*Rising Insecurity in Nigeria: Causes and Solutions* The need for security was the basis of the social contract between the citizens and the state, with that been said, security should be a fundamental right and entitlement for every citizen in which people willingly surrendered their rights to the government who oversees the survival of all. From this perspective, security embodies the mechanism put in place to avoid, prevent, reduce, or resolve violent conflicts, and threats that originate from other states, non-state actors, or structural sociopolitical and economic conditions. Security is vital for national cohesion, peace and sustainable development. Insecurity to me is defined as a breach of peace and security; whether historical, religious, ethnic, regional, civil, social, economic, and political that contributes to recurring conflicts, and leads to wanton destruction of lives and property. Of recent times our beloved motherland, Nigeria has been Bewildered with a se...
SPEACH OF THE CHAIRMAN YCAPF KANO STATE CHAPTER ON THE NATIONAL YOUTH DAY 1 NOVEMBER 2020. THE Country on Sunday, November 1, 2020, celebrated the National Youth Day, NYD, a programme that gives young people voices and opportunity to celebrate actions and initiatives as well as their meaningful, universal and equitable engagement, endorsed by the United Nations World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youths. What is, however, of interest to development-minded individuals is that the theme of this year’s celebration: “Youth Engagement for Global Action” largely highlighted the ways in which the engagement of young people at the local, national and global levels could enrich national and multilateral institutions and processes as well as draw lessons on how their representation and engagement in formal institutional politics can be significantly enhanced. Indeed, separate from the fact that the future strength of every nation depends on its you...