NGYouthSDGs: Mainstreaming Nigerian Youth in SDGs Implementation

In commemoration of International Youth Day 2024, the Network of Youth for Sustainable Initiative also known as the Nigerian Youth SDGs Network (NGYouthSDGs), hosted a two-day convening between August 12-13 in Abuja, Nigeria, which sensitized young people on their crucial roles in fostering gender equality, climate action, education, decent work and active citizenship and celebrated […]
Why Menstrual Equity is Key to Achieving Gender Equity

Menstrual inequity refers to the unequal access to menstrual products, facilities, education, and sanitation that many women and girls face around the world. It is a pervasive issue that affects women and girls in both developed and developing countries and has wide-ranging impacts on their health, education, and economic opportunities. One of the leading causes […]
Youth Should Volunteer More So We Can Achieve the SDGs – Ikenna Ugwu
My journey in localizing the SGDs began in 2018. It was a moment of self-discovery, reflecting on my life purpose, and seeking opportunities to support my community and the people around me to live a happier and prosperous life. Reflecting on my early life and education, where my teachers would bring the students out to […]
Tips for A Successful Chevening Application: Learn How Four Young Nigerians Won The Chevening Scholarship

Are you applying for the Chevening Scholarship Awards? We hosted an application webinar with four Chevening Scholars, Temi, Daniel, Wadi and Joshua and they shared amazing strategies to ace the Chevening Application process. Click here to watch the session.
Nigerian Youth Employment Action Plan 2021-2024

The overarching goal of the Nigerian Youth Employment Action Plan (NIYEAP) for the period 2021 to 2024 is to contribute to the achievement of decent, productive and freely chosen employment for young people by complementing and reinforcing existing policy commitments and national development priorities and related efforts. The NIYEAP has four priority areas of intervention, […]
YouthHubAfrica is hosting #DARE2021, an Annual Pan-African Conference this August

DARE conference organized by YouthHubAfrica is an annual conference that seeks to foster collaboration between African youths, the government, and Civil Society Organizations to work together towards realising the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and to learn, discuss, network, and identify opportunities across four (4) thematic areas: Health, Democracy and Governance, Employment; Entrepreneurship, and Education. The […]
2021 Call for Creative Content Producers and Artists on Misinformation and Disinformation (Laptop and Camera Prizes to be Won)

One year and COVID-19 is still ravaging the world. One of the reasons the virus spread faster was the rise of misinformation and disinformation around the cause, transmission and treatment of COVID-19. This led the WHO to declare an ‘infodemic’ alongside the pandemic. With glitters of hope, the vaccines are here to the rescue. Just as […]
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 […]
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 […]