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Strategies for youth employment

Strategies for youth employment
Yes

Youth employment strategy planned in the next 2 years

Discussions within the government
Yes
Consultations with national-level stakeholders (e.g. employers’ and workers’ associations, youth councils, etc.)
Yes
A draft strategy already exists
Yes
Other (please specify)
No

Countries with national action plans for youth employment

Monitoring framework (timeline and activity/outcome indicators, e.g. youth labour market indicators)
Yes
Funding (indicative budget to implement the plan)
No
Institutional responsibilities (e.g. ministries/agencies in charge of specific planned activities )
Yes
Other, specify
No

Public funding for the national youth employment strategy

Public funding for the national youth employment strategy
Yes

Additional information:
1. Federal Ministry of Youth Development for the Implementation of National Youth Policy and NIYEAP 2. Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment for the Implementation of the National Employment Policy 3. Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning as the agency of government responsible for all budgetary plannings. 4. All other Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government assigned specific roles in the policies and strategy document.

Youth in the national development / employment strategy

Youth in the national development / employment strategy
Yes

Additional information:
National Employment Policy (NEP): Priority 4.4.2 of the revised NEP, currently awaiting approval by the Federal Executive Council, emphasizes gender responsiveness, youth employment, and empowerment. National Development Plan (NDP) 2021–2025: Chapter 30 of the NDP is dedicated to youth employment and development, highlighting the importance of harnessing the potential of Nigeria's youthful population.

Countries with national goals for youth employment

Countries with national goals for youth employment
Yes

Additional information:
• Employment and Job Creation: Chapter 30 of the National Development Plan prioritizes employment generation and job creation as key drivers for economic growth and youth inclusion. • Gender Responsiveness and Youth Empowerment: The National Employment Policy highlights the importance of gender-responsive approaches while focusing on youth employment and empowerment to ensure inclusive opportunities for all young people. • Youth-Specific Targets: The National Youth Policy sets overarching goals and objectives that explicitly target and promote youth employment across various sectors. • Decent Employment Focus: The Nigeria Youth Employment Action Plan (NIYEAP) aims to contribute directly to achieving decent and freely chosen employment for young people by implementing strategic interventions in employability, entrepreneurship, and job creation.

Countries with quantitative targets for youth employment

Countries with quantitative targets for youth employment
Yes

Policy areas in national youth employment strategies

Macroeconomic and Sectoral policies
Yes
Enterprise Development
Yes
Education, Training and skills development
Yes
Labour Demand
No
Labour Law and Legislation
Yes
Labour Market Policies
Yes
Other (please specify)
No

Social partners' inclusion in the youth employment strategy

Workers
Implementation of youth employment strategies/programmes (e.g. social partners as official implementers of the strategy or programme)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Assessment of youth employability (alignment of youth qualifications and skills to labour market needs)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Monitoring and evaluation of youth employment interventions (e.g. active labour market programmes)
Informed
Awareness raising, marketing and promotion of youth employment (e.g. campaign to promote youth employment)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Formulation of youth employment strategies (e.g. national action plan for youth)
Fully involved
Development of youth employment programmes (e.g. sectoral programme with a clear target to employ X number of youth)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Employers
Implementation of youth employment strategies/programmes (e.g. social partners as official implementers of the strategy or programme)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Assessment of youth employability (alignment of youth qualifications and skills to labour market needs)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Monitoring and evaluation of youth employment interventions (e.g. active labour market programmes)
Informed
Awareness raising, marketing and promotion of youth employment (e.g. campaign to promote youth employment)
Consulted
Formulation of youth employment strategies (e.g. national action plan for youth)
Fully involved
Development of youth employment programmes (e.g. sectoral programme with a clear target to employ X number of youth)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)

Youth-led organizatios' inclusion in the national strategy

Fully involved
No
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Yes
Consulted
Yes
Informed
Yes
Not involved
No

Countries with national partnerships for youth employment

Countries with national partnerships for youth employment
Yes

Additional information:
2025: There is collaboration and partnership between key stakeholders in promoting youth employment through joint management and implementation of programmes. Institutions like the Bank of Industry, Bank of Agriculture and Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment work closely with the Federal Ministry of Youth Development in managing, financing and disbursing projects and programmes tailored towards the promotion of youth employment. ___ 2024: NO -------- 2020: The Review of the Nigerian Youth Employment Action Plan, involved consultation with stakeholders in the public and private sectors, as well as civil society. The National Youth Job Creation Committee is a Multi Sector Committee instituted by the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports since the year 2016, and it is convened periodically to promote multi-sector partnership on youth employment. The Federal Ministries of Labour, Education, and relevant government agencies s are members of the committee with the ILO Nigeria as a technical advisory member. Efforts are being made by the Ministry to expand the membership of the committee to include representatives of civil society, youth and other stakeholders.

Inclusiveness of vulnerable groups in national strategies

Women
Yes
Migrant Workers
Yes
NEETs
Yes
People with disabilities
Yes
Low skilled workers
Yes
Rural workers
Yes
Other (please specify)
No

Youth employment strategies and international cooperation

Youth employment strategies and international cooperation
Yes

Additional information:
2025. 1. International Labour Organisation- I. Technical support in the development of Decent Work Country Programme III II. Support of the Start and Improve Your Business Training of Trainers Training III. Support the review of the National Employment Council. IV. Support meetings of the National Employment Council 2. International Organisation for Migrationi. Support trainings on safe and regular labour migration and fair recruitment. ii. Support on employability skills training on returnees and potential migrants. 3. German Cooperation for International Development (GIZ)- i. Provides support in institutional capacity development for the articulation and implementation of Public Employment Services with the target to increase youth employment and skills development. ii. Technical support to the Labour Market Information System iii. Support employability trainings, provides various skill trainings and internship placements, iv. Supports with Job fair and Public Employment Service Conference. 4. United Nations Development Programme- I. Support the formulation and review of the NIYEAP. II. Supports the meeting of the Technical Working Group on the Implementation of the NIYEAP. 5. Swiss Development Corporation- I. Support the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment in financing Job fair. II. support workshop on fair recruitment practices 2024: -ECOWAS Commission, Abuja- Technical assistance -International Labour Organization- Technical and Financial Assistance -(Fundación Internacional y para Iberoamérica de Administración y Políticas F.S.P.)- Financial Assistance