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Feb
16
2023
By The African Mirror
Nigerian elections: Eight issues young people want the new government to address

Nigerian elections: Eight issues young people want the new government to address

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
AS Nigeria prepares for the 25 February presidential elections, it’s interesting to consider what young Nigerians are expecting. There are plenty of them: 52.2 million people aged 18-35. That’s about 28% of Nigeria’s total population and more than the entire populations of Ghana and the Benin Republic put together. In spite of the prospects that this number holds, young people in Nigeria are largely marginalised from governance. Author TOPE SHOLA AKINYETUN, Researcher, Lagos State University of Education This election holds immense significance for young Nigerians, particularly in light of the current economic difficulties, insecurity and their exclusion from the political…
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Feb
23
2022
By The African Mirror
How young Nigerians’ distrust of political leaders fuels COVID misinformation

How young Nigerians’ distrust of political leaders fuels COVID misinformation

COVID-19
EVER since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global public health emergency in January 2020, there’s been a need for studies that help explain what people understand by public health messages. Author OLUTOBI AKINGBADE, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for the Advancement of Non-Racialism and Democracy (CANRAD), Nelson Mandela University Research into the nuances of communication is especially important when conspiracy theories and misleading rumours about the pandemic are in circulation. Misinformation can be dangerous. Early in the pandemic, it appeared that younger people (in their teens, 20s and 30s) had a low risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 or severe…
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Jun
11
2021
By The African Mirror
Buhari tells youth to ‘behave’ if they want jobs

Buhari tells youth to ‘behave’ if they want jobs

NEWS
LIBBY GEORGE  PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has told young Nigerians that they must "behave" in order to attract jobs and investment. Buhari, speaking on Arise TV, said security was essential in order for investment in the country, where unemployment rose to 33.3% in the fourth quarter. "Nobody is going to invest in an insecure environment. So I told them, I said they should tell the youth that if they want jobs, they will behave themselves," Buhari said. "Make sure that the area is secure. So that people can come in and invest." Nigeria has struggled with high unemployment and rapid population…
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