Young Nigerians Are Ready for Policy Leadership — The Youth Policy Lab Pilot Shows How
Nigeria’s youth population is one of the largest in the world, yet the spaces where national decisions are made often remain out of reach for them. Today, many youth leaders are pushing for the intentional inclusion of young people in policy processes that directly affect their lives. As a result, more young Nigerians want to […]
How Young Nigerians Are Reimagining Open Defecation Free Communities
In 2019, Nigeria’s President Mr Muhammadu Buhari signed Executive Order 009 to tackle open defecation with the Clean Nigeria 2025 target. With less than one month left, millions of Nigerians still lack access to safe sanitation. According to the Federal Ministry of Water Resources, less than 250 out of the 774 Local Government Areas of […]
The Next 80 Years Belong to Us: Youth, Leadership, and a Sustainable Future
Eighty years ago, the world came together under one promise; to build peace, promote justice, and secure prosperity for all. That promise birthed the United Nations. And as we mark eight decades of multilateralism, one truth rings clear: the future of this promise lies in the hands of young people. Today, youth make up nearly […]
Counting for Change: Driving Global Progress with Quality Data for Everyone
We live in an age of data abundance, but not accuracy. For all our satellites and supercomputers, much of the nations of the world still do not know how many people truly live within its borders. The world now houses an estimated value of over 8.1 billion people, yet nearly 60 countries haven’t conducted a […]
She Was Never the Weak One: The Power and Promise of the Nigerian Girl
Sometimes I think about the Nigerian girl, how she grows up learning to shrink and stretch at the same time. She learns to lower her eyes but raise her grades. To be quiet but still find her voice. To survive, she becomes soft where the world is hard and strong where it expects her to […]
Undervalued Yet Indispensable: Celebrating Nigeria’s Teachers This Teachers’ Day
I was barely nine years old when I met my first great teacher. I had just changed schools, could barely read or write clearly, and still used a pencil while my peers boasted of their penmanship with a biro. All it took was someone to believe in me, to shape and prepare me. Thank you, […]
Joshua Alade on Partnerships for Sustainable Development at the Lagos Model UN
The Lagos Model United Nations (LMUN), hosted at the University of Lagos, recently convened delegates, youth leaders, and practitioners to deliberate on global challenges and innovative solutions. The conference theme on “Pact For The Future: Advancing Multilateralism to Tackle Climate Change For a Sustainable Future focused on the need for collective action to address the […]
Unlocking Youth Futures with Nigeria’s New Employment Policy
In August 2025, the Government of Nigeria launched the redesigned National Employment Policy (NEP), a framework designed to create decent and sustainable jobs for Nigerians. The NEP offers value for young people as they make up more than 60 percent of Nigeria’s 210 million population. In this article, we will discuss more information about the […]
Why Youth Voice is the Power for SDGs localisation in Nigeria
What if I told you that the Sustainable Development Goals aren’t just a list of global targets? They are a blueprint for a better Nigeria, and you are the architect. Last week, I had the privilege of attending the High-Level Youth Dialogue at the UN House in Abuja, a powerful event that brought together youth […]
Bridging Gaps: An NLC and Youth Organisations Stakeholder Dialogue on Nigeria’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Progress Towards 2030
Introduction This high-level engagement brought together a diverse mix of stakeholders from the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), youth-led organisations, international development agencies, and government representatives. Convened at the UN House in Abuja with a total attendance of 103 participants (49 male and 54 female), the meeting was a strategic platform designed to strengthen collaboration and […]
