Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, has said plans are underway to launch a roadmap for removing 80 per cent of unemployed youths from the streets.

She, therefore, challenged top managers at the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) to sit up for the challenge.
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Promising a new National Directorate of Employment (NDE) to execute the job at  the ongoing Lagos International Trade Fair, with the theme:  “Connecting Businesses, Creating Value” in the nation’s economic capital,  the minister stressed  NDE’s crucial role in tackling unemployment through provision of  skills and entrepreneurship opportunities for young Nigerians.

In a statement by her Special Adviser (Media),  Emameh Gabriel, Onyejeocha, yesterday, urged NDE  managers to focus on combating unemployment without compromise.

According to her, the President has given a clear mandate to address the challenge decisively.

She ordered that NDE trainees must be empowered with a reasonable starter pack to take them off the street.
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