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The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) is a program set up by the Nigerian government during the military regime to involve Nigerian graduates in nation-building and the development of the country. There is no military conscription in Nigeria, but since 1973, graduates of universities and polytechnics have been required to take part in the ...
Youth empowerment programs are aimed at creating healthier and higher qualities of life for underprivileged or at-risk youth. [1] The five competencies of a healthy youth are: (1) positive sense of self, (2) self- control, (3) decision-making skills, (4) a moral system of belief, and (5) pro-social connectedness.
The NYCN body has been instrumental to many empowerment, scholarship and support programmes. Structure. Youth, according to the youth policy, are people, between the ages of 18 and 35. The National Youth Council of Nigeria has 36 state chapters plus the FCT, and 774 local government branches. All chapters are led by a chairman while the local ...
The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) was founded in 1964 to be the voice and the umbrella Organisation for youth organisations in the country. It is responsible with issues affecting Nigeria's youth because it is the voice of Nigeria's youth. The Youth Council is non‐governmental, non‐partisan, and not‐for‐profit organisation.
National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP) is a 2001 program by the Nigerian government aiming at poverty reduction, in particular, reduction of absolute poverty. [5] It was designed to replace the Poverty Alleviation Program. [1] NAPEP and NAPEC coordinate and oversee various other institutions, including ministries, and develop plans and ...
On 21 November 2016, 200,000 Nigerian youths out of the 350,000 that applied were selected based on their performances in an online assessment test. [10] [11] 150,000 beneficiaries were selected under N-Teach category, 30,000 under N-Agro and 20,000 under N-Health.
The National Social Investment Program of Nigeria is a social welfare initiative created by the federal government of Nigeria in 2015 under the direction of the National Social Investment Office. The program was established to promote a more equitable distribution of resources to vulnerable populations, including children, youth, and women.
YouWin is a youth development scheme established in Nigeria by the administration of president Goodluck Jonathan. The central aim of the scheme is to empower the Nigerian youths by providing grants to small business owners. It is run as a competition where entrants submit their business plans which are evaluated by the Enterprise Development ...