At the Human Capital Development Programme held in Lafia, Nasarawa State, Vice president Shettima emphasised the administrations goal to empower Nigerians with globally competitive skills.
This was said during the occasion of the the launch of the Nasarawa State Human Capital Development Strategy Document & Gender Transformative Human Capital Development Policy Framework .
He opined that the increasing informal sector and low labour force participation accompanied by by the staggering unemployment rate in Nigeria must end.
He stated;
“Nasarawa State’s commitment to the Human Capital Development (HCD) Programme, a lifeline for our nation, is built on the collective realisation that enough is enough. Enough of the cycles that have held us back. Enough of the legacies of unplanned high fertility rates and alarming maternal and under-five mortality rates. Enough of our vulnerable populations facing l
ow life expectancy.
“Enough of the distressing data on our education system—whether it is the mean years of schooling, the high pupil-to-teacher ratios, or the staggering number of youths not in employment, education, or training. The unemployment rates, the growing informal sector, and low labour force participation must be reversed
