National Youth Council of Nigeria

The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) was established in 1964. It is charged with policy formulation and implementation on issues bordering on youth development in Nigeria. It is the umbrella body and the mouthpiece of the Nigerian Youth. It was established and given legal recognition in 1990. The NYCN has three branches, the National, Zonal and the State chapters. The NYCN is also affiliated to the world Assembly of Youth, Pan-African Youth Union. It has the Ministry for Youth and Sports Development as its supervisory body. The NYCN body has been instrumental to many Empowerment, Scholarships and Support Programmes.
Structure.
Youth, according to the youth policy, acknowledged youths as persons between the ages of 18 to 35. The National Youth Council of Nigeria has 36 State Chapters plus the FCT and 774 Local Government Branches. All chapters are led by a Chairman and Local Government branches are led by coordinators. The NYCN is managed and governed by 23 national executive committees (NEC) members headed by a President.
Leadership.
Amb. Sukubo Saraigbe Sukubo is the President of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) the largest black youth movement in the world – that represents over 145million youths of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
His Youthfulness – Amb. Sukubo has used his mandate as National President to increase socio-economic empowerment of NYCN by establishing the much-needed relationship with the Government and private sectors for sustainable development of Nigeria Youths.
Amb. Sukubo is an influential youth activist. His activism is one with passion and determination to further develop the NYCN towards achieving greater heights. He was elected youth president of Offoin-ama community. His exceptional achievements as the Offoin-ama youth president gave birth to him been elected as the Chairman, National Youth Council of Nigeria, Akuku-Toru Local Government Area in 2011. At the state level he was the Chairman National Youth Council Of Nigeria, Rivers State Chapter and Caretaker Committee Chairman (C.T.C), National Youth Council of Nigeria, Rivers State Chapter in the year, 2013-2015. Amb. Sukubo Sara-igbe Sukubo, in 2017 based on his outstanding leadership qualities was elected as the Chairman, Chairmen’s Forum of National Youth Council of Nigeria in the year 2017. Amb. Sukubo’s Journey as a youth activist still continues victoriously as he is currently the elected National President of National Youth Council of Nigeria.
Alongside being a vibrant and enthusiastic youth activist, Amb. Sukubo is a successful tycoon in the downstream oil and gas sector with years of valuable experience in business management and project planning.