The Federal Authorities of Nigeria on Monday signed a Memorandum of Knowing to gain sure the training of 10 million young Nigerians at some stage within the nation.
Vice President Kashim Shettima who flagged off the free nationwide training program acknowledged Nigeria will reap from its demographic dividend if youths and women people are prioritised and geared up with skills for entrepreneurial grounding and monetary literacy.
Speaking at the hole ceremony organised by the Assert of enterprise of the Vice President by the Presidential Committee on Financial & Monetary Inclusion (PreCEFI), Shettima who chairs the programme acknowledged the initiative has been designed to equip Nigerians, namely ladies people and youths, with needed monetary skills, funding recordsdata, and digital competencies for sustainable wealth creation.
The Assert of enterprise of the Vice President, by the PreCEFI, signed a Memorandum of Knowing (MOU) with six professional bodies to collectively build training programmes, certification pathways, digital skills initiatives, and mentorship platforms that can well well toughen Nigeria’s monetary and endeavor personnel.
The professional bodies consist of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN); Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN); Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS); Nationwide Institute of Credit rating Administration (NICA); Chartered Possibility Management Institute (CRMI) and Nigeria Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NIIE).
Shettima additionally acknowledged that the signing of the MoU between the FG and the six of Nigeria’s predominant professional bodies turned into extra than a formal agreement.
“It’s miles a strategic nationwide funding in capability as infrastructure which is the human, institutional, and ethical foundations upon which inclusive development need to rest.
“This MoU subsequently establishes a working framework to harness the collective skills of ICAN, CIBN, CIS, CRMI, NICA, and NIIE to come inclusion by capability constructing, advocacy, digital transformation, early life empowerment, and enhance for miniature and medium practitioners.
“It establishes a structured mechanism for joint training programmes, coverage dialogue, digital skills construction, and professional requirements that align market note with nationwide inclusion dreams,” Shettima acknowledged.
He added that capability constructing without expert accountants who tag MSME formalisation, credit rating administrators who can assess threat beyond collateral, bankers who embed particular person protection, threat professionals who look forward to digital threats, and innovators who translate solutions into enterprises, inclusion stays a slogan reasonably than a intention.
“Accordingly, on behalf of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, I hereby flag off the free training of 10 million Nigerians with priority for ladies people and early life at some stage within the nation,” Shettima declared.
