SMEDAN trains 90 entrepreneurs in Anambra

The Small And Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has commenced training for 90 young entrepreneurs under its National Business Skills Development Initiative (NBSDI) in Anambra.

The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) on Thursday partnered the Ogun State Government to train 100 teachers across the state in entrepreneurship skills.

Mr Wale Fasanya, the Director-General of SMEDAN, inaugurated the five-day training in Awka on Wednesday.

Fasanya was represented by Mrs Fatima Shaibu, Deputy Director in charge of Entrepreneurship Development and Promotion, Department of SMEDAN at the Headquarters.

He said the programme was designed to provide entrepreneurship skills, vocational skills and provision of empowerment materials and equipment to fill the capacity gap of youths.

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Fasanya said the NBSDI enhanced youth engagement in productive ventures, thereby ensuring they earn income through filling the artisanal gap in Nigeria.

According to the DG, the programme seeks to pursue a drastic reduction in dependency poverty as most of the out of school youths who still rely on stipends from parents are empowered to become self-reliant.

“The initiative is designed to ensure that more professional services will be provided by local and well trained young artisans leading to reduction in job losses to immigrants from neighbouring countries.

“This programme is being implemented in all the States of the federation and FCT.

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“A total of 3,330 entrepreneurs will be impacted with entrepreneurship skills, vocational skills and empowerment materials at the rate of 90 entrepreneurs per State and the FCT,” he said.

The DG thanked Gov. Chukwuma Soludo for the support the Agency had received from the Anambra Government under his administration.

In his remark, Dr Obinna Ngonadi, Commissioner for Commerce and Industry thanked the Federal Government for supporting small and medium entrepreneurs while urging the beneficiaries to take advantage of the training and the start-up capital they would get.

Ngonadi said the programme was in line with the objective of the governor’s administration to set up 2,000 small businesses every year.

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He added that SMEs constituted up to 80 per cent of the national workforce.(NAN)