Tag: Youth empowerment

“Nigeria’s stability threatened by lack of opportunities for youths” – Jega

Aminu Imam
Jega on youths

Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Muhammadu Jega, has warned that Nigeria’s stability could be at risk if opportunities continue to elude the country’s young people. Speaking in Abuja at the 10th anniversary celebration of the I Am Change (IAC) Organisation, a youth-led non-profit focused on sensitisation, education support, humanitarian relief, entrepreneurship, leadership training, and community mobilisation, Jega delivered a candid assessment of the worsening youth situation in the country. He noted that despite representing nearly 70 per cent of Nigeria’s population, many young people…

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Kaduna launches Youth Skills programme 

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Kaduna launches

…To train 12,000 annually Kaduna State governor, Uba Sani, has introduced a major skills acquisition initiative aimed at fostering self-reliance among youth and creating opportunities in the tech and industrial sectors. Speaking during the state’s quarterly ministerial briefing at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, Commissioner for Business Innovation and Technology, Patience Fakai, announced that three “Skills Acquisition Cities” have been established in Soba, Rigachikun, and Samaru Kataf—one in each senatorial zone. The initiative targets 12,000 youths in its first year and 24,000 by the second, across 13 trade areas including…

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2023: Obasanjo advocates younger President to stem national insecurity

Aminu Imam

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has lent his voice to the call for a younger Nigerian president in 2023, to marshall a comprehensive and cohesive onslaught on insecurity in the country. Obasanjo stated this at the 2022 Murtala Mohammed Foundation annual lecture, which took place at the Shehu Musa Yar Adua Centre, Abuja. Obasanjo said the older generation should concern itself with providing guidance and knowledge to younger national leaders than be in a competitive race with them to make Nigeria better. He emphasised that old age comes with a wealth…

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Youth Empowerment: Zulum gives N100m grant to 152 youths who renounced political thuggery

Aminu Imam

After organising a one-month intensive practical training on entrepreneurship for youths in Borno State, Governor Babagana Zulum, yesterday presented N100m to 152 reformed youths who were prominent members of a violent political thuggery group, code-named: ECOMOG, in Maiduguri. Zulum made the presentation at the Ramat Polytechnic in the State capital, the venue of the one-month training. Recall that in response to the Governors ban on thuggery at the end of 2019, the 152 youths had renounced their participation in such activities. Following the governor’s announcement in August 2019, he had…

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N2bn disbursed to over 7,000 beneficiaries under Youth Investment Fund – CBN

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has stated that a total of N2.04 billion has been disbursed to 7,075 beneficiaries under the National Youth Investment Fund, (NYIF). A total of 4,411 beneficiaries were individuals and 2,646 were small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This was contained in a communique issued by the apex bank at the end of its two-day Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on Tuesday. Recall that the Federal Executive Council, (FEC), in 2020 had approved a N75 billion ‘Youth Investment Fund’, targeted at young people between ages 18-35…

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