Youth Empowerment

Updated: 19 + 3 Universities offering MasterCard Foundation $500 Million Scholarships to Empower 15,000 Africans + How to Apply

mastercard foundation scholars program

Ahead of 2017, 3 new universities have currently been added to the 19 universities (6 USA universities, 3 Canadian Universities, 7 African Universities and 3 universities from other regions) which have been participating in the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program since 2012. On Wednesday September 26, 2012, the MasterCard Foundation announced the launch of the 10 … Read more

Nigerian University Students Builds Car That Passes Int’l Evaluation – From ‘Tuke Tuke’ to ABUCAR.

ABUCAR made in nigerian car

First it was ‘Tuke Tuke’, a car built by students of the University of Benin in May 2014. A car that, according to the Media Manager of Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria, Mr Precious Okolobo, passed international technical evaluation in Rotterdam, Netherland.     The car was to race at the 2014 Shell Eco-Marathon … Read more

APPLY for UN Youth Volunteer Programme in Germany 2015

The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programmme is awarded to young people from the UN member States interested in contributing to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. UNV contributes to peace and development by advocating for recognition of volunteers, working with partners to integrate volunteerism into development programming, and mobilizing an increasing number and diversity of … Read more

Nigeria’s Growing Youth Unemployment: Entrepreneurship to the Rescue

Unemployment in Nigeria - Entrepreneurship

Ever dreamt of graduating from the University and living a financially secured life ever after? Chances are high you do – it’s a common dream these days. It’s not unusual to hear students proclaim that they would have a financially viable life as soon as they graduate and get employed by Chevron, Dangote, Microsoft Corporation, … Read more

Nigeria: Out of 449 Candidates, 100 will qualify for the Presidential Scholarship Award

449 candidates met the criteria for selection for the Presidential Special Scholarship Scheme for Innovation and Development, according to the Executive director, National Universities Commission (NUC), Julius Okojie, on Monday. He made this know in Abuja when he visited Chams centre where the candidates wrote the Presidential Special Scholarship Aptitude Test. Of the 449 candidates … Read more

How I won in the YouWIN Business Plan Competition – Interview with Utibe Etim

YouWIN Nigeria Young Entrepreneur Business Plan Competition

The YouWIN Nigeria program was transparent. Because for someone like me to be among the winners, then I would say it’s really transparent. Because I don’t know anyone who would have helped me. The FG of Nigeria introduced the Youth Enterprise with Innovation in Nigeria –YouWIN programme in 2011 www.youwin.org.ng; a collaboration of the Ministry … Read more

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