FG, PCL Partner To Train 100,000 Construction Artisans Nationwide
The Federal Government and Polaris Capital Limited on Tuesday have set in motion the training, certification, and job placement of 100,000 construction artisans across Nigeria.
The training which is a three-year initiative was formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and will be funded through federal budget allocations, private sector investment, and donor contributions.
Dr. Shuaib Belgore, the Permanent Secretary of the Housing and Urban Development Ministry and Vihishima on behalf of Polaris Capital Limited concluded with the official endorsement of the MoU at the signing ceremony.
The training includes; digital booking and verification platform that will connect artisans directly to job opportunities while generating revenue to sustain the programme beyond the MoU period.
Polaris Capital Limited’s CEO, Kelvin Vihishima, described the partnership as a vital step toward reducing unemployment and reforming the housing industry. He noted that training and certification would help curb quackery in construction and make skilled manpower available nationwide.
The statement read in part; “Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development and Polaris Capital Limited have today, September 2nd, 2025, formalised a strategic partnership with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to kick-start the National Artisan Skills Acquisition Programme (NASAP).
“NASAP is a nationwide intervention programme designed to train, certify, and digitally connect 100,000 artisans in priority construction trades to job opportunities across Nigeria”.
Belgore noted that the initiative is designed to modernise Nigeria’s construction workforce.
Trades included in the programme range from bricklaying and masonry, plumbing, electrical installations, carpentry, painting, welding, tiling, POP and screeding, upholstery, to air conditioning and refrigeration.
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