Young Nigerian journalists have identified corruption and insecurity as major threats to the development of the nation’s youth.
In a press statement issued to mark the 2012 International Youth Day, the National President and Secretary of the Nigerian Young Journalists Forum, Ayodele Samuel and Zacheaus Somorin, lamented that the twin monsters are killing the dreams of Nigerian youths although they constitute over 60 percent of the country’s estimated 165 million population.
Drawing attention to the theme of the event, “Building a Better World: Partnering with Youth,’ they described the present as the best and the worst of times for Nigerian youths.
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Monday, 13 August 2012
Corruption And Insecurity, Threat to Youth, Says Young Journalists’ Forum
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