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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, says most youths are unemployed because of a lack of functional skills.<\/p>\n

Ngige said this while declaring open a one-day trade Job, Career and Employability Fair, on Thursday in Abuja, NAN reports.<\/p>\n

The fair was organised by the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA) in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) with the theme: \u201cPromoting Employability, Skills Development and Decent Work\u2019\u2019.<\/p>\n

Ngige, represented by Mrs Tilda Mmegwa, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Job Creation said all stakeholders must be actively involved in preparing the African workforce for the \u2018future of work\u2019.<\/p>\n

According to him, the Nigerian government is conscious of the fact that most of the unemployed are those without functional skills.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur strategy, therefore, is to equip the unemployed youths with market-driven skills, which will facilitate their access to self or paid employment.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn recognition of this reality, my ministry is keenly committed to equipping unemployed graduates with entry point competencies to make them employable.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am therefore happy to inform you that my ministry is scheduled to train 37,000 unemployed graduates, 1,000 in each of the states of the federation and FCT, on soft skills and marketable resumes.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the coming months, we will also train 3,500 unemployed youth in various vocations including fashion design, catering and event management, solar panel and CCTV installation, among others,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

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