Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo
Tunde Ajaja
The Federal Government says it has
employed 200,000 graduates who will work for only two years as teachers
and agricultural extension workers throughout the country.
An online newspaper, The Cable reported that the new employees would be paid N30, 000 per month, which would be paid directly into their accounts.
Speaking in Abuja at the second
presidential economic communication workshop organised by the office of
the vice-president on Friday, the Senior Special Assistant to the VP on
media and publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, said out of the fresh employees,
150,000 would work as teachers while the remaining 50,000 would work as
extension workers.
Meanwhile, the Vice-President, Prof.
Yemi Osinbajo, who spoke at a colloquium on ‘The Way Forward for
Nigeria’ in Lagos on Friday, said the employment of 200,000 persons is
the first batch of the Volunteer Job Programme that is to commence in
about two weeks.
Osinbajo said, “The delay is because we
are trying to provide as many equipment as we require. We also want to
ensure that we provide opportunities across the states. Close to a
million registered; we should start with the first 200,000 in 14 days or
thereabout. It is a temporary opportunity for young graduates.”
At the event, which was organised by
Coalition of Nigerian Apostolic Leaders, the Vice-President said the
government was trying to create jobs directly while creating space for
more private sector activities to facilitate economic growth.
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