The Kogi State Government says about 10, 000 youths are to be trained on entrepreneurship Development programmes in the state.
Mrs Rekiya Onaivo-Sanni, Managing Director (MD), Kogi Enterprise Development Agency (KEDA) made the disclosure during a forum with Executive Members of GSM Association on Wednesday in her office in Lokoja.
Onaivo-Sanni said that already the state was about going into a partnership with an organization for the training to commence very soon.
She said one of the mandate of KEDA was to bridge the gap of interface between the State and federal government towards ensuring that the citizens benefit on the area of micro businesses.
“Presently we have identified three key sectors we are going to discuss with President Muhammadu Buhari on Care facilities such as Cassava, Palm Oil and ICT businesses.
“This explains why we are having this forum with GSM Association on how to open up a gigantic GSM Village in Kogi, whereby people don’t need to go to Lagos to address issues of their phones, iPad, Laptops and computers,
“As an agency we have assessed the operations of the association and discovered that they are well organized and very committed in adding up value to the economic development of Kogi,
“We are engaging them by this time because at the planning stage, we need to carry along beneficiaries already identified for scientific approach in achieving results, ” she explained.
Earlier, the Chairman, GSM Association, Mr Mohammed Idris, told the MD that they were in her office to interface with her on partnership and how to contribute their quota to the economic development of Kogi.
Idris said their biggest challenge is a site where the GSM Village could be located with all necessary facilities needed for their ICT business to thrive and help boost the economy of State.
He disclosed that the association is well organized and have various committees that could checkmate internet fraud and criminal activities of members and the public, especially phone thieves.
According to him, the association believes that a partnership with KEDA would mean better opportunities and ease of doing business for its members as well as offer better service to the desiring public… Continue reading