 The Lagos State Government has promised to continue to provide more grants to teaming youth and reduce unemployment to make the state a resilient city by creating an enabling and sustainable environment for the economic prosperity of Lagosians. Governor Baba Jideh Somwolu said as these are the second edition of the Lagos Employment Summit Health in Lagos. Lagos State House correspondent Love Ikukoyedeku was at event-themed Sustainable Job Creation Strategies, Collective Action and Prosperity for All and brought back this report. Seated here are various industry players, stakeholders, drawn from different sectors of the economy. They are brainstorming on how to achieve sustainable job creation strategies and social solutions to unemployment problems in Lagos states. With an unemployment rate standing at 37.3%, the summit may just be to the rescue. It was one of our strong campaign promises that the Lagos Employment Trust Fund will come out bigger, bolder and stronger and I'm going to assure you that given the score cards that you've seen in less than five years, they've had direct interventions to over 200,000 citizens, but we know that funding is also one of the things that had been the impact that has helped you and to date I think we have committed over 10 billion to the fund and want to also do more. Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget Sam Egubeh is hopeful that the summit will generate quality employment output and change the narratives. So this conference is targeted at addressing the employment levels in the state through bridging the gap between job availability and employability in the labour market. Delivering their keynote addresses, guest speakers commanded initiatives of the Lagos state government on wealth and employment creation for its population. They called on the state government to increase investments in yields in order to enhance and create opportunities for all. The time to invest in our youth is right now. As policymakers you all have a key role to play in helping our youths in their life journey. Lagos state's commitment is visible in this employment summit today and underscores the high commitment of Lagos to bring those relevant in the employment sphere together and actively seek solutions. Chairman Lagos State Employment Trust fund Bola Adishola also thanked stakeholders for demonstrating commitment towards tackling unemployment in the state. These achievements of the fund within just five years have made it a model across the country and we've seen other states create similar agencies to ensure that employment and entrepreneurship opportunities are created for their youth. Secretary LSATF Tejumola Abisoye who highlighted the achievements of the fund in the last five years called on public and private stakeholders to actively collaborate, design and develop resilient policies and strategies for job creation. From Lagos, Love Ikuku Oyedokun, Plus TV News. Hello, hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.