10th Mar 2021
Peniel Chidumaga
Young Nigerians are given a platform to reflect upon and celebrate the progress made by the youths to create the ideal Nigeria in the first edition of Naija Youth Talk themed ‘The Nigeria We Want’
Key Highlights
The 21st century holds immeasurable potential for the youths. However, young individuals in some parts of Nigeria live perpetually at a disadvantage, especially in the area of education.
Nigeria has the world’s highest number of out-of-school children – about 10.5 million Nigerian children are not in school. UNICEF is on a mission to overturn unfortunate statistics such as this, keeping youth voices at the center of the movement.
UNICEF collaborated with some partners to host the first edition of the Naija Youth Talk event on 9th September 2019 at the Silverbird Cinemas in Abuja to mark the 2019 International Literacy Day. The event, themed ‘The Nigeria We Want’, allowed young people reflect on and celebrate the progress made by youths to create the Nigeria we all want, as well as to build momentum and support for further action.
As part of UNICEF’s global Youth Talks, Naija Youth Talk engaged young people and several youth change enthusiasts in discussions to proffer solutions to crucial issues facing the youths of the country.
Segun Araromi, SAEDConnect CEO, was among the youth change initiators who shared their stories at the event. The others include:
SAEDConnect is Youth Empowerment Accelerator. We exist to empower & activate Africa’s Young Human Capital by leveraging technology & strategic partnerships to enable solutions that help young people discover their potential; develop and activate their employability as well as their entrepreneurship capacity to create value and derive economic benefits.