Mr Joseph Ari, the Director-General (DG) of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF), says the Fund is poised to increase its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), through effective and efficient service delivery.
Ari stated this on Saturday in Jos, at the official commissioning of a 1,500 seating capacity multipurpose auditorium, named after Gen. Yakubu Gowon (rtd) at the ITF headquarters.
The D-G, said apart from generating revenue through commercial use, the auditorium would also provide sufficient space for the Fund to conduct its promotional examinations and other activities such as, trainings and implementation of special skills intervention programmes.
He noted that the gymnasium in the auditorium would also provide facilities for members of staff of the fund, to keep fit and maintain a healthy work-life balance.
According to him, the project was part of ITF’s efforts at expanding access, for more Nigerians to acquire technical skills, and providing the enabling infrastructure for innovative service delivery in line with its mandate.
Ari said that between 2021 and 2023, the Fund had completed 10 office complexes with vocational wings located in Gusau, Minna, Aba, Awka, Yola, Maiduguri, Ikorodu, Abakiliki, Owerri and Ikeja.
According to him, other projects aimed at taking the Fund to a new level of innovations, and which are at various stages of completion, are underway.
He listed the projects to include; the Gombe Area Office and Vocational Wing, Bauchi Area Office and Vocational Wing, the ITF Multipurpose Conference Centre in Abuja, as well as the the recently acquired Jossy Royal Hotel in Jos.
Ari, said that many of the facilities that had been commissioned or about to be commissioned, were abandoned, some for many decades, but were embarked upon by the current management.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the auditorium was named after the former Head of State, Gowon, under whose administration the ITF was established.
NAN, further reports that the building occupies an area of about 1,677 square meters, and comprises of a main conference hall, two syndicate/mini conference rooms, two gymnasiums, a systems control room and adequate parking spaces.
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