From Abuja, Kenneth Udeh

A Bill seeking to place unemployed graduates in the country on a Monthly stipend while undergoing skill acquisition training by the Federal Government has passed first reading at the Senate.


The bill sponsored by Senator Tony Nwoye ( Anambra North ) seeks to amend the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) ACT inorder to also ensure that Graduates acquire new skills immediately after the Mandatory one year National youth service.


Section 2 of the Principal Act is to be amended by introducing new subsections (d)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and amendment of Section2(d) (v) which shall read thus:by introducing new Sub sections (i), (ii),(iii), (iv) and (v) (d)Implement any other policy as may be laid from time to time, by the board established under section 3 of the Act.


When amended and signed into the law the NDE Act will provide for the carrying out of research and development of appropriate data of all the unemployed graduates annually.


As sighted in the explanatory memorandum the bill aims to amend sections 2 and 4 of the NDE ACT CAP No 28 Laws of the Federation 2004.


The proposed amendment of section 2 states that; “the unemployed graduates while undergoing skill acquisition shall be paid an acceptable monthly stipend by the Directorate” and that “The Agency shall Liaise with other relevant Government agencies to place unemployed graduates in skills acquisition centers in all the States of the Federation for the purpose of realizing subsection (i).


The section 2 Amendment according to Tony Nwoye shall require the NDE to assist those who acquire new skills to practice the new skills they acquired through appropriate counseling and device appropriate strategies to track under-graduates upon graduation, during and after National Youth Service for proper guidance to prevent the abuse of the scheme.


Additionally,Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended by deleting the word“Minister” and substituting it with the word “Board”.


Nwoye also explained that the primary objective of these amendments proposed in the bill is to facilitate and tackle the increasing unemployment in the country, so as to ward off, the ugly consequences usually associated with social disequilibrium such as insecurity and to enable fresh graduates learn vocational skills instead of them all waiting for government employment.


Tony's bill, which was the second business of the day, was granted first reading shortly after it was introduced to the Senate by the Leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele.


Afterwhich Clerk of the Senate , Chinedu Akubueze read the short title of the bill and President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio ratified the first reading of the bill.

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Good one.

Another bill for the sake of bill making

No be naija again? This type of bill can't see the light of the day. Students loan bill after one year is still dragging.

It can only works if our politicians are born again.

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Omo Make this senator's fix this country make person business dey move foward.

Jobless Graduates or Unemployed Youths?

Unemployment isn't really the problem...the problem is lack of Empowerment.

If we had the skills, access to funds, and requisite knowledge of creating solutions, we'll all be OK.

It's good they are tackling the root of the problem by fixing them up with skill acquisition.
...and additional survival stipend to ease the learning process.

Way to go! ✅

Ok

Dangrace01:
Omo

na e be some no go ever LEARN trade finish

Inukwa ooooo

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Good one

bassdow:
na e be some no go ever LEARN trade finish

some go dey selfEmployed sef, still dey form learning trade

This is wickedness against our group that are not graduates.

Why pay jobless graduates and left dropouts?

Their stipend no dey ever pass 30k. I know it will be 30k even it wasn't stated

Eh??

That jobless guy here that calls everyone a troll should apply for this.

Noted.

We should streamline the youths eligible for this type of payment
I would rather prefer that it should be for people in Agriculture,Aquaculture and Science oriented based employment
If we give everybody learning a "skill", the aim might be defeated

Channel it to productive areas,let me use this opportunity to call out the Industrial Trust Fund,I am yet collect my IT funds from you,Government should investigate that agency because it seems it is a cesspool of corruption

I totally believe some people actually read our comments on Nairaland,I proposed this idea something last year and I'm very joyful it has been passed into law.
There's nothing more befitting than an individual getting paid to learn a skill.
I really hope the government will look at specific industries and not just make it an open affair.
Please let us never stopping making suggestions on ways to move this country forward, enough of Insults and bad Energy
God bless Senator Nwoye
Gov bless Nigeria

The Children of the Masses are groomed to work for the informal sector, while the children of the rich are sent abroad and prepared and prepared for administrative and political posts.

Very good so that our school fees won't go granted

So what has the SURE-P,N-Power had been doing, since!

Why waste their time and MONEY in universities if skills acquisition is their final destination?
Why not provide credible loans that can enable them practice their craft after learning.
The stipends would definitely be too small to set up a proper small scale biz when you consider rents, power, working capital etc

slivertongue:
Another bill for the sake of bill making

I'm telling you, it won't enter second reading till 2027, but if na to buy SUV for them, it will pass 10th reading in 1hr

Good concept .. God bless Nigeria senate

slivertongue:
Another bill for the sake of bill making

Pessimist all over! Dem do problem Dem no do problem.

We all know the usual tactics,bring the money, add more ghost graduates learning skills and move funds. Nigeria I hail oh!

PrayerWarrior2:
Good move. Very beautiful.

At least they would be able to pay back the #StudentLoans !

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