The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has signed on as a
development partner of the Alliance for Youth Nigeria. This was announced at
the signing ceremony to mark the formal endorsement of the ministry and its
membership of the Alliance.

The Alliance for Youth Nigeria was launched in August 2021 with the aim to help 250,000 young Nigerians, in three years, to acquire the necessary skills to thrive in the world of work or create their own enterprise.

In his comments on behalf of the Alliance, Mr. Shakiru Lawal, Country HR
Manager, Nestlé Nigeria PLC, said, “We are delighted to have the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development on board as a Partner of the Alliance for Youth Nigeria. At the inauguration of the Alliance in August 2021, we set for ourselves, the huge objective of reaching 250,000 young Nigerians with employability and entrepreneurial skills within 3 years. We remain committed to working together to address the challenges of youth unemployment in the country and as we continue to expand partnerships and collaborations, we are assured that we are on the right track to the actualization of our objectives.”

The Honorable Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare,
speaking at the event said, “The onboarding of the Ministry as a Partner of the Alliance is significant and timely as Government alone cannot address the huge challenge of youth unemployment. I commend the Alliance for choosing a different and unique path, making investments in the young Nigerians and givingthem opportunities to create wealth”.

“It is imperative that Nigerian youth equip themselves with the necessary skills
to give them an added advantage and enable them to become better positioned
for decent work”, he added.
Members of the Alliance for Youth Nigeria include Nestlé Nigeria, Jobberman
Nigeria, The Big Bottling Company Limited, the United Nations Global Compact
Network Nigeria, UConnect HR Limited and Sterling One Foundation. Partners
include the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development who has signed
on recently, Lagos State Employment Trust Fund and Activate Success
International.

The member and partner organizations of the Alliance for Youth Nigeria, invest
in joint and individual projects to give young Nigerians readiness-for-work
training, entrepreneurship training, meaningful work experience, internships, and mentoring opportunities, thereby contributing towards the United Nations
Sustainable Development Goal 8 – to promote sustained, inclusive, and
sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work
for all by 2030.

Hundreds of Nigerian youths have staged a protest against the continuous resurfacing of long queues at fuel stations across the country.

They are calling on the major stakeholders in the petroleum industry to shun sharp practices and high profit-making targets, in the interest of Nigerians.

Addressing the media during the protest in Abuja, one of the coordinators, under the, Stand Up For Nigeria Group, Sunday Attah, said the masses, especially the youths, are being forced to pay double transport fares, following the failure of key players in the oil sector, and demand for quick possible solutions, to end the artificial scarcity.

They said the scarcity of the product is affecting the vital components of the nation’s economy, including the banks, courts, factories and others, as they are now forced to reduce working hours, due to lack of fuel.

The fuel scarcity has persisted in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, and some other parts of the country in the last four months, as a result of fear from some media reports, that the Federal Government may remove fuel subsidy, before the end of 2022, as well as the high cost of transporting the product from the ports by oil marketers.

With the advent of the Soro Soke Generation opening up the more and speaking up with more vigor and agility, desiring and strategizing for a more engaging and transformed nation, Youths for New Nigeria, Lagos State Chapter has joined other state branches to organize a Youth Summit to discuss and move forward the agenda for a more youth focused governance in Lagos and Nigeria at large. Whilst a lot of people have been known for the talks, it is important to identify some young players in the political and social service space and do what is necessary to not just raise light bearers but to also lead the path.

On the lineup of speakers are seasoned and experienced actors including the young and vibrant Hon. Opeyemi Apatira, the Supervisor for Youths, Sports and Agriculture, Ojodu LCDA and also Founder, Foodlink.ng. He comes to share his experience on how he contested almost four years ago and made his way into the position mostly held by the elderlies. Mr Gbenga Agoye has had his fair share in the political space, he comes to shed light on the steps to take to be politically relevant and contribute to nation building even while holding no political post or appointment. Mr Michael Sasere leads the Voice of Hope Nigeria movement in Osun State and has had his imprints in the politics of Alimosho Local Government Area. YNN board would be ably represented by Mrs Adebimpe Adedeji to further encourage everyone of the sincerity and purposeful leadership being propagated by YNN.

Comrade Sunday Obanubi, National Coordinator is inspired that youths across the nation are taking responsibility outside of the old ways of waiting for government to do everything, as that is the major key to demand accountable governance and effective leadership. Comrade Dayo Adeleye, the Lagos State Coordinator is pleased to welcome everyone to the summit as we brainstorm and position the youth for a New Nigeria. For participation, please click on link https://forms.gle/AaCCgzkfcgEsDwG26 to register as limited seats are available. Follow YNN on all social media for more updates on this and other events happening simultaneously nationwide.