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Unemployment: FG, Taraba govt train 3,000 youths on ICT


As part of efforts to reduce unemployment in the country, the Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Communication Technology, in partnership with Taraba State government yesterday began the training of 3,000 youths.

The training, which is aimed at preparing participants, mostly youths on how to access jobs online and the use of Information and Communication Technology, ICT, to make a living, kicked off yesterday with 1,000 participants.

Speaking at the opening ceremony held at Taraba State University auditorium, Commissioner for Science and Technology, Mr. Alhassan Hamman, said the programme was part of Governor Darius Ishaku’s determination to create jobs for youths of the state.

He noted that ICT was today ruling the world and urged participants to take the training very seriously so that they could make a living from it, adding that with ICT the youths stand to make between $1,000 and $4,000 monthly.

Hamman said the governor was ready to do more for people of the state, saying plans were on underway to develop the capacity of youths to meet the challenges of the information world.

Contributing, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology, Mr. Amos Wamai, said the programme aims at creating a platform for participants to access jobs online and make a living, using ICT.

“With the advent of technology, there is need to train youths to be abreast of challenges in information and communication technology and this is what we are doing in partnership with the Federal Government -  to make our youths useful to themselves and the society,” he said.

Wamai urged participants to take advantage of the opportunity provided by the government and learn the skills at the workshop to help them in their endeavours.

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