The Kano State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Aliko Dangote Foundation for the takeover and management of the Aliko Dangote Skills Acquisition Centre for 20 years. The agreement is aimed at repositioning the centre and expanding its capacity to provide entrepreneurial and vocational training opportunities……
The Kano State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Aliko Dangote Foundation for the takeover and management of the Aliko Dangote Skills Acquisition Centre for 20 years.
The agreement is aimed at repositioning the centre and expanding its capacity to provide entrepreneurial and vocational training opportunities for youths across the state.
The MoU was signed at the Office of the Secretary to the State Government, with the Kano State Government represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Umar Farouk Ibrahim, and the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Abdulkareem Maude.
The Aliko Dangote Foundation was represented by its Programme Manager (North), Sanusi Abdulkadir, and Programme Support Officer, Mustapha Umar.
Speaking at the ceremony, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, represented by the SSG, said the foundation’s involvement would bring significant development to the centre and the state.
The governor said the foundation had the technical and managerial expertise required to transform the facility into one of Nigeria’s leading entrepreneurial and vocational training institutions, with the potential to become a reference point in the West African sub-region.
He explained that the decision to transfer management of the centre followed deliberations by the State Executive Council, which approved the arrangement to ensure the adoption of best practices in vocational training.
Governor Yusuf expressed confidence that Aliko Dangote, a prominent son of Kano State, would deploy his expertise and resources towards strengthening the skills and entrepreneurial capacity of the state’s growing youth population.
