Recently there has been a flurry of articles across the Nigerian media spaces which suggest that our youth are a ‘time bomb’ waiting to explode. Some of these articles are based on the notion that our large numbers of uneducated and unemployed youth pose a threat to the nation’s security if urgent steps are not …

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Is the impact of youth participation measurable? This was one of the questions posed at a conference on youth participation in international decision-making, which I attended in London during May. My first reaction was, is it possible? But even if it were how could it be ascertained that ‘the impact’ was a result of their …

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