Technological progress is constantly changing how we work, from automation to artificial intelligence. With these advancements, firms adopt of new ways of production, helping markets to expand, and societies to evolve. While advances in technology can eliminate the need for some jobs, the World Development Report 2019 notes that it […]
Fully Funded Transparency International Competition for Young Africans 2018
If you have a passion for innovation, the ability to devise new solutions to old problems, and a willingness to challenge the established orthodoxy, then we want to hear from you. Who are we? We are Transparency International, the global coalition against corruption. From villages in rural Africa to the […]
$1000 USD Scholarship Contest for Students Worldwide 2018
The PDFelement Scholarship contest 2018 is now open. PDFelement is a simple yet robust PDF editing software that empowers teams and institutions around the world. Their goal is to help you work smarter, not harder! How do you use PDFs at school? What kind of documents do you work with […]
Youth of the Week: MISAN REWANE
Hello, Happy New Week! This week, we celebrate Misan Rewane as the youth of the week. Misan was born in Lagos, Nigeria where she attended her primary and secondary school after which she moved to the UK to do her A Levels, and then afterwards to US to study Economics, […]
#IdeasChangeLives Challenge 2018
Do you have a great digital idea that has the potential to create a better world? If so, please enter the #IdeasChangeLives challenge. You could win a prize of £20,000 and the chance to work with the British Council’s Digital, Partnerships and Innovation team on an initiative to help achieve one of six of the […]
OVER 600 STUDENTS FROM PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS TRAINED TO MODEL LEADERSHIP IN THEIR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES
In the last 5 years, The Bridge Leadership Foundation (TBLF) has committedly engaged students in public secondary schools across the 18 LGAs in Cross River State to inculcate in them, the essential leadership and life skills required to become transformational leaders through the Leadership and Community Development (LCD) programme initiated […]
TBLF BUILDS CAPACITY OF 190 TEACHERS UNDER HER TEACHERS SUPPORT PROGRAMME
To ensure that the systems and institutions teenagers and young people engage with the most, like universities, secondary and primary schools, shapes and builds them to become proactive and creative and engaged citizens, the Teacher Support Programme was designed. TSP will build teachers capacity to support students’ performance and progress […]
YOUTH OF THE WEEK: IYINOLUWA ABOYEJI
Hello, Happy New Week! Celebrating Nigerian youths who add value to the society is a ritual at The Bridge Leadership Foundation and this week, our youth of the week is IYINOLUWA ABOYEJI, more popularly known as “E”. Iyinoluwa was born on March 28, 1991. He is a Nigerian serial entrepreneur with […]
Hamzat Commends Liyel Imoke
The Career Day 2018 conference was indeed a memorable one as positive remarks have been made by thousands of participants and speakers of the august event. The event had notable speakers and panelists such as Tonye Cole, Chris Ngwodo, Toyosi Akerele-Ogunsiji, Hamzat Lawal, Onofiok Luke, Paul Nwulu, Victoria Ibezim-Ohaeri, Frankland […]
Over 200 Teachers Commit to Building Young Leaders in their Classrooms
With over 988,376 teachers in secondary schools (2016 Nigerian Education Indicators, Federal Ministry of Education), we can only hope that a reasonable percentage of these number are adequately competent and possess the character and capacity required to train the students of today into leaders of tomorrow. Borne out of the […]
Bacon Environmental Fellowships at Harvard Kennedy School in USA, 2019
The Harvard Kennedy School is inviting applications for Bacon Environmental Fellowships. These fellowships are open to applicants entering their first year of study in any of the Harvard Kennedy School’s masters’ degree programs. The Louis Bacon Environmental Leadership Program brings together emerging leaders dedicated to preserving and enhancing our shared […]
TBLF EMBARKS ON LEADERSHIP COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (LCD) 2018!
Yearly, The Bridge Leadership Foundation embarks on a youth/teenagers focused programme known as Leadership Community Development (LCD). This year, the programme has been scheduled to begin September 2018 and to end November 2018. The programme aims at making teenagers between the ages of 12-18 understand their roles as change agents […]
YOUTH OF THE WEEK: WADI BEN-HIRKI
Wadi Ben-Hirki is a 21 year old young leader from Adamawa State located in North-Eastern Nigeria. She holds a BSc. in Accounting from Covenant University, Nigeria. She currently doubles as both the Founder and Chairman Board of Trustees of Wadi Ben-Hirki Foundation, a registered charity organization that impacts the lives […]
Oxford-Weidenfeld and Hoffmann Scholarships and Leadership Programme in UK, 2019
The University of Oxford is inviting applications for Oxford-Weidenfeld and Hoffmann Scholarships and Leadership Programme for international applicants. Scholarships are available for pursuing full-time graduate degrees at the University of Oxford. This scholarship is part of the Oxford Graduate Scholarships, which were established through a groundbreaking new matched funding initiative to enable the […]
YOUTH OF THE WEEK: AGUSI TOBBY NAZAAR
Agusi Tobby Nazaar, fondly referred to as Gusi Tobby Lordwlliams, is a purpose driven young lady and founder of one of Africa’s fastest growing female volunteering network “Girlhub Africa”. Toby is also a talk show host, and a professional makeup artist. The young serial entrepreneur who is very passionate about […]
