One point two million young entrepreneurs in Nigeria are to benefit from the partnership between the UNESCO “read and earn” federation and the office of the senior special Assistant to the president on SDG.
The project TAP, is designed to encourage the intersection of fresh ideas among Nigeria youths using practical skills development programmes .
Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy is one of the world’s largest producers of crude oil and with an abundance of gas and mineral resources.
The international monetary fund predicts that Nigeria could become the ninth largest economy in the world by 2050 if it can mobilize it’s 200 million population into a nation of entrepreneuers and consumers.
With entrepreneurial Deficit, the country is unable to develop the broad-based economy needed to provide employment, competition and Innovation.
In complementing the federal government effort to take a hundred million Nigerians out of poverty , UNESCO read and earn federation in collaboration with the office of the senior special Assistant to the president on SDGs
It is creating “The August Project” to develop core skills they need to set up their businesses.
The program will expose the youths to the ideology and tactics involved in international business trade and Enterprise.
The August Project is designed to achieve the United Nations mandate on sustainable development goals Four, Eight and Nine.
