Ikpeazu, Ngige commissions ICT Centre

25th November, 2015

Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu and the Minister of
Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has
commissioned an Information Communication
Technology (ICT) centre in the state.
This comes as part of the government's effort to reduce
unemployment and create wealth through skill education
in Abia State, south-east Nigeria.
The Osieke ICT skills acquisition centre was built by the
National Directorate of Employment (NDE), with an aim
to drive economic activity in the state, empower the
youth and make them self-reliant.
At the commissioning of the ICT complex, Governor
Ikpeazu said that his government would provide the
graduates of the centre with a monthly stipend of
20,000 Naira each throughout their training, as well as
empower them with some money to establish their own
businesses.

While lauding the Federal Government's cooperation, he
disclosed that the State government had initiated the
Education for Employment programme designed to train
youths in trades and technical vocations.
The Director General of the NDE, Abubakar Mohammed,
acknowledged the supportive role of Abia State
government in tackling unemployment.
On his part, the minister said: "This is one among the
Federal Government's ways of curbing social vices by
creating befitting jobs for youths in Nigeria.
The minister urged the participants to diligently apply
themselves to their training and make maximum use of
the opportunity offered them.
The Centre which has all the necessary facilities in
computer and phone repairs among others would be
training about 125 beneficiaries in the first phase.