{"id":28111,"date":"2025-04-28T09:43:28","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T09:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/?p=28111"},"modified":"2025-04-28T09:45:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T09:45:05","slug":"fg-world-bank-unite-to-digitally-empower-young-nigerians-and-drive-job-creation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/2025\/04\/28\/fg-world-bank-unite-to-digitally-empower-young-nigerians-and-drive-job-creation\/","title":{"rendered":"FG, WORLD BANK UNITE TO DIGITALLY EMPOWER YOUNG NIGERIANS AND DRIVE JOB CREATION"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"86\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"88\" data-end=\"484\">On the sidelines of the World Bank\/IMF Spring Meetings and following the institution\u2019s Development Committee session, the Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, reaffirmed Nigeria\u2019s collaboration with the World Bank to advance a shared agenda focused squarely on creating high-quality jobs for young Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"486\" data-end=\"856\">\u201cEmployment generation must be a central pillar of development,\u201d Mr. Edun told journalists, highlighting that Finance Ministers\u2014who serve as the Bank\u2019s Governors\u2014have collectively made this their top priority. \u201cThis aligns seamlessly with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu\u2019s Renewed Hope Agenda, which places job creation at the core of our economic revitalization efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"858\" data-end=\"1277\">Mr. Edun underscored the pivotal role of multilateral financial institutions in shaping these global development priorities. \u201cWe are scaling up efforts with the World Bank to create sustainable jobs and stimulate inclusive growth,\u201d he said, adding that the Tinubu administration is determined to <strong data-start=\"1154\" data-end=\"1180\">unlock private capital<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"1182\" data-end=\"1222\">attract local and foreign investment<\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"1228\" data-end=\"1274\">accelerate job creation across all sectors<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1279\" data-end=\"1643\">A cornerstone of this strategy is the <strong data-start=\"1317\" data-end=\"1354\">rollout of digital infrastructure<\/strong> to support Nigeria\u2019s burgeoning youth population. By expanding access to high-speed internet, data services, and fibre-optic networks, the Minister explained, young Nigerians will be empowered to offer services online, retain talent domestically, and drive the nation\u2019s digital economy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1645\" data-end=\"1915\">\u201cJob creation is the most effective route to reducing poverty and inequality,\u201d Mr. Edun emphasized. \u201cGood-quality jobs are essential to stabilizing the economy, encouraging private investment, and ensuring our youth find opportunities here at home\u2014rather than abroad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1917\" data-end=\"2017\">This partnership between the Federal Government and the World Bank signals a unified commitment to<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2018\" data-end=\"2273\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2018\" data-end=\"2093\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2020\" data-end=\"2093\"><strong data-start=\"2020\" data-end=\"2045\">Tackling unemployment<\/strong> through targeted financing and policy support<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2094\" data-end=\"2177\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2096\" data-end=\"2177\"><strong data-start=\"2096\" data-end=\"2130\">Fostering inclusive prosperity<\/strong> by creating pathways into the formal economy<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2178\" data-end=\"2273\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2180\" data-end=\"2273\"><strong data-start=\"2180\" data-end=\"2218\">Building a digital-ready workforce<\/strong> equipped to compete in the modern global marketplace<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2275\" data-end=\"2517\">As Nigeria and the World Bank move forward together, this collaboration promises to lay the groundwork for a generation of young Nigerians who are digitally empowered, economically engaged, and ready to lead the country\u2019s next wave of growth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the sidelines of the World Bank\/IMF Spring Meetings and following the institution\u2019s Development Committee session, the Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, reaffirmed Nigeria\u2019s collaboration with the World Bank to advance a shared agenda focused squarely on creating high-quality jobs for young Nigerians. \u201cEmployment generation must be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28114,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,346,366],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-culture","category-economy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28111"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28116,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28111\/revisions\/28116"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}