Nigerian youths have been advised to take advantage of the various economic policies and programs of the federal government under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari.
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouk gave the advice on Sunday in Abuja at the 2020 National Youth Day celebration held at the State House Banquet Hall, Abuja.
Umar Farouq who was Guest of Honour said that it was expedient for youths to take advantage of various interventions under the National Social Investment Program towards youth empowerment.
Addressing participants from the 36 states of the Federation and Federal Capital Territory, she said that the future of any country is largely dependent on the quality of its youths.
“President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has made direct efforts to tackle youth unemployment and re-energize service delivery in four key sectors- Education, Agriculture, Health and Vocational Skills through the N-Power programme”.
With the N-Power programme exiting 500,000 youths through training and providing opportunities for unemployed Nigerian youths between the ages of 18-35 years across the 774 Local Governments of the federation, the Minister said that more youths need to step up and take advantage of these opportunities.
