NDE woos Delta govt on job opportunities expansion
The management of National Directorate of Employment (NDE), on Monday, called on the Delta State Government as one of the leading oil producing States to deepen its partnership with the Directorate to expand job creation. The Acting Director-General of the NDE, Edmund Onwuliri, also asked the oil-rich State to support the resettlement of beneficiaries trained […]
The management of National Directorate of Employment (NDE), on Monday, called on the Delta State Government as one of the leading oil producing States to deepen its partnership with the Directorate to expand job creation.
The Acting Director-General of the NDE, Edmund Onwuliri, also asked the oil-rich State to support the resettlement of beneficiaries trained under the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Employment Initiative (RHEI).
According to a statement issued last night, Onwuliri was quoted to have made the appeal during a working visit to Asaba, where he met with state officials and formally presented business start-up equipment to beneficiaries of the second phase of RHEI.
The NDE boss, while meeting Asagba of Asaba in his place, HRM Epiphany Azinge, sought the traditional institution’s support for youth employment programmes.
Onwuliri also appealed to the State governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Kingsley Eze Emu, to prioritize job creation, saying it was important to tackle unemployment through skills acquisition, entrepreneurship development and enterprise creation.
At the meeting, he disclosed that the NDE trained 891 unemployed persons across Delta State under the first phase of the RHEI and expanded the programme in Phase II to 1,067 beneficiaries in vocational skills, agriculture, entrepreneurship and public works.
He, however, noted that although 380 beneficiaries in the state were approved for resettlement under RHEI Phase II, only 33 received business start-up equipment because of funding constraints, prompting the Directorate to seek the state’s support to empower the remaining beneficiaries.
“The vision of the National Directorate of Employment remains job creation for all Nigerians. Through the RHEI, we are equipping beneficiaries with practical skills and providing starter packs that will enable them establish sustainable businesses and become employers of labour,” he said.
He also announced that the third phase of the programme would commence in mid-July 2026 with an upgraded digital registration and management platform integrating the National Identification Number (NIN) and Bank Verification Number (BVN) to enhance transparency, accountability and payment processes.
Responding, Emu reaffirmed Oborevwori’s commitment to youth empowerment and employment creation, describing the NDE as a key partner in the state’s human capital development agenda.
He pledged that the Delta State Government would support the resettlement of beneficiaries yet to receive starter packs and requested a comprehensive database containing their names, local government areas, areas of training and year of training to facilitate government intervention.