120 youths empowered in Sokoto
The North East Youth Initiative for Development on Thursday empowered 120 youth trained on various skills and trades. The beneficiaries were drawn from Sokoto South, Sokoto North, Kware and Wamakko LGAs. They undergone three months training in tailoring, carpentry, tiling, shoe making and baking business respectively. In his remarks, the Chief Executive of NEYIF, Dauda […]
120 youths empowered in sokoto
The North East Youth Initiative for Development on Thursday empowered 120 youth trained on various skills and trades.
The beneficiaries were drawn from Sokoto South, Sokoto North, Kware and Wamakko LGAs.
They undergone three months training in tailoring, carpentry, tiling, shoe making and baking business respectively.
In his remarks, the Chief Executive of NEYIF, Dauda Muh’d Gobir, called on all the beneficiaries to make good use of the training and tools given to them.
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He said each of the beneficiaries was expected to feed a minimum of three persons in their families, thus reducing poverty in the society.
Also speaking, Ambassador Mairo Abass, from the office of the National Security Adviser, commend the state government for creating a budget line for the programme sustainability, which she described as rare among states all over the country.
Earlier in his remarks, representative of the state Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Musa Balarabe, commended the organization for the gesture which he said would go a long way in reducing poverty in their communities.
Some of the beneficiaries expressed their appreciation to NEYIF for the training and the equipment.