Federal government has reiterated its commitment to the development of the country’s youths, especially in the area of skills acquisition and digital training with a view to empowering them to compete favourably with their counterparts globally.
The outgoing minister of sports and youth development, Mr Sunday Dare, gave the assurance during the weekend after the “4th Specialised Technical Meeting on Youth, Culture and Sports (STC-YCS-4)” held at the African Union headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
He said the commitment of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to youth development in the country had again resulted in Nigeria’s elevation at the African Union Summit.
Dare said experts from African Union member states deliberated on the progress made on implementation of the STC-YCS-3 held earlier in Algiers, Algeria in October 2018, the theme of the event, as well as on specific issues pertaining to the three sectors.
“After due consultation amongst member-states of the region present, Nigeria was elected as the representative of the western region to serve as the 1st vice-chairperson of the Bureau STC-YCS 4.”
According to a ress statement signed by director of press and public relations, the Ministry of Sports and Youth Development, Mohammed Manga, the minister who was represented at the summit by his special assistant on ICT, Ann Kemi Areola, stated that “in discharging her first duty as the first vice chairperson of the bureau, Nigeria successfully chaired the culture parallel session at the summit.”
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