The Abia State Government has thrown its weight behind the Federal Government’s Youth Economic Intervention and De-Radicalisation Programme (YEIDEP), with a target of registering and onboarding at least one million young people across the state. YEIDEP was officially launched in Umuahia on Friday, August 21, 2026, as part of measures to address youth unemployment, poverty and the risk of radicalisation through business grants, skills development and other forms of economic assistance. Representing Governor Alex Otti at the flag-off, a state commissioner said the programme would create opportunities for Nigerians between the...