Tinubu Reaffirms Commitment To Youth Empowerment

Bola Tinubu, president, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to making the digital economy a priority in order to improve employment and empowerment for youth. create jobs.

The President made the pledge on Monday while receiving a report titled ‘ Digital Economy, Youth Empowerment and Sustainable Job Creation in Nigeria: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities’.

“At the core of our administration is youth empowerment. We cannot relent on that, and we need everyone’s collaboration”, the President said while receiving the participants of the senior executive course 46, National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, who presented their report in Abuja, “a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.

Tinubu also emphasized the value of developing digital skills and empowering youth.

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” At the core of our administration is youth empowerment. We cannot relent on that, and we need everyone’s collaboration, “the president said.

I have given you thorough advice and information that I have listened to. The Institute will continue to serve as a think tank and resource center.

“As Nigeria’s foremost policy Think-Tank, you have highlighted the overlap of some government agencies, and we’ll look at that.

You are a valuable asset to our nation, and I applaud the students for their hard work. We will work with you to ensure our nation’s prosperity.

Digital Economy Bill

The participants in the course made an eight-point recommendation calling on the Federal Government to pass the Digital Economy and e-Governance Bill 2024.

According to the statement, they encouraged states to waive the right-of-way fees for deploying telecommunications infrastructure.

The 96 participants recommended that the President issue an executive order mandating all ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) to migrate to the one go. ng portal.

They also proposed a Quintuple-Helix Model to enhance the digital economy, youth empowerment, and sustainable job creation.

According to Onanuga, their recommendations included accelerating the transition from Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) to Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) and encouraging long-term funding for the three million technical talent (3MTT) program scheme.

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