The Senate has passed a bill seeking to establish a National Internship and Unemployment Benefit Scheme.
The bill was considered and passed for a second reading on Wednesday after a presentation by its sponsor, Senator Shuaib Salisu, who explained that it would offer unemployed graduates some part-time jobs where they could gain experience and earn stipends.
He said the bill would create a database of unemployed Nigerian youths, particularly graduates, with their respective disciplines and establish a framework that will guide the provision of part-time jobs for youths while they search for full-time jobs.
Salihu emphasized that the scheme would help address insecurity and criminal activities caused by unemployment.
After passage for a second reading, the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, mandated the Senate Committee on Labour and Productivity to enhance it and report back within four weeks.
