Mr Wike said the FCT would leverage the strong ties between Nigeria and the Republic of Ireland to collaborate in some areas to grow the economy of the territory thereby reducing the unemployment rate.
, says the territory is willing to partner with the Republic of Ireland in the areas of agriculture, vocational education and Information Communication Technology .
According to a statement by Anthony Ogunleye, the director of press in his office, Mr Wike said the FCT would leverage the strong ties between Nigeria and the Republic of Ireland to collaborate in the aforementioned areas to grow the economy of the territory thereby reducing the unemployment rate. He emphasised that the cultural footprint of Ireland is one of the reasons the country has become so attractive to overseas investors, and assured the FCT minister that he would also be ready to connect the territory and its policymakers to the consortium of experts.The envoy disclosed that the head of his country’s vocational education provider would be in Abuja in the second week of December for talks with the minister.
“They just want talented young people and they want an environment where they can flourish. We can see the potential for it in Abuja. Maybe there is one or two little steps we could take together to demonstrate practical things”, he said.
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