NDE urge youths to register for 93,731 employment programme
By Aisha Gambo
The National Directorate of Employment(NDE), Kaduna State directorate has urged youths and women to register for the 93,731 employment programmes for unskilled and unemployed persons across Nigeria.
The state coordinator, Hajiya Halima Waziri gave the advice on Friday during a press briefing in Kaduna state.
She said that the programme was under the renewed hope employment initiative of the federal government in which the directorate would provide vocational, agricultural and entrepreneurial skills training .
She added that there would be a complementing transient job opportunities in the public works sector using over 30 different skill sets.
"This job creation initiative of the NDE finds effective expression in six out of the eight priority areas of the Renewed Hope Agenda.
" Start-up capital, equipment and working tools will be provided for deserving participants at the end of the training while others will be linked to credit granting institutions to access loans," she said.
According to her, Kaduna state directorate would engage 2,653 persons out of the the 93,731 in which they would be trained on vocational skills, agriculture among others.
Waziri explained that the exercise had commenced on October 21 to end on 31st December 2024, urging interested persons to log on to www.nde.gov.ng to create an account and register online.
She noted that a valid email address, passport photograph and National Identity Number (NIN) or alternatively would be needed for the registration.
She urged applicants facing challenges in registering online to visit their state office at Yakubu Gowon way, Kaduna, adding that successful candidates would be contacted for deployment to training outlets.(NAN)
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