The federal authorities has introduced a youth-centred initiative to mark this 12 months’s African and National Youth Day and Competition 2025.
Minister of Youth Improvement Ayodele Olawande, disclosed this in a latest assertion to herald the occasion, which is billed to maintain from the thirtieth of October to the 2nd of November 2025.
He famous that Nigeria and Africa’s future lies within the arms of the youthful era.
In accordance to him, the Nigerian authorities beneath President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is dedicated to youth empowerment by means of investments in schooling, digital abilities, entrepreneurship, the inventive industries, and civic engagement.
This comes as Olawande urged personal sector leaders, growth companies, and civil society to intensify their help for youth-led initiatives.
“It’s a well timed reminder that the way forward for Africa lies within the arms of our youth, a era that’s extra linked, extra knowledgeable, and extra succesful than ever.
“As we stand on the crossroads of financial transformation, technological development, and cultural renaissance, our youth are usually not simply members in change; they’re the precise drivers.
“It’s a platform for dialogue, a method to showcase expertise, a gathering of minds and a catalyst for collaboration. Over the approaching days, younger leaders, entrepreneurs, creatives, and alter makers will interact in workshops, exhibitions, panel discussions, and performances all aimed toward selling inclusion, innovation, and sustainable growth.
“As a authorities, we reaffirm our dedication to youth empowerment by means of investments in schooling, digital abilities, entrepreneurship, the inventive industries, and civic engagement. We’re working hand-in-hand with regional companions and worldwide stakeholders to make sure that our youth have entry to the sources, mentorship, and alternatives they want to thrive.
“Let me additionally use this chance to name on personal sector leaders, growth companies, and civil society to intensify their help for youth-led initiatives. The time has come for a very Pan-African youth agenda, one which transcends borders and leverages our shared aspirations.
“To Nigerian youths and youth leaders from throughout Africa that can be attending this occasion, I look ahead to seeing you all in Abuja. Your voices matter.
“Your ideas count. Your goals are legitimate. The Nigerian and African dream of prosperity, peace, and unity can’t be realised with out you,” he acknowledged.
