In line with President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration’s
Transformation Agenda, the Nigeria Railway Corporation is set to create
6,000 direct jobs when the eastern railway line is ready.
Minister
of Labour and Productivity Emeka Wogu disclosed this during the opening
ceremony of the Technical Vocational Education Training project which
will engage about 1600 youth as technicians for the maintenance of the
Lagos-Kano railway line. “Just recently, we received two diesel
multi-purpose units and six air conditioned coaches. By 2015, the
railway will be experiencing a total boom and over 6,000 jobs will be
created when the Eastern Rail is ready,” he said.
The training being sponsored by President Jonathan’s Subsidy Reinvestment Programme (SURE-P) will lead to automatic employment for the beneficiaries, who will be engaged at Grade Level Four by the NRC.
Chairman of the NRC board, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, who was present at the ceremony, said the training will cut across different departments of the corporation and is expected to equip the youths with technical and management skills aimed at improving the fortunes of the corporation.
“I have no doubt in my mind that the beneficiaries will apply their newly acquired skills to improve the fortunes of the corporation. The NRC Board will continue to support its management in training programmes to support the ongoing railway rehabilitation and modernisation programme,” Tukur said.
Reviving our rail system is part of President Jonathan's efforts to move Nigeria forward.
Minister
of Labour and Productivity Emeka Wogu disclosed this during the opening
ceremony of the Technical Vocational Education Training project which
will engage about 1600 youth as technicians for the maintenance of the
Lagos-Kano railway line. “Just recently, we received two diesel
multi-purpose units and six air conditioned coaches. By 2015, the
railway will be experiencing a total boom and over 6,000 jobs will be
created when the Eastern Rail is ready,” he said.The training being sponsored by President Jonathan’s Subsidy Reinvestment Programme (SURE-P) will lead to automatic employment for the beneficiaries, who will be engaged at Grade Level Four by the NRC.
Chairman of the NRC board, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, who was present at the ceremony, said the training will cut across different departments of the corporation and is expected to equip the youths with technical and management skills aimed at improving the fortunes of the corporation.
“I have no doubt in my mind that the beneficiaries will apply their newly acquired skills to improve the fortunes of the corporation. The NRC Board will continue to support its management in training programmes to support the ongoing railway rehabilitation and modernisation programme,” Tukur said.
Reviving our rail system is part of President Jonathan's efforts to move Nigeria forward.
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