Vice President Kashim Shettima has launched the Office of the Vice President-Generation Unlimited (OVP-GenU) Secretariat to coordinate the implementation of activities of the programme across the country.

The GenU Nigeria initiative is a UNICEF-led Public-Private-Youth Partnership (PPYP) programme designed to connect 20 million Nigerian youths to education, skills, and livelihood opportunities by 2030.

Speaking during the launch of the secretariat on Tuesday in Abuja, Shettima, represented by Ibrahim Hadejia, the Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, said the office would accelerate programme execution and deepen partnership across various agencies of government.

He explained that one of the benefits establishing the secretariat would be the proper alignment of skills to the demands of community, industry and society through a transparent process that will be accessible to all.