From 2019 to the present, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) intervention programs have cost the government of Sokoto State more than N5 billion.

This occurred as the State governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, witnessed the graduation of 1,700 youths, 550 of whom were female and 1,150 of whom were male. The youths had been trained on skills acquisition by the State government.

Governor Tambuwal said that the graduates were taught 12 vocational skills at the ceremony, which was put on by the SGDs 2021/2022 Youth Empowerment Intervention Program in collaboration with Nabilhash Nigeria Limited. These skills will help the graduates find work and contribute to society, according to Governor Tambuwal.

“This moment is a watershed in the lives of all graduates because it is an important developmental stage. The trainees have acquired knowledge and skills, which is the beginning of an exciting new era, in which they will apply the knowhow towards making their state and the world a better place,” he said.

Tambuwal also said his administration has not only funded the training programme, but also procured the modern tools that were distributed to each participant.

He implored the beneficiaries to utilise the items properly to ensure that they are self-reliant and economically independent, assuring that his administration will continue to lead in the area of human capital development and empowerment with the goal of ending poverty in the state.