The National Youth Service Corps(NYSC) Mega Printing Press has been inaugurated in Kaduna.
Its Director-General,Major-General Shuaibu Ibrahim,who inaugurated the project in Kaduna,said the project which was conceived almost a decade ago, is a testament of the commitment of NYSC Management to the functionality of the six Mega-Printing Presses, as approved by the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation.
He disclosed this in a statement signed by Emeka Mgbemena,Deputy Director Press and Public Relations.
He commended the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation for the support offered to the scheme.
Ibrahi said that the birth of the printing press is a confirmation of one of his administration’s policy thrust, which is centred on reinvigorating the NYSC Ventures.
He added:”It will be a veritable source of revenue with attendant increase in our remittances to the Federal coffers.This facility and similar ones that will be sited in other geo-political zones will be open to public patronage, and in addition to handling the printing of publications of the Scheme, thereby cutting down our running costs”.
He said that the Printing Press would also serve as a training platform for NYSC skill acquisition and entrepreneurship development as interested corps members would be accorded the opportunity to acquire skills in publication and digital printing.
He implored the managers of Printing Press to ensure efficient and effective handling of the facility so as to meet the printing and publication needs of all NYSC formations in the North-West and the general public.
“This is a strategic project which must be placed in good stead to complete favourably in the printing market.I expect you to be above board in canvassing patronage from individuals and organizations in both the public and private sectors”, he said.
He also urged all the NYSC formations in the North-Western part of the country to ensure patronage of the printing press as it is set to offer a wide range of services in digital printing technology.
He also canvassed support from well-meaning Nigerians for the establishment of NYSC Trust Fund, which will address infrastructural deficit in the Scheme, as well as enhance the training and provision of start-up capital for corps members under the Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development Programme
He said this will go a long way in making them self-employed with the multiplier effects of lifting millions of other Nigerians out of poverty.
