Category Op-Ed

Nigeria’s New Youth Age Classification and Matters Arising By Ibrahim FARUK

...In the 2019 Policy Foreword, the Minister of Youth and Sports Development Barr. Solomon Selcap Dalung, quickly points out that, ‘A major thrust of the current review is regarding the age bracket for the classification of youth from existing grading of 18 – 35 years to 15 – 29 years. The review is informed by practical empirical analysis and the need to promote the appropriate targeting of desired beneficiaries of intervention programmes for the youth rather than adults masquerading as youth.