NDE trains 165 unemployed youth in Gombe

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Accepting the offer, the actress said her contract with Virony will be complementary to both parties. “The Mercy Johnson-Okojie brand is one that has thrived for many years. And as the face of Virony, we have a lot to benefit from one another,” she said. The National Directorate of Employment (NDE), Gombe State, has commenced training of additional 165 unemployed persons in Gombe on skill acquisition.

The NDE State Coordinator, Malam Ibrahim Audu, said in Gombe yesterday that the agency trained 2,000 persons between January and April to empower Nigerians, especially the youth.

“The additional 165 participants are going to be trained in various skills like cosmetology, computer training, barbing, metal fabrication and phone repairs.

“At the initial stage we recruited about 2,000 participants across local government areas the state,” he said.

Audu noted that 11 of among the current participants are 116 women to be trained in cosmetology while the remaining 49 males would be trained in other vocations.

He said training in cosmetology will last for two weeks while the other vocations will last three months.

He said the Federal Government had released the training allowances for the beneficiaries and trainers.

“Those for cosmetology are going to be given N1,000 each, those in other skills N2,000 as transport allowances monthly and the master trainers are to be given N2,000 monthly.

He advised the beneficiaries to pay attention and acquire the knowledge to enable them set up their own businesses and become employers of labour. (NAN)