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.
Culled from: The Citizen Ng
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
endeavors.

Source: The Citizen Ng