BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto –
The National Directorate of Employment (NDA) through its Small Scale Enterprises Department has commenced a 5 day basic business training for 65 school leavers and artisans in Sokoto State.
In his keynote address, The Director General of NDE, Mallam Abubakar Nuhu Fipko said it goes beyond having business but effective managerial skills are most need as backbone of any successful business.
Fipko who was represented by the Sokoto State Coordinator of NDE, Muhammad Umar Sanda Gusau said the essence of the training is to halt the menace of business failure orchestrated by lack of managerial skills.
While noting that artisans are major contributors to national economy, Umar Sanda Gusau said they promote flexible labour market, absorb retrenched workers and stimulate productive activities.
He said: “It is equally pertinent to note that most developed nations of the world did not achieve economic prosperity because of large corporations that exist therein but through the small scale businesses based in the informal sector that provide employment to the majority of their populace.
“It is for this reasons that the NDE encourages the formation of small businesses through its Enterprise Creation Schemes and supports their success through provision of business management trainings”.
The Head of Small Scale Enterprises Department, Hafsat Abubakar, said NDE will always carry out its mandate with vigor and commitment to the growth of Nigeria
Earlier, Malam Lukman Jibril, the Head of Human Resource, appealed to participants to see themselves very lucky to have been selected out of the over six million people in Sokoto.
He said: “‘Out of the 28 States in Nigeria, only 18 are selected for this training and Sokoto happened to be one of the 18. Therefore, you should count yourselves lucky and dedicate your time to every bit of what you are going to be taught as it’s going to be of great assistance to you as the nation at large if put I to practice”.
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