NDE gives loans to 42 unemployed youth in Gombe
The National Directorate of Employment has given N100,000 loan each to 42 youths trained in various schemes under the Rural Employment Promotion Department in Gombe.
Informant247 gathered that the schemes include; the 2022 Community-based Agricultural Empowerment Scheme, 2022 Agricultural Enhancement Scheme, 2022 Graduate Agricultural Empowerment Scheme, and 2022 Sustainable Agricultural Empowerment Scheme.
Director-General of the NDE, Abubakar Nuhu, while presenting the N4.2 million loans, said the beneficiaries were carefully selected and trained in both theory and practice of modern agricultural farming.
Nuhu, who was represented by the state coordinator, Jediel Stephen, added that the scheme will lead to self-employment, poverty reduction and wealth creation both in livestock management and market gardening
The DG further revealed the beneficiaries were expected to harness food security in line with the Federal Government policy of the Agricultural Transformational Agenda in Gombe State and the nation in general.
He said, “On our part, we have accomplished the task given to us. Therefore, we are looking forward to the beneficiaries making good use of the ample opportunity given by undergoing the training and resettlement with start-up capital to commence farming as a business.”
Director of the REP, Duke Edem, also urged the beneficiaries to use the money to enhance their business conditions.
Edem, who was represented by Nkem Ekeamadi, said, “This loan will go a long way in helping the youths and women to improve livelihoods, food security and we should remember that we will return the money after a minimum of three years.”
