationwide, adding that 180 people were drawn from each of the geopolitical zones of the state.
One of the participants, Mishingil Ishaku, while appreciating the FG for organising the training, said the exercise would go a long way in improving their businesses.