{
  "id": 496087,
  "title": "NASENI empowers Osun youths, women with skills to drive local businesses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/naseni-empowers-osun-youths-women-with-skills-to-drive-local-496087",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-10T19:09:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/naseni-empowers-osun-youths-women-with-skills-to-drive-local-businesses/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has recently empowered youths and women in Osun State with advanced technical skills and work equipment, with the aim of enabling them to establish and grow local businesses. This was highlighted by the agency's Executive Vice Chairman, Khalil Halilu, in a statement following the closing ceremony of the NASENI Sustainable Empowerment Programme, which took place from August 7 to 9, 2026, in Ile-Ife. The programme offered training in advanced photography and drone operations, advanced shoemaking, CCTV and inverter installation, and advanced tailoring, while also providing relevant equipment to enable participants to immediately apply the skills they acquired. Halilu emphasized that the initiative was designed to move beyond the presentation of certificates and provide beneficiaries with practical skills, tools, and opportunities capable of translating into sustainable livelihoods and economic independence. He urged beneficiaries to view the provided equipment as \"starter tools for building viable enterprises\" and to use the skills acquired to provide services, train apprentices, create employment, and contribute to the economic development of their communities.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "NASENI empowers Osun youths, women with skills to drive local businesses",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/naseni-empowers-osun-youths-women-with-skills-to-drive-local",
        "published": "2026-08-10T19:09:02.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}