President Bola Tinubu has said that his administration relaunched the N110 billion Nigeria Youth Investment Fund (NYIF) under the Federal Ministry of Youth in furtherance of harnessing the creative talents of the youth.
The President made the clarification in a press release issued by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, in commemoration of the International Youth Day.
He said that the Fund was dedicated to empowering the youth in priority sectors to drive sustainable economic growth and development.
The Digital and Creative Enterprises (IDiCE) programme, the N3 Million Technical Talents Scheme, the Skill-Up Artisans Programme (SUPA), and the National Youth Talent Export Programme (NATEP) were also some of the programmes to empower the nation’s young people, and create millions of IT and technical jobs that will make them globally competitive, be added.
The President who extolled the youth for their creative zeal and agency to drive digital adoption, trends, and innovation in Nigeria and beyond.
He affirmed that within the nation’s youths lied the excellent spirit and pearl of transformation to digitally innovate Nigeria to prosperity and global acclaim.
The President acknowledged the strides of the youth in diverse spheres, especially in developing billion dollar technologies and innovations to make the world a more prosperous and evolved place.
Tinubu lauded the Nigerian youth in Ebute Metta with only a ring light and a camera, creating legitimate income and wonders in amusement; that young woman entrepreneur in Aba, creating inimitable fashion pieces, and that young man in Kano, creating pathways for sustainable agriculture through agro-technology.
“On this special occasion to celebrate the youth, President Tinubu assures Nigerians that his administration is here to make their dreams come alive in a sustainably expanding, inclusive economy,” the President assured.
