Bayelsa launches scheme to train 8000 youths on ICT

The Bayelsa State Government has launched an ICT-based scheme to train and empower 8000 youths on Information and Communication Technology. Speaking during the launch of the scheme in Yenagoa yesterday, Governor Douye Diri, said the initiative tagged “Diri Digital Entrepreneurship Empowerment Programme (DDEEP),” will help in training of 8,000 beneficiaries across the eight local government […]

The Bayelsa State Government has launched an ICT-based scheme to train and empower 8000 youths on Information and Communication Technology.

Speaking during the launch of the scheme in Yenagoa yesterday, Governor Douye Diri, said the initiative tagged “Diri Digital Entrepreneurship Empowerment Programme (DDEEP),” will help in training of 8,000 beneficiaries across the eight local government areas of the state.

He disclosed that youths’ entrepreneurship and empowerment were key to achieving and sustaining prosperity in the state rather than the usual expectations of handouts from public office holders. 

He expressed his optimism that the DDEEP programme would make the beneficiaries not only self-reliant but also employers of labour.

“From every local government area, we will have 1,000 youths trained for a period of four years. The vision of this programme is to make Bayelsa the ICT capital of Nigeria. I like to caution the trainees to see this as an opportunity to be self-reliant in order to become employers of labour,” he said. 

The Commissioner for Communication, Science and Technology, Dr. Promise Ekio, expressed appreciation to Governor Diri for approving the programme, which he said will affect the economy of the state positively.