1. Job Creation Strategies for Youths in Nigeria: What the
Government Can Do
Envision how a lot of Nigerians will be employed in pumping, processing, filling and
distributing twenty-fifty million preparing fuel cylinders per thirty day period. No Nigerian
software program market is concerned in creating computer software for the telephones, and
I don't even believe any of the handsets are assembled in Nigeria. That is 2 million jobs we
could have designed by insisting that any firm that wants to market their handsets to
Nigerians must open up a manufacturing and an assembly plant in Nigeria.
The Lagos condition govt of Babatunde Fashola not too long ago mentioned that they have
set up a poultry farm in Ikorodu that will create twenty,000 tons of poultry per several years
and give jobs for 400 people. Although this is commendable, what is necessary to be pointed
out to our leaders is that the organization of government is not business. The enterprise of
authorities is to empower its possess people, by delivering the appropriate atmosphere and
infrastructure essential for entrepreneurs to prosper. For illustration, what if the Lagos
condition govt experienced empowered, facilitated the instruction and assured the funds
necessary for four hundred citizens to every develop a poultry farm that can create
twenty,000 tons of poultry and utilize 400 citizens each and every? Then Lagos state would
have designed one hundred sixty,000 employment in the poultry industry that can make eight
million tons of poultry for every year.
Just lately, the Ministry of Finance in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth Growth, the
Ministry of Conversation Technologies and the Non-public sector unveiled an initiative tagged
You Win( Youth Company with Innovation in Nigeria) to ignite the soul of entrepreneurship in
youths and facilitate the generation of much more employment for young Nigerians.
The Minister of Condition for Education and learning, Main Nyesom Wike, has said the
Federal Federal government will commit in specialised and vocational training to produce
about 1 million employment by means of a collaboration with instructional institutions in
Taiwan, South Korea and United Kingdom to produce entry to useful vocational schooling for
Nigerian youths. He says the concentrate is to use specialised and vocational education to
develop work for Nigerian youths
The Globe Lender advocates a "three-lens approach" to youth empowerment involving
• Working for youth as beneficiaries
• Engaging youth as partners
• Supporting youth as leaders
In accordance to the Planet Lender, policymakers ought to body appropriate cultural as well

2. as economic guidelines primarily based on these "youth lenses". To carry this about needs
the subsequent wide initiatives:
Modifying the Coverage Natural environment: The policymakers need to have to broaden
entry to and greatly enhance the quality of education and learning and wellness services.
The passion gets an outlet for their thoughts and abilities and can provide the steady
motivation required to maintain their working day occupation and relationship operating
acceptably effectively.