The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has begun training of 500 youths on GSM phone repair in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.  The training is an initiative of the NCDMB Youth Empowerment Training Programme aimed at building the capacity of Nigerian Youths through sellable Skills Acquisition.

The General Manager, Research Statistics and Development, NCDMB, Abdulmalik Halilu in his remarks after giving an overview of the training programme urged trainees to grab the opportunity created by the training to join the global trend of providing innovative solutions  as Entrepreneur

Halilu informed Participants that the NCDMB worked with the Bayelsa state Government to design this 3 phase training programme for Bayelsans across the 8 Local Government Areas

He further congratulated all Trainees who made the list, on behalf of the Executive Secretary, Engr. Simbi  Wabote  and wished them the best as they set on the journey of being empowered and becoming income earners in their own right.

The Commissioner for Labour, Employment and Productivity, Bayelsa State, Stanley Braboke, in his keynote address thanked the Board for partnering with the Bayelsa State Government in bringing this training to reality. He encouraged trainees to take the training seriously.