The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the Federal Government is currently designing different programmes that will help to empower the nation’s youths.
The minister made the disclosure when he formally declared closed the fourth edition of the annual Social Media Week in Lagos, assuring that the Federal Government will partner with the youths to ensure the actualization of their potentials.
‘’In our efforts to diversify our economy away from oil, I am confident that we have great options in the creative industry and the infinite possibilities that an empowered young Nigerian can spin. We will partner with the youths to make it possible for them to actualize their dreams,’’ he said.
Mohammed said there is no better platform than the Social Media Week, which has garnered five million mentions on social media, and attracted 30,000 people, in addition to 500 speakers, over four years, to engage with the youths who, he said, form the vanguard of those who helped to bring about the much-needed change in the country.
‘’In this respect, we hope to play a more active role in subsequent editions (of the Social Media Week),’’ he said.
The minister, who also fielded questions from the audience on issues ranging from Boko Haram to tourism and the country’s image, congratulated the organizers of the gathering that provides the ideas, trends, insights and inspiration to help people and businesses understand how to achieve more in a hyper-connected world.
Earlier, the Convener of the Lagos Social Media Week, Mr. Obi Asuka, expressed the hope that the Federal Government would collaborate with the organizers to ensure that the 5th edition, to be held in 2017, is even bigger than the previous editions.
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