By-Elections: Restoring the People’s Voice
In Nigeria, by-elections are conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). INEC sets the date, issues notices, registers candidates, and ensures the process is free, fair, and credible.
EiE Memo to Senate on 2025 Constitutional Amendments
The EiE Project Ltd/Gte (aka Enough is Enough (EiE) Nigeria) submits this memorandum at the Lagos Zonal Public Hearing to the Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution.
Less than 3% Voter Turnout?
In the 2021 local government elections in Lagos, less than 3% of registered voters showed up in places like Alimosho, Ikorodu, Kosofe, and Amuwo Odofin. Even the best-performing LGAs, like Ibeju-Lekki and Mushin, didn’t cross 15% turnout.
Why Young Nigerians Should Care About Local Government Elections
I don’t want my children to ask me one day what I did for my country and have no answer. When they ask, I want to tell them that I was neither an accomplice nor a victim, but someone who stood up to change the status quo.
EiE Changed Some Things, But the Seasons Have Remained
I don’t want my children to ask me one day what I did for my country and have no answer. When they ask, I want to tell them that I was neither an accomplice nor a victim, but someone who stood up to change the status quo.
Where is the Outrage? – Bisola
Many Nigerians view the government with deep mistrust—and often rightly so. But this mistrust, if unchecked, can cloud the way we engage. Too often, public discourse is driven by emotion rather than strategy.
15 Years Later: Where is the Outrage? – Chude
Ladies and gentlemen, we have been played like fools, and in all of this, the young people have been quiet.
Prof Yemi Osibanjo’s Keynote Speech at TNCG2024
KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY PROF. YEMI OSIBANJO AT #TNCG2024 Technology: The present and future of political action. I think the organizers of the Technology, New Media, Citizens, and Governance Conference 2024, deserve our commendation for providing the platform for this important discussion on technology, and the present and the future of political action. And I […]
Buses and Convictions
Buses and Convictions By Charles Okunbor Boarding a bus in Lagos state, Nigeria’s commercial capital, is an experience on its own and sometimes, you end up learning more than you thought was possible. If you are familiar with ‘jumping buses’, then, chances are you can relate to what I am about to tell you. […]
Where is Nigeria Going?
Where is Nigeria Going? By ‘Gbubemi Atimomo I returned to Nigeria early in 2015 after completing my master’s degree in the UK. The heat of the elections was on and as usual with Nigerian politics, many people had already picked a side. Incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan and former Head of State Muhammed Buhari were […]