Young Nigerians between the ages of 18 and 25 are being targeted for a special virtual conference to help them access decision-making information from selected mentors.
Read more: Foundation plans skill conference for 18-25 year-old Nigerians
The Bill seeking to establish Youth Entrepreneurship Development Trust Fund on Wednesday in Abuja scaled the second reading in the House of Representatives.
Read more: Bill on youth entrepreneurship devt trust fund passes 2nd reading
As his personal Community Development Service (CDS) Project, a corps member, Mr Ahmad Abubakar, has donated a digital library to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Abuja.
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, says the ministry trained 200,000 youths on Digital Literacy, Skills Acquisition, Entrepreneurship, Employability and Leadership programme.
Read more: FG trains 200,000 youths on digital literacy, entrepreneurship
The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, says some 47,000 youths have so far applied for the Work Experience Programme (WEP) of the Federal government.
Read more: 47,000 youths have so far applied for FG’s work experience programmes – Minister
Huawei says it plans to invest US$150 million in digital talent development over the next five years, noting that the programme will be beneficial to about 3 million youths.
Read more: Huawei to invest $150 million in youth digital talent
An NGO, Centre for Advocacy of Justice and Rights (CAJR), has trained 60 women and youth as advocates for peace and social cohesion in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau.
Read more: NGO trains 60 advocates to promote peace, boost interaction in Plateau
All roads lead to the Velodrome of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium at Nigeria's capital Abuja as the first-ever National Youth Conference is set to begin today (Monday).
Read more: Security, job top agenda as 1st National Youth Conference begins in Abuja
The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, in Niger State says it was unable to post corps members to no fewer than 11 out of 25 local government areas for their primary assignment in the State Due to the escalating attacks of armed bandits,
Read more: Fear of Bandits: Niger NYSC can't post corps members to 11 LGAs
Three Nigerian students are set to win the sums of N1 Million, N700,000 and N500,000 respectively in the ongoing 2021 Huawei global ICT competition ending on November 7.
Read more: Huawei empowers Nigerian youths through global ICT Competition, certification
Nigeria is ranked 161st on the 2020 Global Youth Development Index which measures the status of young people in 181 countries around the world, according to the Commonwealth Secretariat.
Read more: Nigeria ranks 161st on Global Youth Development Index
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, formally launched Lagos Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Youth Alliance, setting a new pace that will enable the State Government accelerate actions towards meeting key deliverables in the global goals.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government will support the UN Children’s Fund’s (UNICEF) Generation Unlimited (GenU) project meant to equip youths with entrepreneurship skills.
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has presented a cheque of N1 million as death benefit to the family of late corps member, Mr Chikwado Ezururike in Abia.
Read more: NYSC presents N1m to family of late corps member in Abia
Read more: FG, UN to inaugurate programme to empower 20m Nigerian youths by 2030
Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has tasked corps members to take advantage of the NYSC scheme to promote unity and integration in the country.
Read more: NYSC DG tasks corps members on national unity, integration
A civil society organisation, YIAGA Africa, says it has provided N2 million to support civic projects aimed at mobilising younger people to register and vote in the Nov. 6 governorship election in Anambra.
Read more: Anambra Election: YIAGA Africa supports youths mobilisation with N2m grant
