- He explained that President Bola Tinubu is committed to the welfare of Nigerian workers, adding that a raft of policies and measures are being put in place to alleviate their suffering
The Nigerian government on Wednesday disclosed that plans are underway to start paying all young university and polytechnic unemployed graduates in the country stipends.
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, made the disclosure when he received members of the Charismatic Bishop Conference on a courtesy visit to his office in Abuja.
According to the minister, the jobless graduates would be paid the stipends for their upkeep until they are gainfully employed in any sector of the economy.
“There is also another new policy that the President has formulated, which will begin to be seen very soon and that is that all young men and women who have finished universities and polytechnics and have certificates and have done their mandatory NYSC and have not been able to get jobs, will have something from the government to keep them afloat until the time they get jobs,” he said.
He explained that President Bola Tinubu is committed to the welfare of Nigerian workers, adding that a raft of policies and measures are being put in place to alleviate their suffering.
Idris added that the introduction of the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) policy by the President is a game changer in the country’s economy because of its ability to bring down the cost of transportation by about 60% thereby providing a viable alternative for petrol and diesel.
The Minister said henceforth, any government procurement of vehicles or machinery, must have a component of CNG embedded in the contracts.
He also underscored the significant improvement in the security situation in the country, saying since the Tinubu administration came to power, there has been a remarkable improvement in most of the flashpoints in the country, especially the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway, which used to be a nightmare for motorists.