The Nigerian Youth Congress (NYC) and the Nehemiah Foundation, an NGO, are partnering to empower no fewer than 10,000 Nigerian women and youths with agribusiness skills and other training.
Engr. Jethro Annum, NYC President, and Mr Emmanuel Nehemiah, Executive Director of Nehemiah Foundation, announced the partnership during the signing ceremony in Abuja on Friday.
Annum said the occasion marked the beginning of a significant milestone for youth structures globally, starting with Nigeria as the focal point.
He noted that youths cut across every sphere of life—graduates, non-graduates, and diverse backgrounds.
“We see this partnership between NYC and Nehemiah Foundation as more than just signing an agreement.
“It is the unveiling of a structured, results-driven initiative designed to empower 10,000 youths and women across Nigeria through investment in agribusiness, ICT, technical skills, and entrepreneurship.
“It also entails forming cooperative societies across the 774 local governments of Nigeria.
“We are creating pathways for sustainable livelihoods and economic independence.
“This initiative is built on transparency, accountability, and measurable impact; it reflects our shared belief that youth empowerment must move beyond promises to practical implementation. To Nigerian youths across the country, this partnership is for you,” he said.
He described it as a commitment to skills, opportunity, and structured support that would enable beneficiaries to become job creators, innovators, and nation builders, aligning with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
Nehemiah said the partnership was driven by the desire to support the President in achieving his Renewed Hope Agenda.
“Looking at the spread of NYC across every ward, local government, and state in Nigeria, we feel it is a good platform.
“A total economic revolution in Nigeria can be achieved through the country’s youth and women.
“The entire initiative focuses on mobilizing young people and raising a skilled, trained workforce in every location across all states.
“We will raise and train them as organized trainers who will in turn train others,” he said.
According to him, the scheme ensures each beneficiary can train five others, creating a multiplier effect.
Nehemiah said the training would target specific skills, particularly agribusiness, IT, and production of small-scale industrial equipment.
“We also intend to promote carpentry and other skills development.
“But in the end, this is supposed to be a system coordinated through a platform of cooperative societies, social enterprise networks, and business development service schemes,” he said.
He said the programme would start with 10,000 trainees at the onset.
