Government to employ 200,000 graduates for two years as teachers and farm workers

GOVERNMENT ministers have launched a job creation scheme under which 200,000 graduates who will be employed for two years as teachers and agricultural extension workers across the country.

 

Introduced as part of an ambitious programme to combat the menace of unemployment across the country, the scheme will involve the graduates being paid N30,000 per month. Vice president Professor Yemi Osinbajo, said that out of the fresh employees, 150,000 would work as teachers while the remaining 50,000 would work as extension workers.

 

Speaking at a colloquium on The Way Forward for Nigeria in Lagos yesterday, Professor Osinbajo  said the employment of 200,000 persons is the first batch of the Volunteer Job Programme that is to commence in about two weeks.  At the event, which was organised by the Coalition of Nigerian Apostolic Leaders, the vice president said the government was trying to create jobs directly while creating space for more private sector activities to facilitate economic growth.

 

Professor Osinbajo added: “The delay is because we are trying to provide as many equipment as we require. We also want to ensure that we provide opportunities across the states.

 

"Close to a million registered and we should start with the first 200,000 in 14 days or thereabout. It is a temporary opportunity for young graduates.”