“A free and fair election is evidence of Democracy. Can we truly say we have a free and fair election process in Nigeria?” These words welcomed the audience to the…
Read MoreUnlike some years back when young politicians could not do more than be party members, the Not Too Young To Run Bill has opened doors for younger people to run…
Read MoreNigeria operates a rigid constitution. Rigid constitutions by their nature are complicated and painstaking to change. It takes time, effort and resources to insert a comma, full stop or delete…
Read MoreOne long battle has been won in a sweet thrilling fashion. The assent to the constitutional amendments contained in the Not Too Young To Run bill by President Muhammadu Buhari…
Read MoreWith the ‘Not Too Young To Run’ Bill still pending approval by President Muhammadu Buhari, youth in Nigeria have began to position themselves for political leadership and active participation in…
Read MoreThe 2019 Nigerian general election is less than a year away and preparations are predictably in top gear for the country’s fifth democratic transition since its return to civilian leadership…
Read Moreby Folakunle Adeagbo The Nigerian Senate gets a lot of flak from young Nigerians, especially in the social media space. Interestingly, on Twitter, there is a Qatari businessman called Nasser…
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Read Moreby Alexander O. Onukwue The opinion pieces and comments are still rolling on the passage of the Not Too Young To Run Bill by both Houses of the National Assembly.…
Read MoreThe #NotTooYoungToRun social media trend has moved from being a bill passed by the National Assembly into a movement. Led by Moremi Ojudu, placard-carrying youth, under the auspices of Youth Next…
Read MoreFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo said Sunday, that anyone, notwithstanding the age, should be allowed to lead the country, as long as the citizens chose the person. He noted that it…
Read Moreby Tosin Adesina In the build up to the 2011 Presidential elections, foremost media entrepreneur, Dele Momodu, the publisher of Ovation Magazine contested for the Presidency under the banner of…
Read MoreThese are the top five stories that drove conversation today. 1. House Of Reps Passes #NotTooYoungToRun Bill Just like the Nigerian Senate, the House of Representatives has passed the Bill that…
Read MoreJust like the Nigerian Senate, the House of Representatives has passed the Bill that reduces the age for election as President. The bill seeks to alter Sections 65, 106, 131,…
Read MoreThe Not Too Young To Run movement has commended the Nigerian Senate for the passage of the historic age reduction bill seeking to reduce the age for running for the…
Read Moreby Alexander O. Onukwue There was a march by youths in Abuja today, in protest of the suppression of the Not Too Young To Run Bill in the National Assembly.…
Read MoreA group of youth on Tuesday protested at the National Assembly to demand the passage of the ‘not too young to run’ bill. Chidi Odinkalu, former chairman human rights commission, while addressing…
Read MoreAs the National Assembly prepares to vote on constitutional amendment clauses from Tuesday the 25th of July 2017, the Not Too Young To Run (NTYTR) movement will embark on a…
Read MoreThe Not Too Young To Run movement received with pleasure, the statement issued by the office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara reaffirming his…
Read More53 youth organisations have given 48 hours to the leadership of the National Assembly to include the 'Not Too Young To Run' bill in the report of the ongoing constitution review…
Read MoreYou should know YIAGA (Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth and Advancement), they have pioneered the massively successive #NotTooYoungToRun campaign alongside other advocacy groups - successful not just in capturing popular…
Read Moreby Jideofor Adibe Since the election of Emmanuel Macron, 39, as the youngest President of France, several Nigerian writers have suddenly rediscovered an old mantra: ‘generation shift’. With Buhari’s…
Read Moreby Reuben Abati Emmanuel Macron, the 39-year old who was sworn in on Sunday, May 14 as the new President of France has become a reference model for persons who…
Read Moreby Mark Amaza It is a week since 39-year-old Emmanuel Macron was elected as the new President of France, making him the youngest leader not just in Europe, but one…
Read Moreby Jude Feranmi There has been so much ado about how to fix the mess that is Nigeria. As things stand at almost half the year, we don’t have a…
Read MoreThe Nigerian youth are mired in despair and hopelessness that they will never see this country achieve its economic and leadership potential, that they are disallowed from partipating in politics,…
Read Moreby Jude Feranmi Those who elect corrupt politicians are not victims, they are accomplices - George Orwell Have you ever wondered how Martin Luther King, Mahtama Ghandi, Nelson Mandela organised…
Read Moreby Hamzat Lawal “If you ever think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito!” – Wendy Lesko, Executive Director, Youth Activism…
Read Moreby Gimba Kakanda These past weeks, I've had reason to reflect more on the place of the Nigerian youth in politics and public service. The inspiration for this was the…
Read MoreIn the build up to the 2015 general elections in which Muhammadu Buhari won with the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC), several promises were made. One of the…
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