Youth Labour Exploitation in Nigeria and the Fight for Decent Work.
The Reality of Exploitation. The morning sun over the Federal Capital Territory always carries a deceptive promise. For Tunde, standing outside a sleek corporate office block in Central Business District, Abuja, that promise felt closer than ever. Armed with a first-class degree and two years of relentless job hunting, he finally held an offer […]
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 […]
What Every Young Person Needs to Know About Nigeria’s 2025 Voluntary National Review
In 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was launched by more than 150 member nations of the United Nations with 17 goals and 169 targets to end poverty, provide healthcare, improved access to quality education, decent work and fight climate change. As part of the agreement, every country is supposed to present a report card […]
Bridging the Gap: Inspiring a New Generation
Investing in the leadership development and active citizenship of Nigeria’s younger population is pivotal to creating a nation with a shared purpose that inspires sustainable development. NGYouthSDGs’ tailor-made programs for young people across Nigeria aim to build a network of socially conscious young leaders willing to work to improve their communities, states, and the […]
NGYouthSDGs and the British Council, Hosts Dialogue on Resourcing Youth Movements and Activists
There is a global call for resourcing youth movements ahead of the “Summit of the Future” set for September 2024. The annual summit organised by the United Nations, is focused on driving action and commitments to address key global issues. A significant part of the summit is dedicated to youth engagement, with initiatives to elevate […]
NGYouthSDGs participates in the Leave No One Behind Partnership Exploration Workshop
As part of NGYouthSDG’s commitment to foster youth inclusion in the attainment of the global goals ensuring that no one is left behind, the programme’s associate (Boluwatife Ajayi) attended a Two-day Leave No One Behind (LNOB) partnership meeting on the 1st and 2nd November 2023 in Abuja, Nigeria. The purpose of the meeting was to […]
Equitable Budgeting: The path to building sustainable organizations
The issue of equitable budgeting has gained significant momentum in the ever-evolving landscape of non-profit organizations. Recently, the Nigeria Network of NGOs (NNNGO) organized a training session facilitated by guest speaker, Joshua Alade, Executive Director of Network of Youth for Sustainable Initiative (NGYouthSDGs). The session shed light on the critical role equitable budgeting plays in […]
COP27: NGYouthSDGs advocate stronger commitment to climate change, biodiversity
Ahead of the 27th Conference of Parties (COP), Nigeria Youth SDGs Network registered as the Network of Youth for Sustainable Initiative with support from the United Nations Information Centre, Lagos is hosting the COP 27 Youth Leadership Workshop across the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. The workshop aims to build the capacity of young people […]
NGYouthSDGs and AdamStart To Host Sustainability Debate At One Young World Summit
Youth-led social enterprise programme AdamStart and the Network of Youth for Sustainable Initiative (NGYouthSDGs) have joined hands to present ‘Activating Transformational Leadership’ as part of the One Young World summit programme in Manchester this September. The event, which will take place on 8 September, will engage participants in a parliamentary session debating and sharing ideas […]
Promoting the Economic Empowerment of Young Women in Nigeria
Nigeria Youth SDGs, alongside ONE Campaign, Junior Chambers International (JCI) organized an advocacy consultation with the MDAs on 26th and 27th April 2022 in Abuja, Nigeria. The visit aimed to highlight the issues affecting young women’s economic empowerment and present critical insights from the joint Issue Brief research. The youth-led network consortium worked on strengthening […]
