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October 14, 2013

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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,…

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,…

July 28, 2013

Opinion: The role of the youth in birthing Africa’s future

by Ayomide Atitebi Consequently, young Africans must begin to take up the responsibility of builders working with imagination, deep insights and courage. We must work with the force of purposefulness…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Oluwapelumi 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…

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