The Minister for Youth Development, Mr. Ayodele Olawande has announced the set up of a Youth Help Desk, as a platform for youths to report cases of corruption and seek help when needed. Monday 9 December was International Anti-Corruption Day. At an event to mark the Anti-Corruption Day, held at the UN House in Abuja on Tuesday, Olawande, who lamented …

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday held a plenary session calling on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to take major steps to avert the planned nationwide protest in the State. The lawmakers, in a ‘Matter of Urgent Public Importance’ brought by Majority Leader Noheem Adams, noted the devastation caused by the EndSARS protest of 2020 in Lagos and urged the …

Wakanow.com Nigeria, a leading travel tech company, is embarking on a journey to empower youths and women aspiring to be entrepreneurs and promote gender equality in Nigeria through its CSR programme, Wakacares. Wakanow.com Nigeria CEO, Adenike Macaulay made this known in Lagos during the second phase of the company’s Skill Up initiative aimed at training members of the Women In Management, …

Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Reverend Henry Ndukuba, has said with the army of unemployed youths roaming the streets of Nigeria, the country is sitting on a time bomb. Ndukuba called on the federal government to come up with urgent measures to ameliorate the effect of the present economic hardship on Nigerians. The primate who made …

The Adamawa State police command says a criminal group in the state, ‘Shila boys’, has killed a 37-year-old man, Umar Abdulkadir. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Superintendent Suleiman Nguroje told the Newsmen in Yola on Saturday. ‘Shila Boys’ are light weapon-bearing youths terrorising some communities in the state and other places. They specialise in snatching mobile phones, jewellery and other …

The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYC), Osun State chapter has tasked Governor Ademola Adeleke to ensure 40 per cent representation of youths in his cabinet appointments. The council added that among the 40 percent, the female gender should also be considered. Addressing newsmen on Friday in Osogbo, the newly elected chairman of the council, Comrade Adetunji Ajala pleaded that …

Teens can Code, a social enterprise, has unveiled its STEM360 programme for secondary school pupils in low income communities to bridge the gap in digital literacy. It will spur innovation in technology education, while supporting needs of educators and students, and bridging technology talent gap. Founder, Damian Isaac stressed that ‘the initiative is to empower young people to create their technology and apps …