Abbreviation | NYCN |
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Formation | 1964 |
Type | Youth Organisation |
Location | |
President | Amb Sukubo Sara-Igbe Sukubo |
Website | nationalyouthcouncilofnigeria |
The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) was established in 1964. It is charged with the responsibility of policy formulation and implementation on issues relating to youth development in Nigeria. It is the umbrella body and the mouthpiece of the Nigerian Youths. It was established and given legal recognition in 1990. The NYCN has three branches; the National, Zonal and the State chapters. [1] The NYCN is also affiliated to the World Assembly of Youth, Pan-African Youth Union. It has the Ministry for Youth and Sports Development as its supervisory body. The NYCN body has been instrumental to many empowerment, scholarship and support programmes. [2] [3] [4]
Youth, according to the youth policy, are people, between the ages of 18 and 35. The National Youth Council of Nigeria has 36 state chapters plus the FCT, and 774 local government branches. All chapters are led by a chairman while the local government branches are led by coordinators. The NYCN is managed and governed by 23 National Executive Committee (NEC) members and 18 directorates, headed by the council president. [5]
The Youth Council is a non‐governmental, non‐partisan, and not‐for‐profit organisation. The council comprises the National Executive Committee (NEC) of 23 members, led by a president and 37 State Chairmen with Local Government Coordinators. The NEC members are democratically elected by their respective state chapters and affiliated voluntary youth organisations. The National Youth Council of Nigeria is a major stakeholder in the implementation of the National Youth Policy.
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