Niger to employ 3, 000 workers in 2023

The Niger state government has earmarked the sum N3 billion for recruitment of 3,000 workers in the state’s 2023 budget.

The state Commissioner for Budget and Planning, Malam Zakari Abubakar, stated this weekend in a budget breakdown in Minna.

He stated that the new jobs are expected to cost the government N300 million monthly, adding that the gesture was in line with government’s commitment to provide jobs for the teeming youth of the state.

He said relevant government agencies in charge of state recruitment portal are already fine tuning the employment processes.

He said, “Government is determined to solve the problem of unemployment in the state and this is the reason for making enough financial provision for the exercise in our next year budget.”

Speaking on other sectoral allocations, the commissioner said the infrastructure sub sector got the highest allocation in the 2023 budget with over N53.4 billion for the completion of ongoing projects.

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