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#NotTooYoungToRun: Youths march on NASS, push for removal of political age limits

Daily Dispatch July 25, 2017

Hundreds of young Nigerians marched on the country’s parliament on Tuesday, calling for lawmakers to remove age barriers on political posts, including the presidency. Nigeria’s 1999 constitution stipulates that the president has to be at least 40, while senators and state governors have to be

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IDD firmly support “Not too Young to Run” bill currently in the National Assembly

Daily Dispatch July 25, 2017

The Initiative for Dialogue and Development (IDD) has threw its weight behind the “Not too Young to Run” bill currently in the National Assembly. The IDD convened the maiden edition of Y|X Assembly Nigeria on the theme “Nigeria Tomorrow…” on Tuesday, 25th July, 2017, at the Aquarian Consult Auditorium, Asokoro Abuja. Rising from the first […]

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Constitution amendment will give states more power-Saraki

Daily Dispatch July 24, 2017

President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has said the ongoing amendments to the 1999 Constitution by the National Assembly would take powers from the Federal Government to states. Saraki also said proposals in 27 bills had been covered by the amendment exercise. A statement by Media Office of the President of the Senate on Monday […]

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NNPC pensioners cry out to Osinbajo over unpaid claims

Daily Dispatch July 23, 2017

Frustrated by the non-payment of their entitlements in the last 10 years members of the Retired Staff Association of the NNPC on Sunday called on Acting President Yemi Osinbajo to come to their rescue. Vice-Chairman of the Lagos State branch of the pensioners association, Femi Johnson, while briefing newsmen on Sunday called on Osinbajo to help […]

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Obasanjo mock Americans’ over choice of Trump

Daily Dispatch July 22, 2017

Americans are humans too like Africans in choosing Donald Trump as president, former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, said in a rare reflection that appeared to have mocked the US election last November. “The fact that America can produce a Trump in this day and age, it means Americans are as human as we are,” he […]

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Use of pre-registered SIM cards poses a severe threat to national security-IGP

Daily Dispatch July 21, 2017

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Ibrahim Idris on Thursday stated that the use of pre-registered subscriber identification module, SIM, cards is a severe threat to national security and governance. He spoke at a one-day sensitisation workshop for law enforcement agencies in the northeast zone on telecommunications issues organised by the Nigerian Communications