President Bola Tinubu has affirmed his administration’s resolve to equip Nigerian youths with the required skills that would enable them to compete effectively as key players on the global stage.
He listed areas the government intends to train the young population to include world-class training in digital literacy, technical skills, entrepreneurship, and the creative industries, even as he pointed out that the success of a nation becomes realistic “when its children go to bed guaranteed of their place in the changing world.”
The President who stated this when he officially launched the Nigerian Youth Academy (NiYA) at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, noted that as a peculiar nation with a median age of 17 years, Nigeria is one of the youngest populations in the world.
President Tinubu who was represented at the launch by his deputy, Vice President Kashim Shettima, observed that such peculiarity is an invitation to rise to the challenge of Nigeria’s projection to be the third-largest in the world by 2050, with an overwhelming majority of her citizens under the age of 21.
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Minister for Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, explained that the initiative is designed to equip young Nigerians with marketable skills, noting that NiYA aims to upscale and bridge the skill gap in the job market and will close the gap for many youths to be empowered
He added that the NIYA initiative which is for every Nigerian youth represents the determination of President Tinubu to help all young people build a better future and create opportunities for themselves and their families.
(Editor: Paul Akhagbemhe)
