Less Than 200? What UTME 2025 Tells Us About the Future of Education in Nigeria
Over 75% of candidates scored below 200 in the 2025 UTME – JAMB written by Oloruntobi Adejare. That’s not just a headline, it’s a red flag. This year, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) released a startling statistic: over 75% of candidates who sat for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) scored below […]
Honouring a Legacy, Advancing a Mission: Reflections from the Innocent Chukwuemeka Chukwuma 3rd Annual Impact and Legacy Lecture
Our Chief of Staff, Rahmon Saheed, recently represented NGYouthSDGs at the Innocent Chukwuemeka Chukwuma 3rd Annual Impact and Legacy Lecture at the Radisson Blu Anchorage Hotel in Lagos. The event, organised by the CLEEN Foundation and the Innocent Chukwuemeka Chukwuma Empowerment Foundation (ICCEF), was a profound gathering of thought leaders, activists, policymakers, and changemakers committed […]
Achieving Social Justice in Education and Employment for Sustainable Futures for Youth in Nigeria
The theme of this year’s World Day of Social Justice is to “strengthen a just transition for a sustainable future.” For young people, access to quality education and decent work is fundamental to achieving social justice. With young people comprising more than 65 percent of Nigeria’s 200+ million population, harnessing the potential of this demographic […]
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 […]
