The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has restated its commitment to reducing unemployment by giving jobs to school leavers.
Its Deputy Director for Rural Employment Promotion Department, Mr. Olayinka Olaitan, spoke in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital, at the end of a training programme on production of fish and poultry feeds for 50 youths.
Olayinka said the scheme, which was pilot-tested in the state, was a success and would be replicated in 35 other states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The NDE director said the training was meant to make the participants stand on their own because of the non-availability of white-collar jobs.
He described the training as the initiative of NDE’s Director General, Dr. Nasir Ladan Mohammed.
Olayinka said beneficiaries discovered that fish and poultry feeds could be multiplied at a reduced cost, adding that many of them are eager to set up their feed mills.
The NDE chief added that the cost of setting up a feedmill is not too high, with raw materials available locally.