When the #NotTooYoungToRun movement started in 2016, we were driven by one central premise: that young Nigerians needed to be more involved in the governance and decision-making processes of our…
The Global Goals are built on the success of the Millennium Development Goals' endeavour to exterminate all forms of poverty. The goals recognize that ending poverty must go hand in…
These are the stories that drove the conversation today: President Muhammadu Buhari, has on Tuesday, promised to sign the #NotTooYoungToRun bill in the next few days. As contained in the…
Never say never, right? Well, we stand to be corrected. Thing is, no matter how we scream Twitter down about putting a young person in Aso Rock, there are a…
by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, please permit me to discuss the matter of our youth again. I’m truly troubled because of the attitude I see on display today. I wish…
$90 billion - Amazon founder and owner of Washington Post, Jeff Bezos became the richest man in the world on Thursday, according to a Forbes real-time list of billionaires. He…
This is a rare win for us. Yesterday, our Nigerian Senate in spite of itself, passed the historic Not Too Young To Run Bill with 86 lawmakers voting in favour of…
The Nigerian Senate is currently in the process of making amendments to the nation's constitution. With 97 senators in attendance and 33 bills to be considered, many Nigerians paid peculiar…
The Nigerian Senate has risen to the occasion and has followed the footsteps of the lower chamber in offering an explanation for the status of the Not too Young to…
by Jude Feranmi I once attended an event in the National Assembly on the #NotTooYoungToRun Bill and the #YesWeCan Bill (this is actually also a bill on youth inclusion) hosted…
by Jude Feranmi Anthony Enahoro moved the motion of independence at 23, General Obasanjo did this at this age. One other person did that at that age? What is…
by Jude Feranmi As you read this, there are more than a hundred fora of young Nigerians trying to organize politically for social and political change. The clamour for inclusion…
by Jude Feranmi “Know Thyself” – Socrates Last Week, in Ghana’s general elections, a 26-year-old Francisca Oteng became a Member of Parliament in what was a landslide. Apart from…
by Jude Feranmi What would you do if you had all the political capital you needed in a political party? This question is meant for young Nigerians. Now, take a…
by Jude Feranmi At the New Media and Governance Conference a few weeks ago, (That event where Bobrisky was invited to speak), one take-away for me that has literally shaped my…
In recent times, a new campaign, #NotTooYoungToRun advocating for the reduction of the age restrictions placed on Nigerians planning to run for an elected office within the country is fast…