The Federal Government on Sunday disclosed that it will employ additional 350,000 unemployed graduates in 2017, under the N-Power Volunteer Corps.
This was disclosed by Mr Laolu Akande, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to Acting President Yemi Osinbajo.
According to Akande, President Muhammadu Buhari requested appropriation of N157.75bn in the 2017 budget estimates for the N-Power scheme.
His words: Out of the N-Power 2017 N157 billion budget, 350,000 unemployed graduates more would be hired and trained, alongside 50,000 non-graduates youths to be engaged as artisans and in other creative ventures.
‘’While we were able to engage 200,000 unemployed graduates last year, we will do 350,000 more this year.
Speaking about the feeding programme for public schools, he noted that ‘’About N75 billion has been allocated for the National Homegrown School Feeding Programme, which will provide one hot meal a day to 5 million primary school pupils.’’
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