Nigeria’s new graduates and those idled by the global economic downturn are flooding the labour market in search of scarce opportunities, writes Ayodeji Morakinyo, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Nigeria. However, some government leaders and many NGOs are combining efforts to reduce the rate of unemployment. Unemployment issues have grown severe as the global economic …
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Health, Safety & Wellbeing | Social Development
World Malaria Day 2024: Reflections and Call for Equitable Action
April 23by Archibong Bassey Like many children living in Nigeria – a malaria endemic country, I battled Mala …
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How to Improve Judicial Systems to Restore Trust Amongst The People They Serve
April 13by Joshua Kimera The judicial system stands as the cornerstone of any society founded upon the princ …
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The Gambia considers repeal of ban on Female Genital Mutilation
April 1by Ruhamah Ifere Barely 10 days past the 2024 commemoration of International Women’s Day, women and …
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Nigeria’s new graduates and those hit by the global economic downturn are competing for increasingly scarce work opportunities, writes Ayodeji Morakinyo, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Nigeria. However, some government leaders and many NGOs are now combining their efforts to reduce the unemployment rate. Unemployment issues have grown severe as the global economic recession that …
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Tourism started off well after Uganda gained independence in 1962, says Diana Phoebe, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kampala. But after decades of decline the government has now realized the economic importance of the sector and assigned high priority to restoring it. The black, yellow, and red of the national flag is everywhere in this …
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In Africa, social networks are gradually undermining traditional community relationships, argues Roland Uwakwe, 26, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Abuja, Nigeria. He says youths absorbed in the online world now rarely greet or respect their elders. Social networks with their good and bad influences are here to stay. To contemplate otherwise is to live behind the …
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In Nigeria, 38 percent of women lack formal education, reports Tayo Elegbede, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Lagos in Nigeria. Yet the failure to fully tap the potential of women undermines the quality of democracy and threatens economic and social strength. It is apparent that no appreciable development can be made on the local, national …
The challenge of developing good leaders is one of the most important issues facing Africa, writes Femi Asu, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Lagos in Nigeria. He says youth have a responsibility to meet that challenge by casting off apathy and using their energy and new opportunities to jump-start Africa’s future. The challenge of great …
A training session sponsored by the Discovering Young Leaders Program underlines the fact that self appraisal is the first step for community development, writes Biodun Awosusi, 26, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Nigeria. He says every youth leader must understand himself in order to make a meaningful impact on society. Five weeks on a youth leadership …
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Nigeria’s foremost child rights activist has been named to a prestigious International Leadership program operated by the U.S. State Department. The nomination puts Dayo Israel in the ranks of more than 300 global leaders who are alumni of the program, says Tayo Elegbede, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Lagos, Nigeria. Nigeria’s foremost child rights activist …
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Nearly a quarter of Nigeria’s population is unemployed, raising concerns that disenchanted youth will turn to crime or revolution, writes Biodun Awosusi, 26, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Nigeria. But a social entrepreneurship program offers a positive alternative. In a bid to tackle unemployment in Nigeria, young graduates are turning into social entrepreneurs and using business …
Around 80% of the world’s waste is produced by North America, Western Europe, Japan and South Korea, despite only accounting for 35% of the planet’s population. But as Tayo Elegbede, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Nigeria, learns, this does not mean Africa can afford to ignore its own growing garbage problem. With a population of over 1 billion …
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