The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has commissioned its multi-million Naira NYSC North-Central Skill Acquisition Centre, located inside the Nasarawa State Orientation Camp, Magaji Dan Yamusa, Keffi.
Also commissioned were the NYSC Bakery, Garment and Water Factories located in the Camp.
While commissioning the projects, the State’s Governor, Engr Abdullahi Sule, said the outlets would serve as a veritable training platform for Corps Members and also boost the revenue drive of the Scheme.
He commended the Scheme’s leadership, Director-General, Major General Shuaibu Ibrahim, for taking the Scheme to greater heights with innovations saying,”I want to thank you for your vision of redefining and reinvigorating the NYSC as a whole.
“You came in and redefined NYSC. You set up a museum, set up skill acquisition centres all across the country, and today, you are so lucky you have been able to actually have NYSC now generating revenue and returning the same to the federal government for the first time in the history of NYSC.
“I want to assure you that by the grace of God, we will not only patronize the products you are having here, we will equally find ways to work together as a team because this is coming right on time.”
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In his address, Major General Shuaibu Ibrahim said the new Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development Centre represents another giant stride in Management’s efforts to deepen the impact of the SAED programme.
“The execution of these projects is in line with one of the cardinal points of my policy thrust, which is to “reinvigorate the NYSC Ventures and the Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) Programme in line with the NYSC Act for greater impact.”
He added that like similar skill acquisition centres established for the North-East, North-West and South-West, the North-Central project would provide Corps Members access to effective post-camp training in different vocational skill areas.
“We are already in talks with the Nasarawa State University on a proposed partnership whereby the Entrepreneurship Unit of the Institution will use this facility to impart entrepreneurial skills to both the Corps Members and interested youths of Keffi Community,” he said.
Ibrahim also stated that his administration’s priority attention to the development of the ventures is in line with the Federal Government’s policies on food security and diversification of the economy through optimization of the nation’s potentials in non-oll sectors.
“Our sustained focus on revamping the NYSC Ventures is bearing impressive results, as over one billion Naira generated through these sources was paid into the Federal Government coffers for the years 2020 and 2021.
“This is the first time the NYSC is remitting revenue to the Federal Government, an achievement that has earned us commendations from the higher authorities, including the National Assembly.”
He listed some of his administration’s achievements in revamping the NYSC ventures to include; “the restoration of the NYSC Water Factory and the NYSC Bakery both located at the Permanent Orientation Camp, Kubwa, FCT, to full operation.
“Revamping of the NYSC Garment Factories located in Minna, Niger State and Mgbakwu, Anambra State, enhancement of the operations of the NYSC Farm Settlements across the country, especially with supply of equipment and, other necessary inputs to the farms located in the FCT, as well as Bauchi, Kebbi and Oyo States.
“Sustained advocacy resulting in the return to the Scheme, of the NYSC farmland at Ezillo, which was hitherto taken over by the Ebonyi State Government and procurement of tractor for farming operations at the NYSC farm Ezillo, Ebonyi State.”
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NYSC commissions multi-million naira skills acquisition centre in North-Central
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