Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports
Federal Ministry of Youth and Sport Development [1] is responsible for youths and Sports affairs with the vision "to empower Nigerian youths to becoming self-reliant and socially responsible." The Ministry is the outcome of the merger of the defunct Federal Ministry of Youth Development (FMYD) and the National Sports Commission (NSC) by the proclamation of His Excellency, Mr. President Muhammadu Buhari on the restructuring of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of Government on 11th November, 2016.[2] This departments focusing on enterprise development, vocational skills & training, youth voice, employment, and education. The ministry is responsible for the national youth policy, youth development programmes, funding youth activities, youth participation, and to manage the National Youth Services Corps and the Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre.[3]
The Mandate
The mandate of the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sport Development is "Formulation, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation of Policies and Programmes on Youths and Sports Development towards Wealth Creation, Youth Empowerment, Physical Fitness and Well-being, Achieving Excellence in Sports, National Unity and Sustainable Development".
The Ministers
The current minister of Youths and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare, was sworn in by President Muhammadu Buhari to head this ministry on August 21, 2019.[4] He took over from Mr. Solomon Dalung, who served in the president's first tenure in office.Nigeria Ministry of Sport
See Also
Reference
- ^ "Nigeria | Factsheets | Youthpolicy.org". www.youthpolicy.org. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ^ "ABOUT THE MINISTRY". Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ "Cltc".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "President Buhari swears in veteran journalist Sunday Dare as sports minister". Pulse Nigeria. 2019-08-21. Retrieved 2021-06-02.