The National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) described the challenge of the youth bulge in the country as an existential threat that must
be addressed headlong through collaborative efforts with relevant ministries departments and agencies and the private sector.
NIPSS’ director-general, proof. Ayo Omotayo, made the declaration during a courtesy call on the minister of youth and sports development, Sunday Dare, in Abuja on Tuesday, stressing that the demographics reveal that about 40% of the nation’s population are youth below 40, means solving the youth bulge problem will translate to addressing unemployment, stemming the tide of poverty right from the source, tackling vices like banditry, kidnapping and other forms of criminality.
“We know that the Youth and Sports Development Ministry is in charge of youth matters. We are here to seek collaboration with the Ministry in what we identify as a major challenge of Nigeria. “That is why we want to have an engagement with a cross-section of Nigerian youth, so that before they ask us, we can devise ways and means to solve their problems before they again take to the streets in frustration and the Youth Ministry has a major role to play,” Omotayo stated.
In his response, the Sports Minister Sunday Dare welcomed the interest of NIPSS in collaborating with the Ministry, reiterating that youth bulge is the urgency of now.
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