Tag: Youths
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Find a legitimate `hustle’, do not do crime, Actor Yul Edoche tells youths
Chibuike Edochie, popularly known as Yul Edochie, a Nollywood star, has called on youths to resist every form of crime, saying that there is no excuse for crime. The 37 year -old son of Pete Edochie, gave this timely advise via a post he shared on his Twitter handle@yulEdochie on Friday, saying a legitimate business…
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Most Nigerian youths unemployable – Ngige
Minister of labour and employment, Chris Ngige has reacted to the high level of unemployable youths in the country. The Minister who spoke at the 2019 National Migration Dialogue at the State House in Abuja on Tuesday, disclosed that the ministry in collaboration with the Federal Government have established linkages with the Ministry of Education,…
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Over 100 million Nigerian youths lack decent jobs – FG
The Federal Government of Nigeria has said, at least, 100 million of its population are without decent jobs. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, disclosed this while speaking at the 2019 National Migration Dialogue at the State House on Tuesday. While lamenting that the government was worried about the rate at which Nigerian…
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Buhari begs youths: ‘Stay back, save Nigeria, our future lies in your hands’
President Muhammadu Buhari has begged Nigerian youths to stay and advance the cause of their motherland. The president, who was represented by Suleiman Raman-Yusuf, the deputy executive secretary of National Universities Commission (NUC), was speaking during the 44th convocation ceremony of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife on Saturday. “It is high time that…
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ICYMI: Nigerian youths lack skills for available jobs – Tinubu
The Senator representing Lagos Central Senatorial District, Mrs Oluremi Tinubu, has said that Nigerian youths lack the skill-set for available jobs in the country, thereby making them unemployable. Tinubu, who spoke at a workshop organised by her senatorial office for 260 interns in Lagos yesterday, said several of those who are able to secure jobs…
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Youths shut down oil companies in Imo
…Protests gas flaring, inhumane treatment More 1,000 youths from Ohaji-Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State, on Friday staged a protest against multinational oil companies operating in the area, complaining of negligence and inhuman treatment of the indigenes in the council area. The youth who marched along the road chanting war songs barricaded the area…
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Nigeria@59: Shun Ethno-religious divisions, Sports Minister Urges Youths
From Jonas Ike, Abuja Minister of Youths and Sports Mr Sunday Dare has joined millions of Nigerians to felicitate with the nation at 59th Independence anniversary. He said:”I felicitate with Nigerians, particularly our vibrant youth that form an active segment of our population. Our country stands at the threshold of history under the leadership of…
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Nigerians are Nigeria’s problem- Ruggedman
Nigerian rapper and social commentator, Ruggedman has slammed Nigerian youths over the apathy they exhibit when it comes to issues of national importance. Ruggedy Baba as he is fondly called by his fans made this known via his Instagram page on Sunday. According to him, young Nigerians act weak when it comes to issues of…
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Like Buhari, Tinubu says Nigerian youths are lazy, always looking for free money
Like President Muhammadu Buhari, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, the Senator representing Lagos Central Senatorial District and wife of a former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has said youths of today are lazy and not ready to work. Recall that Buhari during his first tenure in office vehemently criticised Nigerian youth, labelling them as ‘lazy, uneducated’…
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Start preparing for 2023 polls now, Soyinka tells Nigerian youth
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Sunday urged the youth to start organising themselves for leadership positions before the 2023 general elections. Soyinka made the call on the sidelines the Wreath Laying Ceremony to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the death of Chief MKO Abiola, organised by Women Arise for Change Initiative (WA) at the…