NBC Trains 700Youths in Ibadan

In demonstration of its commitment to youth development, the Nigerian Bottling Company Limited (NBC) has kicked off the 2018 edition of ‘Youth Empowered’, a training workshop designed to equip Nigerian youths with life and business skills for their personal development and help them transition to meaningful employment.

The first workshop in a series of Youth Empowered workshops for 2018 held in Ibadan recently amidst excitement from youths in the city and other neigbhouring states.

Speaking on the importance NBC attaches to the 2018 Youth Empowered programme, the Managing Director, Mr. George Polymenakos said the initiative is part of the company’s intervention programmes for the youths which is geared towards discovering their potential and providing them with the right skills needed in today’s work environment.

He said it is imperative for the youths to take advantage of the opportunity by engaging business leaders and mentors who will be present to offer them essential business skills that would help them succeed in contemporary business environment.

“As a business, we remain committed to providing platforms that would assist the youths in channelling their energy and talents towards a productive cause, hence the introduction of this initiative. We believe this programme would go a long way to help the youths and young entrepreneurs sharpen their business skills and expertise in different professions. Furthermore, the initiative would help tackle the alarming rate of unemployment and underemployment in Nigeria as learnings from the training will get the youths better prepared to create jobs for themselves,” he added.