Tag: Youths
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Prof of Biology who sells vegetables, advises students not to wait for white collar jobs
Prof. Nasir Hassan-Wagini of Biology Department, Umaru Musa Yar’adua University (UMYU), Katsina, who produces and sells vegetables, has advised students and youths to key into small businesses rather than wait for white-collar jobs. Hassan-Wagini gave the advice on Monday at a weekly market in Batsari, Katsina state, where he sells the produce. The professor said…
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Invitation to controversy – By Valentine Obienyem
Permit me, quite deliberately, to stir the waters of controversy by articulating what I sincerely consider a conviction, albeit one that may not sit well with many.
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NASS proposes ‘equity trust fund’ to support youth
The National Assembly has proposed a bill titled the ‘Equity Trust Fund’ aimed at addressing the challenges faced by young Nigerians in accessing funding for their various endeavours.
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*Drugs will shatter your dreams, PRIMORG, NDLEA warn students, youths*
Students and young Nigerians have been advised to flee from drugs if they desire to attain their potential and become responsible and successful adults. The advice was handed down to Senior School students at Goshen High School, Kubwa, FCT, during a Safe Without Drugs (SWiD) Initiative Campaign in secondary schools by the Progressive Impact Organization…
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NDDC, stakeholders urge youths to leverage digital technology for National Development
The Management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), alongside regional stakeholders, has called on Nigerian youths, particularly those in the Niger Delta, to embrace digital technology as a transformative tool to enhance their skills and contribute to national development. This call was a key resolution from the International Youth Day celebration for Delta youths,…
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Ukodhiko highlights role of youths in nation building
Member Representing Isoko Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Pastor Jonathan Ukodhiko, has identified the role of youths in the development of any nation. The federal lawmaker said the youth population in any country are key in driving sports, technology, innovation, entrepreneurship, education and other critical sectors responsible for the growth of any…
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Count us out of Oct. 1 protest – N/Delta youths
Youths in the Niger Delta region on Friday disassociated themselves from the Oct. 1 planned nationwide protest. The youths, in their thousands, stormed Effurun to make their position known at a Stakeholders’/Engagement
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Lagos government set to provide 100,000 jobs for youths
The Lagos State Government is advancing initiatives to equip over 100,000 residents with essential skills
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Day-6: Youths set ablaze lawmakers houses, remove household items
Some embittered Nigerian youths have begun to attack properties owned by political leaders. In videos seen on X on Tuesday, some youths were seen burning a mansion built by a serving House of Representatives member, Nazifi Sani Gumel, representing Gumel/Maigatari/Sule Tankarkar/Gagarawa Federal Constituency. The youths accused the lawmaker of neglecting their constituency after his election…
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Tinubu approves N50,000 monthly stipend for youths
President Bola Tinubu has approved a monthly stipend of N50,000 for 10,000 Niger Delta youths to mitigate current hardship in the country. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, announced this during the Niger Delta Sensitisation Conference for ethnic nationalities and youths and women in Port Harcourt on Tuesday.