Nigeria’s Minister for Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, says the Tinubu administration remains committed to its vision of promoting sustainable youth development through capacity building, innovation, and access to opportunities.
The minister said this during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for the training of young people in Foreign Exchange which he described as giving the Youth the support they need to participate actively in the global digital economy.
Olawande pointed to the rising youth unemployment and economic uncertainty as reasons to make such initiatives a pathway to financial independence, digital literacy, and entrepreneurial development.
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Foreign Exchange training team explained their role of equipping young people in Nigeria with practical skills to enhance their self reliance and capacity to contribute meaningfully to national development.
The team encouraged young people across Nigeria to think digital and come up with ways of creating employment for themselves and also becoming employers of labour.
(Editor: Oloyede Oworu)
