Achieving your dreams possible, youths encouraged

Founder of Maktoub Media, Mariam Mohammed, has preached to hundreds of young people not to give up on their dreams despite mounting obstacles.

Speaking in Abuja at the 2024 edition of the yearly Maktoub Youth Forum (MYF) themed: “Ignite, Inspire, Impact”, a key segment of her birthday celebration, Mohammed explained that the forum was to inspire young people to aspire to personal growth, career advancement, emotional intelligence, leadership, and helping aspiring young ones chart a career road map.

She explained that it was a call to action for Nigeria’s youths, urging them to pursue their dreams with the required passion.

Mohammed stressed that to be successful in life, the youngsters must be willing to face the obstacles that come with personal growth, pointing out that part of the objectives of the programme was to minimise such pitfalls.

Her words: “You know there are always downsides to everything. The downside to programmes like this is that it reopens old and buried wounds. People think holding a mentorship programme is fancy. But it isn’t.”

Also speaking, an Assistant Controller with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Aisha Mohammed, cautioned the youths that although social media remains a force for good in many respects, it could also be a tool for destruction.

She urged the participants not to take everything they see online hook, line and sinker, advising them not to be misled by what they see or read on social media.