Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports

Federal Ministry of Youth Development
Coat of arms of Nigeria
Agency overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Nigeria
HeadquartersFederal Secretariat Abuja
Minister responsible
Websitefmyd.gov.ng

The Federal Ministry of Youth Development was responsible for youths and sports affairs in Nigeria [1] and has been split into two by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, creating the Federal Ministry of Youth Development and the Federal Ministry of Sports.[2]

The Ministry was an outcome of the merger of the defunct Federal Ministry of Youth Development (FMYD) and the National Sports Commission (NSC) by the proclamation of President Muhammadu Buhari on the restructuring of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of Government on 11 November 2016.[3] 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.[4]

  1. ^ "Nigeria | Factsheets | Youthpolicy.org". www.youthpolicy.org. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  2. ^ "Meet Nigeria's new Sports Minister, John Enoh". The Punch. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  3. ^ "ABOUT THE MINISTRY". Archived from the original on 2022-10-15. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  4. ^ "Cltc". Archived from the original on 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2022-10-15.