Nigeria, Oct. 16 -- The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) says it is deepening its job creation strategies through digital inclusion and vocational reorientation of Nigerian youths, particularly in Anambra and other parts of the Southeast.

Speaking in Awka, the Anambra State Coordinator of the NDE, Pastor Don Ebere Anaba, said the agency has evolved from its traditional apprenticeship and agricultural programs into technology-driven initiatives that prepare young people for emerging global job markets.

Established in 1986 by the military administration of General Ibrahim Babangida, the NDE was created in response to growing youth unemployment and social unrest at the time.

According to Anaba, the agency's mandate remains to redu...