A female welder, Faith Lesley Omoniye, believes the unemployment rate and the attendant effects will reduce drastically if Nigerian youths stop relying on the government and strive to learn and monetize useful skills.
“I advise every youth to learn a skill even if you are a graduate. It will enable you to get good money and stop waiting for a government job that may never come.
“There are lots of handworks out there. Pick one, put in the needed effort, and live a better life. It is better than going into prostitution, cybercrimes, and other unwholesome things,” she said.
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Faith hails from Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, and she is the Chief Executive Director of Faomoly Global Concept Ltd.
Her company is into the fabrication of Italian wrought iron, stainless gates, handrails, carports and tank stands.
Faith, who studied English from the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, said that “during my national youth service I worked with a fabrication company and realized I had a passion for the job. So I decided to go into it after our passing out parade.”
She, however, lamented that the welding business is capital intensive, as machines and materials needed for fabrication are expensive, admitting that it has not been easy for her.
“For every job I did,” Faith pointed out, ‘I saved money to buy the materials and equipment, and with the help of my biological father my business is thriving as well, even without obtaining any credit facility either from the government or the banks.”
The energetic welder added that she also owns a boutique where she sells clothes, shoes, handbags and other valuable items.
Faith knows the importance of having fun while still making money, hence she usually travels around the world to ease the stress that comes with the welding job. 
According to her, she loves reading, praying, listening to music as well as taking lots of pictures.
“I don’t have a mentor in my line of business, but Genevieve Nnaji remains my role model. I love her ambitious, calm and simple lifestyle.
“A few years from now, I know I will be a very big international business woman living my dreams,” she said.
Faith advised women to courageously pursue their ambitions with passion, noting that, by so doing, they will be given their pride of place “in a male-dominated world.”
