Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government will support the UN Children’s Fund’s (UNICEF) Generation Unlimited (GenU) project meant to equip youths with entrepreneurship skills.
Osinbajo stated this on Monday in Abuja at the official inauguration of the project, adding that it would equip 20 million Nigerians with digital skills and other career potential.
“This process is not only significant for the socio-economic development of the country in the coming years but will also provides a learning landscape for developing future job growth-enabling programmes. Speaking earlier, UNICEF Country Representative in Nigeria Peter Hawkins said that GenU was a global multi-sector partnership which aimed at supporting more than 1.8 billion youths across the world with relevant and future-proof skills.
Hawkins said that the project would also target girls and adolescents from underserved communities, including those living with disabilities. Hawkins said that implementation of the project would be tailored to state priorities as five million youths would be trained in entrepreneurship, one million on data and analytic as well as five million on agri-business.He said that another two million youth would be trained on supply and logistics, five million on job matching, while two million would be trained in communication and transportation.
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