The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has set aside a N5 billion endowment fund for youth development in skills, infrastructure, and career advancement.

The training programmes will be broadened to include film production, music, and sports, offering holistic empowerment for a generation ready to impact every area of life.

Primate of the Church, Most Rev. Henry Ndukuba, who disclosed this at the 2025 Anglican Youth Conference themed, “Ambassadors for Christ” yesterday, in Abuja, lamented that many Nigerian youths are weighed down by unemployment, insecurity, corruption, and moral decay.

Ndukuba urged the youths to remain hopeful despite unemployment, insecurity, and corruption, encouraging them to take bold stands in governance, education, media, economy, and other key sectors.

He said: “Within the Church and society, discouragement is widespread, and many complain and lose heart. But like Joshua and Caleb, you are called not to lose hope. Instead, you must rise up and engage the challenges spiritually, socially, economically, and politically. You must reach out to fellow youths, extending the hand of reconciliation, hope, and courage.

“ You are the hope of the Church and the nation. Stand strong in your convictions. Uphold righteousness in the midst of corruption. Defend truth when it is unpopular. Reject the vices that entangle your generation. You must keep hope alive, believing that with God, all things are possible.”

The Primate charged Nigerian youths to rise as change agents and take full possession of their spiritual and national destiny, declaring them as God’s “Joshua Generation.”

Ndukuba described the movement not just as a gathering, but a divine mandate to empower young Christians to lead in both spiritual and socio-economic spheres.

He added that the JGIYC Digital Economy Training, in partnership with CISCO and the University of Jos, has empowered nearly 2,000 young people with Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills.