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Nigeria: Olubadan Hails FG's Skills Empowerment Initiative As Game Changer in Tackling Poverty

The 10-day programme will train 200 youths in fashion design, AI and makeup artistry, while 700 more beneficiaries receive tablets, officials said.

  • On Thursday, the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, praised the Federal Government's vocational training initiative during a visit by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Technical, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Education , Abiola Arogundade, in Ibadan.
  • Part of the National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy, the 10-day initiative provides practical skills in fashion design, artificial intelligence, and makeup artistry to 200 youths in Oyo State.
  • Arogundade announced that 700 additional beneficiaries will receive tablets to strengthen their digital capabilities and economic opportunities at program completion.
  • Oba Ladoja urged influential Nigerians and organizations to emulate the government by investing in practical skills acquisition, emphasizing the project's poverty-reduction impact.
  • Vocational training equips Nigerians with sustainable income sources, fostering self-reliance and enabling beneficiaries to contribute meaningfully to Nigeria's broader economic development.
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