The
All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government is prepared to ease
the unemployment burden in the country with the employment of more
graduates.
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President Muhammadu Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government said it will soon
recruit 300,000 additional graduates in the next phase of the N-power
volunteer programme.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, gave the
assurance at the Old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa in Abuja on
Tuesday at a special town hall meeting for the youth.
The minister specifically stated that the Federal Government was committed to tackling youth employment.
“We did not create today’s hardships, but we have resolved to
end it and make life more abundant for our people. All we ask is your
undiluted support,” he said.
Mohammed said 25,000 cooks have been trained for the home-grown
school feeding programme which, he noted, has taken off in Osun, Kaduna
and Anambra.
He said over one million Nigerians willing to access loans between
N200,000 and N100,000 were set to get such at a very low interest rate
from the Bank of Industry.
He further stated that N500 billion had been earmarked in the 2017 budget proposals to sustain the Social Intervention Plan.
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