The Rotary Club of Ikeja has inaugurated a solar-powered vocational training centre at Ikeja Junior High School, Lagos, to equip students with practical skills for self-reliance and entrepreneurship.
The facility, funded by the club in collaboration with Rotary International District 9111, is designed to provide training in tailoring and fashion design, catering, barbing, makeup artistry and hairdressing.
Speaking at the inauguration, the President of the Rotary Club of Ikeja, Olarewaju Lawal, said the project was aimed at empowering young Nigerians, particularly those who may not immediately proceed to tertiary institutions.
Lawal disclosed that the project cost between N15m and N18m and would also provide electricity for streetlights within the school premises.
“The initiative was designed to support students, particularly those who may not immediately proceed to tertiary institutions, with employable skills that could help them earn a living,” Lawal said.
She added, “We want to make these young people self-reliant.
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