A group campaigning for gainful empowerment of Nigerian youths, the Aso Multi Media has partnered with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on flagging off of South West youth empowerment programme.
The official flag off of the programme will be held in Ibadan Oyo State capital on Monday 26th August 2024.
In a statement on Tuesday, the Project Coordinator and Executive Director Aso Multi Media, Amb Kingsley Tolu Agboola said this scheme is carefully designed to fight poverty within the youth population in the South West region through impactful empowerment.
According to him, this special training will cover array of professional fields of endeavour, including Technology, Agriculture, Waste Management, Beauty/fashion and other fields.
He said participants will be drawn from the 6 states of the geopolitical zone — Ondo, Ekiti, Lagos, Oyo, Osun and Ogun States.
The Convener, Amb. Desmond Agboola also added that 120 beneficiaries will participate, 20 each from the states.
The trainees will be attached for internship after the training for proper empowerment This project is part of the CSR activities of the South West Advancement Award and Investment Summit”, he noted further.
The Southwest Advancement Award and Investment Summit organised by Aso Multi Media started in 2021 in Lagos and has been running annually.
Earlier in the year, Aso Multi Media also hosted the Southwest Youth Entrepreneurship Summit 2024, in the month of March.
