by Similoluwa Ifedayo Youth activism is a powerful force for addressing pressing societal issues. Ni …
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by Victor Okechukwu Chimezie Nigeria, with a population of over 220 million, is a highly diverse nat …
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Former Nigerian presidential candidate and founder of the Centre for Values in Leadership, Prof. Pat Utomi, has stressed the need for young Africans to hold their leaders accountable. By Femi Asu (pictured). Speaking on a Panel Session last weekend at the 4th Biennial Youth Alliance for Leadership and Development in Africa (YALDA) Conference at Orchid Hotels, …
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The founder of the Centre for Values in Leadership, Prof. Pat Utomi, a former Nigerian presidential candidate, has stressed the need for young Africans to hold their leaders to account. Femi Asu, 27, from Lagos in Nigeria reports. Speaking during a panel session last weekend at the 4th Biennial Youth Alliance for Leadership and Development …
"Young people have more power than they like to accept that they have" Read More »
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 …
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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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 …
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 …
"How to chart a new course for waste management in Africa" Read More »
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