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Youth Development Centre in Urue Offong/Oruko

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A youth development centre is being built to teach digital skills to young people.

Key facts

Area of work: Jobs and business support
LGA: Urue Offong/Oruko
Status: Ongoing
Where: Urue Offong, LGA headquarters
Status: Ongoing
Name used: ARISE Youth-Friendly Centre (Youth Development Centre)
Flag-off: 21 October 2025; Governor represented by Barr. Kufre Udosen, Special Adviser, Bureau of Political and Social Re-orientation
Location: Inside the Council Secretariat complex, Urue Offong
Planned facilities: Creative development hub, ICT hub, e-library, co-working space, recreation lounge, coffee shop; solar powered
Started: 21 October 2025

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Youth Development Centre buildings going up at Urue Offong

About the project

The ARISE Youth-Friendly Centre, also called the Youth Development Centre, is being built inside the Council Secretariat complex at Urue Offong, the headquarters of Urue Offong/Oruko Local Government Area. It is a purpose-built centre for young people in the LGA.

The Akwa Ibom State Government under Governor Umo Eno is delivering the centre. Construction was flagged off on 21 October 2025. The Governor was represented by Barr. Kufre Udosen, Special Adviser, Bureau of Political and Social Re-orientation, assisted by Capt. Iniobong Ekong (Rtd), Commissioner for Trade and Investment. Urue Offong/Oruko was among the first LGAs where work began. Construction is ongoing, and the foundation blockwork is in place.

The centre will have a creative development hub for arts, culture and media, an ICT hub, an e-library, a co-working space, a recreation lounge and a coffee shop. It will run on solar power in a secure setting.

It is meant to help young people learn digital skills, start their own businesses and become self-reliant, in line with the ARISE Agenda.

The centre has not yet been commissioned.

The project at a glance

StatusOngoing

Started21 October 2025

Kind of workJobs and business support

ServesYoung people in Urue Offong/Oruko and 3 more

Project timeline

Plannedannounced or approved

Work startedsite work begins

Ongoingwork under way

Finishedcompleted or commissioned

Work started21 October 2025

What was built

Youth centre building under construction
Space for digital skills training

Who it serves

People and places connected by this project.

Young people in Urue Offong/OrukoYoung people
School leaversEducation
Trainees in digital skills
Youth groupsYoung people

Where it helps

Trade and income
Education
Movement and access
Housing and shelter

Urue Offong/Oruko LGA at a glance

Where this project sits among all 9 projects recorded in Urue Offong/Oruko.

Completed 6Ongoing 3 (this project)

Schools

Government and public buildings

Roads and bridges

Health

Jobs and business support

Impact Analysis

An assessment of the impact of these accomplishments on the people and communities.

For families and communities

Once open, the centre should give young people a place in their own area to learn and meet. It is tied to the goal of self-reliance for local youths.

For work and income

Digital skills can help young people find jobs or earn income on their own. Training close to home also saves them the cost of travelling to other towns to learn.