Today, H.E. Nyesom Wike, alongside 44 other ministers, was sworn in at the Banquet Hall at the State House. Mr Wike becomes the first Southerner to become Minister of the Federal Capital Territory in the fourth republic. Abuja residents will say the last time we have had a minister in…

I have been opportune to witness Malala’s three visits to Nigeria physically. The first was in 2014, a few months after the Chibok girls were kidnapped. As part of the Bring Back our Girls (BBOG) campaign, we received word that Malala will visit Nigeria and would like to meet with…

The year 2021 was a very unpredictable one. With COVID raging across the world, it has made it difficult for non-profits like mine to plan long-term ahead and to navigate organizing physical programs across the country/continent. While there was/is a strong push to hold many programs virtually, I always counter…

HR isn’t Lord of the Manor, it’s a talent acquisition and recruitment process This afternoon, I stumbled on a twitter post where someone recruiting for a company messaged a lady who had applied for the company on WhatsApp and the conversation below happened For me, these kind of engaged and…

An AU youth envoy position was first muted during the Banjul+ 10 meeting which held in Banjul, The Gambia in December 2016. Following this, various groups including the African Youth Panel, as well as the African Youth Commission campaigned for the activation of the African Youth envoy position, especially following…

With support from Malala Fund’s Gulmakai Network, education activists successfully advocate for a new law that guarantees primary education for girls in northern Nigeria. — Last week, Nigerian education activists achieved an important win in the fight to see every girl in school when Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, the governor of Kaduna State signed the Child Welfare and Protection bill (Child Rights Act) into law. …

2011 cannot be forgotten in a hurry on the African continent. The year started slowly, almost as if the status quo would remain the same, but no, it wouldn’t be. …

Last week, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi’s tenure as Nigeria’s Minister for Youth Development came to an end. As predicted by watchers and talking heads, he chose the National Sports Commission as the Minister for Sports over the Youth Ministry. In the new found vocation, he will superintend over a ministry that…

Yesterday, i got an email from Saratu Abiola inviting me to a meeting today, between Paul Fagan, the International Republican Institute’s Regional Director for the Africa Division and selected youth leaders at the IRI abuja office. The meeting which held this morning dwelt on experience sharing and interaction between youth…