The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has brought forward the date for the opening of her North East Office, it will now hold on Tuesday 13th April 2004. The venue is Gombe. There will also be award presentation to persons in the North East who have contributed to Youth Development, among them are the Governor of Gombe State, Alh. Danjuma Goje, The Governor of Borno Stata, Alh. Modu Sherrif, and three outstanding women. Also the Grandson of the First Prime Minister of Nigeria, (Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa) also called Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (Billy).
Will post a report after the event.

The National Youth Council of Nigeria, North East Zone is planning to open its secretariat in Gombe on the 17th of April 2004. Among the activities lined up for the day is an award presentation for some prominent persons who have distinguished themselves to see that youth are prospering in the North East. The North East is made up of the following states, Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe. We hope to be able to raise some funds to support our projects in North East.
I will welcome suggestions of any projects that you are doing at present in your regions and areas and see how we can localise it to fit our society.
I will also welcome comments.

The Nigerian Youth Action Network (NYAN) Bauchi Chapter will be embarking on a project in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the State Action Committee on AIDS. Negotiations are still going on for the project to take up in April. I will keep you posted and watch out for the details coming soon.