The Federal Government has launched the Renewed Hope Employment Initiative (RHEI), aimed at training 93,731 unskilled and unemployed persons across Nigeria.
Key Highlights of the Program:
- Training in ICT and Digital Skills: 40,000 out of the 93,731 persons enrolled will receive training in ICT and digital skills.
- Inclusiveness: A minimum of 10 persons from each of the 8,809 electoral wards in Nigeria were recruited to benefit from the program.
- Persons with Special Needs: 3,000 slots have been reserved for persons with special needs, with each state of the federation, including the FCT, expected to have 81 slots.
- Resettlement and Support: Beneficiaries will be resettled into productive entrepreneurial lives through the provision of tools, equipment, and startup capital. Discussions are ongoing with credit-granting institutions to ensure further support.
The program is designed to engage unskilled and unemployed persons across Nigeria, providing them with vocational skills development, small-scale enterprises, rural employment promotion, and special public works.
Source: Vanguard
