NDE Disburses N3.9m Loans To Ebonyi Women, Youths

The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has empowered 39 beneficiaries of the Rural Empowerment Promotion (REP) Scheme, including women and youths in Ebonyi.
The Director-General of NDE, Malam Abubakar Nuhu-Fikpo disclosed this on Thursday at the start of an orientation ceremony for no fewer than 100 beneficiaries of its 2022 Sustainable Agricultural Development Training Scheme (SADTS).
The ceremony and the disbursement of the loans to the 39 beneficiaries were performed at Ezzamgbo, Ohaukwu local government area of Ebonyi.
The Director-General said at the ceremony that the training scheme for 100 beneficiaries was to educate the young farmers, especially the unemployed youths, on modern methods of agricultural production.