FG to launch Labour Employment Empowerment Programme in October

Kunle Sanni

President Bola Tinubu has announced the federal government’s plan to launch the Labour Employment and Empowerment Programme (LEEP) before the end of October.

This initiative aims to create 2.5 million jobs, both directly and indirectly, as part of his administration’s efforts to tackle unemployment and empower young Nigerians.

In his Independence Day speech, Tinubu highlighted LEEP as a key addition to existing programmes like the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) and the 3 Million Technical Talents (3MTT) initiative.

The LEEP programme, spearheaded by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, is designed to facilitate job creation and improve worker welfare across the country.

“Our government is implementing several other youth-centric programmes to give our young people an advantage in the rapidly changing world. We are implementing, amongst others, the 3 million Technical Talents programme (3MTT) of the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, aimed at building Nigeria’s technical talent backbone,” he said.

“We have also enthusiastically implemented the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), which provides cheap loans to our students to pursue their tertiary educational dreams.

“In addition, later this month, we shall launch The Renewed Hope Labour Employment and Empowerment Programme (LEEP). It is conceived as a comprehensive suite of interventions at job creation by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment that is aimed at facilitating the creation of 2.5 million jobs, directly and indirectly, on an annual incremental basis whilst simultaneously ensuring the welfare and safety of workers across the country.”