About Us

We are Uniting Nigerian Youths for Global Impact

Organizational Structure

The NYWC operates through a well-defined hierarchical structure:

  • · Global Leadership: The highest governing body is the Board of Council Directors (BCD), which provides overarching strategic direction.
    · National Structure (Nigeria): The BCD is followed by the National Executive Council, Zonal Coordinators, State Chairmen, and Local Government Executives.
    · International Structure: The NYWC has appointed Country Coordinators and National Presidents to lead its chapters in various countries across the globe.

Affiliations

  • The NYWC is affiliated with several prestigious African and international youth organizations, including the African Youth Union, the International Youth Congress, and various other African inter-global youth bodies.

 Impact

Since its initiation in 2020, the NYWC has been instrumental in facilitating numerous youth empowerment programmes, scholarship schemes, and support initiatives, aligning its actions with the goals of the National Youth Policy.

Guiding Principles

As an umbrella organization for youth NGOs across Nigeria, the NYWC steadfastly pursues democratic norms and embraces the principles of accountability, transparency, and integrity in all its conduct.

We Are Non Profit Organization

The Youth Council is a non‐governmental, non‐partisan, and not‐for‐profit organization. The council comprises the National Board of council Directors (NBCD) of 12 members, led by a president and 37 State Chairmen with Local Government Coordinators.

We Are A Strong Team

As an umbrella organization for youth NGOs and youth organizations across the country, the NYWC pursues democratic norms at all times, embraces the principles of accountability and, transparency in all its conduct, and initiates and executes activities that align with the goals of the National Youth Policy

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Our Mission & Vision
  1.  Preserving and promoting the sovereignty, unity, and progress of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by guaranteeing the security and welfare of the Youth Constituency.
    2· Promoting a national policy based on social justice, freedom, equality, egalitarianism, the rule of law, peace, and progress for all.
    3· Advocating for a society that guarantees equality of opportunity for all Nigerians, free from any form of discrimination.
    4· Encouraging a culture of service to humanity as the core reason for political participation. This involves reinventing the polity by promoting the values of:
    5· Patriotism and Humility in Service for Prosperity
    6· Unity in Diversity and Brotherhood for Peace
    7· Productivity for Self-Reliance
    8· Selfless Service for Egalitarianism
    9· Honesty in Development
    10· Developing Nigerian youth with relevant skills to thrive in corporate, entrepreneurial, and political environments.
Sovereignty
Unity and Progress
Security and Welfare
Peace and Progress

Promote a society which guarantees equality of opportunity for all Nigerians free from any form of discrimination; Encourage the culture of service to humanity as the raison d’etre for participation in politics and to reinvent the polity by promoting the values of Patriotism, Humility in Service for Prosperity, Unity in Diversity, Brotherhood for Peace; Productivity for Self-Reliance; Seless Service for Egalitarianism; and Honesty in Development.

To develop Nigerian youth to possess relevant skills that will make them function well in corporate and political environment;

History and Background

                Introduction

The Nigeria Youth World Council (NYWC) is a non-governmental, non-partisan, and not-for-profit organization. It was established to serve as the umbrella body and the official mouthpiece for Nigerian youths, both within the nation and across the global diaspora. The Council is charged with the critical responsibility of policy formulation, advocacy, and implementation on issues pertaining to youth development.

        History and Formation

The concept of the NYWC was initiated in 2020 by various gallant comrades and nationalists during the Great COVID-19 era, a period that underscored the need for a unified youth voice. The council’s full structural formation was finalized and set on November 11th, 2024.

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Uniting Nigerian Youths for Global Impact

With a vibrant network of youth organizations and national partners, we are driven by one purpose: to ignite the power of youth work as a lifeline for change in a country that needs it more than ever.

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