In addition to employment opportunities created through the Economic Sustainability Plan and job schemes being implemented under the Social Investment Programme, among others, the Buhari administration in
collaboration with the United Nations
Development Programme and other
private sector partners is set to launch a 20,000 yearly graduate job fellowship to be called the Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme, NJFP.
Speaking Wednesday while making the formal announcement, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said the 12-month job fellowship programme would be launched very soon by President Muhammadu Buhari.
According to the Vice President “we are looking forward to the President formally launching the programme very shortly.”

He said that “as we prepare for the
formal launch of the programme by Mr
President, I urge private sector leaders
and captains of industry, development
partners and the diplomatic community, to support this programme aimed at equipping young Nigerians with skills and experience required for the work
place.”

Under the initiative, internship
opportunities will be created for young
Nigerians who have recently concluded the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme. The fully-paid internships will last for 12 months and will be in reputable private and public
sector organizations across the country


Vice President Yemi Osinbajo SAN
attends the Official
Announcement of the Nigeria Jubilee
Fellows Program at the Transcorp
Hilton, Abuja. 2nd June, 2021. Photos;
Tolani Alli.

Mr Osinbajo said the NJFP “is in very
good company, a new and bold addition to an existing suite of large-scale, big-
impact programmes that will rewrite the narrative as it relates to jobs, skills and employment in Nigeria.”

According to the VP, “we are resolute in
our determination to make the needed
difference, and rebuild the confidence of our young people in the ability of their government to rise to the occasion and guarantee a future that is better and more prosperous than the past.”

The Vice President noted that “our
ongoing efforts include the N-Power
Scheme, which recruits young graduates and places them in agricultural, health and education intervention schemes in local communities around the country.

N-Power also has a non-graduate
scheme focused on technical skills and IT education. The President has
approved the expansion of the N-Power programme from 500,000 beneficiaries to one million.
“We have also established a N75 billion Youth Fund in the Ministry of Youth and Sports to provide credit and support for young entrepreneurs and professionals.”

Mr Osinbajo added that there is also the $500 million African Development Bank Technology and Innovation Fund which the AFDB’s Ag. Senior Director, Lamin Barrow, also mentioned at the event.

“Also under our Economic Sustainability
Plan (ESP), designed to protect existing jobs, create new ones, and promote local production, our agricultural, housing and solar power programmes already employ and will employ tens of thousands of people to ensure food security, and deliver affordable homes and new power connections.”

Stating the support of the United
Nations for the programme, the Resident Coordinator of the United Nations Systems in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, said the launch and eventual implementation of the scheme would redefine the future of Nigeria.

According to him, “having a population
of 41 million young people constituting
30% of the youth population in Africa,
empowering young Nigerians will be key in the actualisation of a better future for Africa.”

His words: “The Jubilee Fellows
Programme will champion homegrown
Nigerian talents and opportunities. It will connect inspiring young Nigerians with local opportunities that will apply
their expertise, while equipping them with world-class practical knowledge.

“The Nigeria Jubilee Fellows
Programme will bridge the gap between graduates and industry.

Through this programme, private sector entities, startups and key public sector institutions will be connected directly to graduates to find the best young talent that Nigeria has to offer. Graduates will be able to better understand the needs, challenges and realities that industries broadly face, and learn how best to contribute to address them.”

Commending the leadership provided by the VP, Mr Kallon said “what you are
supporting today will lead to a bright
future for Nigeria, and will outlive your
administration. If there is a viable
investment development partners will
make in Nigeria, this is the one that is
dearest to them and in which they will
surely support.”

On his part, the representative of the EU at the event, Ketil Karlsen, pledged the support of the organization for the
programme, affirming the EU’s
confidence in the Nigerian youth.

Private sector partners of the
programme include, BUA, Dangote, VISA Nigeria, Outsource Global, GE Gas and
Power, Lafarge Africa, SecureID,
Microsoft, among others.

Laolu Akande
Senior Special Assistant to the
President on Media & Publicity
Office of the Vice President
2nd June 2021
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