Lagos creates job registration centers

THE Lagos State Government has created 10 Job Registration Centres within 10 Local Government Secretariats in the state, as part of government’s efforts to tackle the problem of unemployment and avail those at the grassroots the opportunity to benefit from its job creation and youth empowerment programmes.

   Dr. Wale Hammed, Commissioner for Special Duties disclosed this at the 2014 Ministerial Press briefing in commemoration of the 7th Year in Office of Governor Babatunde Fashola (SAN), adding that the centres are saddled with the responsibilities of registering job applicants, issuing them identity cards, collating data and providing applicants with available jobs in the state.

  He explained that the Skill Acquisition Centres, which are specifically created for the compilation of data banks for unemployed youth, men and women who are seeking job placements and skill acquisition, are located within the local government secretariats of Agege, Ikeja, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland, Kosofe, Somolu, Surulere, Ikorodu, Ojo and Mushin.

  The Commissioner also revealed that the state government oversees the full utilisation of the Job Opportunity Centre, Igando previously established to actualise government’s efforts for the facilitation of regular Skill Acquisition Programmes as well as providing basic industrial equipment for use by the less privilege that are unable to equip themselves with the essential working tools to earn a living.

  According to him, “The Job Opportunity Centre is a small engineering / manufacturing outfit with a broad range of requisite equipment and facilities for top class services”, adding that “the Centre is well equipped to support and service artisans, who are yet to or are unable to establish on their own”.

The Job Opportunity Centre, Igando has fully equipped workshops for tailoring/ fashion designing; carpentry/joinery; electrical electronics; leather trade; bead making/hat making; hair dressing catering and metal fabrication.

Source: Punch Newspaper

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