Nigerian elections: The eight issues young people want the new government to address

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) workers are seen during past elections in Nigeria. March 9, 2019. [File, Reuters]

As Nigeria prepares for the February 25 presidential elections, it's interesting to consider what young Nigerians are expecting.

There are plenty of them: 52.2 million people aged 18-35. That's about 28 per cent of Nigeria's total population and more than the entire populations of Ghana and Benin Republic combined.