FG TO PARTNER WITH PRIVATE SECTOR FOR JOB CREATION

-          The Federal Government has stated its readiness to partner with the private sector with a view to creating three million jobs in three years starting from 2016.

-          This is different from the direct creation of government jobs planned by the President Buhari administration, including 500,000 teaching jobs for unemployed graduates.

-          The implementation plan on the job creation and youth employment in Nigeria jointly packaged by the Job Creation Unit of the Presidency and the Nigerian Economic Summit Group was presented to the Vice President at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

-          The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Mr.Laolu Akande disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Wednesday.

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