The National Employment Directorate (NDE) presented to a total of 266 beneficiaries loans and starting packages in Ilorin, state of Kwara, as part of the 5,532 beneficiaries throughout the country in the initiative for employment of renewed employment of hope.
Speaking in the resettlement of the beneficiaries trained by NDE in Ilorin, the general director of the NDE, Silas Aga, declared that the Employment Agency, in the last three months, had equipped 33,692 unemployed young people, women and people living with disabilities with vocational training skills.
The head of the NDE, who was represented by Mrs. Folarin Modupe Josephine, said the initiative was designed to train citizens and train them to become not only in self -employed workers but also of labor employers.
“The renewed Hope Employment Initiative is designed to generate employment opportunities, support the growth of small -scale companies, improve agricultural productivity, improve rural infrastructure and provide transition jobs. In turn, this will encourage economic growth and train our communities,” he said.
Some of the beneficiaries included participants in programs such as the Postgraduate Attachment Program, the Environmental Embels Training Scheme, the promotion of rural employment and small -scale companies, among others.
In his speech in the event, the State Commissioner for Youth Development, Ambassador Shehu Ndanusa Usman, who also represented the wife of the state governor, praised the ED for his dedication to the eradication of poverty and economic development.
He urged the beneficiaries to take the opportunity for good purposes and extend the gesture helping the members of their communities.
In addition, the state coordinator of the NDE, Mr. Kudabo Olupmii Gabriel, encouraged the beneficiaries to use the team provided effectively instead of selling them, emphasizing the importance of staying committed to the objectives of the initiative.
“I recommend that you do not sell the equipment provided through this initiative, since doing so would be counterproductive for its planned objective,” he said.
In a separate interview, Mrs. Folarin Modupe Josephine, the representative of the CEO of the NDE, declared that the loan refund terms had become flexible to guarantee an easy payment by the beneficiaries.
Speaking about the monitoring of the progress of the beneficiaries in their various vocations, she mentioned that representatives of the NDE would visit the beneficiaries to guarantee compliance and effectiveness.
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