It is said that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. However, Rekiat, whom at a glance passes for a replica of Mercy Johnson(Nollywood star), thinks differently as she believes that beauty is not entirely subjective. She opines that everybody has some beauty that is inside looking for expression on the outside, but only waiting for professional intervention which can make this exquisiteness visible. Rekiat,32, a Kogi State indigene is a graduate of Lagos State University, and has over the years been making lives beautiful and healthy through her work. She shares her story with Youthful Vibes.

AGAINST the backdrop of President Goodluck Jonathan’s promise of a remarkable improvement in power generation and distribution , the country still supplies barely 3,600 to 3,800 megawatts of electricity currently. With the prevailing situation, doubts are high about the possibility of his administration delivering on his promise a year after.

Olalekan,26, is undergoing his master’s degree programme at Coventry University, United Kingdom where he was recently elected as Vice President of the Students Union within months of joining the University. He convened the Students Association of Nigerians in Diaspora (SAND), a representative platform for Nigerians students abroad.

WITH a population of well over 140 million people, less than 30 percent of Nigerians have access to potable water. While it falls under the purview of governments at all levels to provide this essential of life, through the Ministry of Water resources, the reverse is the case, as citizens have over the years resorted to providing for their domestic use through the construction of boreholes. But this alternative source of water for domestic, agricultural and industrial purposes, appears to constitute a looming danger for Nigerians. CHARLES KUMOLU writes

Eizu at 26 has been able to raise a handful of successful businesses through his company which he registered and started at age 21. He shares the vision of how he is raising and equipping young minds and businesses into becoming world class enterprises.

If travelling to places like Hong Kong, New York, London, Rome, Dubai, Paris and Syndey sound good to you or you would like to dine in quaint little restaurants along the Seine or wander down ancient alleys in Istanbul or shop in exotic malls of Paris, then becoming a travel agent is a great career choice.

Dayo is a graduate of Chemical Engineering from the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria. He is convinced that his introduction into the Media world is not by accident. He is focused on seeing unwholesome contents which have infiltrated the media being replaced by positive things.

A practice that President Goodluck Jonathan recently described as “dangerous to national development,” the Almajiri tradition has once again occupied most national discourse, especially with the recent introduction of Almajiri Model Education by the Federal Government. Would the commencement of this policy dismantle this old tradition that is generally seen as a threat to the nation?

Aniekan Okono, 30 is an Akwa Ibom born Nigerian living and doing business in Europe. He grew up destroying electronics, bicycles and always looking internally on how to solve problems. This naturally inquisitive young man shares his experience of how he patiently and passionately provided a technological solution for businesses across Europe and other continents of the world. From Finland, he takes us into his world of inquisitiveness, creativity and technological breakthrough.

Below are the stories of young Nigerians doing the country proud in their various fields of endeavour.