Raising a Wave of Climate Leaders
Climate change poses one of the most significant challenges of our time. According to the report from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the global average temperature has increased by about 1.2 degrees Celsius (2.2 degrees Fahrenheit) since the late 19th century. Human activities, such as burning fossil fuels and deforestation, have led to […]
ASUU strike bigger threat than COVID-19 – Youth group
The lingering industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities has remained a bigger threat to the economic growth of Nigeria compared to COVID-19 pandemic and the war between Russia and Ukraine, Nigerian youths said on Friday. According to them, the strike action by the lecturers would slow down Nigeria’s economic recovery and growth […]
International Youth Day 2022: Meet The Youth Spotlight Award Recipients
International Youth Day is celebrated annually on 12 August to bring youth issues to the forefront and celebrate young people’s voices, actions, and initiatives, as well as their meaningful and equitable engagement. Nigeria Youth SDGs, in partnership with Oxfam in Nigeria, launched the Youth Spotlight Award during International Youth Day to spotlight and celebrate ten (10) […]
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 […]
NGYouthSDGs Nominates Three Youth for Summer Global Youth Forum 2021
Nigeria Youth SDGs Network nominated three young Nigerians Tracy Iyemene, Blessing Ashi and Elizabeth Ita for the 2021 Global Youth Forum happening virtually between August 2nd and 20th. The forum which is organized by the International Training Centre, the training arm of the International Labour Organization seeks to recognize and engage young people in the […]
NGYouthSDGs Completes 6 Weeks Monitoring and Evaluation Course Supported by ILO Abuja
Three champions of Nigeria Youth SDGs Network have just completed six weeks online course on Monitoring and Evaluation of Youth Employment Programmes. The course organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in partnership with the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) aimed to capacitate youth employment stakeholders in Nigeria to develop and implement […]
NGYouthSDGs Recognized by the United Nations as SDGs Best Practice
Nigeria Youth SDGs Network (NGYouthSDGs) has been recognized by the United Nations as Good Practices, Success Stories and Lessons Learned in the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda. NGYouthSDGs founded in 2017 and registered as Network of Youth for Sustainable Initiative is a coalition of youth-led and youth-serving civil society organizations supported by 72 youth champions […]
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 […]
Co-host Opportunity on NGYouthSDGs Radio Show
Nigeria Youth SDGs Network is launching a radio show to showcase how young Nigerians are leading the drive towards the localization and achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We are looking for a cohost for the radio show. This is a platform to engage and share stories of young Nigerians advocating for sustainable community […]
Global Goals Week: Youth Shaping the World We Want
In commemoration of the fifth year of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a virtual hangout was organized to coincide with the Global Goals Week. The aim of the virtual hangout stems from the need to evaluate how far the SDGs have been achieved over these years. Considering certain gaps that exist in between achieving these […]
