First Lady, Aisha Buhari, on Sunday charged Nigerian youth, especially members of the National Youth Service Corps, to explore the lucrative creative industry, as a vehicle for economic advancement.
Aisha Buhari who was speaking on Sunday, at a dinner organized for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Contingent on the recent National Day parade, noted the industry has strong potentials for jobs creation, which are yet to be fully exploited
In a statement, Aliyu Abdullahi, Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity, Office of the First Lady, Mrs Buhari said “ Our music, movies, arts, ICT and other creative endeavors offer great and lucrative opportunities for all to explore, and they are youth driven, please take full advantage of these opportunities.”
She commended the NYSC members for giving Nigerians a memorable 60th independence anniversary during the National Day parade, noting that stellar performance leads to great success in the future.
She said the statement stands true for all Nigerian youths who perform well in their various endeavors.
Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, who also spoke at the occasion, commended President Muhammadu Buhari for “doing a lot in building a bright future for Nigerian youth through the various arms of the Social Investment Programme,
She highlighted the N75b National Youth Investment Fund, designed to finance youth-led innovations.
She also thanked the First Lady for supporting government programmes and encouraging youths at all times.
Director-General of NYSC, Brigadier-General Shuaibu Ibrahim expressed appreciation to the President for according priority to matters of youth in general and NYSC in particular.
He reaffirmed the commitment of the scheme to justifying government’s huge investment, and spoke glowingly of the role of the scheme in important sectors like education, health and agriculture as well as strategic national programmes like election, immunization, and SDG Advocacy.
Chairman of the NYSC Board, Fati Abubakar and wife of the Chief of Army Staff, Ummulkhair Tukur Buratai, were amongst the guests who witnessed the occasion.
