By Ben Adoga, Abuja
Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Monday, returned from his trip to the Lombardy Region of Italy, where he engaged major stakeholders on agricultural partnership and skills acquisition.
He assured that the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the agricultural partnership and skills acquisition have been sealed.
Speaking to journalists shortly after he arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, the Minister stated that key outcomes of his meeting with the President of the Lombardy Regional Government, Attilo Fontana include an agreement to establish a vocational center in Abuja, providing crucial skill training for youth, and a partnership to modernise agriculture in the FCT.
Describing the visit as worthwhile, Wike said the agreements reached will significantly boost the FCT’s economy and create employment opportunities.
He added that the trip aligns with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s “Renewed Hope Agenda” and its potential to attract foreign investors to the FCT.
