Federal Government Partners with NDE to Empower Women in Lagos with Confectionery Business Training

Headline: Federal Government Partners with NDE to Empower Women in Lagos with Confectionery Business Training

By RALD NEWS MEDIA

In a bid to promote women's economic empowerment, the Federal Government, in collaboration with the National Directorate of Employment (NDE), has initiated a training program aimed at equipping women in Lagos with essential skills in the confectionery business.

The primary objective of this initiative is to provide these women with the necessary tools and knowledge to attain financial independence through entrepreneurship.

During the event held on Tuesday, Mallam Abubakar Nuhu Fikpo, the director general of NDE, emphasized the significance of empowering women through skills acquisition. He articulated that the training program seeks to not only impart contemporary confectionery skills but also guide participants in establishing, nurturing, and ensuring the sustainable growth of their businesses.

Representing the director general at the event, Mrs. Elizabeth Omatsola, the Lagos State coordinator of the agency, underscored the pivotal role of NDE, established by the Federal Government in 1986, in addressing mass unemployment and steering individuals away from an overreliance on white-collar jobs, which often fall short in meeting the demands of the burgeoning graduate population.

Mrs. Omatsola reiterated NDE's commitment to fostering vocational training and encouraging entrepreneurship among interested individuals. The training, organized by the Women Employment Branch of the Small Scale Enterprises department, a core program department of NDE, aims to instill entrepreneurial spirit, creativity, and self-reliance in unemployed graduates and other interested persons, including retirees, to enable them to establish their own businesses and generate employment opportunities.

In her address, Mrs. Omatsola urged the trainees to seize the opportunity presented by the program and diligently acquire the skills necessary for financial independence.

Expressing gratitude to NDE for the opportunity, the trainees pledged to utilize the training to acquire new skills and embark on entrepreneurial ventures, with the ultimate goal of becoming employers of labor themselves.

The collaboration between the Federal Government and NDE in empowering women through vocational training reflects a concerted effort to address unemployment challenges and foster economic growth by tapping into the potential of skilled entrepreneurship among Nigerian women.