Ogun youths to get N45m after entrepreneurship training
In a move to boost youth entrepreneurship and economic development, the City Boy Movement will host the inaugural Annual Youth Summit, featuring a comprehensive empowerment programme where selected youths will get N45m grants after the training. The summit, scheduled for December, in Abeokuta, Ogun state will witness the distribution of substantial grants to support young […]
Dapo Abiodun
In a move to boost youth entrepreneurship and economic development, the City Boy Movement will host the inaugural Annual Youth Summit, featuring a comprehensive empowerment programme where selected youths will get N45m grants after the training.
The summit, scheduled for December, in Abeokuta, Ogun state will witness the distribution of substantial grants to support young entrepreneurs, a statement by the organisers said yesterday.
The statement said the initiative includes ₦500,000 each for 50 medium-scale business owners and ₦200,000 each for 100 small-scale entrepreneurs, totaling ₦45 million in direct business support.
The comprehensive initiative includes support for market women empowerment with ₦200,000 each for 30 market women across Ogun State, student scholarships, and innovation grants in the technology sector.
Additionally, the group will fund three tech ideas with creative solutions for social impact.
The summit’s agenda features special panel sessions focusing on MSMEs, technology, agriculture, and the creative economy. Distinguished speakers include the Minister for Youth Development, Ayodele Wisdom, and the Minister for Communication and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani.
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, will grace the occasion as the Special Guest of Honour. The event will be co-hosted by Mr. Seyi Tinubu and Alhaji Yusuf Kamorudeen Olawale, Personal Assistant to the President on Special Duties, the statement added.
Other notable participants include Charles Odii, Director-General of SMEDAN, Dr. Oluwatoyin Afiz of ITF, and Miss Rinsola Abiola, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Citizenship and Leadership.
The summit aims to create a platform for youth development and economic empowerment in Ogun State.
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