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World Creativity and Innovation Day 2025: Promoting Peace through Innovation

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A Speech Presented by Rafiu Akinpelu Olaore, Executive Director of Youths Enterprise Development and Innovation Society – YEDIS, Osogbo, Nigeria, at the International Cities of Peace (Oluyole, Nigeria), on 21 April 2025, during the observance of the United Nations World Creativity and Innovation Day. Esteemed Ladies and Gentlemen, I express my profound gratitude for the […]

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Tackling the Youth Unemployment Crisis for a Peaceful Society

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Rafiu Olaore addressed an audience of over 300 youth as a guest speaker at the orientation program for procurement and supply chain management students at Osun State Polytechnic Iree in Nigeria on 17 March 2025. During his address, Rafiu commended the Federal Government of Nigeria for its initiative in introducing entrepreneurship education, which aims to

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Capacity Building Workshop for Grassroots Women and Youth-Led SMEs

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The Youths Enterprise Development and Innovation Society – YEDIS  in partnership with the Nasrul-Lahi-il Fathi Society of Nigeria (NASFAT) Ikirun branch, organized a capacity-building workshop specifically targeted towards grassroots women and youth-led small and medium enterprises (SMEs) associated with the Ikirun NASFAT Islamic organization. This event was held at the Ikirun NASFAT Mosque, located on

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World Bank Group – International Monetary Fund 2024 Annual Meeting and Civil Society Policy Forum Participation

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YEDIS CEO Rafiu Olaore: I had the distinct honor of participating for the third consecutive time in the annual meeting organized by The World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund, along with the Civil Society Policy Forum, which occurred from October 21 to 26, 2024, in Washington, DC. This event encompassed a series of

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