The Cross River State Government has announced that over 250 youths have been trained in truck driving in collaboration with HBM Nigeria PLC, formerly Lafarge Africa PLC.
The partnership, according to the State Government, is aimed at reducing youth unemployment, improving skills utilisation and increasing young people’s participation in governance.
Odum Ijom-Ukam, the Commissioner for Youth Development, stated this at a Press briefing held at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Press Centre in Calabar.
Ijom-Ukam said the Ministry had trained more than 2,000 youths in various skills, while some firms operating in the State had also provided training with prospects of employment for the beneficiaries.
He said the new framework would focus on skills utilisation, employment generation, entrepreneurship, innovation and active participation of youths in governance.
