FEDERAL MINISTRY OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
By INUWA 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. 1
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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Vision – Mission • VISION To empower the Nigerian youth to become self reliant and socially responsible
• MISSION To 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.
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STRUCTURE AND ACTIVITIES OF DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES The Ministry has Six Departments and Two Agencies. Network and Social Mobilization (NSM)
Successful sitting of the Youth Parliament and replication in some states Successful Review of the NYCN Constitution and conduct of congress Categorization of NGO and development of working relationship guideline
Enterprise Development and Promotion (EDP)
Successful execution of the MDG Supported Youth
in Agriculture Programme
Successful training on agricultural extension service Successful implementation of Vocational training
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STRUCTURE AND ACTIVITIES OF DEPARTMENTS OF AGENCIES Education and Youth Development (EYD)
Capacity building workshop for career youth development officers Successful training of 246 youth on civic education and responsibility Successful holding of Bilateral meeting between Nigeria – Niger Bi-National Commission Meeting held in Cape town , South Africa
National Youth Service Corps
Successful implementation of skills acquisition & entrepreneurship development programme Successful implementation of agroentrepreneurship 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&LTC)
Successful training and reorienting of youth at risk . Increase patronage of the center programmes. 5
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE PROFILE FOR THE YEAR 2012. Budget Breakdown
Projected Investment Plan under 1st Appropriation NIP (N) (N)
Budget Allocation Budget Warrant Amount Cash Backed Released (N) (N)
FMYD
Internall y Generate d Revenue (IGR) (N)
Capital
5,762,094,100 2,598,937, 420.80
2,598,937, 420.80 -------
Recurrent
622,843,469
622,843,469
622,843,469
Donor/Private Sector Contribution (N)
Total Expenditure
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2,598,937, 420.80 622,843,469
NYSC Capital
1,126,938,597 540,410,921
538,107,463
Recurrent
68,946,528,22 66,738,828,310 66,738,828,310 1
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538,107,463
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66,738,828,310
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123,423,695
C&LTC Capital
258,200,000
161,374,319
Recurrent
942, 353, 998 951, 353, 998
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123,526,184 796, 162, 123
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783, 732, 624
KEY OUTCOMES DELIVERED
S/N PERFORMANCE INDICATOR FMYD 1 Construction/equipping of Youth Development centres
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Strategic partnerships in youth empowerment in agro-allied enterprises.
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Commencement of the Nigerian Youth Entrepreneurship Development Programme (NYEDP)
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MDG funded programme for Youth in Agriculture.
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Implementation of Constituency project for Zamfara West Senatorial District Establishment of Nigerian Youth Parliament and its replication at State Levels
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2012 PLANNED TARGET
2012 (ACTUAL AS AT DEC
Completion of 9 Youth Centres in Takai, Sumaila, Kudan, Katsina, Biu, Ode-Omu, Awka, Ikot-Ekpene, Agbokim Provision of loans and grants to ex Corps members for Agro-Business
All awarded components in the Nine Youth Centres are completed
Part of a two year plan for capacity building and strengthening of relations with the Commonwealth Office. Training and Empowerment of Agro- Entrepreneurs
M.O.U Signed with T.Y Danjuma Foundation, Discussion on-going with Songhai Centre, NERFUND, Bank of Agric, and other relevant MDAs. Engagement of Technical Adviser from the Commonwealth Secretariat, London Office. 634 Youth trained and awarded grants of N200,000.00 each.
To facilitate the training of Youth in 279 Youth were trained and awarded Agro-Allied Skills. grants and Materials To inaugurate the Sitting of the Second Parliament and advocate the establishment of State Youth Parliaments.
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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.
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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.
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Partnership with International Ecological Safety Collaborative Organization (IESCO) to provide technical assistance on green jobs, Ecological/Environmental safety and climate change for youth. Partnership with UN Habitat
To provide equipment and technical expertise to the existing Youth Development Centres in the Country.
M.O.U Signed
To establish a one Stop Youth Development and Information Centre for West Africa in Nigeria. Repositioning of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) to meet the global set standards Recruit and expose young Nigerians to the UN System and international Civil Service.
M.O.U Signed
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Providing a platform for young peoples’ voices to be heard
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UNDP Junior Professional Officers (JPO) Programme
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NYCN Constitution reviewed and Elective Congress to be Conducted. M.O.U Signed with the UN System, Road map for implementation developed and Selection of participants to commence.
Over 1,781,826 Youth were empowered in 2012
ACTIVITIES OF THE MINISTRY 9
ACTIVITIES OF THE 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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STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENTs cont’d. • 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 AkwaIbom, • Commonwealth Youth ParliamentAfrican 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. 12
Speaker of the Youth Parliament
Youth Parliament in session
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENTS Cond Open conversation with Ministers from relevant MDAs was held as part of activities marking the 2012 International Youth Week where Ministers interacted with young people on their Ministries activities on youth empowerment.
A participants asking question during the Open Conversation with Ministers.
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Hon. Minister of Youth Development with Hon. Minister of State Trade and Investment, Chairman House Committee on Youth and DGNYSC during Open Conversation Forum.
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. 15
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 19
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).
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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. 20
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
• 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 Youth Development 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
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The University of Abuja is running a Commonwealth Professional Diploma programme on Youth Development on behalf of the Ministry.
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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. 23
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 INITIATIVES 3. 4.
Scaling up and Sustaining Youth Development and Empowerment Activities in Nigeria through PPP arrangement. 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 Movement at their 2012 Annual General Meeting . 26
POLICY INITIATIVES 5. 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 Programme 7. Restructuring of the Ministry’s departments and units to align with Commonwealth recommended standard.
Youth participants at the C&LTC camping programme 27
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&LTC Centre 28
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 geopolitical 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 State Below: National Youth Centre, Ode-Omu, Osun State 30
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&LTC)
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CITIZENSHIP AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING CENTRE (C&LTC) • 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&LTC) • 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 ( TARGET)
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Inculcating The Virtue Of Self-reliance and selfless service to the nation
255,000
266,840
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Imbibe the concepts of good and responsible leadership as well as community development
555,850
468,855
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Youth with market ready skills.
14,050
9,490
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Understand the unpleasant consequences of belonging or patronizing cultism
7,200
4,800
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Establish a platform for Man”o”War development
5,000
6,257
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Understand various investment opportunity and determine to be productive and employer of Labor
255,000
266,840
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PLANNED 2012 (ACTUAL AS AT DEC.)
REPOSITIONING OF MAN ‘O’ WAR The Leadership o the Man O’ War Nigeria Voluntarily undertook the following:
• 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.
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C&LTC 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 Armed Forces. The Nigeria Police. State House Annex. The Nigeria Prison Service. Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC).
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Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Defense Intelligence School, Kuru, Jos.
NDLEA. School of Oceanography and Marine Research, Lagos. NDDC – Niger Delta Development Company.
SUCCESS Leadership and Legislative training for young people.
Partnership with relevant MDAs and Donor Agencies.
Introduction of Value Orientation and Reorientation Component in all programmes.
SUCCESS
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Conduct of the National Youth Index survey that would guide government on policy and programme implementation.
SUCCESS OF THE MINISTRY AND ITS AGENCIES
S/No. NYSC 1 Skills Acquisition Programme of the Scheme has worked as Corps members embraced it .
C&LTC Leadership and life skill training activities in the seven (7) Units
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The NYSC MDGs War Against Poverty Programme has worked as it exposed and sensitized all Corps members to the need for self reliance through job creation.
Sensitization programme properly executed
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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
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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.
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Inappropriate placement of Youth related projects/programme in other MDAs and inconsistency in government implementation policy
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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.
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CHALLENGES OF NYSC General insecurity in certain parts of the country. Non fulfillment of statutory obligations by the State and Local Governments. Inadequate funds to empower trained Corps members under the War Against Poverty Programme.
Inadequate and late release of funds
Inadequate logistics for effective skill acquisition training 51
Restrictive scope of the new posting policy of Corps members
CHALLENGES OF C&LTC • 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
Consider the launching and adoption of a National Campaign on Patriotism and Promotion of Nationalist Movement Among Youth
The need to increase budgetary allocation to the Ministry
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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
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.
The need to refurbish and upgrade the existing C&LTC centres to meet up with its challenges and execute its mandates.
The need to construct new centres for the Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre (C&LTC) to enable it carry out its mandates. 54
Review of the new posting policy to encompass the areas of deployment of Corps manpower to the sectors stipulated in the NYSC Act.
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.
The need to refurbish and upgrade the existing C&LTC centres to meet up with its challenges and execute its mandates.
The need to construct new centres for the Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre (C&LTC) to enable it carry out its mandates. 54
Review of the new posting policy to encompass the areas of deployment of Corps manpower to the sectors stipulated in the NYSC Act.
EXPECTATIONS/DELIVERABLES FOR 2013 Having 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;
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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.
Thank you!
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