Why Some Youths Are Not Employable – Youthful and Useful

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Sarah Johnbull and Ahmed Umar In this thought-provoking podcast moderated by Joy Igbinedion, we delve into the crucial topic of employability and address the challenges some youth face in securing employment. Join us as we gain valuable insights and practical advice from our esteemed guests, Sarah Johnbull and Ahmed Umar, who will shed light on […]

Podcast: Chat with the Youth Leadership Debate Winners -UNIBEN

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On this episode of the Youthful and Useful podcast, we will be discussing the Youth Leadership Debate competition journey with our winners, the team from the University of Benin. After a keenly contested finale at the Platform Nigeria, on the 1st of October, 2022 between the team from the University of Benin and the team […]

African start-ups are securing more investment—but there’s still room for growth

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Data from VC4Africa’s new Venture Finance in Africa 2016 report shows that venture capital funding and angel investments secured by the 462 African ventures tracked has more than doubled from $27 million last year to $73 million. But despite the uptick in funding secured, venture capital funding and angel investments still account for just 12% […]

Social Entrepreneurship: Challenging The Status Quo

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How can we make society better? This is a question that resonates with every social entrepreneur. An integral part of development in Africa in the last two decades has been as a result of the rise of some spectacular groups of individuals changing the status quo to advance Africa. In year 2004, LEAP Africa began […]