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Lagos youths are so dear to Governor
@jidesanwoolu
heart. Here are the Facts & Figures:
TRANSPORTATION
• Over 1,800 jobs generated through the operation of the Lagos Bus Service Limited (LBSL).
• Over 1000 direct and indirect jobs created for the youths through the operation of the Lagos Blue Line Rail.
• Hundreds are being trained for jobs on the Red Line
• Over 1000 jobs created through the LAGRIDE smart taxi scheme
• 2,866 job opportunities for young drivers who graduated from LBSL accredited training academy.
HEALTH
• 2,200 healthcare professionals, mostly youth, were recruited into the State public health facilities.
EDUCATION
• 18,912 Mobile Learning Devices distributed to SS2 students across the six education districts in the state.
• Over 3,000 fresh graduate teachers recruited, mostly young graduates, (both STEM and General subjects] effective teaching/learning delivery.
• N1,571,076,000 approved as registration fees and other sundry costs for 58,188 SS3 students writing the West Africa School Certificate Examination.
• 2,085 students completed technical education and 85% of the graduates are now self-employed.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
• Between 2020 and 2024, about 80 innovative startups, all founded by youths, were funded through The Lagos State Science Research and Innovation Council (LASRIC). These include startups in agritech, e-commerce and retail, FinTech, climate change, circular economy, and many other verticals.
• N1 billion seed money put into the Lagos State Science Research and Innovation Council(LASRIC) fund to empower young start-ups.
• 129 vouchers issued to owners of tech start-ups under the innovation-driven enterprise programme, ‘Lagos Innovates’.
• 71 early-stage start-ups incubated under the Idea Hub. N10 million hub loan disbursed to 8th Gear Hub
AGRICULTURE
• 51,676 youths trained in agripreneurship skills, across all Departments/Agencies/Projects/Value Chains of interest.
• 34,901 youth beneficiaries empowered across all value chains
• At the Central Food Systems and Logistics Hub, Ketu-Ereyun some young Lagosians are engaged
• 6 jetties and 15 cottage processing centres built for young farmers under the APPEALS and Lagos CARES Projects in collaboration with the World Bank.
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