NCDMB trains 500 youths on phone repair, others

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has commenced training for 500 youths on mobile phone repairs, software and entrepreneurship development. The programme will run for eight weeks, including classroom and apprenticeship, after which the trainees will be provided with hardware repair tools, shops and financial support by the board to help them pursue […]

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has commenced training for 500 youths on mobile phone repairs, software and entrepreneurship development.

The programme will run for eight weeks, including classroom and apprenticeship, after which the trainees will be provided with hardware repair tools, shops and financial support by the board to help them pursue their careers.

Speaking at the kick-off ceremony, the Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote, described the initiative as “a strategic intervention between the board and the Bayelsa State Government.”

According to him, “We need to be very strategic in terms of how we create employment.”

The NCDMB boss, who was represented by the General Manager, Research, Statistics and Development, Mr Abdulmalik Halilu, said ancillary sectors such as information and communication technology, agriculture, construction, and others have the capacity to create millions of jobs for young Nigerians.

He also noted that the GSM phone has become a critical tool for business and education, especially in the e-commerce and knowledge-based economy.

Along with start-up packs, trainees are to receive a N30,000 stipend monthly and N60,000 upon graduation.

The Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, represented by the state commissioner for Labour, Employment and Productivity, Mr Stanley Braboke, commended NCDMB for the initiative and charged the trainees to make the best use of the opportunity.

“Phones are everywhere in Bayelsa State, and they develop faults,” he added.

NCDMB has held similar training in some states, including Kano, Yobe, Cross River and Bauchi.