The National Directorate of Employment has launched a significant job creation drive, targeting 93,731 unskilled and unemployed individuals nationwide, with 1,791 slots allocated for Gombe State.
In a discussion with our correspondent in Gombe on Tuesday, NDE Director-General Silas Agara, represented by State Coordinator Asmau Mawa, outlined the programme’s goals under the “Renewed Hope Mass Employment Initiative.”
According to Agara, the initiative will offer vocational, agricultural, and entrepreneurial skills training across 30 skill sets within the public works sector.
“The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has concluded plans to engage 93,731 unskilled and unemployed persons across Nigeria, with Gombe providing 1,791,” Agara said.
“Under the Renewed Hope Mass Employment Initiative, the Directorate will provide vocational, agricultural, and entrepreneurial skills training with complementing transient job opportunities in the public works sector using over 30 different skill sets.”
Applications opened on October 21 and will close on October 31, 2024, for participants aged 18 to 55.
Agara emphasised that “this job creation initiative of the NDE finds effective expression in one of the eight priority areas of the Renewed Hope Agenda.”
He added that, after the training, qualified participants would receive start-up capital, equipment, and working tools, with others gaining access to credit institutions for business loans to commence medium- or large-scale enterprises.
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