Minister, Federal
Ministry of women affairs and social development, Zainab Maina today lamented
increase in official rate of unemployment despite impressive economic growth in
Nigeria.
She stated this in Ibadan
during the Zonal launch of the Youth Enterprise with Innovation in Nigeria
(YouWin) women programme.
According to the
minister, half of young Nigerians especially women are officially classified as
economically inactive because of the challenges they face.
While calling on women to
come up with business proposals to earn a grant, Maina noted that women as
better managers of resources would be able to contribute their quota to
national growth and development through the initiative.
The programme is aimed at
aimed at enhancing the opportunities for young women to participate fully and
equally in the goal of enhancing the effectiveness of the Nigeria economy
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