LSETF Partners Jobberman, Others

The Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) has gone into a partnership with Jobberman and ATC (one of Nigeria’s leading independent owner, operator and developer of wireless and broadcast communications real estate) to enhance employment. Owing to this partnership, they graduated 62 trainees within the Makoko community in Lagos State and succeeded in attaining 44 per cent job placement for them. The partnership, which kicked off in October of 2017 was aimed at training and providing job placements for unemployed youths within the various communities in Lagos State, with the initiative kicking off with Makoko. Youths, who possess a minimum of SSCE certification will receive an intensive training in life skills, entrepreneurship and information and communication technology (ICT). The training includes digital skills such as graphics and web designs, digital marketing as well as photography and videography. Commenting on the initiative, the Executive Secretary of LSETF, Mr. Akintunde Oyebode said “The Makoko youth has been entrench in the minds of Lagos residents as the poster child of indigent living conditions and lack of opportunities. “So as change agents, our choice of starting this initiative with Makoko is straight forward. We aim to make an impact in the very heart of where the problems of poverty and unemployment are most manifested.”