{
  "id": 10240566,
  "title": "Akwa Ibom gov unveils youth development centre",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/akwa-ibom-gov-unveils-youth-development-centre-10240566",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T15:56:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/akwa-ibom-gov-unveils-youth-development-centre/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Governor Umo Eno has commissioned a youth development centre in Uruan LGA, Akwa Ibom. According to Punch, the centre aims to equip young people with skills for entrepreneurship and self-reliance.\n\nThe Akwa Ibom State Government has also taken steps to strengthen grassroots security and development. Daily Post Nigeria reports that the government has verified and accredited 2,183 village youth presidents out of 2,272 gazetted villages in the state for training by security agencies. The verification process for the remaining 89 persons has begun.\n\nThe state's Commissioner for Youths, Dr Ekerette Ekanem, disclosed that the ministry has organized a stakeholders' roundtable to review and validate the Akwa Ibom State Youth Policy Development Roadmap. This policy framework aims to foster peaceful leadership among registered youth groups, create job opportunities, and promote inclusion in government policies and programmes.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Akwa Ibom Govt to train 2,272 village youth president on security",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/akwa-ibom-govt-to-train-2-272-village-youth-president-on-security",
        "published": "2026-09-27T11:16:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Akwa Ibom gov unveils youth development centre",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/akwa-ibom-gov-unveils-youth-development-centre",
        "published": "2026-09-27T15:22:53.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}