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  • 100 Osun youths get free digital, installation training 

    100 Osun youths get free digital, installation training 

    No fewer than 100 benefited from free digital content and solar installation training from the leadership of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) Osun State Chapter to mark the international youth celebration. 

    The youths were trained in different skills including; plumbing and pipe fixing, solar and CCTV installation, electrical works, canvas design, content creation, among others.

    The NYCN chairman, Oluwasegun Akinbode, addressing newsmen over the weekend, disclosed that 400 youths registered for the exercise out of which 100 persons was selected for the exercise.

    He said that the training exercise would last for six months and would be done in tranches from among the selected beneficiaries.

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    According to Akinbode, “Our target is 100, but we are still behind the number. We are using this medium to encourage the youth, if they have a rethink, they still have the opportunity.

    “After the first the tranche of training, anyone who missed it would have another opportunity to participate in other tranches”, he said.

    Speaking about 2025 International Youth Day, he said this year’s theme will be “Youth Advancing Multilateral Cooperation through Technology and Partnership” aimed to intensify effort to lift youth out of poverty.

  • Ndubuisi-Chukwu: Youth council wants S’African govt to find killers

    The leadership of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has given the South African government a seven day ultimatum to find the killers of the Deputy Director-General, Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria, Dr. Elizabeth Ndubuisi, and other Nigerians killed these years or risk the destruction of its businesses in Nigeria.

    The council’s threat is coming barely twenty four hours of similar threat issued by the National Association of Nigerian students on Thursday.

    The Council in a statement signed by its President, Almustapha Abdullahi, called on the South African government to investigate and bring those involved in her death to justice within the given time.

    He said failure to do so would lead to the complete ejection of South Africans and its related investment such as Dstv, Stanbic IBTC Bank, Gotv, MTN, Shopprite and others in Nigeria.

    Abdullahi said: “Having received the report on 127 Nigerian souls lost to the wicked madness of South Africans irresponsible tendency of their government in the recent xenophobia attacks on black citizens in their country, the latest killing at Emperor’s Palace Hotel & Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa of Mrs. Elizabeth Ndubuisi, the Deputy-Director General, Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria is unprecedented.

    “The leadership of NYCN thereby call on the government of South Africa who have being doing less or nothing to stop this deadly attack on fellow Africans by Africans to either act now by fishing out the killer of Mrs. Ndubuisi and other Nigerians gruesomely murdered in South Africa or consider the complete ejection of South Africans and her related investment such as Dstv, Stanbic IBTC Bank, Gotv, MTN, Shopprite and others in Nigeria as we hit our departure point.”

  • Advocacy for youth, empowerment will be my priority- Aspirant

    A presidential aspirant for the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) on Friday said that advocacy for youth empowerment, employment and emancipation would be the focus of his administration if elected.

    Akinlosotu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview in Akure that the image of the Nigerian youth was not good enough, but noted that rebranding would be among his plans.

    The NYCN aspirant said the past leaders of the council had laid a good foundation that must be upheld.

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    “It is time to start image building, integrity repositioning and advocacy for young generation to be giving proper attention. The young people of this country are the best in Africa. They are full of talents and highly cultured.

    “We just need to start a system where every Nigerian youth will be valued again, we must all come together to reposition the council for better service delivery.

    “We need a leader with great innovation, creativity and foresight. We will allow the leaders and critical stakeholders to suggest and carry youths along in the day to day running of the council,’’ he said.

    Akinlosotu said he planned to inject “fresh ideas’’ into the system for the council of his dreams.

    “Together we shall restore the value. We will rely on the experience of the leaders and share views with them before taking decisions, we will defend the interest of the Nigeria Youths at all times,’’ he said.

  • NAPS to Buhari, NASS: Scrap HND/BSC disparity

    Polytechnic students have called on President Muhamnadu Buhari and the National Assembly to help resolve issues surrounding the dichotomy in HND/BSC.

    The students under the umbrella bodies of National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) and the Coalition of Concerned HND holders (CCHH) said the disparity had been the motivation for several industry crisis in both public and private sectors.

    NAPS’ National Vice President, Mr. Damola Olugbode, made the appeal in company of concerned HND holders at a news briefing in Abuja.

    Olugbode noted that though the Bill seeking to stop the age long disparity had passed Second Reading in the House of Representatives, he called for the speedy passage of the Bill into law.

    He said: “For many years we have been grossly marginalized and sidelined by the Federal Government especially the various ministers of education. The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) had at various times voiced out and protested about the treatment of HND graduates in all sectors of the Nigerian labour market, yet nothing has been done.

    “Polytechnic education is now being regarded as vocational studies, as witnessed by several professional bodies that have refused to recognize HND, yet accredit the same courses of study at the Polytechnics. The HND/BSC dichotomy still survives this long due to poor implementation of policy statement.

    “We therefore urge President Muhammad Buhari, the Federal Executive Council, National Assembly and the National Council on Establishment to champion millions of Nigerian youths who have been disenfranchised by this separatist policy.”

    Acting President, National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Mr. Abdulwahab Agboola, noted that the high level manpower in the country was being produced in Polytechnic every year.

    According to him, Polytechnic graduates are now subjected to ridicule in their places of work because of the disparity.

    He noted that the educational system had placed university in form of unitary system of education where universities are regarded as the peak of education and this was an abnormality to the system.

    Agboola said the bane of corrupt practices was more in the academic institutions simply because “we do not give emphasis on technology know-how.”

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  • Kogi Flood: NYCN mobilises youth volunteers to riverine areas

    Kogi Flood: NYCN mobilises youth volunteers to riverine areas

    The National Youth Council of Nigeria ( NYCN ), Kogi chapter, says it has concluded plan to mobilise 1,000 youth volunteers in the state to complement government’s efforts in tackling flooding in riverine areas.

    A statement by NYCN Chairman in Lokoja, Mr Oladele Nihi, on Monday said the idea was also to raise volunteers through the local government chapters of the council.

    According to him, the volunteers are expected to work with National Emergency Management Agency ( NEMA ) and Kogi Ministry of Environment.

    Nihi also said that the volunteers would assist in carrying out grassroots sensitisation and environmental sanitation and clear blocked drainage systems.

    He said the volunteers would also create alternative routes for water to flow and do other tasks that might be deemed fit by the ministry.

    “The National Youth Council of Nigeria ( NYCN ), Kogi chapter wish to use this avenue to sympathise with the people of the state, most especially those affected by the recent flash flooding.

    “We also wish to commend NEMA, SEMA and the state Ministry of Environment for their tireless efforts in contending with this giant monster that we face at this time.

    “It is our belief that volunteers will complement the effort of NEMA and Ministry of Environment by taking the advocacy to the grassroots and help the communities to do the needful.

    “We hope that the ministry will provide them with the necessary tools to carry out this job.

    “We are enthusiastic that this little effort of the Youth Council will help to avert the imminent flooding or worst still, mitigate the suffering of our people, as we endure this trying time,” Nihi said.

    He called on youths in the state, irrespective of their locations, to join the advocacy and render assistance wherever they could.

    “Kogi is our state; collectively we will work to make it greater.’’

    “As a council, we believe in the saying that ‘Health is Wealth’, and a healthy life can only be guaranteed through a clean and safe environment”.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Lokoja witnessed flash flooding on Thursday in Lokoja and some other parts of the state such as, Ajaokuta, Koto Karfe and Omala Local Government Areas.

    Others are, Igalamela-Odolu, Kabba/Bunu, Ajaokuta, Ibaji, Bassa and Isanlu Local Government Areas.

  • NYCN hails Ugwuanyi for appointing youths into cabinet

    NYCN hails Ugwuanyi for appointing youths into cabinet

    The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has commended Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State for appointing largely young people into the State Executive Council.

    The state Chairman of the council, Mr. Henry Atigwe, revealed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Enugu.

    According to Atigwe, young people have never had it so good in the history of governance in Enugu State, with about 90 per cent of youths in the State Executive Council.

    He further applauded Ugwuanyi for his youth-friendly policies and programmes as well as youth inclusion in various decision making bodies in the state.

    “Gov Ugwuanyi has given us a sense of inclusion in governance.

    “The governor’s disposition to issues that affect young people in the state has given us a sense of belonging and confidence in his administration.”

    He gave an assurance that the youth body would continue to liaise with the government and relevant agencies in the campaign against drug abuse and illicit trafficking.

    “NYCN is urging young people to take advantage of the various skill acquisition programmes in the state for self-empowerment.

    “We are also encouraging youths to engage in agriculture and entrepreneurship in order to create jobs in the society,” he said.

  • Democracy Day: Youths unveil seven year political agenda

    Democracy Day: Youths unveil seven year political agenda

    The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) on Wednesday announced plans to formally unveil its political agenda for 2017 to 2023.

    This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Gambo Jagindi, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Mr Murtala Garba, President of NYCN, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.

    The statement said the NYCN would also launch its campaign in support of local government autonomy during the 4th Nigeria Youth Democracy Lecture and Day of Honour 2017.

    It said the council was fully ready to mobilise its members across the 774 local government areas of the country on May 30, for this purpose.

    According to the statement, the lecture by NYCN is to assess the state of democracy in Nigeria.

    It said the event was also geared towards articulating an agenda for the youths to contribute meaningfully towards the development and sustenance of democracy and good governance in Nigeria.

    It noted that youths could only make any meaningful contribution if they were being constantly supported by government and the society at large.

    It said, however, the youths had enjoyed the support of well-meaning Nigerians, politicians and corporate organisations in this regard.

    It said the council, in recognition of this gesture, would use the event to honour this group of people to encourage them to do more for Nigerian youths; thereby contributing to the country’s development.

  • Crisis rocks youth council in Anambra  

    The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) is swimming in crisis in Anambra state, following the emergence of two factions in different election of officers.

    One of the factions elected Comrade Nwosu Ifeanyi Stephen as its state chairman, while the second faction elected Nonso Smart Okafor as its chairman.

    The youth council in Anambra state was allegedly balkanized about seven years ago by some agents of the state government after the expiration of the tenure of Comrade Nwabufo Nwankwo.

    Since then, the state congress had not been held, as a result of the crisis that brought on Frank Maduka, as the leader of NYCN, which had kept the group in comatose.

    However at the weekend, the council in different locations in Awka came together with some of their stakeholders, conducted factional elections with their delegates from the 21 local government areas in the state to elect those leaders of theirs.

    Speaking with The Nation  after the election, the new chairman, Comrade Nwosu Ifeanyi Stephen, extended his hand of fellowship to others who were not successful during the election, adding “together we stand, together we will succeed, build the youth, build the nation”.

    He said that he believed that the youth of Anambra state were now capable to reposition the youth meaningfully by engaging them in agricultural oriented programs, skills acquisition, sports, education empowerment and talent hunt that would go a long way to providing employment.

    The other elected chairman Nonso Smart Okafor, thanked the youths of the state for giving him what he described as rare opportunity to serve them.

     

  • Nasarawa youths demand release of Peace Corps boss

    The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has called for the release of the National Commandant, Peace Corps of Nigeria, Mr Dickson Akoh.

    The Chairman of the council in Nasarawa State, Mr Mohammed Bako, made the appeal on Thursday at news conference in Lafia.

    Bako criticised the recent attack on the headquarters of corps in by the personnel of the Nigeria Police Force and Department of State Security (DSS).

    He also condemned the subsequent arrest of the national commandant of the corps and other principal officers of the organisation by the security operatives.

    “This ugly incident by the Nigeria police and DSS is coming on peak of the passing of the Bill of the Nigerian Peace Corps by the National Assembly. The bill is only awaiting presidential assent.

    “Peace Corps is a Voluntary Youths Organisation (VYO-NGO) affiliated to the National Youth Council of Nigeria with the primary aims and objectives of training the teeming youths of Nigeria in civil education and duties, volunteerism and community service for the nation’s benefit.

    “Instead of the police to seek for collaboration with the Peace Corps in bridging the gap of insecurity in the country, they instead engaged on this illegal action of closing the Peace Corps office and detaining their principal officers.

    “This development is unprovoked, unwarranted and therefore illegal, and hence generating undue animosity between the Peace Corps, the police, DSS and therefore condemnable.

    “It is in view of the above that the Youth Council in Nasarawa state is calling on well-meaning Nigerians and indeed the youths to appeal to Mr President, Muhammadu Buhari, to append his signature to the bill and finally put to rest this controversy,” he said.

    According to him, the bill will go long way in enhancing peaceful co-existence, help in augmenting the efforts of security agencies as well as fight the high rate of unemployment and crime in the country, if signed into law, among other benefits.

    Bako explained that the bill would avail employment opportunity to the army of unemployed youths across all states and local government areas of the federation been the change mantra of the present administration on job creation.

    He called on its members in the state to be wary of a certain organisation called National Unity and Peace Corps, pointing out that it is not the same as the Peace Corps and it is not known to the council.

    The state youth council chairman also called on Nigerians especially youths to live in peace; be law abiding, respect constituted authority, vigilant, responsible and productive in the support of genuine efforts towards nation building.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Akoh and other principal officers at the organisation headquarter in Abuja were arrested on Feb. 28, by a combined team of security operatives.

    Akoh, who is facing trial on alleged conspiracy and extortion, was also accused of using unauthorised uniforms and training facilities.