SURE-P To Pay Unemployed Graduates N25,000 Monthly

The Federal Government’s Subsidy
Reinvestment and Empowerment-
Programme (SURE-P) has approved
the sum of N15 billion for the
payment of allowances to 50,000
unemployed graduates expected to
be employed under the Graduate
Internship Scheme (GIS) of the
programme.
Head of Operations of GIS, Mr.
Akubo Adegbe, disclosed this at the
weekend during a sensitization
workshop for firms in Niger State,
adding that each of the successful
graduates would earn a monthly
stipend of N25, 000 under the
programme.
According to him, the graduates
would be attached to available firms,
non-governmental organizations
and some selected government
agencies for a one year internship in
the state.
He said the scheme is aimed at
availing participants with requisite
experience in their various
disciplines preparatory to securing
jobs.
“The interns are expected to acquire
professional skills, training and work
experience to be able to improve on
their chances for job-placement
opportunities. The Federal
Government will be responsible for
paying a monthly stipend to them
while participating institutions will
be expected to provide adequate
opportunities for training and
mentoring,” he said.
He said the scheme is meant to
enhance the employability of
unemployed graduates in the 36
states of the federation through the
proposed internship programmes in
public and private sectors.
In her remarks, a Minna-based legal
practitioner, Mrs. Vera Ndanusa
enjoined SURE-P not to allow
fraudulent people to hijack the
programme for selfish interests.
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