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 […]
Webinar Report: Opportunities for Young People in the Face of COVID19 Pandemic
With the current reality of the high rate of unemployment, worsened by the economic impact of the pandemic, especially among youths in Nigeria, judging from the recently published data by the National Bureau of Statistics NBS, which reported that Nigeria’s unemployment rate as at the second quarter of 2020 is 27.1% indicating that about 21,764,614 […]
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 […]
#COVIDPositiveStory – Victoria Akpan Kelvin-Chidiebere
Meet Victoria Akpan Kelvin-Chidiebere, entrepreneur and founder of InspireHER Nigeria, an organization that supports the Sustainable Development of Women and Youth in Nigeria. This is her #COVIDPositiveStory Our #COVID19 project at InspireHER Nigeria was birth under our Humanitarian Projects where we give back to our society. The fact that every Nigerian is entitled to lead […]
#COVIDPositiveStories – Abimbola Ajala
Meet Abimbola Ajala, founder of Lend Hand for Africa. LAHAfrica is an organization that seeks to reach children in local communities across Africa starting with Nigeria to provide Educational support to them. This is her #COVIDPositiveStory; As Lagos began to experience an increase in the number of COVID-19 positive cases we knew that schools […]
Nigerian Youth SDGs Network Commemorates International Youth Day with Youth Dialogue in 20 States
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Adenike Bamigbade youth@nigerianyouthsdgs.org Nigerian Youth SDGs Network Commemorates International Youth Day with Youth Dialogue in 20 States Lagos, August 7th, 2019 – Nigerian Youth SDGs Network, a coalition of youth-led and focused civil society organizations localizing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through advocacy and SDGs project […]
Ekiti State to Host #SDGsStory Event for International Youth Day 2019
The Ekiti State Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) office will be commemorating the 2019 International Youth Day in partnership with the Nigerian Youth SDGs Network. The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the Governor on SDGs, Mrs. Abimbola Solanke speaking during the meeting emphasized the need for accelerated progress for the SDGs in the state and the […]
