The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has concluded the training for N-Build Batch C1 beneficiaries.
The 3-month program which ended on Monday, also saw beneficiaries receiving starter packs.
The minister, Sadiya Umar Farouq, who presented the tool kits to the beneficiaries on Wednesday at the FOCI Skills Academy, Katampe, Abuja noted that the training which was replicated in 693 centres across the the six geo-political zones of the country, was targeted at empowering young unemployed youths with life skills.
“The skills that you were trained in the last three months will remain necessary skills for today and tomorrow in any global economy.
“The ministry, NSIP, N-Power teams and other relevant councils have worked assiduously to ensure that this helps in bridging the gap in demand for standard and market relevant skills.
“As this batch C1 of N-Build trainees are graduating to commence their apprenticeship, in line with Mr. President’s commitment to creating more jobs and wealth creation opportunities for the teeming youths, in the next few weeks, the batch C2 of the N-Power programme will be deployed to their various places of primary assignments and training centres respectively, which are all directed to lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty”.
The beneficiaries were trained in automobile, agric tech, carpentry & joinery, electrical unstallation, masonry & tiling, plumbing and pipe fitting.
In attendance wer the Vice Chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University, Prof. Kabiru Bala, Director General, Federation of Construction Industry, Olubunmi Adekoje, National Cordinator, NSIP, Dr Umar Bindir, Team Lead, N-Power, Mr Nsikak Okon, amongst others.