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Insecurity: Resuscitate all moribund industries, Senate tells FG
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Senate
Asks FG to develop strategic framework for the promotion of the establishment, development of cottage industries in all the 774 LGAs
Urges States to set aside funds in their budgets for Cottage Industries
By Henry Umoru
THE Senate yesterday asked the Federal Government to as a matter of urgency, resuscitate all the moribund industries across the country in order to address the problem of unemployment, armed banditry, Kidnapping, other cases of insecurity, poverty, among others in Nigeria.
The Senate has also urged the Federal Government to through the Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs in conjunction with other relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies develop strategic framework for the promotion of the establishment and development of cottage industries in all the 774 LGAs of
Senate
The Senate has urged the Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs in conjunction with other relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies to develop strategic framework for the promotion of the establishment and development of cottage industries in all the 774 LGAs of the country.
The call was made on Tuesday after the Upper Chamber considered a motion on the need to create job opportunities, reduce poverty and rural-urban drift.
Sponsor of the motion, Senator Degi-Eremienyo, W. Biobarakuma (APC – Bayelsa East), in his presentation, noted the dearth of cottage industries in rural communities and the critical role it plays in the provision of large employment opportunities.
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Nigeria’s unemployment rate is a time bomb Pantami
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By Ibrahim Ismail, Gombe
The Federal Government has flag off the Extended Special Public Works Programme 774000 Jobs in Gombe State.
About 11,000 young Nigerians across the eleven local government areas in Gombe state will benefit from the project.
The shortlisted candidates who are billed to receive the sum of N20,000 for three months, are expected to be engaged in community service including maintenance of drainages and roads, as well as irrigation work in their locality.
Speaking during the programme launching in Gombe on Friday, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Pantami said the N20, 000 stipends are just to encourage the youths restore community service being voluntarily observed in recent years.
By Ibrahim Ismail, Gombe
The Federal Government has flag off the Extended Special Public Works Programme 774000 Jobs in Gombe State.
About 11,000 young Nigerians across the eleven local government areas in Gombe state will benefit from the project.
The shortlisted candidates who are billed to receive the sum of N20,000 for three months, are expected to be engaged in community service including maintenance of drainages and roads, as well as irrigation work in their locality.
Speaking during the programme launching in Gombe on Friday, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Pantami said the N20, 000 stipends are just to encourage the youths restore community service being voluntarily observed in recent years.
The implementation of the gigantic pilot project programme, which would be coordinated by constituted state committees, is to cost N46.44 billion. It is actually N52 billion, if the costs of administration and logistics are added. And already, the funds were appropriated in the 2020 budget.
The Ministry of Labour and Employment, through its parastatal, the National Directorate of Employment (NDE), is leading the implementation for the recruitment of the beneficiaries and executing its mandate which is slated to last for three months.
The federal government had on July 7, 2020, announced the commencement of the programme.
But immediately, misunderstandings erupted between the Ministry of Labour and Employment and the National Assembly regarding the implementing body.