
It was reported today that the minister for the Niger Delta Usani Uguru said yesterday monday that Nigeria plans to train as many as
10,000 youths a year for skilled work in the Delta region to try to stop them attacking and stealing oil from pipelines.He said that Between 5,000 and
10,000 will be trained yearly.The first centers would train young people in leather goods manufacturing,mobile phone assembly and e-commerce.Some would also find work at a new processing plant for cassava,part of the government's plan to boost the agricultural sector.Attacks on oil and gas facilities have become more frequent since authorities issued an arrest warrant for a popular former militant leader,Government Ekpemupolo Tompolo,who had led gangs of boys fighting for a bigger share of oil revenues.To help address those grievances,the government plans to build nine vocational centers.One more photo below.
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