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On 13 June 2017, online enrolment for N-Power Batch B beneficiaries commenced and within 5 days, more than 750,000 applications were received on the online registration portal. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] The application portal closed on 27 July 2017 and received a total of 2,543,079 applications, 2,258,266 persons scaled through the BVN validation stage and ...
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 Nigerian youth by providing grants to small business owners. It is run as a competition where entrants submit business plans which are evaluated by the Enterprise Development Center of ...
The Nigeria International Book Fair (NIBF) is an annual cultural event in the republic of Nigeria, established in 2001. It is known to be the most attended book fair in the whole of Africa, being the only international book fair in Nigeria and the second largest international book fair in Africa. Each year the NIBF brings together book ...
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) is a mandatory, post-tertiary scheme set up by the Nigerian government during the military regime of Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, to "reconstruct, reconcile and rebuild the country after the Nigerian Civil war". [1] There is no military conscription in Nigeria, but since 1973, graduates of universities ...
The Ministry of Niger Delta Development formerly Ministry Of Niger Delta Affairs is one of the Federal Ministries of Nigeria. It focuses on the infrastructural development, environmental protection and empowerment of youths in the oil rich Niger Delta region. It was announced by the then Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua on 10 September 2008.
Youth empowerment examines six interdependent dimensions: psychological, community, organizational, economic, social and cultural. [1] [8] Psychological empowerment enhances individual's consciousness, belief in self-efficacy, awareness and knowledge of problems and solutions and of how individuals can address problems that harm their quality of life. [1]
Nigeria Youth SDGs Network. Nigeria Youth SDGs Network, officially registered as the Network of Youth for Sustainable Initiative is a youth-led and youth serving civil society organization dedicated to localizing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Launched in April 2017, the organisation aims to engage young Nigerians in ...
The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sport Development is responsible for youths and sports affairs in Nigeria. [1] The Ministry is the outcome of the merger of the defunct Federal Ministry of Youth Development (FMYD) and the National Sports Commission (NSC) by the proclamation of President Muhammadu Buhari on the restructuring of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of Government on 11 ...