APC Chairman Yilwatda Empowers 1,400 Youths With Tools, ₦280m Grants in Plateau

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has empowered more than 1,400 youths with tools and cash grants under the Renewed Hope Scale-Up Programme held in Jos, Plateau State. The initiative is aimed at promoting youth empowerment, economic inclusion and grassroots development. At the event, Yilwatda supervised the distribution of 727 income-generating tools and equipment to beneficiaries to help them establish and expand […]

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FG, partners launch programme to empower 10,000 youths and women

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Nigerian government, in partnership with civil society groups, has unveiled a new livelihood initiative aimed at empowering 10,000 vulnerable youths and women across the country, in a move officials say will help curb insecurity and violent extremism. The programme, launched in Abuja by the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) and Giving to the Needy Mission International (GINMI), seeks to provide sustainable income opportunities while addressing the […]

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Ododo, Kogi Youths Procure Tinubu’s Nomination Form for 2027 Election, APC Halts Fundraising.

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, has urged party members to halt plans to purchase the 2027 presidential nomination form for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, after a group of youths from Kogi State bought the form on his behalf. Yilwatda made the announcement on Monday at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja after receiving a ₦100 million manager’s cheque from […]

February 24, 2026 18

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Cardinal Onaiyekan Foundation Empowers Jiwa Community Women, Youths

By Our Reporter | Abuja The Cardinal Onaiyekan Foundation for Peace, in partnership with Mrs. Onyekonwea Anna, has successfully carried out empowerment programmes for women and youths in Jiwa Community, Abuja, targeting skills acquisition and educational support aimed at promoting peaceful coexistence and economic development. The empowerment programme, held over the weekend with the theme “Peaceful Co-existence: Unity through Skills and Education Empowerment”, brought together beneficiaries of the Foundation’s training […]

February 15, 2026 13

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NDLEA Chief Urges Nigerian Youths to Pursue Skills Training to Avoid Drug Abuse

By Zainab Uzomah The Chairman and Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd), has urged young Nigerians to embrace skills acquisition and empowerment opportunities as a safeguard against drug abuse and other social vices. In a statement signed by the Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, the NDLEA said Marwa gave the charge in Abuja on Thursday at the launch […]

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One killed, suspects arrested as Gombe youths, herdsmen clash

The Gombe State Police Command said it had arrested some suspects in connection with the death of one person following a clash between some youths and Fulani herders in the Lano Village, Yamaltu Deba Local Government Area of the state on Saturday. The conflict began when youths from Lano village barricaded the Lano-Deba Road and allegedly attacked herdsmen crossing from Kuri village, killing five of their cows. Abdullahi had narrated […]

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Youths demand peace, jobs ahead of Congo presidential poll

Gedeon, 22, driving his auto-rickshaw through the bustling streets of DR Congo’s capital Kinshasa, said he never imagined he would end up doing the job he does. Like many young people in the deeply impoverished central African nation, he said he had high hopes that the government can deliver a better future. “I want to go back to school,” said Gedeon, who has worked as a rickshaw driver for five […]

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