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BBNaija Titans won’t distract Nigerian youths from voting – Ebuka; FG declares public holidays for Christmas, New Year celebrations | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

BBNaija Titans won’t distract Nigerian youths from voting – EbukaWhy I didn’t perform in Ghana, Abidjan — WizkidIf office attacks continue, INEC says it may not recover in time for…

Ifedayo Adeleye 2 years

More young people should join politics – Rinsola Abiola

Rinsola Abiola is a media entrepreneur and youth advocate who works at the intersection of politics and civil society to promote enhanced inclusion for women and young people in politics…

Editor 2 years

Wizkid, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Mo Abudu, others make Y!/YNaija Person of the Year nominees list

Y!/YNaija.com, Africa’s foremost youth-centered web and social media platform, today released its Person of the Year 2021 nominees list. The Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year honor is awarded to individuals…

Omoleye Omoruyi 3 years

Why Nigeria’s youth must sustain activism beyond social media

Social media has formed a pseudo-reality many believe is the real deal. But, if we wanted to cause progressive change and secure a lustrous future, Nigeria's youth need to go…

Omoleye Omoruyi 4 years

Dear Special Advisers, these are the reasons you can’t tell ‘older children’ to leave their parents home

Nigerians are the kind of human species who assume they have every right to ask you to jump into a river because drylands are no longer mentally favourable. It is…

Omoleye Omoruyi 6 years

Youth were the focus on the “1st Private Sector Conference on Harnessing the Demographic Dividend In Nigeria”

For the first time in Nigeria, a conference on the active participation of the private sector in harvesting the mental and physical strength of the young population was held. The…

Omoleye Omoruyi 6 years

Mace theft from the Nigerian Senate, President Buhari’s comment about Nigerian youth and other stories that made headlines this week

These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week. Award-winning author, Chimamanda Adichie revealed that she was sexually abused by a powerful media man as a teenager. The award-winning…

Ezinne 6 years

The Thread: This is why Nigeria’s youth will never get a young President in Aso Rock

Never say never, right? Well, we stand to be corrected. Thing is, no matter how we scream Twitter down about putting a young person in Aso Rock, there are a…

Omoleye Omoruyi 6 years

Jonathan urges youth to make sacrifices – just like he did for Nigeria

The former President, Goodluck Jonathan has urged youth in Nigeria to use their opportuned positions to make sacrifices for the country. Jonathan made the remarks when students and youth groups…

Omoleye Omoruyi 6 years

Be more active politically | Jonathan urges Nigerian youth

The former president, Goodluck Jonathan has challenged Nigerian youth to be more active in the case of leadership roles in the country. Speaking at the 4th graduation ceremony of Baze University,…

Op-ed Editor 7 years

Simon Kolawole: Teach me to fish, please

by Simon Kolawole Two weeks ago, or a little more than that, I was at the midweek service in my church when the testimony of a member was read…

Omoleye Omoruyi 7 years

Until Jesus comes, corruption won’t end – Abiara

The immediate past General Evangelist of the Christ Apostolic Church, Prophet Samuel Abiara has said corruption is everywhere and would not end in Nigeria until Jesus Christ returns the second…

Omoleye Omoruyi 7 years

Youth forum urges President Buhari to create a separate Ministry for Nigerian youth

The Forum for Youth Advancement in Nigeria has said Nigerian youth deserve a ministry that will be solely for their affairs. A statement by the forum's national president, Segun Folorunsho…

Editor 7 years

How much respect does ACP Yomi Shogunle have for the youth though?

by Alexander O. Onukwue How much do our elders truly value the Nigerian Youth? Because if there is one little detail about the tweet about ACP Abayomi Shogunle that is…

Editor 7 years

Dele Momodu: Now our youth are crying and kicking

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, I didn’t know whether to cry or laugh when I got a call early this week from Ambassador Dayo Israel, one of the brightest youth…

Omoleye Omoruyi 7 years

#NotTooYoungToRun: Youth groups threaten showdown with lawmakers over exclusion of bill

53 youth organisations have given 48 hours to the leadership of the National Assembly to include the 'Not Too Young To Run' bill in the report of the ongoing constitution review…

Op-ed Editor 7 years

#NotTooYoungToRun: Why Legislators must not kill this bill

by Hamzat Lawal To say that I, and indeed all Nigerian youth, are disappointed at the recent development in the National Assembly regarding the Not Too Young To Run bill,…

Ezinne 7 years

The Thread: Nigeria’s underground drug culture is destroying our youth

Drug abuse and addiction is a rarely talked about subject, but apparently it is blooming into an epidemic without proportions. @segalink's thread is meant to sensitize Nigerians about drug addiction…

Op-ed Editor 7 years

Simon Kolawole: Don’t blame the youth

by Simon Kolawole In 1985, or was it 1986, a top official of the Babangida administration said something that, up till today, I am still struggling to understand. The…

Editor 7 years

Climate Change: Macron’s new campaign is another lesson for Nigerian youth

by Alex Onukwue Fresh from waltzing through the French elections to become the youngest ever President of France, Emmanuel Macron wasted little time in asserting himself on the global stage.…

Omoleye Omoruyi 7 years

Stop behaving like tenants in your country – Donald Duke urges Nigerian youth

A former governor of Cross River, Donald Duke, has urged Nigerian youth to play a pivotal role in leadership and governance. Duke made this call at the Nigeria Symposium for…

Azeez 7 years

Don’t wish us dead, you need us as mentors | Obasanjo tells youth

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged Nigerian youth not to wish his generation dead, stating that they are needed as 'mentors and advisers.' Obadanjo spoke during the Youth Governance Dialogue…

Op-ed Editor 7 years

Opinion: Macron’s Win – Hope for the Nigerian Youth

by Bode Ekerin One fundamental question keeps echoing with subtle resonance in my mind. Have the Nigerian youth gotten any hope of being liberated from the shackles of political marginalization,…

Op-ed Editor 7 years

Opinion: Nigerian youth and the get rich quick syndrome

by Alex Enemanna Over the years, our youths have been caught in the web of devising means to survive and remaining afloat in a capitalist society like ours. With the…

Op-ed Editor 7 years

Dele Momodu: Season of books and denials

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, let me confess that one of my addictions is reading books. I just love the feel and thrill that books can give to you. I…

Op-ed Editor 7 years

Feyi Fawehinmi: The new French president, Emmanuel Macron, can only be a Dimeji Bankole in Nigeria

by Feyi Fawehinmi It’s normal for there to be a lot of hand wringing among young people in Nigeria when something like Emmanuel Macron happens. A 39-year-old guy sets…

Op-ed Editor 7 years

Opinion: #NotTooYoungToRun | The Nigerian youth don’t need unity

by Jude Feranmi There has been so much ado about how to fix the mess that is Nigeria. As things stand at almost half the year, we don’t have a…

Op-ed Editor 7 years

The Thread: This is how our generation is being remote controlled

Yesterday, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission discovered a huge stash of money in a building in Ikoyi, Lagos state. Before this, they had discovered an equally humongous stash of…