1 NIGERIA’S UNEMPLOYMENT CRISIS: THE COLLAPSE OF YOUTH VALUES PORTRAIT OF A TROUBLED LABOUR MARKET ENTREPRENEURSHIP: THE ROAD FOR THE YOUNG VOL. 5 7-14 SEPTEMBER 2020 2 CONTENTS 18. The Unfortunate Children of Fortunate Parents Ugly and Awful 22. Mallam Nasir El-Rufai: Governor of a State Culture and Lifestyle 24. The Impressive Life of Chadwick Boseman 26. Jaywon: On the Fringes of the Mainstream 29. Quick and Easy Snacks Anyone Can Make 32. Showcase: Phebean Outstanding Careers 3. Stories Around the Globe 3. NIGERIA 33. Clement Chukwudifu 4. AFRICA 4. THE REST OF THE WORLD HERstory From the Editor-in-Chief 36 .Adetutu Adeleke 6. Nigeria’s Unemployment Crisis:The Collapse of Youth Values Cover Story 9. Entrepreneurship : The Road for the Young 12. The Youth Yearn 15. Portrait of a Troubled Labour Market Dr. Iwebunor Okwechime Website and social media handles Dr. Aminu Umar The Journal is a Pan-Nigerian online newspaper that engages all Dr. Moses Yakubu segments of the Nigerian life. 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Just kill me, so The College of Education SAVINGS that I won’t see you people Academic Staff Union The police noted that it had The Central Bank of Nigeria destroying what I have (COEASU) gave a directive commenced a thorough (CBN) ordered banks to laboured for.’ at a conference in Abuja investigation into the pay 10% of its Monetary on Thursday that lecturers incident. Policy Rate (MPR) as the Alfred Adewumi, NDLEA should without delay Minimum Interest Rate on Commander, however put on hold their services FEMI FALANA SET savings deposit, which is the assured the state of his immediately schools TO APPEAL DEATH standard interest rate of the relentless commitment to reopen, until pending issues SENTENCE CBN. put a check on the use of like poor funding, neglect Human rights activist, Femi hard drugs within its area. of infrastructure, non- Falana, may have intentions The new exchange rate was remittance of third-party to appeal the judgement announced in a directive PREPARE FOR FULL deduction especially for that sentenced Yahaya signed by Bello Hassan, REOPENING OF staff cooperative societies Aminu, a singer, to death Director of Banking SCHOOLS – FG and monetary allocation for blasphemy in Kano Supervision at the CBN. The Federal Government to colleges of education are State. It was revealed that According to CBN, ‘All urges state governments and sorted out. the legal luminary requested deposit money banks are school administrators to the certified true copies of hereby informed that start making preparations Nuhu Ogirima, COEASU the sharia Court Judgement effective September 1, for the reopening of schools. President, in his statement from the Kano State 2020, interest on local Dr. Sani Aliyu, the said ‘So, the Union Judiciary. This was done in currency savings deposit National Coordinator of hereby formally declares less than seven days to the shall be negotiated subject the Presidential Taskforce that all options are open thirty-day grace period of to a minimum of 10 percent on COVID-19, said the for an industrial action appeal granted by the court. of Monetary Policy Rate task force recommends against FGN and some Meanwhile Governor (MPR).’ phased return of students to other notorious state Ganduje has expressed his classrooms. governments.’ readiness to sign the death TAKE MY LIFE warrant when the appeal to AND SPARE MY He continued by saying MKO ABIOLA’S the death warrant elapses CANNABIS FARM ‘However, we strongly HOME INVADED BY without an appeal. Clement Akor, a 42-year- recommend that states ROBBERS old father of six children conduct risk assessment Hakeem Odumosu, State SERAP KICKS from Enabo village in to ensure all schools are Commissioner of Police, AGAINST FUEL Ankpa Local Government at a level of compliance confirmed the robbery PRICE INCREASE Area of Kogi State, was and create a monitoring incident that took place The Social Economic arrested alongside David mechanism to assess, create in the Ikeja residence Rights and Accountability Ameh his accomplice by and monitor this level of of late MKO Abiola on Project, SERAP, have joined the Kogi State Command preparedness.’ Wednesday. Nigerians to kick against of the NDLEA for planting the recent hike in the pump cannabis sativa, popularly He announced the arrest price of fuel. The Product known as ‘Indian Hemp’. of three suspects who were Marketing Company, involved in the operation PPMC, a subsidiary of Mr. Clement in his and it was made known that the Nigerian National statement said, ‘This is my the robbers gained entry Petroleum Corporation, 4 NNPC, announced the THE REST OF THE In his statement to the Appeal Judge, said in a increased of fuel price from WORLD detectives, the American filing that, since Long was N148 to N151.56K per father said he was ‘tired’ pronounced guilty, a trickle litre. U.S. EXTENDS of his wife and children of post-trial disclosures has TRAVEL BAN TO “yelling and telling him that unearthed a troubling and SERAP has called the hike NORTH KOREA there was nothing wrong striking pattern of deliberate ‘a travesty’ that would affect The US State Department with him’, so he shot them. suppression of material millions of Nigerians. ‘This has extended its travel ban evidence, like semen samples is a travesty, as it would restricting its citizens from FIRST FLYING CAR and fingerprints from the have a knock-on effect on travelling to North Korea. IN JAPAN crime scene by the police. millions of poor Nigerians This restriction, which SkyDrive Inc. a Japanese The Judge said that these who will struggle to meet started last year, has been Company has unveiled the samples did not match the the increased costs of extended because ‘the safety successful test drive of a genetic codes of the accused. transport & basic goods.’ and security of US citizens flying car by the name SD- overseas is one of our highest 03. CARGO SHIP AFRICA priorities,’ said a state CAPSIZED, department spokesperson. Tomohiro Fukuzawa, CEO DROWNS SUDAN SIGNS of SkyDrive Inc., said ‘We THOUSANDS OF PEACE DEAL WITH The travel ban provides are extremely excited to CATTLE AND 43 REBEL GROUPS exceptions for journalists, have achieved Japan’s first- CREW MEMBERS South Sudan’s government diplomats and sponsored ever manned flight of a ABOARD has signed a peace pact with representatives of the flying car in the two years Gulf Livestock 1, a cargo the Sudan Revolutionary International Committee since we founded SkyDrive.’ ship carrying about Front, SRF, a major of the Red Cross or the Fukuzawa said, ‘We want 6000 cattle and 43 crew coalition of rebel groups in American Red Cross. to realise a society where members, was reported Darfur, South Kordofan flying cars are an accessible missing after being hit by a Region, and Blue Nile. The The travel ban to North and convenient means Typhoon Maysak, causing pact, which is the result of Korea started in September of transportation in the its engine to fail. According mediation and talks since 2017 when Otto Warmber, skies and people are able to Eduardo Sareno, 45, the late 2019, was signed at a 22 year old US citizen, died to experience a safe, secure Chief Officer of the Vessel Juba, South Sudan. on home soil after he had and comfortable new way said that all crew members been arrested and convicted of life.’ were instructed to abandon The peace pact is a major to hard labour for stealing a the ship with their lifejacket step in resolving the deep- propaganda sign. on. rooted issues that caused MAN WRONGLY the civil conflict in 2011. AMERICAN MAN ACCUSED OF RAPE According to New The peace agreement KILLED WIFE AND GAINS FREEDOM Zealand officials, the covers issues on security, TWO SONS FOR AFTER 44 YEARS IN ship set off from Napier, transitional justice, land BEING TOO LOUD PRISON New Zealand on 14th of ownership, power sharing James Webb, a 57-year-old, Ronnie Long, a 64-year-old August and was heading and the return of millions of was arrested on Monday Black man, was freed from a to the port of Jingtan in people who fled their homes on a murder charge after North Carolina prison after Tangshan in China, before because of the war.