International Youth Day: Tinubu hails creative genius of Nigerian youths

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, celebrated Nigeria’s youths for their creative prowess and indomitable spirit.

In his message to mark this year’s International Youth Day celebrated every August 12, Tinubu extolled the youth’s creative zeal and agency to drive digital adoption, trends, and innovation in Nigeria and beyond.

The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, conveyed the tribute in a statement he signed Monday titled, ‘President Tinubu hails creative zeal of Nigerian youths to digitally innovate Nigeria to prosperity and global acclaim.’

“On this special occasion to celebrate the youth, President Tinubu assures Nigerians that his administration is here to make their dreams come alive in a sustainably expanding, inclusive economy,” Ngelale noted.

In line with the 2024 theme, ‘From Clicks to Progress: Youth Digital Pathways for Sustainable Development,’ Tinubu also affirmed that within the nation’s youths lies the excellent spirit and pearl of transformation to digitally innovate Nigeria to prosperity and global acclaim.

“The President acknowledges the strides of the youth in diverse spheres, especially in developing billion-dollar technologies and innovations to make the world a more prosperous and evolved place.

“The President salutes that Nigerian youth in Ebute Metta with only a ring light and a camera, creating legitimate income and wonders in amusement; that young woman entrepreneur in Aba, creating inimitable fashion pieces, and that young man in Kano, creating pathways for sustainable agriculture through agro-technology,” the statement partly read.

Tinubu noted that, in harnessing the creative talents of the youth, his administration relaunched the Nigeria Youth Investment Fund under the Federal Ministry of Youth Development.

The facility is a N110bn fund dedicated to empowering the youth in priority sectors to drive sustainable economic growth and development.

The Digital and Creative Enterprises programme, the 3Million Technical Talents Scheme, the Skill-Up Artisans Programme and the National Youth Talent Export Programme are also some of the programmes to empower the nation’s young people and create millions of IT and technical jobs that will make them globally competitive.