Publishing coy empowers 120 youths in Kano

A Hausa vernacular magazine publishing company in Kano, Matashiya has empowered 120 unemployed youths in various vocational trades in order to make them self-reliant. The publisher of the monthly magazine, Abubakar Murtala Ibrahim, said 82 females and 38 males were trained under the corporate social responsibility of the company. Ibrahim, who made the disclosure at […]

A Hausa vernacular magazine publishing company in Kano, Matashiya has empowered 120 unemployed youths in various vocational trades in order to make them self-reliant.

The publisher of the monthly magazine, Abubakar Murtala Ibrahim, said 82 females and 38 males were trained under the corporate social responsibility of the company.

Ibrahim, who made the disclosure at the official public presentation of the magazine and graduation of the beneficiaries of the programme, decried high level of poverty in the country.

He said if youths could get the necessary skills to fend for themselves, rather than depending on government jobs, the level of poverty and youth restiveness would reduce in the state.

He said the beneficiaries were trained in 10 different trades including make-up, beads weaving, photography, video coverage and graphics design among others.

The District Head of Fagge, Alhaji Mahmud Ado Bayero, who represented the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II at the event, commended the publisher for his foresight, and urged parents to give education of their children utmost priority.

He appealed to the wealthy individuals to invest in the youths, emphasizing that there was no worth in the wealth that does not impact positively on the lives of people.

Kano Chronicle observed that the beneficiaries comprised of married women and students of secondary schools.