The Federal Government through the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure has trained 120 youths in Lokoja, Kogi State, in electrical installation and maintenance, providing each beneficiary with a starter pack and N50,000 to support the commencement of their businesses.
According to a statement by the Director of Press of the agency, Olusegun Ayeoyenikan on Saturday said the intervention was designed to equip young people with practical skills to tap into employment and business opportunities in Nigeria’s building and construction industry, where demand for electrical installation and maintenance services accompanies the development of homes, offices, factories and other infrastructure.
The Executive Vice Chairman of NASENI, Khalil Halilu, disclosed this through the Acting Coordinating Director of Finance and Accounts, Ibrahim Dauda, at the closing ceremony of the NASENI Skill Acquisition Training and Youth Empowerment Programme in Lokoja.
Halilu said the programme was part of the agency’s efforts to translate science,
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