The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, made the announcement at the flag-off of the Federal Government Community Service Scheme, held in Yola on Monday.
The project, which is under the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P), is part of the steps taken by President Goodluck Jonathan, to address the problem of youth unemployment.
“The programme is designed by President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration to create employment opportunities for up to 370, 000 women and youths yearly in the 37 states of the federation and the FCT, towards improving socio-economic infrastructure.
“To reduce the vulnerability of unskilled women and youths through exposure to income generating opportunities and to create good value systems in women and youths, through pre-engagement orientation sessions, ” Okonjo-Iweala said.
She explained that each state of the federation would benefit with about 10,000 jobs and every beneficiary would receive N10, 000 monthly.
Okonjo-Iweala, who expressed worries over the rate of unemployment in the country said that the country’s unemployment rate was still manageable, compared to some African and European countries.
“Youth unemployment is now a global problem as well as a big issue, but for us, we have to look carefully on how to tackle this problem. For example, in South Africa and Spain the rate of unemployment is now over 50 per cent each, while in Nigeria, the rate of unemployment is about 47 per cent,” she said.
She explained that the main objective of the programme was aimed at reducing the current level of unemployment and harnessing manpower towards national development aspirations.
She noted that the scheme had three components, including community services scheme, graduate internship scheme and vocational skills training scheme.
Speaking, Gov. Murtala Nyako, said that no fewer than 50,000 unemployed women and youths across the state were appointed Special Assistants to the governor, with each of them earning N10, 000 monthly.
“As part of my administration’s efforts to reduce the rate of poverty and unemployment in the state, 20 farming and skills acquisition centres were established in all the 21 Local Government Areas of the state.
“Three modern vocational and technical training centres were also established in the three senatorial zones of the state,” Nyako said.
Posted: at 12-06-2012 06:17 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
Mr painter kelly hansome don turn to PAINTER 4 Owerri IMO state .Kelechukwu clap 4 ur self I SAY NO BE UNA FAULF YOU ARE JUST jobless,... nonsense But do you yeah,and keep missing YAKUBU.......walk down the road and go hug TRANSFORMER...go boil stone..... ,its'll cure your sickness ....., MAKE UNA COME HELP ME SEE WHICH KIND STRONG HEAD PIKIN UNA BE HIA KPOMO UNA NO CHOP....,FISH UNA NO CHOP.....,...GOAT UNA CHOP UNA SAY UNA WAN BEEF..........una too much!!! coffee wey I dey drink for hia comot for my nose as I read all una comment. JOBLESS PEOPLE
Posted: at 12-06-2012 06:52 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
mickky21 at 12-06-2012 07:22 PM (12 years ago) (m)
Rubbish! Rubbish!! Rubbish!!!........I thought they have created the jobs already. When has a govt. in Nigeria kept a single promise??? Can someone plz tell me??? They shld stop deceiving and giving nigerian high hope 4 nothing. Why can't they create the jobs b4 boasting about it. What is wrong with............THE FED. GOVT. HAVE CREATED 1 MILLION JOBS, INTERESTED CANDIDATES SHOULD APPLY............what is wrong with this kind of publication? Always counting the chicken b4 they hatched and at the end no chick will be hatched at all. not even one. Rubbish.
Posted: at 12-06-2012 07:22 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
babydesire at 13-06-2012 06:24 AM (12 years ago) (f)
Quote from: BendelArmedRobb on 12-06-2012 06:52 PM
Mr painter kelly hansome don turn to PAINTER 4 Owerri IMO state .Kelechukwu clap 4 ur self I SAY NO BE UNA FAULF YOU ARE JUST jobless,... nonsense But do you yeah,and keep missing YAKUBU.......walk down the road and go hug TRANSFORMER...go boil stone..... ,its'll cure your sickness ....., MAKE UNA COME HELP ME SEE WHICH KIND STRONG HEAD PIKIN UNA BE HIA KPOMO UNA NO CHOP....,FISH UNA NO CHOP.....,...GOAT UNA CHOP UNA SAY UNA WAN BEEF..........una too much!!! coffee wey I dey drink for hia comot for my nose as I read all una comment. JOBLESS PEOPLE
YEYE TALK..ALWAYS TALKING RUBBISH
Posted: at 13-06-2012 06:24 AM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
dollypiper at 13-06-2012 06:48 AM (12 years ago) (f)
Oh my graciuos God , this is shear madness "She explained that each state of the federation would benefit with about 10,000 jobs and every beneficiary would receive N10, 000 monthly".can 10,000 jobs for each states contain the number of pple wallowing in poverty? or can she spend 10,000 naira in a day ?so this is what they have used all the money realised on subsidy removal to do? pls , can someone tell this pple, that when an official is not capable, or has failed in his or her expected duties, his or she is Due to Resign , it is only in Nigeria that pple do not resign.
Posted: at 13-06-2012 06:48 AM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Always counting the chicken b4 they hatched and at the end no chick will be hatched at all. not even one. Rubbish.
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