No less than 400 beneficiaries graduated from N-Power in the North East Zone on Thursday. N-Power is an integral part of the Federal Government’s National Social Investment Programme (N-SIP).
Investors King gathered that beneficiaries belong to the non-graduate category who have been trained in entrepreneurship development and several technical skills including phone and laptop repairs.
Speaking during the ceremony in Yola, N-SIP’s National Coordinator, Prof. Umar Bindir congratulated the beneficiaries for being among those who participated in the three months training.
While acknowledging the President for the N-Power initiative, N-SIP’s National Coordinator advised beneficiaries to use the acquired skills to better their lives and those around them.
“This is an initiative and innovation of President Muhammadu Buhari to see that you acquire the skills to be self-reliant, successful in life, and be employers of labour.
“I am happy to be with you today and encourage you to succeed in life by applying what you have learned into practice,” he said.
Established in 2016, N-Power aims to address the issues of youth unemployment and help increase social development. As part of the National Social Investment Programme, N-Power is designed to provide large scale and relevant work skills acquisition and development. It aims to ensure that each participant will learn and practice most of what is necessary to find or create work.
Also speaking at the graduation ceremony, N-SIP’s Focal Person in Adamawa, Mrs Mery Yuwadi, noted that beneficiaries were drawn from Adamawa, Borno, Bauchi, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe States.
The focal person added that she feels happy that training is successful, leading to life-changing skills acquired by the beneficiaries.
Yuwadi also advised the beneficiaries to continue to learn more and put the skills into practice not to keep the tools or sell them.
Speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries, a participant from Borno with the name Emmanuel Samuel appreciated the Federal Government and President Buhari for the opportunity.
He stated that the training would impact positively in their life and assured of making judicious use of the tools given to them.