UNEMPLOYMENT: Okowa Urges Nigerians to Tap into Online Jobs During 2-Day Online Digital Job Training Workshop.

AS an antidote to the growing unemployment in the country, Delta State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has urged Nigerians to tap into the more than 1, 000 jobs available daily online.

Governor Okowa made the call (01/02/16) in Asaba while declaring open a 2-day online digital job training workshop on microwork for 2,000 unemployed Deltans at Orchid Hotel.

The training programme was organised by the Delta State government in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Communication Technology, Abuja and the Rockefeller Foundation (USA).

According to the Governor, "available statistics indicate that about 1,000 jobs are available on-line daily on various platforms; our youths should tap into these opportunities because, these jobs range from graphic design, programming, instructional designs, to translations, proof reading, web design and report writing."

"They are also available in different fields like law, teaching, engineering, computing, art, mass communication, medicine and architecture," the Governor added, disclosing, "this unique online digital job workshop on 'Microwork' and 'Elancing" is germane and timely given the strategic thrust of our S.M.A.R.T agenda which revolves around job and wealth creation because, my administration is ready to collaborate with agencies, development institutions, corporate bodies and non-governmental organizations when it comes to creating employment for our teeming youth population as a pathway to curbing the problem of youth restiveness in our communities and achieving our goal of prosperity for all Deltans."

He lauded the interest of youths in the state to be positively engaged, observing that within the few days of opening for applicants for the training programme, more than 15, 000 applications were received while a rigorous process was adopted to select 2, 000 persons.

The Governor challenged the participants to apply themselves diligently to what they were going to be taught during the workshop.

Minister of Communications Technology, Barr. Adebayo Shittu who was represented by Engr. Olufemi Olufera said the programme was to teach the youths how to surf positive sites to create employment for themselves while the Commissioner for Science and Technology, Hon. Joyce Overah thanked Governor Okowa for approving the programme for youths of the state.