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Guide How To Apply | for Nigerian Youth Futures FundYouth Leadership Development Programme 2025 [Grant from 200k to 2.5M]

By9jabook

May 11, 2025
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About Us

The Nigerian Youth Futures Fund (NYFF) is a response to an urgent need to provide technical and financial support to burgeoning youth-led movements in Nigeria, with the aim of sustaining their work and facilitating opportunities for learning.

Seeded by the MacArthur Foundation, Ford Foundation and Luminate Group, NYFF is on a mission to strengthen, support and enable the youth in leadership, activism and social change through outcome-driven policy engagements and inclusive resourcing that will support youth in shaping and supporting medium and long term national development.

The NYFF Project, initiated in 2021, is a five-year initiative dedicated to nurturing youth leadership and activism in  Nigeria by fostering outcomes-driven policy engagements and inclusive resourcing for medium and long-term national development. The NYFF embodies the collective determination to invest in the potential of Nigerian youth. By facilitating policy engagements and providing a platform for their voices and ideas to thrive, the NYFF continues to pave the way for a brighter and more inclusive Nigeria.

Are you a Nigerian undergraduate passionate about driving meaningful change in your community and speaking up about key national issues?

Here’s your chance! The Nigerian Youth Futures Fund Youth Leadership Development Programme 2025 is seeking to make you an activist for social change!

The 2025 Cohort has two key thematic focus areas. To be a member of the cohort this year, you are welcome to submit a project proposal under one of the focus areas.

Facilitating Good Governance

  • Transparency & Accountability in Governance
    • Got a project that will support members of your community to request for accountability in governance?
  • Voter Education
    • As 2025 ushers in preparations for National elections in 2027, how well do your community members know about their rights as voters?
    • Are members of your immediate student community aware of how elections are conducted at student representative level? What can be changed in how elections are run in your institution?
  • National Policy Engagement
    • Do members of your community know the provisions of the National Youth Policy?
    • Are there policy reforms that you can advocate for?
    • What are the policies attainable in your school community? What can you do to change them?
  • Social Media Advocacy
    • How would you use digital platforms to amplify governance issues and promote the inclusion of student voices in university administration decisions and policy decisions at national level?

Resolving Fundamental National Questions

  • Group Conflict Resolution & Peacebuilding
    • Do you have a project idea that will foster unity in your immediate community?
    • What can you do about communal and inter-tribal conflicts around your choice community?
  • Gender & Social Inclusion
    • Do you have a project idea that will Advocate for inclusive policies on your campus or any other community of your choosing?
  • Civic Rights Awareness
    • Can your project idea empower your community members to know their rights?
    • Can your project provide aid for students facing injustice within and outside the campus?

Benefits

  • Leadership training & mentorship from top social innovators & policy experts
  • Access to micro-grants for community change projects
  • A chance to participate in national debates on key policy issues
  • Recognition as a youth leader driving change in Nigeria
  • A vibrant community of young, passionate change-makers
  • Receive up to #200.000 to #2.5m in grants and other prizes.

Eligibility

  • Participants must be between 18-35 years of age;
  • Participants must be undergraduate students at any tertiary institution in Nigeria;
  • Participants must be available to participate in the programme for the 5-month period;
  • Participants must commit to at least 85% total participation in the programme;
  • Participants must have a working mobile phone/personal computer and access to stable internet at all times during the programme;
  • Participants must show proof of studentship at the claimed tertiary institution (course form for the current session/ID Card);
  • Participants must be open to travel at any stage of the programme (careful considerations are made so that participants do not miss out significantly from academic activities);
  • All participants admitted into the programme after completing the applications must undergo the 10 compulsory virtual courses before proceeding to the track divisions of their choice.

Application process 

Submit your application, including your change project proposal, and join a movement of young leaders shaping Nigeria’s future.

Method of Application

Interested and Qualified Applicant should apply via link below.

APPLY HERE 

Application Dealine: 14th March 2025

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Cheap, potent, and widely smuggled (often from India and other Asian countries), it offered users energy, euphoria, and pain relief — appealing to commercial drivers, laborers, students, and young men seeking confidence or stamina. Scale of the Problem: Millions of tablets seized annually by NDLEA. High prevalence among young males aged 15–35. Linked to increased crime, sexual violence, organ damage (kidney failure, seizures), and mental health breakdowns. Contributed to broader opioid misuse alongside codeine cough syrups. Government responses included tighter import controls and public awareness campaigns, but these only displaced demand to other substances rather than eliminating it. Phase 2: The Rise of “Canadian” (Mid-2020s) “Canadian” or “Canadian Loud” emerged as a popular code for high-grade cannabis (often indica-dominant strains) or cannabis mixed with other synthetics. It gained traction as users sought alternatives or combinations to Tramadol’s effects. This phase marked a move toward imported or locally cultivated premium weed, sometimes laced with stronger chemicals. Youths in urban centers like Lagos, Kano, Jos, and Onitsha embraced it for its perceived “cleaner” high compared to opioids. However, it fueled polydrug use — combining cannabis with opioids, sedatives, or alcohol — amplifying health risks. Phase 3: Exol-5 – The Current Threat (2024–2026) Exol-5 (Benzhexol Hydrochloride / Trihexyphenidyl 5mg), originally a prescription medication for Parkinson’s disease and drug-induced movement disorders, has become the latest pharmaceutical being heavily abused. Why Exol-5? Euphoric Effects: Users report intense euphoria, hallucinations, and a sense of detachment — making it attractive as a cheap “upper” or escape. Accessibility: Sold over-the-counter or on the black market despite being a controlled prescription drug. NDLEA has seized millions of pills in single operations (e.g., 3.1 million pills in Kano in late 2024, and over 5.6 million combined with Tramadol in other busts). Street Names: Exol, Artane, Benzhexol, “Farin Mallam” (in Northern Nigeria). Demographics: Prevalent among youths, laborers, and even psychiatric patients who divert prescriptions. Studies show abuse rates as high as 25% among certain outpatient groups. Health Consequences: Anticholinergic toxicity: Confusion, dry mouth, blurred vision, urinary retention, constipation, and in high doses — delirium, psychosis, seizures, and heart issues. Long-term: Cognitive impairment, addiction, exacerbated mental health disorders. Often mixed with Tramadol, codeine, or cannabis, creating dangerous synergies. In cities like Jos, Exol-5 sits alongside diazepam, Rohypnol, and Tramadol on street markets, easily available to teenagers and young adults. Why This Evolution Continues Supply-Side Failures: Porous borders, corrupt officials, and overproduction of pharmaceuticals enable diversion. Demand Drivers: Unemployment, poverty, peer pressure, trauma, and the pursuit of performance enhancement (e.g., for “hustle” culture). Weak Regulation: Many pharmacies sell restricted drugs without prescriptions. Online and street vendors fill gaps. Displacement Effect: Cracking down on one substance (Tramadol/codeine) pushes users and dealers toward the next available option. NDLEA reports ongoing large seizures, but the problem persists due to high profitability and low risk for mid-level distributors. Broader Impacts on Nigerian Youths Education: Increased dropout rates and poor academic performance. Mental Health: Rising cases of psychosis and depression. Economy: Lost productivity among the working-age population. Crime and Violence: Drug-fueled robberies, cultism, and family breakdowns. 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Exol-5 represents the dangerous new frontier — a legitimate medicine turned youth destroyer due to misuse and greed. Without urgent, multi-layered intervention — combining supply disruption, demand reduction, and socioeconomic support — an entire generation risks being lost to addiction. The time for half-measures is over. Nigeria’s future depends on winning this fight.

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