By Jennifer Amarachi
Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, stated that President Bola Tinubu’s administration has established mechanisms to produce three million jobs for Nigerian youth through the Three Million Technical Talent Programme.
According to a statement acquired by our correspondent on Tuesday from Rabiu Ibrahim, Special Assistant (Media) to the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Idris made the announcement at the Nigeria Police Youth Summit in Abuja on Monday.
At the summit titled “Enhancing the Nigerian Youth Value for National Security Intelligence,” the minister, who was represented by Mallam Jibrin Ndace, Director General of the Voice of Nigeria, stated that the 3MTT programme, which is being driven by the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Technology, is an incubator for the education and skills needed to increase the capacity and value of youths in national security intelligence.
He said, “The 3MTT Programme reaffirms President Tinubu’s objective of including youth development into the overall national development agenda. To provide a solid foundation for achieving this, the administration is prioritizing Nigerian young economic security in order to build a more secure and prosperous country.”
The minister stressed that the enactment of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund is one of the President’s notable initiatives aimed at making significant impacts on the educational pursuit of Nigerian youths.
Speaking on the high cost of transportation in the country, Idris observed that the introduction of the Compressed Natural Gas policy by the President, seeks to leverage the nation’s sufficiency in gas, to bring down the cost of transportation by about 70%.
He urged the youths to key into government policies and explore them for personal comfort, economic growth and empowerment.
Speaking further, the Minister emphasized the importance of adolescents instilling the morals and values required to perform their expected responsibilities in national security intelligence. He also warned about the national security ramifications of propagating fake news, disinformation, and misinformation, noting that the conduct violates the current administration’s commitment to free expression.
“Better still, the renaissance associated with the critical national security intelligence duty for our youths cannot occur without a fundamental value
reorientation. The upcoming Nigeria Values Charter, spearheaded by the National Orientation Agency, would serve as a framework for a national value system, defining us as Nigerians and reinforcing our personalities and roles as citizens.
“Where much is given, much is expected. We must acknowledge that disinformation intersects with significant national security threats, including incitement over anarchy and instability, transnational crimes, terrorism, banditry and their financing, violent extremism, and malicious cyber activity”.
