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The 2nd annual Crowded Places Challenge aims to bring fresh thinking to the problem of protecting the general public from the threat of terrorism in crowded urban environments. At present, governments and industry are looking for more effective wa...
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- Fure
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- I am an ambitious God fearing young man.
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- Wealth Information Network
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- Lagos. contact wealthinfonetwork@gmail.com, +2348062546245
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- to network with the great folks in here
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The Tata Africa Scholarships 2009/2010
The Tata Africa Scholarships have been in existence since 2006 and have grown from strength
to strength over the years.
This year, a total of 40 scholarships have been made available to students across South Africa.
Tata Africa Scholarship Awards are awarded for post-graduate studies at Masters or Doctoral
level, in the following areas:
• Build Environment;
• Computer/Information Sciences;
• Engineering;
• Mathematics/Statistics;
• Financial Management;
• Life Sciences; and
• Natural Sciences
Ea… Continue
to strength over the years.
This year, a total of 40 scholarships have been made available to students across South Africa.
Tata Africa Scholarship Awards are awarded for post-graduate studies at Masters or Doctoral
level, in the following areas:
• Build Environment;
• Computer/Information Sciences;
• Engineering;
• Mathematics/Statistics;
• Financial Management;
• Life Sciences; and
• Natural Sciences
Ea… Continue
Posted on October 28, 2009 at 1:26pm — 1 Comment
2010 Google Anita Borg Scholarship for Female Students from Europe, Middle East, Africa
Dr. Anita Borg (1949-2003) devoted her adult life to revolutionising the way we think about technology and dismantling barriers that keep women and minorities from entering computing and technology fields. Her combination of technical expertise and fearless vision continues to inspire and motivate countless women to become active participants and leaders in creating technology. As part of Google’s ongoing commitment to furthering Anita’s vision, we are pleased to announce The Google Anita Borg M… Continue
Posted on October 28, 2009 at 9:19am —
Crowded Places Challeng 2009...£10,000 GBP cash award for 1st Place
The 2nd annual Crowded Places Challenge aims to bring fresh thinking to the problem of protecting the general public from the threat of terrorism in crowded urban environments. At present, governments and industry are looking for more effective ways to respond to the huge challenges posed by securing crowded places.
To improve the ability to understand and model crowd behaviour, the Global Security Challenge, together with BAE Systems and the UK’s INSTINCT programme, have launched the Crowded P… Continue
To improve the ability to understand and model crowd behaviour, the Global Security Challenge, together with BAE Systems and the UK’s INSTINCT programme, have launched the Crowded P… Continue
Posted on October 22, 2009 at 1:51pm —
Opportunity
Strategic Partnerships and Donor Relationship Manager
Are you a compelling communicator?
Do you have a passion for addressing global social and environmental issues?
Do you have experience leading teams and managing projects?
Do you believe in the power of young people to change the world?
see http://opps.tigweb.org/7715 for details.
Are you a compelling communicator?
Do you have a passion for addressing global social and environmental issues?
Do you have experience leading teams and managing projects?
Do you believe in the power of young people to change the world?
see http://opps.tigweb.org/7715 for details.
Posted on October 17, 2009 at 3:29pm —
High Commissioner officially launches the Burt Award for African Literature in Ghana
On September 22, 2009 the Canadian High Commissioner Darren Schemmer officially launched the Burt Award for African Literature at the Teacher's College in Accra, Ghana. The Gold Award for best book is worth $16,000, the Silver Award is worth $6,000 and the Bronze Award is worth $3,000. As well, rights to the book will be auctioned to publishers and Ghana Book Trust guarantees to distribute a minimum of 3,000 copies to schools and librairies in rural areas of Ghana. The first awards will be given… Continue
Posted on October 7, 2009 at 3:37pm —
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- At 5:19pm on May 11, 2009,
Kelechukwu Henry Ikechukwu said… - Sign up @ www.youngopinions.ning.com and you will be directed or call +234 703 300 8935
- At 4:45pm on February 4, 2009,
samson itodo said… - COMMUNIQUE FROM THE BREAKFAST DIALOGUE ON HOW NIGERIA’S DEMOCRACY FARED IN 2008
Below is the fallout of the Breakfast Dialogue on How Nigeria’s Democracy fared in 2008. Read on and make your comment, contribution and suggestions. An initiative of Youth Action Initiative Africa with support from University of Jos American Corner.
I write with great pleasure to present a summary report and communiqué from the Breakfast Dialogue on How Nigeria’s Democracy fared in 2008. The Breakfast Dialogue organized by Youth Action Initiative Africa at the American Corner on 29th January 2009 was aimed at giving participants the opportunity to evaluate Nigeria’s democracy in 2008 with a view of strategizing for 2009. The Dialogue addressed important issues as they relate to democracy in Nigeria including youth participation, electoral reforms, anti-corruption, religious tolerance, human rights, media and press freedom.
The Dialogue had in attendance 25 youths, an academician & a vibrant constitutional lawyer of high repute Prof. Nnamdi Aduba of the Faculty of Law, University of Jos, Uncle Chuks a staff of the American Corner and Staff of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). The youths came together to exchange views and ideas on how Nigeria’s democracy fared in 2008. The youths also examined how the government mainstreamed youth issues in their program in 2008 vis-à-vis what young people peoples should expect from them in 2009. It also provided an open forum for young people to unite and articulate what they considered as major issues/challenges to national youth development.
The meeting also gave birth to questions on how the proficiency and capacity of young people would be built to understand government policies, how young people can become more involved in governance processes; and how young people can also become more involved in sectoral performance review at the end of each year; to see how the different government ministries and agencies perform especially the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Youth Development. For us in Youth Action Initiative Africa, bearing some of these outcomes, we consider the Breakfast Dialogue a huge success and the beginning of a very strategic platform to make the voices of young people heard with a view of assisting in resolving Nigeria’s political, economic and social problems because young people need to play active roles in shaping the future of Nigeria and its political process.
OBSERVATIONS:
1. Nigeria’s Democracy in 2008 witnessed some creditable exploits especially in the Judiciary with very applauding pronouncements. In terms of general performance, the Nigerian judiciary has often been described as the most credible branch of government in the current democratic dispensation. This is because with some of its landmark decisions in recent times, this third arm of government has not only upheld the rule of law; it has also largely redirected the executive and even the legislature from certain precipice. But unfortunately, in 2008, public celebration or excitement over the seemingly independent judiciary has not given majority of Nigerians cause to cheer. The year 2008 witnessed a lot of contradictions in the judgments of the courts that has affected the confidence of voters in moral capacity to restore their mandate. This is evidenced in the decision of the court in the cases involving the governors of Kebbi and Sokoto states delivered by the Court of Appeal in Kaduna, and that of governors of Enugu and Cross River states delivered in Enugu and Calabar respectively.
2. The anti corruption campaign in 2008 was flawed in so many areas especially in the way and manner some cases were handled. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had a lot of cases to prosecute but did not live up to expectation. Even though anti-corruption agencies like EFCC and ICPC demonstrated commitment to sustain the fight against corruption they did not show interest in the idea of character development, values, ethics and leadership as a core area of focus for nation building.
3. Government recognized the importance of youths in nation building and successor generation plan. However, she did not articulate any strategic youth agenda or plan for achieving youth development in Nigeria, nor did they articulate how they intend to include young people in decision and policy making processes thereby making such policies anti - youth.
4. Most government policies reiterated the importance education plays in nation building and pledged improvement in the education sector, including restructuring the NYSC. However, government did not articulate clear vision and objectives for this sector, i.e, curriculum review, clear plans for technical/vocational education among others, how to double the number of admission opportunities into universities annually, plans for students who do not secure admission etc.
5. The government though committed to attaining the Millennium Development Goals did not articulate how they intend to pursue the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and NEEDS especially in relation to young people’s issues and their involvement in the process.
6. Human rights observance in 2008 was very poor and the system of attaining social justice needs urgent attention. There were so many extra- judicial killings, the ouster of Mallam Nuhu Ribadu from EFCC & the Police, the closure of Channels Television for some days were among some of the issues that heated the polity in 2008 and are clear indications of the ill-fated way on how the government treated human rights issues in 2008.
7. The inclusion of women into the mainstream of governance was very low especially in the recent appointment of ministers.
In general, participants are of the view that there is willingness on the part of government to practice true democracy but failed in its implementation process. Participants also posit that though some successes were recorded and we made very little headway in our polity, Nigeria’s democracy didn’t fare too well in 2008.
In view of the above, the participants made far reaching recommendations which also includes what youths feel are key issues the government needs to give priority in addressing youth development in Nigeria; thus, the recommendations are as follows:
1. EDUCATION: Youths recommend the implementation of a Free and Compulsory Education for every child within school age up to Secondary Education. This needs to be backed with legislation to make it illegal for children of school age to be denied education.
Youths also recommend as a matter of national urgency, a review of our current educational curriculum to be more interactive/inventive; so that our institutions can graduate more of job creators, technical persons and inventors to move the country forward. The tertiary institutions need to be adequately funded.
Teacher’s welfare, training and provision of adequate infrastructure should be improved on as a matter of urgency.
2. ACCELERATING YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNANCE: To accelerate youth development and to better harness the dynamic potentials of young people for nation building involves more than education and football (sports), youths recommend that: A National Youth Forum be convened with the view of harnessing the inputs of young people in formulating a broad based and youth owned national youth agenda.
That the Federal Ministry of Youth Development must be maintained by the government and be adequately funded to carry out strategic youth development programs for Nigerian youths.
If necessary, there should be a national legislation mandating all the 36 states including the FCT to create a separate ministry of Youth Development not attached to sports or women, to operate solely for the purpose of youth programs at the state levels.
The Minister for the Federal Ministry of Youth Development should be below the ages of 35years, and the position should be through application. Adverts should be placed on national newspapers and youth based online networks for suitably qualified youths who must have been involved in youth work for a minimum of 5 years to apply. The recruitment / selection board should comprise of representatives from the federal youth ministry, development partners, private sectors, young people and respected leaders in society.
The National Youth Policy Document which is overdue should be reviewed with broad based participation of young people at all levels of the review. More so, the document should be widely circulated in every school, youth organization / associations, and libraries among others.
That all umbrella bodies of youth organizations like National Youth Council of Nigeria, National Association of Nigeria Students, National Youth Parliament, Student Union Government should be restructured and made more democratic, non – partisan, accountable and representational of their youth constituencies.
That in the Review of the 1999 Constitution, the voices of young people cannot be neglected. We demand more space to actively participate in the constitutional review process. For instance, in the area of who is legible to contest for an elective position. Youths demand that the qualification for elective posts should be such that all persons who can vote automatically qualify to be voted for.
3. Job Creation: youths commends the efforts of the current administration in job creation and recommends that in 2009 the government must deliberately pursue industrialization and local content as a way of creating more jobs.
More so, the process of diversifying the economy has had tremendous benefits and much more jobs could be created if areas like agriculture, tourism, solid minerals among others are fully supported to grow.
The Small and Medium Scale Enterprise and NAPEP among others should be further encouraged to focus more on programs and offers that shall identify, empower and grow many more young entrepreneurs into big time entrepreneurs, industrialists and large employers of labour.
4. Information Communication Technology: bearing in mind that we are in an information technology driven age, youths recommend that Youth ICT Villages or Academies be set up in every state of Nigeria to harness the potentials of young people, to also financially empower them financially and earn the nation foreign exchange in the nearest future.
5. FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION /CAMPAIGN ON CHARACTER AND ETHICS: That the fight against corruption must be sustained and that all agencies involved in the fight against corruption like ICPC, EFCC and all other related agencies should be sustained and further strengthened to be autonomous to perform effectively.
That a national campaign on character, values, ethics and leadership should be initiated and agencies such as the National Orientation Agency be further strengthened and funded to be the at the forefront of this campaign for ethics and moral values in all aspect of our national live.
IN CONCLUSION
There is no doubt that this is a very important period in the history of our nation because on May 29 2009 our democracy will be 10 years at a stretch. The question would be whether the dividends of democracy has been delivered to the people. Perhaps we may also ask what legacies our present day leaders are going to leave behind for us to learn and espouse. Hence our appeal for all and sundry is to get involved to make this nation the true giant of Africa that she really is. We implore the government to justify the confidence reposed in them by Nigerian youths by formulating policies that would better the lives of young people in Nigeria and give us hope for the future.
And to the youths, we must shun political thuggery and violence. Let’s renew our hopes in our dear country. I tell you NIGERIA CAN WORK. Our power is in our numbers, We have energy, We have ideas. Now we have a voice!
……let’s all step out and shun every form of corruption and violence and let Nigeria be great!
We believe in Nigeria and in democratic governance.
Long live the federal republic of Nigeria!
Long live responsible Nigerian youths!
Long live African union!
- At 10:52pm on January 15, 2009,
Elizabeth Gilhuly said… - Hello friend...
You left the below comment on my page on 14 January and I would just like to reply...
I support human rights with no exception of culture, skin color or spiritual belifs. I respect your belifs just as I expect that you would respect mine, regardless if they do not match. It is in our many alternate views that I see the totality of the spirit of life on earth. For me to exclude one spiritual perspective would be for me to exclude truth. I love all people and and believe no one should experience the exploitation of slavery and poverty, regardless of what they do or do not believe.
I thank you for sharing your point of view.
Elizabeth
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At 5:20pm on January 14, 2009, fure said…
hi,
With all respect,i want you to be aware that God is the source of Human rights. And if you cliam to advance protection of Labour right i opin you do so by
1. Acknowledge the supremacy of God
2. Apply HIS priciples in actualising your pursuit
3. To achieve 2 above consult the HOLY BIBLE
Thanks
- At 3:41am on December 23, 2008,
Edith said… - hi fure.. thx for ur great suggestions. yea, i am workin on it now. im still collecting several friends to share ideas. i will try to build our first activity on March 2009. i will try to take the moment of International Woman's day on march 8th to hold an activity. cuz i want to put sexual identity issues in the campus, especially lesbian issue because lesbian also woman. that's why i think that it will be a great moment. i haven't thought about fund raising because we are still a small group. yea please i would like to know about how to start and pilot a campus community. thx before. nice to know you :)
- At 3:06pm on December 19, 2008,
samson itodo said…
- Good to meet you .
welcome to the platform of world changers
Always take note: You are the solution Africa has been waiting for.i look forward to working with you on some youths projects. let me also recommend youthactioninitiativeafrica08.ning.com to you.there lots of issues you can contribute to.your contribution is highly needed. its a network that educates young people on democracy rights, gender rights and how young people can profer solutions to the leadership question of our continent.
i love your profile.i think we can do stuff together.i believe in the new africa dream.
Manifest! coz naija works
- At 4:24pm on December 17, 2008,
Tosin said… - halllo! yeap! It's me, I guess we met @ Tope's wedding in February!!
Longest time, how is work and all? Sure you're basking in His goodness?
Compliments of the season
Tosin O.A
- At 9:14pm on November 28, 2008,
TYA said… - surrrrrre! ofkors i'll tell you the detail about economix as soon as i can. :)
please also keep me informed about economic project run by youth on your country too..
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