Lagos created 15,000 new jobs in two years, says Oyebode
Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund, Mr. Akintunde Oyebode, on Tuesday said that no fewer than 15,000 jobs have been created by the Fund in the last two years.
Speaking to journalists and some Masters Research Students in his office, he said at least 8000 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and businesses have also accessed approximately N6billion since inception of the ETF, an initiative of the Governor Akinwunmi Ambode administration through which N25billion was earmarked to be disbursed over a period of four years to provide entrepreneurs, artisans, traders, and others with capital to boost their businesses thereby reducing unemployment and increasing wealth among the people.
