Firm Engages Nigerian Students in Nation‑Building Efforts

PressPayNG brought together more than 200 Nigerian students from all six geopolitical zones in Abuja to foster a new narrative for a better Nigeria and to ensure that young people play an active role in national development.

Organisers announced that the forum, held in Abuja, was convened by PressPayNG and supported by UNESCO’s Intercultural Leadership Programme.

Abiola Metilelu, founder and CEO of PressPayNG, said: “The forum brought together over 200 students from across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones. But beyond the numbers, what mattered was the composition, as young Nigerians positioned not as passive participants in national discourse but as active architects of peace, championing the narrative for a better Nigeria.”

“Nigeria’s challenge is no longer just policy; it is perception. And perception, when left unmanaged, becomes conflict. What this forum achieved was a deliberate intervention at the level of narrative formation.”

In her keynote, Petra Akinti Onyegbule, Head of Government Strategic Partnerships and former Chief Press Secretary to the former Governor of Kogi State, said: “This was not a one‑day gathering but the culmination of a deliberate, three‑month engagement model built on depth. The initiative began with a structured virtual boot camp involving 50 students drawn from campuses nationwide. This was followed by a closed‑door, in‑person leadership and peace‑building session for 25 participants on the morning of the forum, which I co‑facilitated with Senior Special Assistant on Gender Matters to the Honourable Minister of Youth Development, Kehinde Charity Awujoola.”