The Federal Government on Wednesday commenced coaching for 150 youths in Enugu State in Artificial Intelligence (AI), photo voltaic set up and trend design below its National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy (NPRGS).
The phased programme, which is being applied throughout the nation’s six geopolitical zones, goals to sort out unemployment and poverty by equipping beneficiaries with sensible expertise and starter packs to launch companies, construct sustainable livelihoods and obtain self-reliance.
It is coordinated by the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Technical, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Education (TVEE), in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning.
The two-week intensive coaching in Enugu is a part of the Federal Government’s efforts to elevate 5 million Nigerians out of poverty.
Addressing members, Dr Abiola Arogundade, Senior Special Assistant to the President on TVEE, stated the initiative mirrored the federal government’s Renewed Hope Agenda and dedication to empowering youths throughout the nation.
Arogundade described the South-East as an necessary a part of the programme, including that the selection of Enugu demonstrated the federal government’s dedication to inclusive empowerment.
“Our expectation is that the beneficiaries will attend the training every day, learn as much as possible and gradually begin to lift themselves out of poverty,” she stated.
Arogundade stated the programme had been applied in some geopolitical zones, together with the South-West and North-Central, including that it will be prolonged to different elements of the nation.
On sustainability, she stated the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning had established a monitoring and analysis mechanism to trace beneficiaries’ progress.
She stated the ministry would assess members after six months and one 12 months to find out how successfully they had been utilising their acquired expertise and gear.
Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State, represented by the Commissioner for Budget and Planning, Mr Chris-Roberts Ozongwu, recommended President Bola Tinubu for the initiative, describing it as a major intervention in youth empowerment and poverty discount.
Mbah stated the programme complemented the state authorities’s efforts to advertise entrepreneurship, expertise acquisition and financial growth.
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Technical, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Education (TVEE), Dr Abiola Arogundade, with a number of the members. Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Also talking, the Director of the Macroeconomic Analysis Department, Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, Mr Felix Okonkwo, stated the initiative aligned with President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
He stated the coaching coated AI, photo voltaic set up and trend design, with members anticipated to obtain gear to determine their companies.
He stated the federal government was shifting emphasis from momentary monetary help to sustainable financial empowerment via vocational coaching and entrepreneurship.
“Instead of giving people N5,000, N8,000 or N10,000 as cash transfers, we believe that equipping them with skills and supporting small-scale businesses will provide a more sustainable means of reducing poverty,” he stated.
He stated the 150 beneficiaries had been chosen via an open software course of marketed on social media and radio stations.
The initiative is a part of the Federal Government’s efforts to equip Nigerians with marketable expertise, promote sustainable livelihoods and scale back poverty via vocational coaching and entrepreneurship.
Dr Abiola Arogundade
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Technical, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Education (TVEE)
October 28, 2026
