The Federal Government said it is working with relevant agencies, including the United Nations Children’s Fund and the International Labour Organisation, to give youths in the country the opportunities to acquire skills relevant to the 21st-century job market.
The Minister for Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, stated this at a two-day regional consultative meeting on the review of the Nigerian Youth Employment Action Plan for 17 southern states in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
Olawande, who was represented by the Chief Youth Development Officer in the Federal Ministry of Youth Development, Bakare Abayomi, noted that the country’s youthful population is crucial to its economic transition.
According to the minister, NIYEAP, in collaboration with other development partners, started as a quick response to the rising youth unemployment and underemployment in the country.
Olawande explained that the review meeting is an opportunity for the government and development partners to listen to the concerns of
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