Nigeria, Oct. 31 -- 50 youths drawn from the 21 local government areas of Anambra State have begun a six-month training programme to monitor and document at least 100 public infrastructure projects across the state.

The initiative, known as the Anambra Youth Accountability Hub (AYAH), is being implemented by the Creative Minds Center for Youth and Community Development (CM-CYCD), with support from the Nigeria Youth Futures Fund (NYFF), to promote transparency, citizen participation and accountability in governance.

Speaking during the training in Awka, Executive Director of CM-CYCD and Project Lead of AYAH, Ugochi Freeman, said the fellows would be equipped with skills in public budget tracking, procurement monitoring, infrastructure a...