Opinion: Young people and climate change in Nigeria

by Hamzat Lawal As the next COP meeting scheduled to hold in Warsaw in November is weeks away, we as young people wonder what is Nigeria’s negotiating position to this global meeting and what our government delegations would showcase as our achievement over the years on climate mitigation and adaptation strategies. Twenty-first century has been... Read More

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October 1, 2013

Opinion: To our nation’s youth at Independence

by Adeshola Komolafe Whichever way we want to look at our history, the role of youth in Nigeria’s historical blocks offer great insight and challenge that can provide a ready and important point of reflection for us as young people. What a time to be young in the history of our land! Today, as the clock... Read More

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September 27, 2013

#OurNASS: Youth visit Assembly Complex, demand a pay cut for Nigerian lawmakers (WATCH)

by Oge Okonkwo Several Nigerian youth in a peaceful protest on Thursday marched from the parking lot of Eagles Square, Abuja down to the gates of the National Assembly complex as they asked for pay cuts of the legislators demanding a reduction. The protesting crowd called for the reallocation of resources especially as the Academic... Read More

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September 25, 2013

Opinion: Challenges before the young African

by Tunji Olaopa When next you think of Nigeria in terms of what is wrong, impossible and confusing; in terms of corruption, terrorism, administrative decline and poverty, you may just be caught within the grip of a single, unchanging story about a country where many other positive things are possible. In an earlier essay, we... Read More

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September 24, 2013

CSR-in-Action promotes transparency and effective policy implementation within the Nigerian Extractive Industries

by Akintomiwa Agbaje In a bid to sustainably promote unity through collaborative action, accountability and transparency within the extractive industries, CSR-in-Action in partnership with Business Day Newspapers, is pleased to announce dates for its annual seminar – Sustainability in the Extractive Industries™. This seminar with the sub-theme – Policy, Affirmative Action and Sustained Growth... Read More

September 22, 2013

2015: Youth group in Sokoto vow to ensure Fashola/Okorocha presidency

by Oge Okonkwo Youth in Sokoto state yesterday, pledged to work with care and commitment for not just the emergence but for the 2015 electoral victory of the Fashola/Okorocha presidential ticket in the newly emerged APC. Speaking to newsmen, some of the youth while forming an active network aimed at sensitizing northern youth at large... Read More

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September 11, 2013

Opinion: The inside story – Between the Presidency, Inuwa Abdulkadir and the NYCN

by John-Bull Alexander The President should see the plight of the youth who are the true leaders of tomorrow as deserving greater attention and priority. So we youths are not deceived at all by the hollow theatrics of removal of the Youth Minister Inuwa Abdulkadir, which we know is least connected to our prosperous future... Read More

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September 10, 2013

Jaye Gaskia: Betrayal by a few in the Niger Delta

by Jaye Gaskia For starters, never in the entire history of the Niger Delta has the region’s environment been subjected to this level, scope and intensity of environmental degradation! We are speaking of a daily oil spill rate of well over 30,000 barrels per day, consistently over a period of more than 3 years! Given... Read More

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September 3, 2013

Opinion: Open letter to ASUU on the way forward

by Yushau Shuaib We must also blame ASUU for indiscipline and lack of adequate inspection on the campuses which have caused cultism, drug addiction, gang rape and other criminalities on campuses. For instance, the incessant ASUU strikes influence idle students to engage in prostitution, robbery and kidnapping to earn a living and to occupy their... Read More

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August 31, 2013

Accidental discharge: Policeman in Kaduna mistakenly kills woman in court premises

by Oge Okonkwo A middle aged woman was allegedly shot dead by a police officer while trying to disperse some youth who came to interrupt a court proceeding in Kafanchan, Kaduna state. According to reports, the incident was confirmed by the Kaduna state commissioner of police, Olufemi Adenaike, saying that the killing was not deliberate. The... Read More

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August 20, 2013

Opinion: Of social media activism and the big three menace

by Adeyemi O.J Lest I forget, the Minister who wept about the deplorable state of our roads, have since expended billions of Naira on a private jet, in order not to ever experience that kind of embarrassing moment again. Just like The New-Media, the slogan; “New Nigeria” has been on our lips for quite sometime... Read More

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August 14, 2013

Common causes of sudden death among Nigerian youth – Expert

A medical expert, Dr Adeyemi Oluwatosin, has raised the alarm over the frequency of sudden death among the youth and said that there was urgent need for the citizenry to take nutrition and healthcare seriously. Oluwatosin who raised the concerns in an exclusive chat with LEADERSHIP said youths between the ages 18-45 years could suddenly... Read More

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August 10, 2013

FG gives scholarship to 36 Niger Delta youth to study abroad

by Oge Okonkwo The Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Kingsley Kuku, said that 36 youth have been enrolled for formal education in the University of Alabama, in the United States of America. This was disclosed on Friday at the Offshore Orientation and Departure Programme, organised for the beneficiaries in Abuja, the... Read More

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August 4, 2013

Opinion: Entrepreneuship as the way out of Nigeria’s massive youth unemployment

by Muhammed Abdullahi Tosin My sincere advice is this: rather than be a from-company-to-company job seeker, you should learn and strive to engage in business ventures to secure financial autonomy, and the best time to start is while in school. Ever dreamt of graduating from the University and living a financially secured life ever after?... Read More

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June 1, 2013

Samsung targets the youth with new Galaxy Star smartphone

by Isi Esene Consumers seeking smart mobile devices from which they can derive optimum value need look no further, as Samsung announces its new Galaxy Star smartphone, an affordable solution targeted at the younger generation of mobile phone users. Featuring a dual-SIM functionality, the entry-level smartphone is powered by an A5 1GHz processor and... Read More

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August 4, 2012

Did you know GEJ has a Special Asst. on Youth and Students? “He will give the youth a voice,” associates say

by Isi Esene A group called Conscience Nigeria has expressed its delight with the President’s decision to appoint Jude Imagwe as the his special assistant on Youth and Student Matters. The Conscience Nigeria group believes Imagwe will bring his wealth of experience to bear as the immediate past president of the National Association of Nigerian... Read More

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July 23, 2012

YALDA 2012 Conference: Innovation and creativity for a better Africa

by Doyin Jaiyesimi The 4th Biennial conference for Youth Alliance for Leadership and Development in Africa (YALDA) will hold from the 4th to 7th October 2012, in partnership with Lagos Business School, LEAP Africa and FindajobinAfrica.com. The 4-day conference will hold at the Lekki-Ajah campus of the Lagos Business School. With the YALDA conference, the... Read More

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May 16, 2012

“Informed comments have been replaced by Twitter fastfood” – Youth minister

The Honourable Minister of Youth Development, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi delivered these remarks at the conference on New Media and Governance organised by the Shehu Musa Yar’adua Foundation and EnoughisEnough Nigeria on 15 May, 2012. Clearly, he is not impressed! The rise of the new media has more or less dismantled the last barrier to free press;... Read More

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April 5, 2012

This Should Concern You: The 2012 Oxford University Pan Africa Conference to hold 5 May

by Rachel Ogbu With the theme, “Building Capacity for a New Generation: The Case for Youth Leadership in Africa”, the 2012 Oxford University Pan-African Conference is scheduled to take place on 5th May. The event is set to be the largest gathering of African students in the United Kingdom, and should focus on the importance... Read More

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March 5, 2012

Tolu Ogunlesi: “This ‘Youth’ of a thing!” (YNaija Frontpage)

I suspect it’s high time we cured ourselves of a certain blind optimism in the power of the ‘youth’. Julius Malema, the man who until recently was the controversial President of the Youth League of the African National Congress (ANC), was born in 1981. That makes him almost two decades younger than the PDP’s immediate... Read More

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October 26, 2011

Dare to Aspire: African youth call for generational change!

Wilfred Okiche The 2011 Transformation summit is the annual summit of Youths for Generational Change (YGC Africa). This year’s summit is themed ‘Dare To Aspire’ and will feature some of the finest personalities Africa has to offer, people that have gone beyond limitations to become world class people of Impact. Speakers and facilitators at this... Read More

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