Chief Olusegun Runsewe, the Director-General, National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), says no fewer than 450 Ekiti indigenes are currently being empowered in skill acquisition programmes.

the skills acquisition programmes involved wig making, beading, tailoring, shoe making, changing wealth to waste, tie and dye, as well as painting.

The training, which commenced on Nov. 15, would be concluded on Nov. 19.

Runsewe said that this was one of the numerous platforms in which the council tried to redirect the thinking of the Nigerian youths and a way to give back to the society.

According to him, the programme is to complement activities of the state government toward engaging youths positively.