In a bid to curb the high rate of unemployment while his administration last, President Muhammadu Buhari led administration has offered jobless Nigerian youths 20,000 naira monthly, the jobless youths must however be willing to sweep market places, health centers among other spots across the country
The youths will be engaged in the clearing of drainages, sweeping markets, road maintenance, traffic control, and cleaning of public infrastructures like health centres and schools
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr Festus Keyamo (SAN), said this at a news conference on Thursday.
Keyamo said the scheme targeted 1,000 youths each from the 774 local governments across the country.
The minister said the programme is one of the biggest social intervention schemes to be carried out within a short period of time by any government in the history of Nigeria.
Source: Punch
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