No fewer than 150 youths were trained on export capacity building in Akure, Ondo State capital, by the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) on Monday.
Mr Macpherson Fred-Ileogben, the NEPC State’s Advisor, said that the training tagged: Export Expansion Facilities Programme (EEFP), is aimed at bringing Nigerian businesses out of harshness of COVID-19.
Speaking on the theme: 'Export Expansion Facilities Programme' (EEFP), the NEPC State’s Advisor, Mr Macpherson Fred-Ileogben, explained that the training was targeted at lifting out businesses badly affected by the devastating effects of the COVID-19.
“This training is captured under Export Expansion Facilities Programme. It is meant to build the capacity of youths and put them to speed in terms of non-oil export.
“The EEFP came up because of the experience of the whole world under COVID-19.
“The Federal Government approved some facilities for export to be revamped so that export will not suffer totally and cushion the effects of the pandemic.
“Many youths have benefited from the grants that have been given out already.
“We were looking at maximum of 80 youths when we were planning this event but I am surprised now that no fewer than 150 youths are here already.
“That shows that the youths of Nigeria are appreciating what we are doing as far as non-oil export is concerned.
“We will try to see how we can make provisions for them since we have large number already in order to make everybody happy with what we are doing today,” he said.
Fred-Ileogbon said that the agency had feedback mechanism whereby the agency followed up participants on its programmes for effective actualisation.
He urged the participants to make use of the training through practice.
The training was an eye opener for me to know the prerequisites for export trading, One of the participants, Mrs Atinuke Oyebamiji, said.
“For me to have come from Abeokuta, it’s worth it. The training is interesting. I have learnt about signing of agreement, freight and forwarding and others.
“Our lecturer made everything as simple as ABC unlike before, when we thought it was a great burden. I can now say that my coming is not a waste,’’ she said.
0 Comments