From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja
Malam Mele Kyari, GMD of NNPC
The Nigerian Gas Marketing Company which is a subsidiary of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has selected 40 women in Kogi to benefit from skills acquisition training under its women empowerment programme.
The forty participants in the women acquisition programme organised by the Northern Operations cover both Kogi and Edo states.
The aim of the programme is essentially to make the women self reliant and become employers of labour after three weeks of intensive training by the Industrial Training Fund ( ITF).
Speaking on the occasion, the Managing Director, Nigerian Gas Marketing Company, Barrister Justin Uzomaezeala said that the company has the vision to support the economic growth of the country.
The training, he said through Mr. Ekpo Idorenyin, marks the official kick-off of the women skills Acquisition programme in various vocations as part of the company’s social responsibility initiatives to host communities in northern operations.
The beneficiaries nominated by the executives of their host communities shall undergo three weeks s training in Catering, Tailoring/ Fashion Design, Hairdressing and make-up (including pedicure/manicure/ Gele Tying).
“At the end of the exercise, the trainees shall be handed over starter packs and take-off grants to enable them to become self-employed and future employers of labour” the Managing Director said.
He urged the participants to take advantage of the opportunity to make use of it and acquire the necessary skill that will propel them to a sustainable level.
