Presidency turns to skills training to tackle insecurity

Nigeria’s Presidency plans to expand vocational training and entrepreneurship programmes to reduce young people’s vulnerability to recruitment by criminal networks. In Abuja, Abiola Arogundade, President Bola Tinubu’s senior special assistant for technical, vocational and entrepreneurship education, discussed cooperation with Homeland Security Adviser Maj.-Gen. Adeyinka Famadewa. The aides called for security operations to be complemented by education, skills development and measures addressing poverty and social exclusion. The proposed partnership would provide practical skills and livelihood opportunities for young people while strengthening community resilience.