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The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) was founded in 1964 to be the voice and the umbrella Organisation for youth organisations in the country. It is responsible with issues affecting Nigeria's youth because it is the voice of Nigeria's youth. The Youth Council is non‐governmental, non‐partisan, and not‐for‐profit organisation ...
The newly self-confident members of the Nigerian Youth Movement objected to the system of indirect rule through traditional tribal leaders. The Youth Charter published in 1938 said: "We are opposed to the term "Indirect Rule" literally as well as in principle. Honest trusteeship implies direct British Rule with a view to ultimate self ...
The National Youth Council of Nigeria is a major stakeholder in the implementation of the National Youth Policy. As an umbrella organization for youth NGOs and youth organizations across the country, the NYCN pursues democratic norms at all times, embraces the principles of accountability and, transparency in all its conduct, and initiates and ...
The Nigerian Youth Parliament [1] (NYP), founded in 2008 under the administration of Umaru Musa Yar’adua [2] GCFR, is the body that oversees the activities of youths in Nigeria. By composition, it is a replica of the Red Chamber of the National Assembly , and as such, the Parliament is made up of 109 individuals representing all senatorial ...
Nigerian English, also known as Nigerian Standard English, is a variety of English spoken in Nigeria. [1] Based on British and American English, the dialect contains various loanwords and collocations from the native languages of Nigeria, due to the need to express concepts specific to the cultures of ethnic groups in the nation (e.g. senior wife).
Samuel Akisanya (1 August 1898 – January 1985) was a Nigerian trade unionist and nationalist based in Lagos, Nigeria during the colonial era, one of the founders of the Nigerian Youth Movement. [1] He was also the Oba of Isara, an office which he held from 1941 until his death. He is today widely regarded as the greatest king in the history ...
Ita was a leading Nigerian nationalist during British colonial rule. Upon his return from the United States, he formed the Nigerian Youth Movement (NYM) in 1934 and galvanized the Nigerian youths for nationalism. The cannons of the Youth Charter adopted in 1937 centered on nationalism, inter-tribal harmony and a greater tomorrow.
A by-election was held for the Lagos seat in the Legislative Council of Nigeria on 5 March 1941. [1] It was required after the incumbent member Kofo Abayomi of the Nigerian Youth Movement (NYM) resigned in order to move to the United Kingdom to take up a Rhodes Scholarship in ophthalmology. [2]