A new Nigeria: Harnessing the power of the youths

By Tiwalade Omotosho NIGERIA is currently undergoing a birthing process. Its emergence as a new and potentially powerful nation will send shock waves globally. An essential player in this transition process is the youth. Youths are the evolvers of economic, social, political, and cultural transformation and the drivers of change. According to the 2019 National Youth Policy, Nigerian youths were classified as people between 15 - 29 years. With a youth population of 27 per cent, as reported by statista.com, Nigeria is more youthful than each of the top three global economic powers - the US, China, and Japan. Unfortunately,…