CIG Motors partners FG on skills acquisition
CIG Motors, one of the leading automobile companies in Nigeria, has partnered the Federal Government to train Nigerian youths composed of males and females in modern automotive skills acquisition. The automobile company has also unveiled plans to elevate Nigeria as a hub for automotive technology and innovation in vehicle manufacturing across the content. Chairman, CIG […]
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CIG Motors, one of the leading automobile companies in Nigeria, has partnered the Federal Government to train Nigerian youths composed of males and females in modern automotive skills acquisition.
The automobile company has also unveiled plans to elevate Nigeria as a hub for automotive technology and innovation in vehicle manufacturing across the content.
Chairman, CIG Motors Group, Chief Diana Chen, disclosed this at the official flag off of the Skills To Wealth (S2W) training programme across the six geo-political zones of the country under the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu, powered by the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction.
Chen, who was represented at the occasion by Brig. Gen. Chukwuemeka Udaya (retd), the Special Adviser, Government Relations to the Chairman, CIG Motors Group, assured that the company would continue to collaborate with the Federal Government to elevate the country’s youth.
No fewer than 10,000 Nigerian youths, women and the vulnerable persons were planned for the S2W programme, which would be held across the six geo-political zones in the country.
Already, CIG Motors has commenced the training of some of the youths in modern technologies in the automobile industry.
Also, the training would spread to other geo-political zones across the country with SIG Motors taking the lead in impacting knowledge on the beneficiaries, thereby bridging the gap in technical knowhow in the country.
Chen, in her goodwill message, said that the partnership with the Federal Government was part of its vision to contribute to the growth of Nigeria through skill acquisitions, empowerment, innovation and prosperity.
Chen noted that in Nigeria, almost 70 per cent of its population is under 30, but regretted that about 50 per cent of the country’s children lived in multidimensional poverty.
She said that the intensive training presented an opportunity to equip the nation’s youth with the skills to drive economic growth and prosperity.
She, however, said that transformation does not happen in isolation but thrives when the public and private sectors come together with a shared mission—to train, empower, and uplift.
Chen also unveiled the company’s plan to expand local automotive manufacturing and production, strengthen Nigeria’s presence in Africa by building an interconnected industry, develop a robust supply chain that fosters Nigerian entrepreneurship and elevate Nigeria as a hub for automotive technology and innovation.
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, lauded CIG Motors for the partnership.
According to him, most of the nation’s auto mechanics may go extinct in the next few years due to the advance in automobile technologies.
“Cars are getting more automated, complex and the auto mechanics that we have on the streets can’t fix them. You are the solution.
“You (beneficiaries) should be able to fix most of the sophisticated cars after leaving here and I look forward to auto mechanics that will keep our economy on the move across the geo-political zones.
“I specifically want to appreciate the CIG Motors for providing technical support and modern automatic diagnostic tools for the automotive track. This is the power of partnership. What the government starts, the private sector can scale.”