The Lagos State Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment has partnered with Pan Atlantic University’s Enterprise Development Centre to train youths in employability and entrepreneurship skills.
During a press briefing over the weekend, Akinyemi Ajigbotafe, the Lagos state Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, stated that the course, which is set to begin in the first quarter of this year, aims to train 10,000 participants in 24 months.
He stated that the program would incorporate “online-sponsored and physical community learning” formats.
He added that “the application for the training program would be opened to all youth in the 20 local government areas and 37 local council development areas in the state.”
According to the commissioner, the best 80 participants who successfully complete the curriculum will receive a seed capital of N200,000.
Ajigbotafe said, “The present economic situation in Nigeria and across the globe makes it obvious that the government can no longer work in isolation, hence the need to collaborate with the organized private sector to actualize her dream of wealth creation and employment for the teeming youth in Lagos State.”
“This informed the partnership with the Enterprise Development Centre of the Pan Atlantic University on capacity building and human capital development for youth on skills and knowledge necessary for employability and entrepreneurship growth for the development of the state through the transformation of the Nigerian youth program powered by the MasterCard Foundation,” the commissioner added.
