Today, president-elect Muhammadu Buhari will be sworn into office in Nigeria. The 2015 Nigerian general elections have been described as the most peaceful in the country’s history – this was the first time where a sitting president was ousted through the ballot box, the elections recorded the highest number of electorates’ turnout. While expectations […]
Read MoreIt’s been a year since Boko Haram, Nigeria’s terrorist group opposing women’s education, kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls. It’s reported that some of the girls were sold into slavery for $10 each, and some may have been killed. For a young girl growing up in Nigeria, the pursuit of education can be terrifying. However, education is […]
Read MoreSometimes, things don’t go as well as planned. The story of Sunny, a YTF TechCommunities graduate and former agriculture entrepreneur, inspires us. While his first agriculture venture Integrity Farms didn’t go as well as planned, he’s using the experience to inspire and challenge other rural youth by serving as a mentor to students in […]
Read More“In Africa, there is a vibrant culture of young people creating things. Having worked in this field extensively over the last 15 years, I see that innovation often comes from the unavailability of resources and pure necessity. There simply aren’t enough jobs to go around, so innovation is born from constraints. For many young people […]
Read MoreIn late April, YTF held two Girls in ICT Day events in Lagos and Imo State in partnership with Cisco to encourage and inspire Nigerian girls to pursue careers in ICT (information and communications technology). Meeting with over 450 girls (50 in Lagos and 400 in Imo State), we showcased 3D printing technology, which […]
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