The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has reiterated its commitment to training Nigerian youths on entrepreneurial skills to enable them to become self-reliant and employers.
The NDE Acting Coordinator in Kano State, Malam Idris Sani-Yakasai stated this in Kano.
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He said that the NDE would continue to reposition itself to address challenges of unemployment in the country.
Sani-Yakasai said that recently the directorate selected 50 youths from each state of the federation for training on Post Sustainable Agricultural Development.
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According to him, the trainees will be taught entrepreneurial skills and linked to financial institutions that will provide them with loans to grow their businesses.
“The participants had received agricultural training two months ago. NDE is planning to assist them with loans.
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“They will equally be trained on entrepreneurial skills so that when they assess the loans, they will be able to manage their agricultural businesses successfully,” he said.
The acting coordinator said that the trainees had been attached to some established farms, where they would get practical knowledge on agriculture.
