Senior Special Assistant to the President on Technical, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Education, Abiola Arogundade, said each participant would receive relevant starter tools after training, including laptops, sewing machines and makeup kits, depending on their chosen skill. The initial nationwide phase is expected to reach 1,200 youths, with 200 trainees selected from each geopolitical zone.
Arogundade urged state governments, traditional institutions, community leaders and the private sector to support the programme as it expands. The initiative is part of the Federal Government鈥檚 broader objective of reducing unemployment, promoting entrepreneurship and contributing to its long-term poverty-reduction target.
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The Federal Government is extending its National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy to Oyo State while urging other states and stakeholders to support the nationwide rollout. The Federal Government has extended the National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy to Oyo State as part of plans to equip more young Nigerians with practical and marketable skills. The South-West training...
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- The Federal Government is extending its National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy to Oyo State while urging other states and stakeholders to support the nationwide rollout.
- The Federal Government has extended the National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy to Oyo State as part of plans to equip more young Nigerians with practical and marketable skills.
- The South-West training phase will begin in Oyo on September 28, 2026, and will cover Graphics and Artificial Intelligence design, makeup and fashion designing.Senior Special Assistant to the President on Technical, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Education, Abiola Arogundade, said each participant would receive relevant starter tools after training, including laptops, sewing machines and makeup kits, depending on their chosen skill.
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The Federal Government is extending its National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy to Oyo State while urging other states and stakeholders to support the nationwide rollout. The Federal Government has extended the National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy to Oyo State as part of plans to equip more young Nigerians with practical and marketable skills. The South-West training...
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September 24, 2026
