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CODE partners varsity on SDGs monitoring among Nigerian youths

The Connected Development (CODE) and Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja have partnered to create more awareness on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) among Nigerian youths in the country. The event organised in collaboration with Follow Taxes, We-Care Foundation and Center for Development and Advanced Learning (CENDAL), is to enable Nigerian youth monitor the implementation of […]

CODE partners varsity on SDGs monitoring among Nigerian youths

The Connected Development (CODE) and Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja have partnered to create more awareness on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) among Nigerian youths in the country.

The event organised in collaboration with Follow Taxes, We-Care Foundation and Center for Development and Advanced Learning (CENDAL), is to enable Nigerian youth monitor the implementation of SDGs in the country.

Speaking at the two-day SDGs summit in Abuja, the Chief Executive, CODE, Mallam Hamzat Lawal, said the summit was to discuss the challenges and prospects of attaining the SDGs in the country.

According to him, in order to foster continued contribution and sustainability of the developmental goals beyond 2030, it is paramount that young people get involved.

“Especially those in universities and secondary schools, they can get involved in coming up with innovative ways to achieve the goals come 2030. It is on this basis that we organised this summit to drive more awareness and accelerate the attainment of the SDGs among Nigerian Youths in Nigerian Universities.

“Young people are the future of the country and the incoming administration need to invest in them to achieve the SDGs by 2030. I believe that the energy and enthusiasm of our youths are instrumental in driving forward the SDGs agenda. We must recognize their potential and empower them to take action,” Lawal said.

Also, the Vice-Chancellor, Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja, Prof. Dilli Dogo, said: “It is important for universities in the country to collaborate with civil society organisations to create more awareness about the SDGs.”

 

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