Blessing Bature, Abuja
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, disaster management and social development has reiterated that N-Knowledge programme is focused on equipping young Nigerians with relevant skills and certification to become competent workers, innovators and entrepreneurs prepared for both the domestic and global digital job market.
The humanitarian minister, Hajia Sadiya Umar Farouq stated this on Wednesday at the closing ceremony of the N-Knowledge expansion training coordinated from the public service institute in FCT to all the 6 training camps in the 6 geo-political zones
Farouq said N-Knowledge programme targets to upskill 3,300 young Nigerians on the global radar as exporters of world- class services and content in the creative and information technology sectors.
According to her, this training component is targeted at developing competencies of the youth in software development, Hardware training and creative industry which is catalytic as well as the groundwork to make Nigeria compete in the outsourcing market for software development.
"It will develop the skills and capacities along the skills set in the value chain of website development, mobile apps maintenance and start the talent development effort for the growth of information technology industry in Nigeria".
She said her ministry is committed to ensuring that the strategic objectives of all the social intervention programmes are achieved and sustained while congratulating the 1,500 beneficiaries out of 3,300 who reported to the different training camps and were trained during this period thus marking the end of the N-Knowledge Expansion Training programme.
"We have documented evidence what a lot of you have come out with at the different training camps such as developing cartoon applications and other creative arts. These are all encouraging and clearly shows that you all assimilated what you were taught which the Federal Government has invested heavily on".
"This includes the cost of your accommodation which is borne by Federal Government across the 6 training camps, your monthly feeding allowance and your transport allowances of N30,000 divided into N15, 000 when reporting to camps and another N15,000 as you are returning from the camp".
"Your stay during this training period has instilled discipline in you and has remodeled you towards the tasks ahead most especially on lifeskills reorientation. This is significant because you were introduced to Life-Skills and attitude re-orientation, work ethics and rules of engagement were also exposed to you. This is reformative".
"Let me assure you that your monthly stipends of Ten Thousand Naira (N10,000) for the period of nine months will commence right from your first day at registration and will continue to the end of your apprenticeship period".
She thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for his administration’s unwavering efforts in eradicating poverty in our country and for supporting and sustaining the National Social Investment Programme.
"President has approved the expansion of N-Power to accommodate one million beneficiaries. We have carefully implemented this where the batch C1 accommodated a total of 510,000 beneficiaries and the batch C2 a total of 490,000. In order to enlist more Nigerian youths into the programme, the NPRGS approved the Expansion where you form part of it as this is not our usual target of between 10,000 to 20,000 trainees".
Also speaking, National coordinator, Dr. Umar Bindir said N-Power programme is an all-inclusive programme that focuses primarily on unemployed Nigerian youth with the aim of developing their employability and entrepreneurial skills.
He emphasized that every trainee must see this opportunity as a blessing that must not be wasted.
"It is a well-known fact that N-Power programme is a critical part of the National Social Investment Programmes domiciled in the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, FMHADMSD, and designed to achieve the National objectives of poverty reduction and job creation.
"The N-Power programme is key to helping young Nigerians acquire and develop life-long skills that ensure they become solution providers and entrepreneurs in their communities."
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