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Ministry of Youth Development

Youth policy and national youth programmes.

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Honourable Minister

AOAyodele OlawandeAppointed 2023

Nominated from Ondo State, South West · Federal character

What the Constitution says

  • s.147(2)

    The President appoints every minister, but only after the Senate confirms the nomination. At least one minister must come from each state (s.147(3)).

2026 budget

All ministries

₦518 billion0.8% of the ₦68.32 trillion budget

  • Salaries ₦446 billion
  • Running costs ₦51.9 billion
  • Projects ₦20.2 billion

Largest lines, of 3

  1. National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)₦486 billion · p.1809
  2. Federal Ministry of Youth Development₦27.6 billion · p.1809
  3. Citizenship & Leadership Training Centre₦4.29 billion · p.1809

Sum of the lines the Act lists under it. Source: 2026 Appropriation Act, p.1809

Where it appears in the news

  • ‎After NYSC: Finding my feet beyond service, ‎By Ifeanyi Favour Ogochukwu

    Sep 30, 2026

    ‎I do not know exactly what awaits me after NYSC. It could begin with a job offer, the first serious steps towards building my own brand, further learning or simply another opportunity I cannot yet see… ‎What I know is that I am willing to begin… I hope life a

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  • FG’s N50m grant fosters digital learning with app launch

    Sep 29, 2026

    A recipient of the federal government Students Venture Capital Grant, (S-VCG), Samuel Johnson has launched a virtual learning platform-Etude in an effort to boost digital education. It would be recalled that the federal government, through the Ministry of Yout

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Senate of Nigeria confirms Ministry of Youth Development. s.147(2): The President appoints every minister, but only after the Senate confirms the nomination. At least one minister must come from each state (s.147(3)).National Assembly oversees Senate of Nigeria. s.47–49: The National Assembly is two chambers, the Senate and the House of Representatives, and voters elect both.People of Nigeria elects National Assembly. s.47–49: The National Assembly is two chambers, the Senate and the House of Representatives, and voters elect both.President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria appoints Ministry of Youth Development. s.147(2): The President appoints every minister, but only after the Senate confirms the nomination. At least one minister must come from each state (s.147(3)).People of Nigeria elects President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. s.132–134: Voters elect the President every four years. To win outright, a candidate needs the most votes and at least a quarter of the votes cast in two-thirds of the states and the FCT.Olayemi CardosoOla OlukoyedeMusa Adamu AliyuJoash AmupitanHafsat Abubakar BakariAnthony OjukwuMohammed Bello ShehuVacant seatFemi GbajabiamilaHashimu Salihu ArgunguAyo Hulayat OmidiranBashir AbubakarShaakaa Kanyitor ChiraNasir Isa KwarraTunji OlaopaGeorge AkumeAdebowale AdedokunNuhu RibaduAbel Olumuyiwa EnitanNyesom WikeJoseph Olasunkanmi TegbeShuaibu Abubakar AuduDavid UmahiAyodele OlawandeAbubakar Atiku BaguduMuhammad Ali PateMuhammadu Maigari DingyadiAdegboyega OyetolaChristopher Gwabin MusaTaiwo OyedeleMuttaqa Rabe DarmaLateef Olasunkanmi FagbemiKingsley T. UdehFestus KeyamoJumoke OduwoleOlubunmi Tunji-OjoMaruf Tunji AlausaIdi Mukhtar MaihaBola Ahmed TinubuAbubakar KyariBalarabe Abbas LawalMohammed IdrisImaan Sulaiman-IbrahimBosun TijaniIbrahim GaidamOladele Henry AlakeZephaniah Bitrus JisaloSa'idu AlkaliBianca Odumegwu-OjukwuJoseph Terlumun UtsevHannatu Musa MusawaBernard M. DoroAbubakar MomohKudirat Kekere-EkunKudirat Kekere-EkunMonica Dongban-MensemJohn TsohoMainasara Umar KogoOlakunle Oluseye NafiuJUDICIALLEGISLATIVEEXECUTIVEFECNATIONAL ASSEMBLYPRESIDENCYFEDERAL BODIESMINISTRIESAbuja, Federal Capital TerritoryPeople of Nigeria
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