‘The future of this vast country must depend, in the main, on the efforts of ourselves to help ourselves.’ – Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Nigeria’s First Prime Minister A year ago on February 6, 2017, citizens took to the streets of Lagos, Abuja, Ibadan, Uyo, Port-Harcourt, Enugu, Benin and London to protest the failings of the... Read More

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May 23, 2016

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Ezekwesili, Abati, Timi Dakolo join LEPAN to demand reduction in Age of Candidacy to contest Political Offices in Nigeria

Former Vice president of the World Bank, Obiageli Ezekwesili; former presidential spokesman, Reuben Abati; and soul singer Timi Dakolo were among hundreds of Nigerians who threw their weight on Wednesday behind a pledge to reduce the age of eligibility to run for public offices in Nigeria. The signing of the pledge was the high point... Read More

Court bars NYSC from refusing to mobilize graduates

by ‘Jola Sotubo Respite has come the way of university graduates who are prevented from mobilizing by the management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has declared that the NYSC does not have the legal capacity to deny a graduate mobilization over O’ level results. The court... Read More