July 17, (THEWILL) – In line with the good relationship between Nigeria and China, both countries are collaborating to initiate a capacity-building programme for Nigerian youths.
With the new development, no fewer than 3,000 Nigerian youths are to benefit from the programme, birthed by the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), in collaboration with the People’s Republic of China in the latter part of the year.
The Director General, National Council for Arts and Culture, Otunba Segun Runsewe, revealed this to newsman recently, when he received in audience the Chinese Cultural Attache, Lee Xuda, at the Nigerian Culture House, Abuja,
Runsewe stated that his recent visit to China gave him an opportunity to understudy the secret behind the ingenuity and creativity of the Chinese in goods production. He further stated that there was a need for Nigerian youths to be exposed and trained in such an environment, to gain the needed skills and knowledge in various areas of goods production.
The Director General reiterated that this capacity-building programme, when finalised, will involve selected youths from every state of the federation and the FCT, who will be sponsored to China by the state governments in Nigeria including the FCT. The National Council for Arts and Culture will facilitate and coordinate the training on various skills acquisition programmes.
Otunba Runsewe maintained that at the end of the capacity-building programme, the skills acquired by the youths will enhance growth and economic development in their various stages and by extension, Nigeria.
Responding, the Chinese Cultural Attache, Lee Xuda, said Nigeria and the People’s Republic of China have a strong bilateral and economic relationship, adding that Nigeria is one of the African countries attracting the most investment from China.
He said economic and trade cooperation is the main pillar of the China and Nigeria bilateral relations, noting that it has made tremendous efforts to help Nigeria, which has abundant human and natural resources to develop its economy.
The Cultural Attache assured that the Chinese Government is willing to collaborate with Nigeria in areas that will ensure the growth of the Nigerian economy.
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Janefrances Ebere Chibuzor is a Tourism Writer at THEWILL
