150 IJAW YOUTHS ENJOYS SHELL BENEFITS

Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited says additional 150 youths from the Niger Delta will benefit from its 2015 LiveWIRE programme, bringing the total number of beneficiaries to over 6,000 since the launch of the programme in 2003.

LiveWIRE is a flagship youth enterprise development programme, which provides access to training, business development services and start-up capital, according to a statement by the oil major on Monday.

The General Manager External Relations, SPDC, Igo Weli, was quoted as saying, “LiveWIRE presents a good opportunity for bright young people to bring their ideas to fruition. We are pleased to see the youths transform to employers of labour after going through intensive business training that is reinforced with theoretical and practical sessions.”

The two-week training slated for September would be held for the selected youths in Rivers, Delta and Bayelsa states, the company said.

According to the Media Relations Manager of Shell, Mr. Precious Okolobo, the programme is open to university and polytechnic graduates with innovative business ideas from the three states.