Culture, Lai Mohammed speaks in Ilorin, Kwara State on November 6,
2020.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed
has said the Federal Government is addressing the concerns of the
Nigerian youths on job creation, poverty alleviation among
others.
He disclosed this on Friday in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital,
adding that the government’s commitment necessitated the creation
of the National Youth Fund.
“Before the EndSARS protest, the Federal Government on its own
has been addressing the concerns of youths, especially in the areas
of job creation and poverty alleviation,” he said.
“This is why the Federal Government set up the National Youth
Fund. The National Youth Fund is a N75billion fund which is meant
to give opportunities to our younger elements to actualise their
aspirations.
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“This N75billion fund is part of the N2.3trillion Economic
Sustainability Plan to cushion the effect of COVID-19.”
Speaking further, the Minister also listed other interventions
of the Federal Government in the wake of the global COVID-19
pandemic.
One of these, he stated, is the setting up of the Micro Medium
and Small Enterprises Survival Fund on owners of small
businesses.