F E D E R A L M I N I S T R Y O F Y O U T H D E V E L O P M E N T
ByINUWA ABDUL-KADIR, Esq
Honourable Minister, Federal Ministry of Youth Development
INTRODUCTION• It is an established fact that youth, as future leaders, are the most valuable
national asset and investment in their upbringing, development and empowerment is therefore very essential for the progress and development of our nation.
• The National Youth Policy defines youth as persons aged between 18 – 35 years. They constitute the largest demographic group with an estimated population of about 80 million that is rapidly increasing.
• A lot has been done for youth development but much more needs to be done considering the sheer population and complexity of the task of effective management of youth issues.
• In spite of investments in youth development, restiveness, violent crimes, drugs abuse and other social vices continue to pose serious challenges.
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Establishment of the Ministry • The Ministry started as a unit and grew progressively from a Division to a
Department through 9 Ministries in 25 years. It became a full-fledged Ministry in January 2007.
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• VISIONTo empower the Nigerian youth to become self reliant and socially responsible
• MISSIONTo provide a sustainable framework for integrated planning and collaboration among stakeholders for the development of policies and programmes, laws and other initiatives that promote and enhance the development of the Nigerian youth and the protection of their interests.
Vision – Mission
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Network and Social Mobilization (NSM)
Successful sitting of the YouthParliament and replication in some statesSuccessful Review of the NYCN Constitution and conduct of congressCategorization of NGO and development of working relationship guideline
Enterprise Development and Promotion (EDP)
Successful execution of the MDG Supported Youth in Agriculture ProgrammeSuccessful training on agricultural extension serviceSuccessful implementation of Vocational training
STRUCTURE AND ACTIVITIES OF DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
The Ministry has Six Departments and Two Agencies.
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STRUCTURE AND ACTIVITIES OF DEPARTMENTS OF AGENCIES
Education and Youth Development (EYD)
Capacity building workshop for career youth development officersSuccessful training of 246 youth on civic education and responsibilitySuccessful holding of Bilateral meeting between Nigeria – NigerBi-National Commission Meeting held in Cape town , South Africa
National Youth Service Corps Successful implementation of skills acquisition & entrepreneurship development programmeSuccessful implementation of agro-entrepreneurship training and disbursement of loans to corps members.Deployment of corps members in three batches totaling over 227,136 in 2012
Citizenship and Leadership Training Center (C<C)
Successful training and reorienting of youth at risk .Increase patronage of the center programmes.
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REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE PROFILE FOR THE YEAR 2012.BudgetBreakdown
ProjectedInvestmentPlan under 1st
NIP (N)
Budget Allocation InternallyGeneratedRevenue(IGR) (N)
Donor/PrivateSectorContribution(N)
TotalExpenditure
Appropriation(N)
Budget WarrantReleased(N)
Amount Cash Backed(N)
FMYD
Capital 5,762,094,100 2,598,937, 420.80 2,598,937, 420.80 ------- ------- 2,598,937,420.80
Recurrent 622,843,469 622,843,469 622,843,469 622,843,469
NYSC
Capital 1,126,938,597 540,410,921 538,107,463 ---------
------ 538,107,463
Recurrent 68,946,528,221
66,738,828,310 66,738,828,310 ------ ------- 66,738,828,310
C<C
Capital 258,200,000 161,374,319 123,526,184 ------ --------- 123,423,695
Recurrent 942, 353, 998 951, 353, 998 796, 162, 123 783, 732, 624
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KEY OUTCOMES DELIVEREDS/N PERFORMANCE INDICATOR 2012 PLANNED TARGET 2012 (ACTUAL AS AT DECFMYD1 Construction/equipping of Youth
Development centresCompletion of 9 Youth Centres in Takai, Sumaila, Kudan, Katsina, Biu, Ode-Omu, Awka, Ikot-Ekpene, Agbokim
All awarded components in the Nine Youth Centres are completed
2 Strategic partnerships in youth empowerment in agro-allied enterprises.
Provision of loans and grants to ex -Corps members for Agro-Business
M.O.U Signed with T.Y DanjumaFoundation, Discussion on-going with Songhai Centre, NERFUND, Bank of Agric, and other relevant MDAs.
3 Commencement of the Nigerian Youth Entrepreneurship Development Programme (NYEDP)
Part of a two year plan for capacity building and strengthening of relations with the Commonwealth Office.
Engagement of Technical Adviser from the Commonwealth Secretariat, London Office.
4 MDG funded programme for Youth in Agriculture.
Training and Empowerment of Agro- Entrepreneurs
634 Youth trained and awarded grants of N200,000.00 each.
5 Implementation of Constituency project for Zamfara West Senatorial District
To facilitate the training of Youth in Agro-Allied Skills.
279 Youth were trained and awarded grants and Materials
6 Establishment of Nigerian Youth Parliament and its replication at State Levels
To inaugurate the Sitting of the Second Parliament and advocate the establishment of State Youth Parliaments.
Sitting of the second session of the Youth Parliament, Annual town hall meetings and the establishment of State Youth Parliaments in Kano, Bauchi, Kogi, Benue States. Akwa- Ibom.7
7 Implementation of the reform of the NYSC and its restructuring.
Reviewing the Posting Policy and the restructuring of the NYSC and its activities for corps members
Posting policy implemented and Reform Committee submitted its report.
8 Partnership with International Ecological Safety Collaborative Organization (IESCO) to provide technical assistance on green jobs, Ecological/Environmental safety and climate change for youth.
To provide equipment and technical expertise to the existing Youth Development Centres in the Country.
M.O.U Signed
9 Partnership with UN Habitat To establish a one Stop Youth Development and Information Centre for West Africa in Nigeria.
M.O.U Signed
10 Providing a platform for young peoples’ voices to be heard
Repositioning of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) to meet the global set standards
NYCN Constitution reviewed and Elective Congress to be Conducted.
11 UNDP Junior Professional Officers (JPO) Programme
Recruit and expose young Nigerians to the UN System and international Civil Service.
M.O.U Signed with the UN System, Road map for implementation developed and Selection of participants to commence.
KEY OUTCOMES DELIVERED contd.
Over 1,781,826 Youth were empowered in 20128
ACTIVITIES OFTHE MINISTRY
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ACTIVITIES OFTHE MINISTRY
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STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENTS
Meeting of the 5th National Council on Youth Development• The Council Resolved and urged the Federal Government to:
– Undertake an effective anti-drug abuse campaign programme.– Execute a National Action Programme for Value Orientation and
Effective Engagement of Youth.– Convene a National Stakeholders’ Summit on Youth Development.– Continue collaboration with relevant stakeholders to create jobs for
youth through Agro-related businesses.– Continue the survey for a National Youth Index that will provide
detailed data on the status of youth in Nigeria .
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• Second Sitting of the Second Session of the Nigeria Youth Parliament was convened and resolutions on issues affecting young people were passed for onward transmission to the National Assembly for consideration.
• The Nigeria Youth Parliament held a Town Hall Meeting in Minna, Niger State.
• State youth parliaments were established in Bauchi, Osun, Kano, Benue and Akwa-Ibom,
• Commonwealth Youth Parliament-African Region held its sitting in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State.
• The African Youth Day was marked.• National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN)
Zonal Consultative meetings were held as part of the efforts to transform the council.
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENTs cont’d.
Speaker of the Youth Parliament
Youth Parliament in session
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STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENTS CondOpen conversation with Ministers from relevant MDAs was held as part ofactivities marking the 2012 International Youth Week where Ministersinteracted with young people on their Ministries activities on youthempowerment.
A participants asking question during theOpen Conversation with Ministers.
Hon. Minister of Youth Development withHon. Minister of State Trade and Investment,Chairman House Committee on Youth and DG-NYSC during Open Conversation Forum.
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REFORMS OF THE NYSC
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REFORMS OF THE NYSC• The need to review policies, restructure and realign the NYSC Scheme with the
Federal Government’s Transformation Agenda led to the setting up of a Ministerial Committee, which came up with the following recommendations:– Review of the current posting policy: review of the current posting policy as a
result of challenges encountered in its implementation to allow Corps members to benefit from private and public sector experiences in order to increase their chance of gainful engagement and employment after service.
– Adoption of Information Technology for Documentation and Certification of Corps members
– Revival of the NYSC Agriculture Farms
– Establishing synergy between NYSC and NUC, NBTE, JAMB to harmonize carrying capacity of Corps deploying institutions to obtain reliable data on Corps mobilization.
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PARTNERSHIP FOR AGRICULTURAL INITIATIVES:
• 634 youth trained in the MDG Supported Youth in Agriculture Programme for 2012.
• 667 youth trained at farm centres in Delta, Katsina and Rivers State.
• The Ministry signed an MOU with TY Danjuma Foundation to provide training in Agro-business and grants for ex-corps members .
• 279 youth were trained and empowered in the Agricultural Empowerment Programme for Youth in Zamfara West Senatorial District. It also featured an exclusive programme for female youth in the District.
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YOUTH IN AGRICULTURE
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YOUTH IN AGRICULTURE
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PARTNERSHIP FOR AGRICULTURAL INITIATIVES:
Youth Entrepreneurs assemble for training at a pastry and milk processing plant at Owode-Egba
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PARTNERSHIPS UN SYSTEM:• UNIDO: The Ministry commenced
discussions with UNIDO on developing the mechanism that will attract young people into Agriculture as catalyst for development.
• UNDP: Nigeria signed an MOU with the UNDP in December to recruit young Nigerian Professionals to work in the UN System for a minimum of two years through the Junior Professionals Programme (JPO).
• Since the inception of the JPO programme by the UN System over 50 years ago, Nigeria is the first African Country to become a donor member. Nigeria is starting with 37 JPOs.
Hon. Minister, (second from right, second row) at the 9th
Meeting of National Recruitment Services and UN Organisations on the Associate Expert/JPO/APO Programmes in Stockholm, Sweden
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• United Nation Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA): The Ministry is working with UNFPA to implement youth friendly initiatives under the UNFPA’s 6th Country Programme of Assistance (6th CPA). Some of these include:
– Establishment of Youth Friendly Centres within the Ministry’s Youth Development Centres and training of officers who will work as Counselors at the Centres.
– Development and production of a National Framework on Adolescent Reproductive Health for the country in conjunction with the Federal Ministry of Health,
– Supporting the reforms of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) by facilitating the review of its constitution as well as the development of a Strategic Action Plan for the Council.
• UN HABITAT: the Ministry signed an MOU with the UN-HABITAT to establish a ‘One Stop’ Youth Development & Information Centre in Nigeria for West Africa.
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• UN Habitat is Supporting the Ministry to develop a framework for managing its Youth Centres in the areas of skills acquisition, ICT, etc
• Ministry is in partnership with International Ecological Safety Collaborative Organization (IESCO) in developing mechanism for Green Jobs and other environmentally friendly initiatives for youth engagement.
• The IESCO will train and certify 1000 Nigerian trainers in China on green jobs, climate change and other wealth creation opportunities.
• Thereafter, similar institutions and training would be replicated in Nigeria.
Prof. Jian Mingjun, President of IESCO, Inuwa Abdul-Kadri, Esq, Hon. Minister YouthDevelopment and Prof. Oyebanji Oyeyinka, Director, Research UN Habitat, signing an MOU.
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COMMONWEALTH YOUTH PROGRAMME, AFRICA CENTRE
• 12 Youth Development Officers in the Ministry participated in the 2012 edition of the International Programme on Youth Entrepreneurship Training (IPYET) Zambia
• The University of Abuja is running a Commonwealth Professional Diploma programme on Youth Development on behalf of the Ministry.
• A job creation strategy to provide 10,000 jobs in two years has been developed by the Ministry in collaboration with the Commonwealth. To this end, a Technical Adviser has been deployed by the Commonwealth Secretariat to work with the Ministry from 2013 – 2015 towards achieving this.
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ECOWAS COMMISSION• The Ministry supported 12 Nigerian youth to participate at the ECOWAS
Annual Youth Empowerment Programme/ Training for Youth in Agriculture and Mechanical/Electrical works which were held in Songhai, Porto Novo, Benin Republic and Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso respectively.
• Beneficiaries were supported with take-off grants by the Ministry.
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POLICY INITIATIVES• 7 new policies were initiated:
1. Introduction of Leadership, Value Orientation and Reorientation Components in all Youth Development /Empowerment Programmes either skilled or knowledge based
2. Introduction of the National Patriot Campaign- this is aimed at launching a campaign for patriotism among young people through revamping the volunteer activities of school and faith based youth organizations i.e the Scout, Girls’ Guide, Boys Brigade.
Hon. Minister with National Leader of Girls’ Guild during courtesy visit.
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POLICY INITIATIVES3. Scaling up and Sustaining Youth Development and Empowerment
Activities in Nigeria through PPP arrangement. 4. Scaling up and strengthening of Partnership with relevant MDAs, and
NGOs to develop an elaborate Youth Empowerment Project.
Hon. Minister with the Leadership of the Nigerian Scout Movementat their 2012 Annual General Meeting .
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POLICY INITIATIVES5. Reform of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN): Ministry has
supported and supervised the review of the NYCN Constitution 6. The Ministry is developing a framework for National Mentorship
Programme7. Restructuring of the Ministry’s departments and units to align with Commonwealth recommended standard.
Youth participants at the C<C camping programme
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National Youth Index• The Ministry commissioned the National Bureau of Statistics for the first
time to conduct a nationwide survey on the status of youth in Nigeria for the development of a National Youth Index.
• The survey covers areas of youth in education, health, employment, agriculture, migration, ICT, conflict resolution, crime, and drug abuse
• The data is being processed and the outcome will be published soon.
A group of Students during life skill training at C<C Centre
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YOUTH MOBILISATION AND NETWORKING:
• The Ministry has designed and undertaken a number of initiatives to give the youth a voice. These include:– Reactivation of a Tweet Conference on Social Media. – Upgrade of the ministry’s website to Youth Development Virtual
Resource Centre– Strengthening and repositioning of working guidelines between the
Ministry and Voluntary Youth Organizations(VYOs).
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YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE• Opening of Zonal Offices: the
Ministry operates 6 zonal offices, one in each geo-political zone to decentralize its programmes to States and Local Governments.
• Building Youth Development Centres: currently, the Ministry is supervising the construction of additional 29 Youth Development Centres as constituency projects across the Country.
Above: National Youth Centre, Owode Egba, Ogun StateBelow: National Youth Centre, Ode-Omu, Osun State
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YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE
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YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE
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YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE
National Youth Development Centre, Gwaram, Jigawa State
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YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE
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SECTION B: AGENCIES OF THE MINISTRY
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NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE CORPS (NYSC)• Mandate: To mobilize Nigerian Youths for national cohesion,
development and self-reliance.
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ACTIVITIES OF THE NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE CORPS
• The NYSC annually mobilizes an average of 250,000 graduates. However, 227,136 corps members served in 2012.
• 658 Corps members were trained and empowered under the MDGs to establish agro-enterprises.
• 131,659 Corps members were given Skill Acquisition and entrepreneurship development training.
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ACTIVITIES OF NYSC
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ACTIVITIES OF NYSC
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ACTIVITIES OF NYSC
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CITIZENSHIP AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING CENTRE (C<C)
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CITIZENSHIP AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING CENTRE (C<C)
• The Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre (CLTC), is one of the oldest national institutions established since 1951.
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CITIZENSHIP AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING CENTRE (C<C)
• The Centre has two main mandates: – Providing citizenship and leadership training. – Establishment and management of Man O’ War Organizations.
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ACTIVITIES• The Centre partnered with the Gombe State Government for the training
and reorienting of over 350 dis-engaged political thugs, popularly known as ‘yan kalare, to be good citizens suitable for employment as health and environmental inspectors.
• The 350 youth are currently gainfully engaged.• engaged
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ACTIVITIES contd.SN PERFORMANCE INDICATORS 2012 ( PLANNED
TARGET)2012 (ACTUAL AS ATDEC.)
1 Inculcating The Virtue Of Self-reliance and selfless service to the nation
255,000 266,840
2 Imbibe the concepts of good and responsible leadership as well as community development
555,850 468,855
3 Youth with market ready skills. 14,050 9,490
4 Understand the unpleasant consequences of belonging or patronizing cultism
7,200 4,800
5 Establish a platform for Man”o”War development
5,000 6,257
6 Understand various investment opportunity and determine to be productive and employer of Labor
255,000 266,840
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REPOSITIONING OF MAN ‘O’ WAR
• Establishment of a functional national command office with adequate staff , well equipped office accommodation and the purchase of a Peugeot 406 official vehicle.
• Held the first joint national meeting with all national officers, state commanders and state secretaries in attendance.
• Training programme held for Man ‘O’ War information technology state command officers in Abuja on the use of IT systems provided for each state command.
• Reintroduction of Man ‘O’ War in schools for Citizenship and Leadership education.
The Leadership o the Man O’ War Nigeria Voluntarily undertook the following:
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C<C PARTNERS• The C & LTC has recorded increased patronage from numerous clients across
the country in both the public and private sectors. Among them:
The Nigeria Police. State House Annex.The Nigeria Prison Service.
Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC).
The Nigeria Armed Forces.Defense Intelligence School, Kuru, Jos.NDLEA.
School of Oceanography and Marine Research, Lagos.NDDC – Niger Delta Development Company.
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
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SUCCESS
SUCCESS
Introduction of Value Orientation and Reorientation Component in all programmes.
Leadership and Legislative
training for young people.
Partnership with relevant MDAs
and Donor Agencies.
Conduct of the National Youth Index survey that would guide
government on policy and programme implementation.
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SUCCESS OF THE MINISTRY AND ITS AGENCIES
S/No. NYSC C<C1 Skills Acquisition Programme of the Scheme has worked
as Corps members embraced it .Leadership and life skill training activities in the seven (7) Units
2 The NYSC MDGs War Against Poverty Programme has worked as it exposed and sensitized all Corps members tothe need for self reliance through job creation.
Sensitization programme properly executed
3 Collaboration with stakeholders has worked especially in the area of electoral reforms/conduct of elections and Corps empowerment.
Re-organization of Man O War Club and Associations was successfully executed
4 Implementation of the approved expansion of the Administrative Structure of the Scheme has worked as it has helped to drive the policies of the Scheme thereby enabling it to cope with the dynamics of youth mobilization and management for national development and self-reliance.
Execution of treasury funded projects
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KEY CHALLENGES OF THE MINISTRY• Non -Implementation of the National Youth Policy, especially with regard to
the National Youth Development Council .• The National Youth Policy provides that there will an inter ministerial Council
to be called the National Youth Development Council under the chairmanship of the President. It will comprise all the Chief Executives of the core relevant Ministries, e.g Youth Development, Women Affairs, Education, Labour and productivity, Agriculture, Health and Trade and Investment. To serve as forum and clearing house on all youth policy matters of National interest.
• Inappropriate placement of Youth related projects/programme in other MDAs and inconsistency in government implementation policy
• Problems associated with land allocation within areas where centres are to be built as well as lack of appropriation for the running of the youth development centres and personnel.
• Insufficient and late release of funds.
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CHALLENGES OF NYSCGeneral insecurity in certain parts of
the country.
Restrictive scope of the new posting policy of Corps
members
Inadequate and late release of funds
Inadequate logistics for effective skill acquisition
training
Inadequate funds to empower trained Corps members under
the War Against Poverty Programme.
Non fulfillment of statutory obligations by the State and Local
Governments.
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CHALLENGES OF C<C• Insufficient and late release of fund• Lack of permanent office accommodation for the Headquarters.• The Centre has only three (3) permanent Training Units in Lagos, Plateau
and Delta states. Others are operating on temporary sites• There is a need for more working equipment and mobility item for
movement of participants• Construction of standard office accommodation for staff in the Training
Units• Reduction in the number of participants as a result of security challenges
in the country .• Staff training and exchange programmse with Outward Bound
International has declined.
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RECOMMENDS
The need for the establishment of the National Youth Development Council
with His Excellency, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR as
Chairman and other relevant Ministers as members in line with the
provisions of the National Youth Policy.
Need for the establishment of Youth Development Fund in line with
global best practices
The need to increase budgetary allocation to the Ministry
Consider the launching and adoption of a National Campaign on
Patriotism and Promotion of Nationalist Movement Among
Youth
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RECOMMENDATIONS contd.To ensure the Ministry
coordinates all activities related to Youth
Development
Release of more funds to the NYSC Scheme for the implementation of its core programmes and for the conduct
of skill acquisition training/empowerment of Corps
members.
Review of the new posting policy to encompass the areas of deployment of Corps manpower to the sectors
stipulated in the NYSC Act.
The need to construct new centres for the Citizenship and Leadership
Training Centre (C<C) to enable it carry out its mandates.
The need to refurbish and upgrade the existing C<C centres to meet up with its challenges and execute
its mandates.
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RECOMMENDATIONS contd.To ensure the Ministry
coordinates all activities related to Youth
Development
Release of more funds to the NYSC Scheme for the implementation of its core programmes and for the conduct
of skill acquisition training/empowerment of Corps
members.
Review of the new posting policy to encompass the areas of deployment of Corps manpower to the sectors
stipulated in the NYSC Act.
The need to construct new centres for the Citizenship and Leadership
Training Centre (C<C) to enable it carry out its mandates.
The need to refurbish and upgrade the existing C<C centres to meet up with its challenges and execute
its mandates.
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EXPECTATIONS/DELIVERABLES FOR 2013Having taken stock of the major accomplishments in 2012,
the deliverables for the Ministry in 2013 which are expected to consolidate and fast –track the realization of ongoing
programmes and projects in tandem with the existing vision, mission and mandate of the Ministry includes:
Recruitment of first batch of young
Nigerians to participate in the training of the UN JPO – P to commence in
2013;
Ensuring the completion of on-going National Youth Development Centres in all the six geo-political zones
Ensuring more young unemployed graduates
are given required entrepreneurial,
vocational and skills training in specialized vocation so as to grow
youth economy and thereby create wealth.
Articulating and integrating leadership and skill development
modules in the training of youths as part of the
Ministry’s input in human capacity
development for future leadership roles.
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Thank you!
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