Nigeria: 'Why We're Getting Youths Involved in Civic Discourse'

24 October 2014
interview

Bekeme Masade has been the brain behind CSR-in-Action, a non-profit organisation that has been bridging the gap between the old and the young people in the country. Today, The Third Sustainability in the Extractive Industries (SITEI) Conference 2014, is holding at Intercontinental Hotel, Lagos and Masade has been in the midst of all. In this interview with Chidinma Elechi, she says besides looking forward to a successful conference, there's another goal at the back of her mind, which is to shake off youth apathy in the extractive industries, awaken their interests and see them climb up the ladder in the sector

The Sustainability in the Extractive Industries (SITEI) Conference is in its third year. What is the focus of this year's event?

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