From Umar Dankano,Yola
The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) as part of its constitutional responsibility of creating jobs and employment has trained 1,067 youth and women in various skills acquisition programs last year (2021) in Adamawa state.
Head of Department in charge of planning, research and statistics of the Directorate, Hajiya Aisha Hammawa disclosed the development in Yola on Friday at a stakeholders meeting organized by EU and OXFAM on ways to empower peasant farmers at the rural communities.
Hammawa stressed that her directorate under its vocational skills development program (VSD) trained the youths and women in skills like tailoring,electrical installation, catering, computer and welding.
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