No to age barrier for election
The #Not Too Young To Run (NTYTR) movement, a coalition of about 80 youth groups rallied at the Unity Fountain, Abuja on Tuesday, 25th July 2017 to show its rage and disgust at the alleged termination of a Bill to reduce the antiquated and anti-youth age barrier to qualification for elections in Nigeria.
INLAND WATERWAYS: Lagos refutes NIWA’s claims, says judgment favours her
lagos—The Lagos State Government and authorities of the National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, are currently at loggerheads over the control of waterways in the state following Appeal Court Judgment granted control to the state government.
Let’s make S-East industrial hub — ThinkEast
A socio-political organisation, ThinkEast, has challenged the people of South-East and South-South Nigeria to invest back home to develop the two regions, and make it the industrial hub of Nigeria.
15 parties to field joint candidates in Anambra, Ekiti, Osun polls
The Mega Coalition, an electoral alliance of 15 registered political parties, has announced its decision to field consensus candidates in the Anambra, Ekiti and Osun gubernatorial elections.
Host Community PIB, two others scale second reading
ABUJA—A BIll for an Act to provide framework relating to Petroleum Producing Host Community’s participation, known as the Petroleum Host Community Bill 2017, yesterday, scaled second reading in the Senate.
Kogi targets 38,400 classrooms
Kogi State government, yesterday, said it will build 38,400 additional classrooms for primary schools across the 21 local government areas of the state.
