The ITF Big Bang and Tinubu’s Tall Order, by Abdullahi O Haruna Haru-spice   The Nigerian economy is undergoing a gradual transformation, characterized by both challenges and opportunities, with consequences both planned and unplanned. This evolving landscape is marked by high unemployment rates, fierce competition for...

ITF: 23 Million Young Nigerians Unfit For Job Market The Director General of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF), Sir Joseph Ari, has identified lack of requisite skills as the reason why over 23 million young Nigerians cannot fit into job vacancies in different sectors of...

ITF Spends N6.4bn On 430 companies   The Industrial Training Fund in 2017 disbursed N6.4bn as training reimbursement to 430 companies that satisfied all its criteria, its Director-General, Joseph Ari, said in Jos. The ITF also trained over 90,000 vulnerable Nigerian groups and equipped them with skills...

… Demand reconstitution of SEC board The House of Representatives Committee on Industry has commenced investigation into the alleged mismanagement of N8.6 billion Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) fund by the Industrial Training Fund (ITF). The House had on May 10, this year, adopted a...