Our Vision
Lagos Island Connect envisions a Lagos Island where every youth has the opportunity to grow, develop necessary capacities and prosper.
Our Mission
To provide information, insight and opportunities so young people in Lagos Island can better define their future, aspire and improve their chances of becoming successful & make impact in return.
Recent News & Events

LIC Meets Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the 6th Lagos Corporate Assembly (BOS Meets Business)
6th Lagos Corporate AssemblyBOS Meets BusinessWednesday, 29th July 2020Organized by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Cooperatives I (Ms Yemisi Ransome-kuti) represented Lagos island Connect

LIC Raises Sponsorship for 10 promising entrepreneurs to study at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Mentorship Program
The fate of the average youth in Nigeria might seem bleak at an initial glance. Opportunities are not in abundance and current economic realities seem

Youth Connect Hangout 2020 – Pictures
It was fun, inspiring, entertaining and educative! 😊 From entertaining valentine performances by the youth artistes, to the raffle draw show, the entrepreneurship talk and
Our mandate
Lagos State is the most populous city in Nigeria, the second fastest-growing city in Africa and the seventh in the world. The Island is at the heart of this rapid growth, situated within thelargest business district with a large population of youth who come from across Nigeria and other African countries in search of greener pastures within the district. However, most of them are faced with traumatic ordeals as a result of poor or lack of education, life skills and poor orientation which makes them unable to fit into the already commercialized and sophisticated Island. Justification from studies and experience reveals that these youths face a number of problems some of which include:
- Inadequate opportunities for vocational education and training, especially for persons with disabilities;
- Inequalities in social, economic and political conditions with increasing hunger and deterioration in living conditions for such an active population;
- Continuing discrimination against young women and men and insufficient access to equal opportunities in employment and education;