Nigeria, April 19 -- The German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) and a Nigerian social enterprise, Field of Skills and Dreams (FSD), have graduated their first set of technicians in a projected four-year plan to train 50,000 Nigerian youths in technical skills in the construction and agricultural industries.

Tobias Wolfgarten, the project director, said on Tuesday that the entire project would cost about 20 million euros.

"Field of Skills and Dreams is our first training institute partner in this project and today we are graduating a total of 300 graduands."

Mr. Wolfgarten said GIZ would be partnering with other training institutes across the country to train more youth in technical skills in the construction and agricultura...