The Federal Ministry of Finance, says it has trained students in entrepreneurship skill  development across 100 tertiary institutions of learning in the country.

The ministry’s Assistant Director, Finance and Accounts, Mohammed Baba, stated this on Friday on the sidelines of a training session for students of the Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi.

According to him, the initiative was carried out under the Youth Enterprise With Innovation in Nigeria (YOUWIN) programme of the ministry.

Baba noted that the training was a project of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, which recognised the need to catch the youth young to make them self-reliant without depending on government employment.

He said the exercise is being implemented under the Youth Enterprise With Innovation in Nigeria (YOUWIN) of the ministry.

Baba said President Bola Tinubu administration saw the need to catch the ‘youth young,’ to enable them to become self relient and reduce dependence on government employment.

“They have entrepreneurship skills to fall back and grow as entrepreneurs, become employers of labour in the event of not getting a white collar job,” he said.

According to Baba, the exercise expose the students to theoretical knowledge and the practical aspect where the funding will come in the form of a grant to the  qualified entrepreneurs in schools.

He advised the students to ensure effective utilisation of the fund to set up their businesses and employers of labour.

Deborah Tatimi, a training facilitator, said that YOUWIN is designed to inspire, equip and make the students to embrace entrepreneurship as a viable career option by providing them with the mindset, skills and tools needed to build successful businesses.

She said the programme would reduce over dependence on government jobs, foster a culture of self reliance, innovation and employment.

Kasim Salihu, the Registrar of the polytechnic, commended the gesture, adding that, “entrepreneurship is key to national development.”

Salihu reiterated commitment of the school to groom students into successful entrepreneurs.