Chux OhaiThe Coordinator of the National Social Investment Programme, Mrs. Maryam Uwais, has unveiled a plan to empower over 500,000 unemployed graduates under its N-Power programme. Uwais, who made this known during an interactive session with journalists on Friday in Lagos, also disclosed that about 5 million school children would enjoy free meals, courtesy of the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme. She said, “The National Home Grown School Feeding Programme will see about 5 million school children fed with nourishing meals. We researched and found 26 attempts at economic growth in the past, but the problems with the past programme has been implementation as federal and state governments scuffled over who has control of the programme. Our targets are 500,000 unemployed graduates, 100,000 artisans and eight regional innovation hubs for one million primary and secondary students, which offer access to computer training in animation, coding and programming.”Copyright PUNCH.

Source: Punch February 05, 2018 23:26 UTC