Makurdi May 10, 2007: Youth attending the National Planning Commission’s zonal consultation for the northeast geopolitical zone held in Bauchi has called on the Commission to support the establishment of a Youth Expert Panel on NEEDS 2. The young people said that the establishment of the panel became imperative because the draft NEEDS 2 [...]

During the last 7 days, I have been travelling accross Nigeria as part of the process to ensure that young people’s issues are integrated into the Second National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS 2). NEEDS 2 will focus on poverty reduction, wealth creation, employment generation and value reorientation. The strategy will build on the [...]

Bauchi May 8, 2007: Youth attending the National Planning Commission’s zonal consultation for the northwest geopolitical zone held in Kaduna has called on government to invest in youth friendly reproductive health services. The young people said that while the draft NEEDS 2 has highlighted the need to invest in strengthening Primary health care, there was [...]

Kaduna, May 06, 2007: Young people are asking for the inclusion of critical issues related to their development into the second National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS 2). As part of the ongoing consultations being carried out by the National Planning Commission, Development Partnership International (DPI) and the Nigerian Youth Network on the Millennium [...]