The Vice-president President of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has said that the youths are the country’s most valuable assets. Osinbajo made the remarks on Thursday in Abuja, at the 2021 National Gold Award Presentation Ceremony of the Nigerian version of the Duke of Edinburgh International Award for Young People, held at the old State House […]
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Exceptional young people can now submit entries for the 2021 Commonwealth youth awards to win prestigious titles and cash grants. The awards recognise and reward young people whose work has made a major impact on people and communities in their country. Young leaders from across the 54 Commonwealth countries can enter five regional categories: Africa; […]
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Jethro Ibileke/Benin A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Edo State, Mr. Ken Ihensekhien, has denied having hands in the attack by some angry youths on Governor Godwin Obaseki last Tuesday, during which he (Obaseki) was pelted with serchets of water. Recall that Governor Obaseki narrowly escaped an attack by some unidentified youths […]
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Mr Ketil Karlsen, the Head of European Union (EU) Delegation, has urged Nigerian youths to strive toward occupying political and public offices of their choices after the actualisation of the Not-Too-Young-to-Run law. Karlson made the call at the Not-Too-Young-to-Run Conference on Thursday in Abuja, saying the presidential assent for the law marked the beginning of […]
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Contrary to the age-long reference to the youths as “leaders of tomorrow”, the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres has declared that “young people are leaders of today” The Secretary-General said at a UN forum tagged: “Investing in Youth to Counter Terrorism,” said youth globally must be empowered to combat terrorism. Speakers at the event said […]
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Nigerian youths have formed a political party, Modern Democratic Party (MDP), to enable them place active role in the upcoming elections in 2019 and beyond. The formation of the party came at a time that when ‘Not Too Young To Run’ Bill is still pending assent of President Muhammadu Buhari. The registration of the political […]
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Some visibly angry residents of Dapchi, headquarters of Busari local government area of Yobe state, attacked Ibrahim Gaidam, governor of the state, on Thursday. They not only booed the number one citizen of the state but threw stones and dangerous objects at his convoy, resulting in the destruction of some vehicles. Gaidam had gone to […]
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The Lagos State Police Command has dismissed three policemen for allegedly shooting at youths, a situation that resulted in the death of a youth on Ifelodun Street in the Amukoko area of the state during a scuffle. It was gathered that the policemen were on patrol in the area on Thursday when they sighted the […]
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Nigeria’s unemployment rate worsened from 16.2 percent in the second quarter of 2017 to 18.8 percent in the third quarter of the year, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday. The NBS said the number of people within the labour force who were unemployed increased from 13.6 million in the second quarter of the […]
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Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has written comedian Francis Agoda, popularly known as I Go, Dye. Atiku’s letter was posted on Medium.com. The letter is in response to an earlier open letter in which the Comedian asked Atiku to stop “using sentimental empathy on the youths to express his political ambition”. The Comedian […]
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