The ministry conducted this 1st quarter program from 6th March, 2023, to 25th March, 2023. The programme which was last held in the year 2020, is designed to provide vocational and entrepreneurial skills for interested citizens of the state. The beneficiaries were trained in various skill areas, which include fashion design, catering, paint production, soap and chemicals, beads making, hairdressing, makeup/gele, shoe making, bag making, among others. 1,200 citizens of the state benefitted from the program, and they were given entrepreneurial lectures by our development partners, the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN). The conduct of the graduation ceremony for participants of the 1st Quarter Skills Upgrade and Entrepreneurial Development Training programme took place on 25th April, 2023, after the successful completion of the 1st Quarter Skills Upgrade and Entrepreneurial programme. 1,200 successfully trained beneficiaries were given seed loans of fifty thousand naira (N50,000) each by our development partner, the Bank of Industry (BOI).
