Malam Abubakar Nuhu, Director-General (DG) of the agency, made this known when he declared the training open in Yola on Wednesday.
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The programme, organised under the Special Public Works Department (SPWD) of the directorate, was aimed at sending participants to different organisations and government establishments where they would acquire job experiences after which they might be given permanent employment.
Following the expiration of the tenure of the former Board of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE), President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reconstitution of the new Board.
The Head of Information and Public Relations of the National Directorate of Employment, Edmund Onwuliri, offered the reasons.
The Bill, which scaled second reading, according to its sponsor, Senator Kabir Abdullahi Barkiyya (APC-Katsina Central), intends to provide for the appointment of the substantive Chairman by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, “who will take over the functions of presiding over the Board as presently carried out by the Minister of Labour as stipulated in the existing act.”
The Governor said this at the flag off ceremony of another round of Micro Enterprise Enhancement Scheme in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday.
The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, confirmed this development in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday.
The Director-General of NDE, Dr Nasiru Ladan-Argungu, made this known during the orientation of the participants, in Birnin Kebbi on Sunday.
Angered by the decision of President Buhari, the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, at the resumption of plenary session, called for a closed door meeting on the issue
Keyamo spoke after the National Assembly Joint Committee on Labour, Employment and Productivity nullified all actions taken so far by the Minister regarding the recruitment of 774,000 into public works
The Commissioner of Police in Zamfara, Usman Nagogo, has said that his command has recovered a Toyota Hilux van belonging to the National Directorate of Employment in the state.
Makinde stated this while hosting a delegation of the NDE in Oyo State, led by the State Coordinator, Alhaji Awosanya Adebayo
Dr Nasiru Ladan, the Director-General, National Directorate of Employment on Wednesday, said the Federal Government was committed to tackling youth unemployment in Nigeria through the introduction of various initiatives.
Ngige said this in Abuja during the inaugural meeting of the Board of the NDE.
Speaking at the launching ceremony in Malkohi Camp near Yola, the Acting State Coordinator of the directorate, Kenneth Maigida, said the beneficiaries comprised IDPs in camps and those settling in host communities in the state.
According to Cocodia, the state government was collaborating with the African Trade Union, an organization based in Germany, to provide 15 months training programme for 100 Bayelsa youths in the area of solar energy, completely funded by the German Government
Iroegbu, who made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Awka, said the beneficiaries had concluded their training and were awaiting take-off later this year.
The Director-General of NDE, Dr. Nasiru Ladan, said the trainees were selected from the 19 states and the FCT to undergo a two-week adaptive field training in crops and livestock production.
Edumund Onwuliri, the Deputy Director Information and Public Relations of NDE, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja.
The auditor general requested the NDE to give account of how the N1.47 billion was disbursed to some Nigerians under its skills acquisition scheme since its inception.