Lagos state government says it has improved the standard of living of not less than 9000 residents of the state who beneficiaries of its various training and skill acquisition programmes in the last one year.
This was disclosed by the Lagos state commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Mrs. Cecilia Bolaji Dada while giving the scorecard of her office in commemoration of one year in office of the state governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu during the week.
The commissioner revealed that apart from affecting the lives of the beneficiaries directly, the standard of living of thousands of their dependants have equally been affected positively.
According to the commissioner, the various training programmes, short and long-term vocational training programmes, digital training and training on how to increase sales through online marketing.
The commissioner said that apart from the 6,300 students who graduated from the 18 skills acquisition centres across the state last year, over 150 rural women were trained in agricultural enterprise, 500 women benefited from online marketing, while over 2,200 vulnerable women were equally trained and equipped with start-up packs for the various skills acquired.