THE PROFILICS BOOKS FOR YOUTH.
THE PROFILICS BOOKS FOR YOUTH.
(ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.)
THIS BOOK EMPHASIZES ON YOUTHS ALL OVER THE GLOBE NOT ONLY NIGERIAN YOUTHS, AFRICANS, ASSIAS AND EUROPES ETC.
THIS BOOK IS POINTING TO THE YOUTHS AND IS ENLIGHTEN THE YOUTHS HOW TO BEHAVES IN THE SOCIETY, CITY, CONTINENT, STATE AND COUNTRY.
AND THE GREAT PERSPECTIVES THINGS IS TO BE A GOOD AMBASSADOR.
SOMETIMES AS A YOUTH THINGS MAY NOT WORK OUT THE WAY YOU THINKS IT WILL BE, YOU MUST HAVE A GREAT PATIENCE TO FIND OUT PROFFER SOLUTIONS TO WHAT YOU THINKS THAT IS NOT WORKING OUT FOR YOU, BECAUSE YOUTHS ARE THE VANGUARD FOR POSITIVE CHANGE.
CONTENT AND PREFIX.
*CHAPTER ONE (1) ( ENLIGHTENMENT.)
*CHAPTER TWO (2) THE PROFILE OF BILL GATES, ALIKO DANGOTE, MARK ZUKERBERG, GEORGE WEAH, KOFFI KINGSTON, MICHEAL JORDAN, NELSON MANDELA, ANTONY JOSHUA, CRISTIANO RONALDO AND LIONEL MESSI, LARRY PAGE AND SERGEY BRINN, BARACK OBAMA, MICHEAL JACKSON.
*WHO IS A YOUTH
*WHAT YOU SHOULD DO AS A YOUTH.
*WHAT YOU SHOULD NOT DO AS A YOUTH.
*10 WAYS YOUTH CAN MAKE AN IMPACT.
*17 WAYS YOUNG PEOPLE ARE CHANGING THE WORLD.
CHAPTER ONE (1)
( ENLIGHTENMENT.)
THE YOUTHS OF NOW A DAYS MUST BE ENLIGHTENING THEM SELVES ON GOOD DEEDS.
The youths are not enough to Enlighten themselves, lack of Enlightenment is affecting the Youth, What Cause the Lack of Enlightenment is what the Youth sees in our Environments, Societies, Cities, Nations, Countries, Continents etc.
The likes of our Great Elders and the Leaders what they are doing that is not good is what we the Youth Sees, that is not a Good Deeds, we should correct Ourselves on it and the Youth should Enlighten themselves On it, the mistakes that our Elders and Great Elders and our Leaders did in the Pasted and Presents; because some youths knows that is not a good deeds is forbidden for you as a youth to do so, because what goes around comes around.
It is Forbidden for you as a youth when you sees the Rise AND Fails of the heroes Pass and you want to get into what Fails the heroes passed, it is PROHIBITED and not Advisable to be into that pit.
The Youths are not Enough to Enlighten themselves, that what you can Accept is what you Must DO to One Another.
As a Youth let LOVE be your First PRIORITY and Secondly be a Good FEARING Mind PERSON.
The IMPACT of the Youths is that you Must Practice a Good BEHAVIOURS between one Another, you must have a good thought between your PARTNERS.
A good BEHAVIOURS start from our ROOMS to the PARLOURS, follow by the STREETS to the EXPRESS WAYS and to the Nations, Continents, Countries and the WORLD because CHARITY begins at HOME.
The Advices for the Youths is that in Any ASPECT they find themselves they should have a great PATIENCE in all what they want to DO.
As a YOUTH is very Important to Maintain your FAMILY Name and do not TANISH the name and GEOPADISE your family IMAGE.
As a YOUTH work before PLEASURE Not PLEASURE before Work, It is Advisable to change your thought now about PLEASURE before work, because that what caused the basic PROBLEMATIC FACTORS facing some YOUTH in some various countries, because ROME was not built a DAY.
CHAPTER TWO (2).
THE PROFILE OF BILL GATES, ALIKO DANGOTE, MARK ZUCKERBERG, GEORGE WEAH, KOFFI KINGSTON, ANTONY JOSHUA, CRISTIANO RONALDO AND LIONEL MESSI, LARRY PAGE AND SERGEY BRINN.
The YOUTHS want to be like BILL GATE, ALIKO DANGOTE, MARK ZUCKERBERG. BILL GATE THE (CO-FOUNDER OF MICROSOFT) MICRO SOFTWARE BUSINESS MAN.
ALIKO DANGOTE THE RICHEST MAN IN AFRICAN (DANGOTE GROUP OF COMPANY, FOOD AND GENERAL HUMAN RESOURCES BUSINESS MAN).
MARK ZUCKERBERG THE SOCIAL MEDIA BUSINESS MAN (FACEBOOK, WHATSSAP, INSTAGRAM THE SOCIAL MAN).
The likes of peoples mentions
BILL GATE.
BILL GATE is a DROPPED OUT from the LACKESIDE SCHOOL, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Co-founder of Microsoft and Co-Chairman and Co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Foundation, Chairman and Founder of Branded Entertainment Network, Chairman and Co-founder of Terrapower, Chairman and Founder of cascade INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGY Advisor of MICROSOFT.
ALIKO DANGOTE.
ALIKO DANGOTE GCON is a NIGERIAN Billionaire Businessman, is the founder, chairman CEO of Dangote Group, an industrial conglomerate in Africa. He has an Estimated Net Worth of US$8.3 BILLION (July 2020), Making him the 162nd Wealthiest person in the world and the Richest person in Africa. Dangote has Said; ‘’ I CAN REMEMBER WHEN I WAS IN PRIMARY SCHOOL, I WOULD GO AND BUY CARTONS OF SWEETS (CANDY) AND I WOULD START SELLING THEM JUST TO MAKE MONEY. I was so interested in business, even at that time.
Dangote was educated at the Sheikh Ali Kumasi Madrasa, followed by Capital high school, Kano. IN 1978, HE graduated from the government college, Birnin kudu. He received a Bachelor`s degree in Business studies and Administration from AL-AZHAR UNIVERSITY, CAIRO. The Dangote Group was established as a small trading Firm in 1977, the same year Dangote relocate to lagos to expand the company Today, it is a Multi Trillion-naira conglomerate with many of its operations in BENIN, GHANA, NIGERIA, ZAMBIA AND TOGO.
Dangote expanded to cover food processing, CEMENT MANUFACTURING, and freight. The Dangote Group also dominates the Sugar market in Nigeria and is a major supplier to the country’s soft drink companies, breweries, and confectioners. The DANGOTE GROUP has moved from being a trading company to be the Largest industrial group in Nigeria including Dangote sugar REFINERY, Dangote cement, and Dangote flour. In July 2012, Dangote approached the Nigerian Ports AUTHORITY to lease an Abandoned Piece of land at the Apapa port, which was Approved. He later built facilities for his flour company there. IN the 1990s, he approached the CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA with the idea that it would be Cheaper for the bank to allow his transport company to manage their Fleet of staff Buses, A proposal that was also Approved.
He also DONATED money to the Nigeria sport ministry to Renovate the NATIONAL STADIUM ABUJA. In Nigeria today, dangote group with its dominance in the sugar market and refinery business is the main supplier (70 percent of the market) to the country’s soft drinks companies, breweries and confectioners. It is the largest refinery in Africa and the third Largest in the world, producing 800,000 TONNES of sugar ANNUALLY. DANGOTE GROUP Owns salt factories and flour mills and is a Major IMPORTER of RICE, FISH, PASTA, CEMENT, AND FERTILISER, The company export cotton, cashew nuts, cocoa, sesame seeds, and ginger to several countries. It also has major investments in real estate, banking, transport, textiles, oil and gas. The company employs more than 11,000 people and is the largest industrial conglomerate in WEST AFRICA.
DANGOTE has diversified into TELECOMMUNICATIONS and has started building 14,000 kilometres of fibre opticcables to supply the whole of Nigeria. As a Result, Dangote was HONOURED in January 2009 as the leading provider of employment in the Nigerian construction industry. He has said,`` let me tell you this and I want to really emphasise it … nothing is going to help Nigeria like Nigerians bringing back their money. If you give me $5billion today, I will invest everything here in Nigeria. Let us put our heads together and work.” Dangote had a prominent role in the funding of OLUSEGUN OBASANJO’S re-election bid in 2003, to which he gave over N200 MILLION (US$2MILLION). He contributed N200 MILLION to the presidential library, these highly controversial gifts to member’s of the ruling PDP PARTY have generated significant concerns despite highly publicized anti-corruption drives during obasanjo's second term.
Dangote reportedly added $9.2billion to his personal wealth in 2013, according to the Bloomberg index, making him the thirtieh-richest person in the world at the time, in addition to being the richest person in Africa. In 2014, the Nigerian government said Dangote had donated 150 MILLION NAIRA (US$750,000) to halt the spread of Ebola. In March 2020, he donated 200 MILLION NAIRA (US$500,000) towards the fight against the spread of COVID-19 IN NIGERIA. Aliko Dangote, as well as FEMI OTEDOLA, promised to give the SUPER EAGLES OF Nigeria US$75,000 For every GOAL SCORED in the AFRICAN CUP OF NATIONS (AFCON) 2019.
RECOGNITION AND PHILANTHROPY.
DANGOTE sits on the board of the corporate council on Africa, and is a member of the steering committee of the UNITED NATIONS secretary-general’s global education first initiative, the Clinton global initiative and the international business council of the world economic forum. He has named co-chair of the us-africa business center, in September 2016, by the us chamber of commerce. In April 2017, he joined the board of directors of the Clinton health access initiative. A dedicated philanthropist, Dangote made an initial endowment of $1.25BILLION to the aliko dangote foundation in march 2014, enabling it to scale up its work in health, education and economic empowerment. In addition, he is collaborating with the bill and Melinda gates foundation to fight polio and other issues. He is also on the board of one campaign.
AWARDS.
(1). Dangote was awarded Nigeria second-highest honor, the Grand Commander of the order of the Niger (GCON) by the former president, Goodluck Jonathan.
(2). Dangote was named as the forbes Africa person of the year 2014.
(3). For six consecutive years, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 forbes listed him as the ‘Most powerful man in africa’.
(4). In 2014, he was listed CNBC’S ‘TOP 25 Businessmen in the world’ that changed and shaped the century.
(5). In April 2014, TIME MAGAZINE listed him among its 100 Most influential people in the world.
(6). In october 2015, Dangote was listed among ’50 Most influential individuals in the world’ by Bloomberg Markets.
(7). He won ‘The Guardian Man of the year 2015.’
(8). He won the ‘2016 African Business Leader Award’ organized by the Africa-America institute (AAI).
MARK ZUCKERBEG.
MARK ZUCKERBERG Is an internet entrepreneur, philanthropist. MEDIA. MOGUL, co-founder and leading facebook, inc., founder and ceo of facebook, Inc, co-founder and co-ceo of chan zuckerberg initiatives, He went to HARVARD UNIVERSITY. Zuckerberg began using computers and writing computers and writing software in middle school, His father taught him Atari Basic programming in the 1990’s and later hired software developer David new man tutor him privately. Zuckerberg took a graduate course in the subject at mercy college near his home while still in high school. In one program, since his father’s dental practice was operated from their home, he built a software program called “ZUCKNET” that allowed all the computers between the house and dental office to communicate with each other. It is considered a “primitive” version of AOL’S instant messenger, which came out the following year. During Zuckerberg’s high school years, he worked under the company name intelligent Media Group to build a Music player called the synapse media player. The device used machine learning to learn the user’s listening habits, which was posted to Slashdot and received a rating of 3 out of 5 from pc magazine. On February 4, 2004, Zuckerberg launched facebook from his HARVARD dormitory room. An earlier inspiration for facebook may have come from Philips Exeter Academy, the prep school from which Zuckerberg graduated in 2002. It published its own student directory. “the photo address book’’ which students referred to as “the facebook’’. Such photo directories were an important part of the student social experience at many private schools. With them, students were able to list attributes such as their class years, their friends, and their telephone numbers. Zuckerberg fielded questions during a live Q&A session at the company’s headquarters in Menlo park on December 11, 2014. The founder and CEO explained that HE DOES NOT BELIEVE FACEBOOK IS A WASTE OF TIME, because it facilitates social engagement, and participating in a public session was so that he could “learn how to better serve the community’’. Zuckerberg receives a one-dollar salary CEO of facebook. In june 2016, Business insider named Zuckerberg one of the ‘’Top 10 Business visionaries creating value for the world” along with Elon Musk and Sal khan, due to the fact that he and his Wife “pledged to give away 99% of their wealth-which is estimated at $55.0BILLION. In January 2019, Zuckerberg laid plans to integrate an end-to-end encrypted system for three major social madia platforms, including facebook, instagram and whatsAPP. On august 14, 2020, facebook integrated the chat systems for instagram and messenger on both ios and android devices. The update encouraged cross-communication between instagram and facebook users.
THE LIKES OF BILL GATE, ALIKO DANGOTE, MARK ZUCKERBERG They work before pleasure not pleasure before work, they started from scratch, from ZERO TO HERO.
GEORGE WEAH.
THE FIRST AFRICAN FOOTBALLER NAMED AS WORLD BEST FOOTBALLER in the world in the year 1998, is a Libyan and now he become LIBYAN PRESIDENT in the year 2018. 22, January, 2018 and become the first footballer to be a president in HISTORY.
KOFFI KINGSTON.
KOFFI KINGSTON The WWE SUPERSTAR, Koffi kingston a ghanian born and become the first ever AFRICAN to hold the WWE title after been in the WrestleMania for eleven years to hold the title in the year 2019.
MICHEAL JORDAN.
MICHEAL JORDAN the AIR MAX man sign an endorsement with NIKE kit ware name Jordan air, He is a basket baller is a black American man, According to forbes Articles, Jordan brand $1billion in sales for nike.
BUSINESS VENTURES:- IN june 2010, Jordan was ranked by forbes magazine as the 20th-MOST powerful celebrity in the world with $55million earned between june. 2009 and june 2010. According to the forbes Article, Jordan brand generates $1billion in sales for nike. In june 2014, Jordan was named first NBA player to become a billionaire, after he increased his stake in the charlotte hornets from 80% to 89.5%. on January 20, JOURNALS BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR FOR 2014. IN 2017, He became a part owner of the Miami marlins of major league baseball.
FORBES designated Jordan as the athlete with the highest career earnings in 2017. From his Jordan brand income and endorsements, jordan’s 2015 income was an estimated $110million, the most of any retired athlete. As of 2020, his net worth is estimated at $2.1billion by forbes, making him the fourth-richest African-american, behind Robert f.smith, david steward, and oprah winfrey, he is the owner of charlotte hornets NBA TEAM.
NELSON MANDELA.
NELSON MANDELA THE 1ST PRESIDENT OF SOUTH AFRICA, mandela fought for the blacks in south Africa before he became a president, the great hero of Africa, the late president of south Africa. The 1st president of south Africa in office 10 may 1994 – 16 june 1999. Mandela (madiba.dalibunga) before he became a president, he fought for the blacks in south Africa shout of freedom for the blacks in south African the first African leader to fought for his colour pride, before going to prison, Almost 28 years in prisonment, inside the prison mandela still shout of freedom for the blacks in south Africa, after the release of mandela from the prison in the year 1990 he later became the south African president, that is political aspect as a good leader and a role model to the African leader and the world that you must be there for your peoples, that means mandela work before pleasure.
IMPRISONMENT.
*Arrest and Rivonia Trial:-1962-1964, on 5 August 1962, police captured mandela along with fellow activist. Cecil Williams near howick, on 12 june 1964, justice de wet found mandela and two of his co-accused guilty on all four charges, although the prosecution had called for the death sentence to be applied, the judge instead condemned them to life imprisonment.
*Robben island:-1964-1982, in 1964, mandela his co-accused were transferred from Pretoria to the prison on robben island, remaining there for the next 18 years.
*Pollsmoor Prison:-1982-1988, in april 1982, mandela was transfer to pollsmoor prison in tokai, cape town, along with senior ANC Leaders walter sisulu, Andrew mlangeni, Ahmad kathrada, and Raymond mhlaba, they believed that they were being isolated to remove their influence on younger activists at robben island.
MANDELA’S 70th birthday in july 1988 attracted international attention, including a tribute concert at London’s wembley stadium that was televised and watched by an estimated 200 million viewers.
*Victor Verster prison and release:-1988-1990, recovering from tuberculosis exacerbated by the damp conditions in his cell, in December 1988, mandela was moved to victor verster prison near pearl. He was housed in the relatives comfort of a warder’s house with a personal cook, and he used the time to complete his LLB Degree. While there he was permited many visitors and organized secret communications with exiled ANC Leader oliver tambo.
In 1989, botha suffered a stroke; although he would retain the state presidency, he stepped down as Leader of the National party, to be replaced by F.W.de klerk.
In a surprise move, Botha invited Mandela to a meeting over tea in july 1989, an invitation mandela considered genial. Botha was replaced as a state president by de klerk six weeks later; the new president believed that apartheid was unsustainable and released a number of ANC prisoners. Following the fall of the Berlin wall in November 1989, de klerk called his cabinet together to debate legalizing the ANC and freeing mandela.
Although some were deeply opposed to his plans, de klerk met with mandela in December to discuss the situation, a meeting both men considered friendly, before legalizing all formerly banned political parties in February 1990 and announcing mandela’s unconditional release. Shortly thereafter, for the first time in 20 years, photographs of mandela were allowed to be published in south Africa.
Leaving victor verster prison on 11 february, mandela held winnie’s hand in front of amassed crowds and the press; the event was broadcast live across the world. Driven to cape town’s city hall through crowds, he gave a speech declaring his commitment to peace and reconciliation with the white minority, but he made it clear that the ANC’S armed struggle was not over and would continue as ‘’a purely defensive action against violence of apartheid’’ and insisted that his main focus was to bring peace to the black majority and given them right to vote in national and local elections. Staying at tutu’s home, in the following days mandela met with friends, activists, and press, giving a speech to an estimated 100,000 people at johannesberg’s FNB Stadium.
ANTONY JOSHUA.
ANTONY JOSHUA The heavy weight champions in boxing aspect, a Nigerian born, uk based he fought a lot of heavy weight champions to become heavy weight title holder of boxing bet.
CRISTIANO RONALDO AND LIONEL MESSI.
CRISTIANO RONALDO AND LIONEL MESSI both of them are professional footballer they are world class sport man in this 21st century and this new millennium, the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi as they break a lot of football records set by diego maradona of (argentina) and apedi pele of (brazil), CRISTIANO RONALDO A (PORTUGIES) PLAYER, AND WHILE LIONEL MESSI (ARGENTINE) PLAYER THEY ARE THE BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD SO FAR.
CRISTIANO RONALDO (CR7) AND LIONEL MESSI both of them break a lot of records in the world of football in the 2009 ERA to 2019 ERA Almost 10 years Dominating the world, Ronaldo(cr7) and messi collecting champions league and Europe trophies, and award as a fifa world best and European best footballer, and Europe major trophy’s, they break a lot of world records, they work from zero to become hero, they work before pleasure.
LARRY PAGE AND SERGEY BRINN.
The popular search engine site (seo) known as GOOGLE was launched in 1998, which was founded by two people named LARRY PAGE AND SERGEY BRINN.
Early years:-Google began in January 1996 as a research project by larry page and sergey brin when they were both PHD students at Stanford university in Stanford, California. The project initially involved an unofficial ‘’third founder; scott Hassan, the original lead programmer who wrote much of the code for the original Google Search Engine, but the left before Google was officially founded a company; hasan went on to pursue a career in robotics and founded Willow Garage in 2006.
SINCE WHEN GOOGLE WAS LAUNCHED IN 1998, GOOGLE STILL WORKING UP TO DATE.
BARACK OBAMA.
BARACK OBAMA a Kenyan born became the first ever African and blacks to became American president in the year January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017.
Barack Obama is The 44th president of the united states of America.
MICHEAL JACKSON.
MICHEAL JACKSON (KING OF POP) An American hip hop musician, American African and south Africa, in his tenure he was the richest musician in the world, when he was alive.
EARNINGS:- In 1989, jackson’s annual earnings from album sales, endorsements, and concerts were estimated at $125 million. Forbes placed jackson’s annual income at $35 million in 1996 and $20 million in 1997 Estimates of jackson’s Net worth during his life range from negatives $285 million to positive $350 million for 2002, 2003 and 2007. Forbes reported in August 2018 that jackson’s total career pretax earnings in life and death were $4.5 billion. Sales of his recordings through sony’s music unit earned him an estimated $300 MILLION in royalties. He may have earned another $400 MILLION from concerts, music publishing (including his share of the Beatles catalog), endorsement, merchandising and music videos. In 2013, the executors of jackson’s estate filed a petition in the united states TAX court as a result of a dispute with the internal revenue service ( IRS ) over US Federal estate taxes. The executors claim that it was worth about $7 million, the IRS that was worth over $1.1 billion.
In February 2014, the IRS reported that jack’s estate owed $702 million; $505 million in taxes, and $197 million in penalties. A trial was held from February 6 to 24, 2017, and a decision was still pending as of 2020. In 2016, forbes estimated annual gross, annual gross earnings by the Jackson Estate at $825 million, the largest ever recorded for a celebrity, mostly due to the sale of the sony/ATV catalog In 2018 the figure was $400 million. It was the eighth year since his death that jackson’s annual earnings were reported to be over $100 million, thus bringing jackson’s postmortem total to $2.4 billion. In 2019, forbes Recognized Jackson as the the Top-earning dead celebrity each year since his death except 2012.
*WHO IS A YOUTH.
Who is a youth? Many definitions have been given on who a youth is, but none seems exhaustive because definition itself is a social construct to capture social reality. Words are usually constructed and defined in order to understand and think to what exist at a particular time of life history. Thus, many scholarly attempts have been made to actually capture the definition of a youth. A youth is someone who is between a childhood age and adulthood age. How then is someone’s childhood or adulthood status determined or measured? According to Wikipedia(2008),this is determined by a person’s physical, mental and psychological state of mind. Most times, youths are referred to as those persons possessing certain distinct physical characteristics which include: Ability to think fast, ability to display much energy towards the actualization of goals, assertive and resistant personality, and ability to change a state of art. Thus, youths are expected to be the most active population of a country. The higher the number of youth, the higher should be the quantity of wealth and national income, all things being equal. But the reverse has been the case in most developing countries of the world where the youths are either rendered redundant or marginalized by a clique of opportunists. It is important to note that one of the most frequently asked questions about the demographic profile of a youth 228 Int. J. Sociol. Anthropol. the most highly referred economists of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries had argued the growth of free market economies and capitalist mode of production would increase the wealth of nations. Having seen the effects of industrialization on European markets, the colonial imperialists saw the significance of expanding their labour and capital markets beyond the fall walls of Europe and they embarked on the policy of colonization. This was prompted by the fact that many European countries needed raw materials from other parts and continents of the world to brace up their economies (Ake, 1981; Johnson, 1969). Thus, the need to colonize the perceived less developed people of the world became the priority of the European super powers, which made them embark on policy designs that would suit the exploration and exploitation of the natural resources of these people. This was largely the antecedents of colonial imperialism that led to the mass rush of Europeans to Africa, and that of their various representatives of their governments. It was this that also facilitated the forceful cession of Lagos to the “British Empire”in London in 1861.By this action, Lagos was carved out of its traditional societies, as a prominent town in Yoruba kingdom, and then made and referred to as the colony of Lagos. This began the process of colonization of Nigeria and most parts of Africa by the British and other European voyagers. For administrative convenience, the Northern and Southern protectorates of Nigeria were separately administered during the early periods of colonialism until 1900 when the colonial masters decided to bring the two protectorates together as a matter of urgency. According to the British colonial masters, by 1914, it was no longer possible to govern protectorates because of the huge possible to govern protectorates because of the huge cost being incurred by the colonial office. This policy decision, then, led to the amalgamation of the Colony of Lagos with the Northern and Southern Protectorates. This was the process that led to the birth of Nigeria, and to the birth of the Nigerian colonial state. The colonial state ruled for more than 60 years under the indirect rule system, this in no small measure left most Nigerians in the agony of poverty, racial discrimination, economic marginalization, ethnic chauvinism, political disengagement and cultural dislocation. It was through the combined efforts of the Pan Africanists and the Nigerian Youth Movement that led to the attainment of political independence for Nigeria in 1960. No wonder, late Chief Obafemi Awolowo was full of condemnations for the emergent post-colonial state when he was convicted for treasonable felony in 1960s. He said, “I must say with respect, and this may have to be taken up with a higher tribunal that I do not agree with your Lordship‟s verdict and the premises on which it is based. For upwards of 30 years, I have been in politics in consequences of military rule. On the economy, the introduction of the Structural Adjustment Programme(SAP)exacerbated economic hardships while the majority of the Nigerian people were suffering particularly the poor and the youth. Again this was one opportunity for the youth to demonstrate that the military government had failed, which they did through nationwide protests that halted academic activities in the universities and higher institutions of learning. There was a national protest in 1986 and 1989 on SAP.Up till 1993, one could say that the Nigerian youth were very active in fighting national course(Adejumobi, 2003).The struggles for liberation from military authoritarianism continued up till May 1999. However, the dimension that the struggles took after the military disengagement from politics was more volatile than what was expected before the hanging over.
*WHAT YOU SHOULD DO AS A YOUTH.
* As a youth you must offer a special pledge; to convert your good words into good deeds, in a new alliance for progress, to assist free men and free governments in casting off the chains of poverty.
* And so, as a youth ask not what country will do for you, ask what you can do for your country, as you demand something from your country, your country is demanding something from you back, as a reward of what you ask.
* My fellow citizens of the world ask not what your country will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.
* As a youth you must have hope and aspirations for your country.
* As a youth what good deeds do you contribute every day to make your country great.
* with a good conscience, our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, as a youth, let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking his blessing and his help, but knowing that here on earth God’s work must truly be our own.
* As a youth let the love of your country be on your mind as your own priority.
* Young people need to be more innovative and visionary.
* As a youth you should think of new solutions for old problems.
* Finally, whether you are youth or not or citizens of the world ask of us here the same high standards of strength and sacrifice which we ask of you.
*WHAT YOU SHOULD NOT DO AS A YOUTH.
* RAPE:- Rape is an acts of forcing your selves on the person that don’t wish or willing to have fun, is not only woman they raped, mean while they also raped a man too, woman raped a man if she love the man but the man is not willing to do that such acts with the woman, as a woman that want to rape, she will try is possible best to take actions on the man, she will drug the man or invite the man to a secret place, where no one can witness what is happening, any one that is caught, if is the person that attempt to raped or the person that they raped, the result of the acts is no remedy, that you will be charge to court, from there you have become a rapist, you can’t predict what will happen next. As a youth (say NO to rapist).
* CULTISM:- Many youths of now a days fall prey of cultism activities and this might becomes a war in them for the rest of time, as dealing in cultist acts equate putting your life on the line each time their activities are carried out, if you were caught they will declare you as a wanted and suspect, before you know they charge you to court, and the result of your acts is to go prison, and it can lead you to life imprisonment or dead by hanging, or become a prisoner and ex-convict. (as a youth say NO to cultism).
* DRUG/ABUSE:- Abuse of drugs/alcohol is at the top of the list of problems in Nigeria today. This problem is particularly prevalent among the youth of the country.
Drugs such as codeine, cocaine, marijuana, Indian hemp, Colorado etc. have led to the untimely deaths of many youths. Many can be seen drinking and smoking with reckless abandonment at parties, public places and deserted buildings, without care for their health or future. This act usually lead to drunken driving, crimes, or death due to overdose.
Song by popular musicians glorifying the act of drug abuse does not help matter either. Youths usually steal to fund their habits and their subsequent lack of focus in their school endeavors will lead to poor academic performance and eventual dropout. It also affects those in the work force as they put out poor job performance leading to their sack. (say NO to drug abuse).
* LAZINESS:- A lead contemporary problem affecting the youths is laziness. The idea of small work and big money is the aim of most modern youths.
This is why many of them do not invest their time in their careers or in handiworks. Instead they take to short cuts such as scams, money laundering and thuggery with the aim of putting in minimal effort to get to the Promised Land. Today’s youth want to be Aliko Dangote in one night.
This problem have prevented many youths from politically occupying positions because the older generation sees them as unserious bunch who are incapable of ruling the nation and making it a better place.
It has also help glorify the criminals among them who have managed to pull scams and go scot-free, spreading our country’s name in the mud in the global hemisphere.
Lastly, laziness also leads to unemployment as some people are satisfied with just getting certificates and not making extra efforts to have technical know-hows and skills, or the zeal to create. (Say NO to laziness).
* SMOKE:-THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) Says smokers are liable to die young, is not only die young, smokes makes you to misbehave and loss your senses. (say NO to smoke).
EXAMINATION MALPRACTICE:- This is another major problem among the youths today. The problem of examination malpractice is destroying the value of meritocracy in Nigeria’s educational system. Virtually everybody must be blamed for the syndrome. Long years of neglect of the educational sector, negligence of proficiency and professionalism by successive governments have led to the serious degeneration of Nigeria’s educational values. Most of the youths believe in cheap marks rather than reading hard to pass. SAY NO TO (EXAMINATION MALPRACTICE).
CULTISM AND GANGS OF ASSASSINS:- Today, both urban and campus violence are part and parcel of routine experiences largely because successive military and civilian regimes had paid leap services to the needs and aspirations of the next generation whom they would meet at their old age or left behind after their death. Even in the present democracy, majority of government officials are much more concerned with what comes into their pockets rather than what they can do to better the lots of the citizenry as the dividends of democracy. The consequences of all these are monumental on the behavior of the youth. This is one of the reasons why Nigeria’s Ivory Towers have been turned to theatre of wars. Last year, over 20 students lost their lives in a cult clash in one of the old Nigerian Universities. This was not enough for governments at all levels to accelerate the sensitization of Nigerian youths against cultism in Nigerian higher institutions of learning. Stories have been heard of adolescent cultists in some of Nigeria’s secondary schools. The character of the youth is largely the character of the state and society in which citizens find themselves (Momoh, 2002). SAY NO TO (CULTISM AND GANGS OF ASSASSINS).
THE PREVALENCE OF YOUTH IN ARMED ROBBERY:- In most Nigerian cities, especially in Lagos, youth gangs, in and around the city have in recent times formed the habits of tormenting the lives of the ordinary citizenry day and night. This trend began in the 1980s but has changed in tempo and dimensions in contemporary Nigeria. A report in the TELL Magazine of July 21st, 2001 was very interesting and revealing about this phenomenon. It goes like this: „Perhaps, no other incident symbolizes the existence of graduate robbers in Nigeria today than what happened on Thursday, June 8. That day, a luxury bus had left Kaduna for Lagos. Shortly after the bus passed Lokoja, capital of Kogi State, it ran into a gang of armed robbers. The robbers, driving in a jeep, overtook the bus and forced the driver to bring the bus to a halt. In a jiffy, four young men, wearing designer dresses, came round and shot the police escort, who was seriously wounded. He was also dispossessed of his gun. The robbers then ordered all the passengers to disembark. The terrified passengers quickly complied. The robbers started frisking the passengers‟ pockets and dispossessing them of money and other valuables. By the time they were through and were about to leave the scene, one of the victims, a youth corps member who had just finished his orientation in Kaduna, was shoved aside by one of the robbers. He staggered and his cap fell from his pocket. The robber saw the cap and picked it up. Then, he exclaimed: “So you are a corper”? The frightened corps member said yes. Immediately, the robbers “countenance changed. They then lowered their guns and ordered the corps member to be separated from the other passengers. Their leader apologized, saying “Sorry, o we did not know that you are a corper. We do not rob corpers”!The gang leader then asked: “Why are you not in your uniform?” But before the corps member could answer, the gang leader added: You should have travelled in your uniform”. The episode triggered off a flurry of sympathetic actions by the gang. They asked to know if there were more corps members among the passengers. And there were a few others. The corps members were asked to file out to one side of the bus with evidence to prove their claims. Once this was done, the robbers started introducing themselves. They said all of them were graduates from Nigerian Universities, just like the corps members. One the youth. Even the allowances being paid to the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) members are just too small to cater for the needs of most of these young graduates who are probably from poor homes. What of those Areas Boys met every day in city corridors? Does the Nigerian government have any serious policy for them than the preventive and punitive measures of the so called civilian dictators? AS A YOUTH (SAY NO TO ARMED ROBBERY).
*10 WAYS YOUTH CAN MAKE AN IMPACT.
1. Know your rights:- You might not be able to vote yet, but all children and youth hold national and international rights. These rights are only of use to you if you are informed about them, so read up!
2. Learn about local issues:- Is a roadblock affecting your commute to school? Are the new taxes affecting your family’s livelihood? Whatever the case, learning the issue will help in creating solutions that will have an impact on you.
3. Speak out:- Speaking your mind online (through social media), and/or offline (at local meetings and gatherings) helps you assert yourself and your interests. Also, you never know who might be listening. Think before posting. Social media has a long memory and things can never truly be deleted.
4. Network:- There are many inspiring youth like you around the world. Reach out to them. Learn about their efforts and initiatives, they might also work for you!
Start connecting with other groups.
5. Spread the word:- If elections are taking place, spread the word! Talk to friends and family about registering to vote. If there are important issues that are going unaddressed, become the person who addresses them (such as this young woman in Ireland). You are part of a community, and have the power to educate and influence those around you.
6. Join online campaigns:- Is there an issue you are concerned about? Global campaigns are always happening. Find one that corresponds to your issue, join in, and implement the campaign locally.
7. Host a youth summit:- Learn and share your perspectives and views with peers as well as decision-makers. Schools and local organizations can be of great support to you in trying to create a forum for the exchange of ideas. Bring together different communities and understand what you have in common, as well as your differences in interests and perspectives.
8. Use your creativity:- Photography, arts and crafts, dance, theatre, sports, street art. Almost anything can be turned into an activist project. What are you good at? Translate it into civic activism!
Need inspiration? Here are some activist projects from Creative Visions (Creative Activists Network).
9. Join/create a youth organization:- Local youth organizations are great places to expand your knowledge and become an active member of your society. If your community doesn’t have an organization representing youth, create one. Be the trendsetter!
10. Be an inspiration:- Believe in yourself, and follow your passion. Passionate youth will change the world.
*17 WAYS YOUNG PEOPLE ARE CHANGING THE WORLD.
Right now, 1.8 billion young people between the ages of 10 and 24 are studying, working and finding their purpose. They are the largest youth population the world has ever seen, and they are growing up at a time when the world is at a critical crossroad.
2016 marks the first year of action to meet the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Young people are willing and able to contribute to this global agenda to end poverty, fight inequality and tackle climate change by 2030.
Here are some ways that young people worldwide are working to change the world.
Goal 1:- No poverty
In, Burundi, knowledge is power to end poverty, one village at a time.
In partnership with UNDP, Bibliothèque sans frontières (Libraries Without Borders) young staff travel across Burundi, spreading IDEA boxes, libraries containing e-books and paperbacks, educational toys and games, internet-ready mobile devices and other materials. Remote villages turn to these mobile libraries for knowledge, news, culture and to find common ground as they rebuild their societies after armed conflict and civil war.
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Goal 2:- Zero hunger
The road to zero hunger rests on the shoulders of a new generation of young people like Mercy and Shetuuka. They are sibling farmers working to reduce hunger and create jobs in Namibia through environmentally friendly farming. Using drip irrigation, their efforts yield 100,000 Namibian dollars each month in sweet potatoes, onions, butternuts, cabbages, watermelons, tomatoes and green peppers, 30 percent more than the average yield for three hectares (about three football fields) of farmland.
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Goal 3: Good health and well-being
Although the practice is illegal in many countries, each year, 3 million girls under the age of 15 undergo female genital mutilation, the practice of removing all or part of the genital organs for non-medical reasons.
Many of the girls who survive female genital mutilation will grow up to face lifelong health issues such as severe bleeding and problems urinating, cysts, infections, as well as future complications in childbirth.
In Egypt, a group of tiny activists has been traveling village to village, determined to end this practice in their country.
Goal 4: Quality education
One-third of girls in Afghanistan will never get a chance to go to school. Third grader Bahara from Gozo Omerz School in rural Panjshir was that one in three until a bridge helped to change her life.
One of UNDP’s 600 transportation projects to promote economic development in rural Afghanistan, the bridge led to more boys and girls enrolling in primary school, including little Bahara, by addressing safety concerns on the village’s main road.
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Goal 5: Gender equality
Worldwide, women are still under-represented in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. In India, with the world’s largest youth population, things are beginning to change.
More than 40 percent of Indians are under the age of 20, and young women are breaking the glass ceiling by pursuing more technical areas of work like engineering. Women now make up 30 percent of computer programmers in India, and they’re gaining ground in other STEM professions.
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Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation
About 783 million people in the world do not have access to safe water. This is roughly 11 percent of the world’s population. Getting clean water for survival and for sanitation is even more challenging in the midst of war.
In Syria, where war has forced 45 percent of the population to flee their homes, young people with UNDP’s Cash for Work projects and youth volunteers are a lifeline for the 13.5 million people in need of humanitarian assistance who remain inside Syria.
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Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy
As countries work to meet greenhouse gas reduction targets as part of the historic Paris Agreement on climate change, many are turning to greener energy solutions.
When Max and Dariya were 14, their science project on smart energy won third place in a school competition in Astana, Kyrgyzstan. Now in ninth grade, the teenagers’ science project is a working part of their school’s affordable and clean energy plan.
The school has already saved 30 percent in heating and electricity bills and avoided 103.8 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions in the first year of adopting Max and Dariya’s project.
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Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth
Education and skills training are vital to prepare the next generation for the workforce and for adulthood. In Côte d’Ivoire, with UNDP, these young people, former soldiers, are learning the skill sets they need to build industry and infrastructure in their nation.
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Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure
In Rwanda and other countries, government services are going digital.
Young developers created a mobile application with us that citizens can use to access and track progress on government services like business license renewals, community nuisance reports, broken pipelines and other issues.
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Goal 10: Reduced inequalities
Afro-Colombian communities living on the Pacific coast have historically experienced high levels of poverty and inequality. This is reflected in the high unemployment rates, especially among young people and women.
Since 2010, through UNDP’s “Growing Together” programme in Colombia, over 2,300 young people have completed leadership, business management and job training. Youth from the programme have set up 57 businesses, while others are contributing to local businesses in need of skilled workers.
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Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities
By 2050, 66 percent of the world will live in cities, up from 54 percent today. Creating jobs for the world’s 73 million unemployed youth is critical to meet the demands of urban growth.
After taking part in a UNDP self-employment programme, Mirjeta returned to Kosovo* to not only establish a textile market, but also to set an example for improving working conditions in the manufacturing industry.
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Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production
Peter from Zambia is one of the millions of young people working with his community to ensure villages use and consume natural resources responsibly for long term sustainability.
By day, he’s a school teacher. In his free time, Peter teaches local farmers about sustainable farming and food processing methods.
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Goal 13: Climate action
Coastal communities worldwide are at risk from flooding, rising sea levels and other impacts of climate change.
These young people in Papua New Guinea are among hundreds of young environmentalists who volunteer to plant mangroves. The mangroves protect communities from storm surges, provide a habitat for a variety of wildlife and store carbon to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.
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Goal 14: Life below water
For small island nations like the Maldives, the flattest country on earth, meeting Goal 14 is a matter of survival as sea levels rise. Through coral reef restoration, mangrove planting and other efforts, these young environmentalists are diving in to save their homeland.
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Goal 15: Life on land
Despite the beautiful landscapes and resilient mountain people, life in the mountains of Nepal can be a struggle. Land degradation is making it increasingly difficult to earn a living off the land, forcing many rural youth to leave home in search of work.
As part of their local 4H club, and to invest in their future, these young environmental activists are restoring 10 hectares (about 10 football fields) of barren land, transforming it into sustainable agro-forestry plantations filled with fruit trees, grazing grass and fuel wood.
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Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
Decades of civil war have created a brain drain in Somalia, with many talented young people emigrating in search of safety and economic opportunity.
Lul from Mogadishu is working to reverse this trend. She and 44 other graduates are part of UNDP’s Young Graduates in Parliament project, bringing their education and skills to bear to strengthen governance and the prospects for lasting peace.
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Goal 17: Partnerships
Meeting these 17 Sustainable Development Goals requires a global partnership with youth playing a central role.
In Turkey, 16-year-old Asrat plans to do her part by becoming a teacher. She’s taking advantage of skills training from the Hisar Antatolian Support Society. Funded through a partnership with Coca Cola, the Society offers skills trainings for young women from rural communities.
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