Nigeria’s Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr.
Chris Ngige
Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr.
Chris Ngige, has said all youths in the country
are not entitled to the N5, 000 monthly stipend
promised by the All Progressives Congress-led
Federal Government.
The minister also said the Federal Government
intends to convert most of the unemployed
graduates to teachers in a bid to tackle graduate
unemployment.
Ngige explained that contrary to the widely-held
belief that the N5,000 was meant for all youths,
only the vulnerable ones amongst them would
benefit.
Ngige spoke at an event held to mark the 5th
anniversary of Bina Foundation and graduation
ceremony of its students in Enugu.
The Ministry of Labour and Employment donated
equipment worth N10m to the graduands.
Commending the Foundation for uplifting the less
privileged in the society, the minister went ahead
to shed more light on the payment of the N5,000
monthly stipend, which is expected to commence
in 2016.
He said, “The APC government anchored delivery
on three pillars; security of lives and property,
improving economy under which employment
creation is the third sub-head, and infrastructure
revival.
“You can see that employment creation is the
main issue. We have heard people say we are
waiting for N5, 000. We did not say we are
paying N5,000 to all the youth. We are saying it
is for the most vulnerable.”
Giving further insight to how the government
intends to tackle unemployment, Ngige said that
the Federal Government had budgeted N500bn
for social safety needs in the coming year.
“Most unemployed graduates would be converted
to teachers. The move is equally aimed at
boosting the education sector,” he said.
Ngige noted that majority of the current crop of
teachers in public schools were half-baked.
In the same vein, the minister, who said the era
of white-collar jobs was gone, added that the
government would pay serious attention to skill
acquisition.
Ngige said, “For the social safety needs, we have
budgeted N500bn for the next fiscal year.
“We have captured unemployed graduates. We
are doing two things; we get those who read
Law, Engineering and other disciplines but do not
have jobs. We would train them for nine months
and convert them to teachers.
“Most of our schools have half-baked teachers.
We want to redefine our schools and make them
what they are.
“We are also building skill acquisition centres.
We have 12 of them across the country. The era
of white-collar industry is gone.
“Nobody in Nigeria will be unemployed, people
will learn how to use their hands.”
He also disclosed that the Federal Government
would fight poverty in 2016, by giving aid to
people with special needs while children will get
their own through the school feeding programme.Nigeria’s Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr.
Chris Ngige
Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr.
Chris Ngige, has said all youths in the country
are not entitled to the N5, 000 monthly stipend
promised by the All Progressives Congress-led
Federal Government.
The minister also said the Federal Government
intends to convert most of the unemployed
graduates to teachers in a bid to tackle graduate
unemployment.
Ngige explained that contrary to the widely-held
belief that the N5,000 was meant for all youths,
only the vulnerable ones amongst them would
benefit.
Ngige spoke at an event held to mark the 5th
anniversary of Bina Foundation and graduation
ceremony of its students in Enugu.
The Ministry of Labour and Employment donated
equipment worth N10m to the graduands.
Commending the Foundation for uplifting the less
privileged in the society, the minister went ahead
to shed more light on the payment of the N5,000
monthly stipend, which is expected to commence
in 2016.
He said, “The APC government anchored delivery
on three pillars; security of lives and property,
improving economy under which employment
creation is the third sub-head, and infrastructure
revival.
“You can see that employment creation is the
main issue. We have heard people say we are
waiting for N5, 000. We did not say we are
paying N5,000 to all the youth. We are saying it
is for the most vulnerable.”
Giving further insight to how the government
intends to tackle unemployment, Ngige said that
the Federal Government had budgeted N500bn
for social safety needs in the coming year.
“Most unemployed graduates would be converted
to teachers. The move is equally aimed at
boosting the education sector,” he said.
Ngige noted that majority of the current crop of
teachers in public schools were half-baked.
In the same vein, the minister, who said the era
of white-collar jobs was gone, added that the
government would pay serious attention to skill
acquisition.
Ngige said, “For the social safety needs, we have
budgeted N500bn for the next fiscal year.
“We have captured unemployed graduates. We
are doing two things; we get those who read
Law, Engineering and other disciplines but do not
have jobs. We would train them for nine months
and convert them to teachers.
“Most of our schools have half-baked teachers.
We want to redefine our schools and make them
what they are.
“We are also building skill acquisition centres.
We have 12 of them across the country. The era
of white-collar industry is gone.
“Nobody in Nigeria will be unemployed, people
will learn how to use their hands.”
He also disclosed that the Federal Government
would fight poverty in 2016, by giving aid to
people with special needs while children will get
their own through the school feeding programme.Nigeria’s Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr.
Chris Ngige
Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr.
Chris Ngige, has said all youths in the country
are not entitled to the N5, 000 monthly stipend
promised by the All Progressives Congress-led
Federal Government.
The minister also said the Federal Government
intends to convert most of the unemployed
graduates to teachers in a bid to tackle graduate
unemployment.
Ngige explained that contrary to the widely-held
belief that the N5,000 was meant for all youths,
only the vulnerable ones amongst them would
benefit.
Ngige spoke at an event held to mark the 5th
anniversary of Bina Foundation and graduation
ceremony of its students in Enugu.
The Ministry of Labour and Employment donated
equipment worth N10m to the graduands.
Commending the Foundation for uplifting the less
privileged in the society, the minister went ahead
to shed more light on the payment of the N5,000
monthly stipend, which is expected to commence
in 2016.
He said, “The APC government anchored delivery
on three pillars; security of lives and property,
improving economy under which employment
creation is the third sub-head, and infrastructure
revival.
“You can see that employment creation is the
main issue. We have heard people say we are
waiting for N5, 000. We did not say we are
paying N5,000 to all the youth. We are saying it
is for the most vulnerable.”
Giving further insight to how the government
intends to tackle unemployment, Ngige said that
the Federal Government had budgeted N500bn
for social safety needs in the coming year.
“Most unemployed graduates would be converted
to teachers. The move is equally aimed at
boosting the education sector,” he said.
Ngige noted that majority of the current crop of
teachers in public schools were half-baked.
In the same vein, the minister, who said the era
of white-collar jobs was gone, added that the
government would pay serious attention to skill
acquisition.
Ngige said, “For the social safety needs, we have
budgeted N500bn for the next fiscal year.
“We have captured unemployed graduates. We
are doing two things; we get those who read
Law, Engineering and other disciplines but do not
have jobs. We would train them for nine months
and convert them to teachers.
“Most of our schools have half-baked teachers.
We want to redefine our schools and make them
what they are.
“We are also building skill acquisition centres.
We have 12 of them across the country. The era
of white-collar industry is gone.
“Nobody in Nigeria will be unemployed, people
will learn how to use their hands.”
He also disclosed that the Federal Government
would fight poverty in 2016, by giving aid to
people with special needs while children will get
their own through the school feeding programme.