African capitals are brimming with youths who, mainly due to lack of gainful employment, often resort to crime and all forms of anti-social vices, including being hired as political thugs or joining armed groups, thereby fuelling insecurity and criminality in many countries. Governments across the continent are struggling to...
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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on the Federal Government to provide answers over the 2020 Lekki tollgate shooting, saying six years later many Nigerians, especially young people, are still waiting for justice. In a post shared on his X account on Tuesday to mark the sixth anniversary...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed concern over the poor state of sports development in Nigeria, saying the sector has huge potential to empower young people and drive social change. Obi stated this after attending a local league match between Enugu Rangers FC and Ikorodu...
Federal Government has announced plans to convene the National Youth Confab 2026 in October, with one youth delegate expected from each of Nigeria’s 360 federal constituencies to participate in discussions aimed at shaping the country’s future. The conference will also feature six representatives of Nigerians in the diaspora alongside...
Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede has charged youths across the country to tread the path of integrity for a secure future. He gave the charge in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, while addressing youths and teenagers in a...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged Nigerian youths to take an active role in shaping the country’s political future, declaring that their time to lead is now and not tomorrow. Atiku made the call on Wednesday in Abuja while addressing youths of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as...
BUA Cement Nigeria Plc has graduated 60 youths from its host communities in Sokoto State after completing a six-month intensive training programme in heavy-duty machine operations, with 52 of the beneficiaries securing automatic employment with the company. The graduates were presented with certificates on Wednesday at the end of...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has launched Power Force, a new national initiative that will train 5,000 young Nigerians to support the accelerated deployment of smart electricity meters across the country, create employment opportunities, and strengthen ongoing power sector reforms. The Executive Secretary, Presidential Metering Initiative, Mrs. Olu Verheijen, disclosed...
Wema Bank has secured a €50 million, about N78.5 billion, financing facility from the European Investment Bank’s development arm, EIB Global, to expand credit access for small and medium-sized enterprises in Nigeria. The agreement marks the first transaction between EIB Global and Wema Bank. At least 50 per cent...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has urged Nigerian youths to embrace integrity, competence, discipline and hard work as essential ingredients for achieving lasting success and driving national development. Obi made the call on Sunday following his participation at the This Generation Conference hosted by Summit Bible...
Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has urged Nigerian students to adopt healthy lifestyles, proper hygiene, good nutrition and immunisation to protect their future and develop responsible leadership qualities.Alausa made the call on Wednesday in Abuja during the maiden edition of the Kid’s Dialogue Series, organised by the Federal...
At just 50, Matthew Tonlagha’s life has orbited the full cycle of human accomplishments. From general welfare, education support, healthcare provision, community development, youth empowerment, job and wealth creation, and security of lives and physical infrastructure. In case, you don’t know him, Tonlagha is the Chairman of Maton Engineering...
National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has called on Nigerian youths to rise to the challenge of safeguarding and strengthening the nation’s democracy, describing them as the critical force for sustaining the country’s present and future stability. Speaking against the backdrop of ongoing...
The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has called for a deliberate and forward-looking framework for youth leadership development, noting that it is the backbone of sustainable progress. He particularly warned that the country’s status as one of the world’s youngest nations would count for nothing without deliberate institutional investment...
The Federal Government, in collaboration with the Lagos State Government @followlasg , is set to convene the first ever Abuja Dialogue aimed at placing youth leadership at the centre of national discourse. The Dialogue, scheduled to hold on Monday, April 13, 2026 in Abuja under the theme, “Scaling Excellence:...
Prominent business man and philanthropist, Daniel Kanu, has said he has no regrets about his activities during the era of former military ruler Sani Abacha, even as he moved to challenge what he described as a defamatory social media post alleging he was once imprisoned. In a press statement...
Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Barrister Oluwaseun Faleye, has described Nigerian youths as the country’s greatest asset, rather than mineral resources, infrastructure and money. Barrister Faleye made this submission in his speech as a guest speaker at the Student Mentorship Summit, 2006 organized by...
Abuja is set to host a high-profile gathering of young leaders, civil society actors, media practitioners, and tech innovators as PROMAD, a civic innovation organisation, announces a one-day Hybrid Youth, CSO, and Media Roundtable on Youth, Technology, and Development. The event is part of the Strengthening Participation, Accountability and...
The historical and contemporary trajectories of Nigerian politics reveal a striking and cautionary continuity: the persistent orchestration of popular consent through elite-driven mobilization, often at the expense of genuine democratic plurality. The parallel between the “Nigerian Youths Earnestly Ask for Abacha” (YEAA) campaign of the 1990s under Sani Abacha...
The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) Diaspora has further expanded its global leadership footprint with the official appointment of Olokigbe Tunde as the Ambassador for Hong Kong. Following the recent appointment of Austin Akpehe in mainland China, this strategic move by the Office of the President of the...