The federal government has said that it would provide assistance for 50 unemployed graduates in Imo State to start their own businesses.
Director-General of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE), Mallam Abubakar Nuhu-Fikpo, said this during the official flag-off of the federal government’s ‘Start Your Own Business’ (SYOB) training in Owerri, on Tuesday.
Represented by the Imo NDE Coordinator, Mrs Ngozi Ihenacho, Nuhu-Fikpe said that the five-day training was captured under the Directorate’s Department of Small Scale Enterprises (SSE).
He said that the training would focus on skills that would enable the trainees to start their own businesses.
He added that the program which would include several group works and a question and answer session was part of efforts by the federal government to create wealth through employment generation.
He added that upon completion of the training, participants would be presented with certificates to back up their acquired skills.
He advised the attendees to attend all five days of the training, stating that they would be grateful they did.
“Certificates that will be presented to you at the end of the training, as well as a start-up fund to start your own businesses, will be taken care of by the federal government,” he said.
Speaking, the Director of the SSE Department, Mr Sunday Apakasa, called on beneficiaries to take advantage of the opportunity rather than wait for white-collar jobs.
Apakasa who was represented by a staff of the department, Alhaji Musa Yahaya, also said that at the end of the training, participants would present a feasibility report, hence the need to pay attention during classes.
According to him, “There are many unemployed graduates and this is an opportunity you will not like to miss; please take it seriously.”
One of the participants, Mrs Ann Ibe from Owerri North Local Government Area of the state, expressed appreciation for the opportunity pledged to effectively utilise lessons from the training.
She said: “We are deeply grateful because, with this opportunity, we hope to fly so high that the sky will be our starting point.”
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