BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto –
Over 2000 unskilled and unemployed persons in Sokoto State would be provided with vocational, agricultural and entrepreneurial skills in the Renewed Hope Employment Initiative of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE).
The Sokoto State acting coordinator of NDE, Lukman Abubakar, revealed that 10 people from each of the 244 council wards in the state will benefit from the Renewed Hope Employment Initiative.
According to Abubakar, the Public Works Sector of the NDE will engage the beneficiaries in over 30 different skills of their choices.
“This job creation initiative of the NDE is promoting the Renewed Hope Agenda and will provide starts up capital, equipment and working tools at the end of the training while other participants will be linked to credit granting institutions to access loans to commence medium or large scale businesses”.
Mr. Abubakar, highlighted leather works, fashion design, hardwares and phone repairs, beauty therapy, electrical installation, carpentry, plumbing, tie and dye, interior decoration, hairdressing amongst others as some of the skills to be learnt.
On employment method, Abubakar said interested persons should visit their sites to register online or contact the Sokoto NDE office for relevant assistance and guidance.
