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Canada based Nigerians to provide 1m jobs in 774 LGAs
By Cyprian Ebele, Onitsha
Canada based Nigerians disclosed Monday in Awka, Anambra State capital that they would provide one million jobs for the 774 local government areas in Nigeria through a project Christened, ‘One million challenge’, powered in partnership with Developing Africa Group, (DAG).
According to the founder of the group, Ben Oguntala, the project is targeted at creating one million jobs across all 774 local governments in Nigeria using their intellectual property rights and paying 1 million naira per month.
He said, “The type of jobs we are looking at are raw materials, sports, education, data entry ,tourism , music, culture, foods and things that will mean as long as the individuals have a Mobile phone and Internet access.
“So what we did this time was to engage SMEDAN, as they repair small to medium businesses in Nigeria and the government in Canada has agreed to work with them
“They will invite them to come to Canada in May,2026 . If you are an athlete in the Olympics, DAG can help you convert your talent into an international contract that may also include a citizenship offer.
“If you can list at least five raw materials in your local community, describe them in detail and their prices, DAG can help you earn one million a month selling them.
“If you are based in 774 local authorities in Nigeria and have access to computer,DAG can help you earn one million naira a month through data entry tasks
“If you studied a specialist subject at school,DAG can help you create a service that can earn you one million naira a month with the help of a related technology
“If you studied healthcare, DAG can help you earn one million naira a month by connecting you to the relevant medical technology needed in your local area, among others.”
Oguntala however revealed that to qualify or register, candidates have to take an eligibility test which costs $20 through the website which is www.japa.developing.Africa and the email is omoakin@developing.Africa
