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The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) is a program set up by the Nigerian government during the military regime to involve Nigerian graduates in nation-building and the development of the country. There is no military conscription in Nigeria, but since 1973, graduates of universities and polytechnics have been required to take part in the ...
The application portal closed on 27 July 2017 and received a total of 2,543,079 applications, 2,258,266 persons scaled through the BVN validation stage and were invited to proceed to an online assessment test. From 1 July 2017 to 31 August 2017, the online assessment test was conducted to select qualified applicants in four categories, N-Tax, N ...
The program promotes awareness of struggles that the disabled face, removing negative attitudes, while empowering the young men and women with disabilities. National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) was founded in 1964 to be the voice and the umbrella Organisation for youth organisations in the ...
The Youth Day event with the topic "Working with and for Youth towards Achieving the SDGs" focused on the importance of intergeneration collaboration between youth and experienced leaders to bridge the generational gap to create decent jobs for youth. The highlight of the event was the reveal of ten recipients of the Youth Spotlight Awards.
Youth empowerment programs are aimed at creating healthier and higher qualities of life for underprivileged or at-risk youth. [1] The five competencies of a healthy youth are: (1) positive sense of self, (2) self- control, (3) decision-making skills, (4) a moral system of belief, and (5) pro-social connectedness.
Yarpti speak out against corruption in Nigeria and promote transparency, accountability and integrity at all levels and across all sectors of the Nigerian society as well as seeking the empowerment of the Nigerian youth, disabled children, women, vulnerable individuals and the disadvantaged and poorest communities in rural and urban areas to ...
YouWin is a youth development scheme established in Nigeria by the administration of president Goodluck Jonathan. The central aim of the scheme is to empower the Nigerian youths by providing grants to small business owners. It is run as a competition where entrants submit their business plans which are evaluated by the Enterprise Development ...
The NYCN body has been instrumental to many empowerment, scholarship and support programmes. Structure. Youth, according to the youth policy, are people, between the ages of 18 and 35. The National Youth Council of Nigeria has 36 state chapters plus the FCT, and 774 local government branches. All chapters are led by a chairman while the local ...