As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark World Youth Skills Day, Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has called on Nigerian youth to seize the opportunity of skill development as a transformative tool for national growth and personal empowerment.
The minister stated this at the opening ceremony of the 2025 United Nations, World Youth Skills Day, held at the FCT Department of Mass Education, Karu Site, Abuja.
Speaking through her Special Assistant Technical, Princess Jummai Idonije, Hajiya Ibrahim emphasized the critical importance of equipping young Nigerians with practical, future-focused skills, as she tasked them to take advantage of the long holiday to stay focused and productive by sharpening their skills.
While reaffirming the foundational role of education, the minister highlighted literacy, numeracy, digital fluency, and civic awareness as the essential platforms for empowerment.
She also underscored the Ministry’s commitment, under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, to advancing gender-responsive programmes that foster youth entrepreneurship in areas such as tailoring, clean energy, agro-processing, ICT, and business management.
By Olajumoke Babalola
