NGYouthSDGs Youth Champion Blessing Ewa Attends Networking Mixer with COP 26 President
As the United Kingdom prepares to host the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP26) from November 1 – 12 2021, the President-Designate of COP26, Mr Alok Sharma visited Nigeria with the aim of addressing the challenge of climate change with support from the UK government. Mr Sharma met with the Vice President […]
Lifting 100 Million People Out of Poverty: Four Things Nigeria Needs to Do
Joshua Alade According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the unemployment rate in Nigeria is about 27.1 percent which means about 22 million people do not have jobs and if you add the underemployment rate it is nearly about 54 percent. Young people make up a significant portion of this statistics as about 60 percent […]
Access to Digital Skills, Quality Education, Meaningful Participation and Investment in Agricultural Value Chain Are Major Concerns for Youth in Nigeria
Responses from young people who attended the decent work youth labs in Nigeria say access to digital skills, quality education, meaningful participation in decision-making, investment in the agricultural value chain, social entrepreneurship and improved working conditions are major concerns. The youth labs which were held across the 36 states of Nigeria and the Federal Capital […]
NGYouthSDGs to host a session on Rethinking Education and Decent Work in the New Normal
Nigeria Youth SDGs Network will be hosting a session at the International Youth Conference happening between 30th and 31st January 2021. The virtual event with the topic Rethinking Education and Decent Work will happen on Sunday 31st January 2021 at 8:25 pm GMT+1 via Facebook. The two days conference with the theme New Normal, New […]
Youth Working with SDGs Focal Points in Nigeria to Ensure No One is Left Behind
As we head into the last 9 years to attain the Sustainable Development Goals, leave no one behind must be at the centre of local efforts. The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the rising cases of inequalities, hunger, and inadequate access to the necessities of life and the urgency to ensure we leave no one behind. […]
Nigeria Needs To Ensure that Human Rights, Transparency and Trust is at the Centre of Recovery from Coronavirus
To commemorate the 2020 Human Rights Day, the United Nations Information Centre, Lagos hosted a webinar in partnership with UNICEF Nigeria, UNDP Nigeria and Nigeria Youth SDGs Network with support from Mentally Aware Nigeria, AIESEC Nigeria, National Human Rights Commission, Youth for Human Rights International and Building Blocks for Peace Foundation. This year’s theme – […]
UN75 Youth Virtual Dialogue: Government and Private Sector Need to Supercharge Youth Solutions in Corona Virus Recovery
Theme: SHAPING THE NIGERIA WE WANT Date: Wednesday, 22nd July 2020 Moderators: Daniel Nwaeze Background: The world currently has half of the population being under 30 and 90% of these Young People live in developing countries. The collective power of young people is one of the most powerful and catalytic forces that are available in challenging […]
