An innovative solution to high youth unemployment involves training and low-interest loans for young entreprenuers, writes Musa Temidayo, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Nigeria. In my final year at the university, I can remember sitting at our so called ‘basement’ and the topic on everyone’s lips was how to get something doing and start living …
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Read moreAn enormous fine levied by a national regulator has troubling implications for private business, writes Michael Gyekye, 22, a Correspondent from Koforidua in Ghana. MTN Nigeria, a subsidiary of Johannesburg-based MTN Group Ltd, the market leader in telecommunications in Africa, has been slapped with a fine of US$5.2 billion by regulators in Nigeria. The monstrous …
Girls and women in Nigeria are getting a boost from a programme designed to help close the gender gap in school success rates, writes Timi Olagunju, 29, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Lagos in Nigeria, who spoke to a trainer with the organisation. According to a 2014 UNESCO report, Nigeria has one of the largest number of …
A fresh take on New Year’s resolutions comes from Oghenekevwe Oghenechovwen, 17, a Correspondent from Warri in Nigeria, who argues that asking questions is the first step in making meaningful change. “We thought that we had the answers, it was the questions we had wrong.” – Bono. Almost everyone had made resolutions for year 2016: promises …
An unreliable power supply is one of the biggest problems facing everyday Nigerians, writes Omeye Kenechukwu, 20, a Correspondent from Nigeria, who suggests solutions lie with government and citizens alike. Since independence, the most populous black nation on earth has been faced with a problem that has dealt with her in every aspect of human development. It …
Unethical business practices and ineffective regulation are a daunting combination for consumers, writes Jonathan Ugiagbe, 30, a Correspondent from Benin in Nigeria, who argues it is time for an effective consumers coalition. Consumers in Nigeria form a critical mass of the world consumer constituency. Yet this critical mass is today in danger and disrespected because …
Communication has grown in speed and volume as technology advances, but Nnadozie Onyekuru, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Nigeria, now studying in the USA, reflects on the importance of civility and ethics in true dialogue. “Thought is occupied mostly with finding what is true while impulse pushes towards action. We ought to take care, therefore, that …
A technology summit for women offered insight and education that can lead to empowerment, writes Oghenekevwe Oghenechovwen, 17, a Correspondent from Warri in Nigeria, who urges the event become an annual one for the region. “Time, people, events, and places conglomerate to align you with destiny…” — Unknown Arriving at the Civic Centre at Victoria Island, …
Focus and hard work are the keys to success for a young entrepreneur interviewed by Musa Temidayo, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Nigeria. Some people think it requires a lorry load of cash to start a successful and enduring business, but Dami Subair, CEO of DamoSmart, knows that with a positive great mind set and …
Young professionals gathered to learn new ways to think about economics and social restructuring as they seek practical solutions to national issues. Timi Olagunju, 30, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Lagos in Nigeria, took part and reports on the conference. Fully armed with the concrete conviction that “no problem can be solved with the level of consciousness that …