Arewa youths
3 Mar
Youths under the aegis of Arewa Consultative Youth Movement have called on the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Olanipekun Olukoyede, to cease the persecution of the family of Eric Odoh or resign as head of Nigeria’s anti-graft agency. The call was contained in a statement issued by the President and Publicity Secretary…
20 Jan
The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has condemned the moves by the Federal Government to relocate some departments of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to Lagos State, saying that it would undermine and erode nation’s unity.
8 Jan
Nigerians under the banner of Arewa Youths are optimistic that the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, will be vindicated at the end of ongoing probe into the all financial transactions involving the Ministry she superintend. The group, made up of young Nigerians from the 19 Northern states, are confident those…
5 Jan
Youths in the North, under the umbrella of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF), have called for the cancellation of the Computer-Based Test (CBT) format in the forthcoming West African Examinations Council (WAEC) examination in the country. The AYCF said that if such a mode of examination is introduced will ultimately result in massive failure…
9 Nov
The Ohanaeze and Arewa Youths have endorsed Rt. Hon. Abubakar Kabir Bichi, the member representing Bichi Federal Constituency of Kano State, for the chairmanship of the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee. In a statement jointly signed by its executive leaders Nwabueze Obi and Kabiru Yusuf, the groups said Bichi is the best man for the…
5 Sep 2023
Members of Northern Youth Advocacy for Good Governance Initiative and Arewa Youth Forum staged a protest on Monday at the Headquarters of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) in Abuja to demand the cancellation of the Pipeline Surveillance Contract awarded to Tantita Security, owned by the government of Ekpemupolo popularly known as Tompolo. The placard-carrying…
21 Jul 2023
A Socio-cultural group, Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, has raised alarm over the refusal of the Department of State Services (DSS) to arraign suspended Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, days after filing pump action possession charge against him.
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