The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to youth development-focused initiatives that would harness the potentials of the youth and as well upscale them towards achieving rapid socio-economic growth in the country.
The Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare disclosed this today during the commemoration of the 2021 AFRICA YOUTH DAY, which held in Abuja- with the theme ”Defining the Future Today: Youth – Led Solutions for Building The Africa We Want”.
Explaining further, Mr Dare stated that the Federal Government in realization of the demographic dividends of the Nigerian Youth as a strategic asset, has pledged to continue to support their efforts with youth development focused-initiatives that will create innovative solutions and boost their entrepreneurial capacity.
Buttressing this assertion, He said ”This administration is committed to youth development and has established youth development – focused initiatives, while scaling up on existing ones , such as the recently approved increase of N-Power beneficiaries from 500,000 to One Million; the N75 billion National Youth Investment Fund ( NYIF); the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Creative Sector Fund , and others being carried out in collaboration with international partners.”
To complement the efforts of the Federal Government in investment in the Nigerian youth, the Minister said that the Ministry has initiated deliberate policies and programmes that will enhance the capacity of the youth as it recognizes the youth as key agents for socio-economic growth and sustainable development.