{"id":57749,"date":"2024-12-07T11:11:29","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T11:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=57749"},"modified":"2024-12-07T11:11:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T11:11:29","slug":"fg-launches-job-initiative-for-93731-nigerians-prioritizes-digital-skills-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/12\/07\/fg-launches-job-initiative-for-93731-nigerians-prioritizes-digital-skills-training\/","title":{"rendered":"FG Launches Job Initiative for 93,731 Nigerians, Prioritizes Digital Skills Training"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Jesusemen Oratokhai\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Government has unveiled the Renewed Hope Employment Initiative (RHEI), targeting 93,731 job opportunities across Nigeria, with a strong focus on digital skills.<\/p>\n<p>Flagged off by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Dingyadi, at the National Directorate of Employment (NDE), Skills Acquisition Centre in Bwari, Abuja, the initiative aims to empower at least 10 individuals from each of the country\u2019s 8,809 electoral wards.<\/p>\n<p>Minister Dingyadi, represented by Mr. John Nyamale, emphasized the government&#8217;s commitment to addressing unemployment through sound policies and skill development.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis initiative aligns with our goal to tackle economic challenges by creating jobs through skill acquisition across various sectors,\u201d he stated, urging beneficiaries to maximize the opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>Of the 93,731 beneficiaries, 40,000 will receive training in ICT and digital skills, a strategic move to equip Nigerians with 21st-century competencies. Additionally, 3,000 slots have been allocated for persons with special needs, according to NDE Director-General Silas Agara.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis program is designed to produce globally competitive youths and address poverty through entrepreneurship by providing tools, equipment, and startup capital,\u201d Agara explained.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, noted that the initiative aligns with efforts to lift 10 million Nigerians out of poverty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf fully implemented, this program will significantly reduce poverty levels nationwide,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n<p>The RHEI represents a bold step toward equipping Nigeria\u2019s workforce with both traditional and emerging skills critical for economic growth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jesusemen Oratokhai\u00a0 &nbsp; The Federal Government has unveiled the Renewed Hope Employment Initiative (RHEI), targeting 93,731 job opportunities across Nigeria, with a strong focus on digital skills. Flagged off by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Dingyadi, at the National Directorate of Employment (NDE), Skills Acquisition Centre in Bwari, Abuja, the initiative aims [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":57750,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172,180],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-technology"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57749"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57749\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57751,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57749\/revisions\/57751"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}