[The Activism Blog] GLEEHD Foundation encourages Nigerian youth to take active part in politics

The Governance, Leadership, Economic, Environmental and Human Development (GLEEHD) Foundation on Thursday, September 07, 2017 held its first edition of Nigeria Emerging Political Leaders Forum in Surulere, Lagos. The summit with the theme, “2019 Elections and youth Participation in political leadership in Nigeria: Prospects and strategies for young leaders” had an array of speakers who unanimously... Read More

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June 19, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: Citizenship participation is a necessity in the fight against corruption (Y! FrontPage)

by Japheth Omojuwa Corruption will continue to grow in size and effect as long as citizens remain detached from fighting it. I am a believer in the power of technology as a tool to fight corruption. Corruption has been with Nigeria for a long time but some would argue it has never been this daring.... Read More

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April 10, 2013

Ife Adebayo: Nigeria – 2015 and youth participation (Y! Politico)

by Ife Adebayo Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber – Plato I’ll start today’s article with two quotes, the first by Winston Churchill “Politics is almost as exciting as war, and quite as dangerous. In war you can only be killed once,... Read More

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April 1, 2012

Who wants to party? Young people discuss political participation on Rubbin’ Minds today

by Hauwa Gambo On Rubbin’ Minds today, the topic is “Who wants to party?” – and it explores issues and learning points around young people and how to drive an effective change agenda through the Nigerian governance system. In the past week, there has been a spirited debate amongst young leaders from across the country... Read More

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