{
  "id": 16361601,
  "title": "NASENI empowers 120 Kogi youths with N50,000 start-up support",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/naseni-empowers-120-kogi-youths-with-n50-000-start-up-support",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T19:36:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/naseni-empowers-120-kogi-youths-with-n50000-start-up-support/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has empowered 120 youths in Lokoja, Kogi State, by providing them with training in electrical installation and maintenance, along with a starter pack and N50,000 each. This initiative, part of NASENI's Skill Acquisition Training and Youth Empowerment Programme, aims to equip young people with practical skills to tap into employment and business opportunities in Nigeria’s growing building and construction industry. The program's Executive Vice Chairman, Khalil Halilu, emphasized that industrial development must create opportunities for ordinary Nigerians, highlighting the need for skilled personnel in the emerging construction sector.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}