No fewer than 6,000 unemployed youths in Ondo State will benefited from the Federal Government’s job creation special intervention programme known as N-Power.
Bolanle Olafunmiloye, the Ondo State Focal Person for the programme, said in a statement in Akure that verification to engage the youths would commence throughout the state on December 19.
The statement issued on Friday was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Akure.
Olafunmiloye said: “This is the Federal Government’s job creation special intervention programme meant to provide jobs for 500,000 youths in Nigeria.
“Six thousand youths from Ondo State are to benefit from the programme in different fields including agriculture, health, teaching, artisanship, information and communication technology.”
Olufunmiloye called on all applicants to report at their respective local government secretariats by9a.m on Monday for a three-day verification.
She said that the applicants should come with their credentials.
According to Olufunmiloye, the exercise is mandatory and requires prompt attention to ensure that the youths are properly registered and paid their December entitlement of N30,000.