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It is disturbingly common to see young girls hawking in the streets in Northern Nigeria, writes Folmi Yohanna, 27, a Correspondent from Kano in Nigeria. who notes that girls from a poor background must be determined, ambitious and hardworking to achieve their educational goals. In recent years the Boko Haram menace has made it even harder …

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Discouraging unemployment rates are a reality in Nigeria, but Aïdêè Amba, 20, a Correspondent from Calabar in Nigeria, argues there is a better solution than waiting for government to tackle the problem. She encourages educated youth to become entrepreneurs and chart their own course.  If there’s any outstanding problem in our country, Nigeria, it is the joblessness …

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An initiative to protect and promote forests is a welcome move, writes Oghenechovwen Oghenekevwe, 18, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Warri in Nigeria, but is being threatened by some countries’ failure to sign on – and by a push for competing development. Professor Wangari Muta Maathai was a Kenyan and African heroine. From the 70s till …

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The pressing issue of world hunger prompted one individual to make a remarkable effort, writes Alabidun Sarat, 22, a Correspondent from Lagos in Nigeria, who describes the work of a Lagos business woman. On realising that there were more than 795 million hungry people in the world and a startling number of Nigerian children were malnourished, …

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The campaign against FGM is reaching out to a wider audience, writes Oluwasegun Olakoyenikan, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Benin City, Nigeria, who describes advocacy training for a network of social media users in southern Nigeria. Due to the increasing number of social media users in Nigeria and the need to reach out to them, …

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Africa is a continent blessed with both human and mineral resources, large enough to make it self-sufficient, but Emmanuel Olutokun, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Lagos in Nigeria writes that the reality seems to be in discord with statistics and expectations. It is known that the problems confronting my continent are not corruption or mismanagement …

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The shift towards a more peaceful world order rests squarely on the shoulders of young people, writes Bryan Obaji, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Calabar in Nigeria.   The modern world is becoming smaller, highly integrated and technologically more advanced. It also becoming highly fragmented, less peaceful, and unsafe for both present and future generations. …

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Making life insurance mandatory for the nation’s workforce could be an invaluable way to provide long-term economic stability in Nigeria, writes Samasi Anderson, 20, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Bayelsa State. A vibrant insurance sector contributes significantly to the expansion of the economy. When the insurance sector is sound in an economy, there are several benefits. First, …

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The decision to admit Morocco as a member of the Economic Community of West African States is a contentious issue. Bryan Obaji, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Calabar in Nigeria, writes about its possible advantages and disadvantages.  For individuals, organisations or states, the goal of having a functional union is based on the idea of having …

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