Nigeria, Feb. 11 -- The North East Development Commission (NEDC) handed over briquette-making machines to youths in Borno State on Monday after they completed training in waste recycling.

The initiative aims to address climate change and promote sustainable development.

During the presentation at the NEDC headquarters, Mohammed Alkali, the Managing Director/CEO of the NEDC, emphasized the commission's dedication to empowering young people with practical skills and tools to foster self-reliance and drive economic growth in the region.

Alkali explained that the beneficiaries had recently completed intensive training on how to produce briquettes compressed blocks made from recycled biomass.

With the machines, they can now put their train...