FG Partners US, ADPED on Youth Entrepreneurship
From Senator Iroegbu and Abimbola Ajani in Abuja, 07.13.2010
The Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), has partnered with Africa-Diaspora Partnership for Empowerment and Development (ADPED) and Barry University of Miami to empower and train 60 youths on entrepreneurship, thereby creating self employment for the growth of the country.
The Nigerian Youth Entrepreneurship Programme (YEP) which is funded by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Exchange seeks to provide expert training to 60 youths in areas of entrepreneurship and economic development.
The Director General of SMEDAN, Alhaji Umar Nadada while addressing the press in Abuja, stated that the partnership with these bodies will not only empower the youths and create employment but it will uplift the nation’s development.
“The future of the country is in the hands of the youths, they need more attention and clearing unemployed youths off the street by empowering and training them on how to develop Small and Medium Scale Enterprise is for the good of the country”, Nadada said.He expressed appreciation at the interest of ADPED and Barry University in the development and empowerment of the youths, saying it will go a long way to assist the federal government in the fight against poverty.
The minister of state, for commerce and industry, Ms Josephine Tapgun during the courtesy visit of SMEDAN and ADPED to her office said that training youths is very laudable and it is line with the provisions the present administration is trying to input into the system.Tapgun stated that the orientation most Nigerians have about industry is that of a gigantic structure but in reality it has to start with small and Medium Enterprises. She added that all hands must be on deck to ensure that positive development occurs in the country.
The trainers in charge of YEP, ably led by Dr. Adewale Alonge visited some SMEs in the Federal Capital Territory, namely Kugbo Furniture Cluster and Government Secondary School Jikwoyi , taking notes on their challenges and seeking ways to further educate these entrepreneurs.
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