Governor Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State has offered employment to 10 persons out of 40 persons living with HIV/AIDs who had just concluded a skills acquisition programme in the State.
Al-makura announced the gesture yesterday in Lafia at the 5th graduation of beneficiaries of the programme, trained at Mother and Child Care Enhancement Foundation, a pet project of his wife, Mrs Salamatu Umaru-Almakura.
The 40 beneficiaries were trained in different skills, including tailoring, knitting, hairdressing, interior decorations and catering. He said providing employment for them was to give them a sense of belonging as well as to improve their standard of living.
