 Lagos State Government has promised to continue to provide more grants to teaming youths and reduce unemployment in the state. The government plans to create an enabling and sustainable environment for the economic prosperity of Lagosians. Gov. Babadjidhe Somwulu stated this at the second edition of the Lagos Employment Summit. State House correspondent Love Ikukui Edokun was at the event themed Sustainable Job Creation Strategies, Collective Action and Prosperity for All. Sitted 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 cuts 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 have 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 Egube 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 commended 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 policy makers 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.