Youth Leadership in Nigeria: If Not Now, When; If Not Us, Whom?
One year on and we are beginning to reel from the after-effects of the COVID19 pandemic. With the economy slipping into a recession and a strict lockdown affecting business, millions of young people have lost jobs and become poorer. To help build back better, Nigeria Youth SDGs Network joined the United Nations in Nigeria to […]
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 […]
NGYouthSDGs Organizes Youth Labs to Design Solutions to Tackle Youth Unemployment in Nigeria
The COVID19 pandemic has shown the importance of creating safety nets for young Nigerians. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, Nigeria’s unemployment rate is 27.1% meaning that 21.7 million Nigerians are unemployed with an underemployment rate of 28.6% indicating that 55.7% of the population are underemployed or unemployed. Young people who make about 70 […]
Nigeria takes steps to implement the Nigeria Youth Employment Action Plan (NIYEAP)
September 3rd 2020 The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development in partnership with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) and the International Labour Organization have commenced a nation-wide campaign to comprehend the aspirations of young Nigerians on decent work. The campaign which is being managed by the Nigeria Youth SDGs […]
Key Things to Know about the Nigerian Youth Employment Action Plan
Background Labour markets are undergoing structural changes globally including the onward march of technology and automation, the impacts of climate change, demographic changes, the evolving nature of employment relations and growing inequality. Tomorrow’s future leaders and workers, young people, will be at the front lines of these changes, yet their current prospects are marked by […]
Apply Now: SDGs Champions Program
Are you passionate about the Sustainable Development Goals or you run an organization that is working towards implementing SDGs related projects and activities? The Nigeria Youth SDGs Network (NGYouthSDGs) is on a drive to expand and engage more young people in achieving the 2030 Agenda with a focus on human capacity development and access to […]
