A non-governmental organisation, Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN) recently held a Leadership Empowerment Achievement and Development (LEAD) camp for 50 outstanding young female participants with a mission to inspire young girls to become top women leaders.

Many of us often get lost as to the things we are capable of and what our skillset is. If you find yourself unsure about your skills, answering these three questions below could help you determine your abilities or expertise. What do you enjoy doing? The first step is to ask yourself where your passion…

In a bid to tackle the age old problem of skilled employment, Redrick Accelerate Workshop (RAW) hosted its RAWorkshop, a yearly initiative that focuses on enhancing skills for the unemployed Nigerian youths within the country, hosted mega workshops in Lagos and Ibadan respectively. The workshops, which are made up of series of crash courses are…

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Emergency Livelihoods Specialist, Muhammad Khan has said that the agency would continue to support stabilisation and recovery in Borno State with agricultural skills to boost productivity. According to him, the European Union plans to bring stability to 600, 000 targeted individuals in the state affected by Boko Haram insurgency.…

Nigeria's digital advocacy group, the Centre for Cyber Awareness and Development (CECAD), has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari on his recent call on the global community to work towards a safe, inclusive, and accessible digital world for all humanity, at the yearly investment meeting 2019, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The centre led by tech advocate,…

PROF. MUSTAPHA ZUBAIRU is a renowned architect and town planner. He is the project manager, Niger State Urban Support Programme. Zubairu who spoke to Property & Environment Editor, CHINEDUM UWAEGBULAM offered solutions to Nigeria’s lingering housing challenges, among other issues. Providing housing for the low-income has remained a big task for governments. Do you think, we…

A gadget is a small mechanical or electronic device or tool. They are popular among children just as it is with adults, and we can’t keep these away from children as this comes with their generation, but then what we should deal with is the obsession that may arise with it. Parenting blogger and enthusiast,…

New technologies have taken over the workplace, which is why unemployment is rampart. To thrive and survive in the new millennium, you have to acquire new skills. Formal education is no longer enough to gain employment; you have to acquire new skills. I entered journalism as a proof reader on the Nigerian Tribune, Ibadan in…

“If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity, but you are not sure you can do it, say yes- then learn how to do it later!”- Richard Branson SCHOOL rewards people for their memory. Life rewards people for their creativity and ability to solve problems. School rewards caution, life rewards daring. School hails those who live…

During the 20-month lull between the end of my primary school and entry to high school, I learned many lessons. During that period, I traversed many libraries in Ilobu and Osogbo in quest of knowledge and skills acquisition. At that time, working long hours with voluntary associations taught me that working more isn’t always the…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is suave and the kind of individual any parent will take pride in. He has had the best of education and well prepared to grapple with anxieties and opportunities of the future – but this is not so for many Nigerian schoolchildren. Hope may be on the horizon as the federal…

No fewer than 18,00 Young Nigerian Girls between the ages of 16 and-19 years have so far benefited from the $465,000 ‘’Mercy Corps’’ mentoring and empowerment project which began in...