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January 14, 2021
Building Through The Storm – 2020 Annual Brief
Read our 2020 annual brief Raising New Voices Report for 2020 ...
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Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
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December 7, 2020
[DOWNLOAD]: Raising New Voices Submits Memoranda on Electoral Reforms
In response to the call for memoranda on electoral reforms by the joint committee of the National Assembly on INEC and Electoral Matters and in preparation for the Public Hearing on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, Raising New Voices has submitted our memoranda presenting our positions to the committee on the various amendments that are required for a more inclusive electoral process. These propose reforms in our memoranda will guarantee a level playing field for young people interested in putting themselves...
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October 26, 2020
<900 Days To 2023 Elections: Nominate A Young Competent Nigerian
Against the backdrop of the awakening of Nigerian Citizens to our power to make change happen and fight for the possibility of a better Nigeria, all of us at Raising New Voices Initiative are glad to announce the start of preparations for our #BreakTheHold2023 Campaign. As the recent agitations have shown, we must have representatives who feel the pulse of the people and take action towards reform before citizens are left with no choice but to occupy the streets. We must...
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October 15, 2020
Report on Raising New Voices’ Independent Day Convention; The Next 20 Years, A Generational Shift
On the 1st of October, 2020, Raising New Voices Initiative brought together young leaders within its network for a convention focused on what needs to be done for the next 20 years if we must achieve the vision we have set for Nigeria in 2050 - to be the innovation capital of the world and one of the most prosperous countries. Speakers were invited to speak to this topic and engage from a social, economic and political perspective. With the aim...
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September 12, 2020
VIDEO: Electoral Reform Show With Adebanke Ilori & Ariyo Toye
Every week, our Executive Director Banke Ilori oyeniyi talks about electoral reforms on African Independent Television on The weekend Show between 8-10am every saturdays. This segment of the show is called the electoral reform segment. This is part of our effort to push further for Electoral reforms in Nigeria. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KviUyW47ImI ...
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September 5, 2020
VIDEO: Maiden Episode of the Electoral Reforms Show on AIT
Every Saturday, Banke of Raising New Voices and Ariyo of Center for Liberty talk about a certain segment of electoral reforms on the Weekend Show on AIT between 8am to 10am. Incase you missed today's conversation, Please watch it here; https://youtu.be/aww9nf8AzRs ...
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August 4, 2020
Interested in Speaking To Other Young People on Electoral Reforms?
The International Youth Day for 2020 is slated for August 12th. As a youth-oriented organisation, Raising New Voices is hosting an international youth summit for young Nigerians around the world on the 13th of August 2020. The theme for this year will be 'Electoral Reforms And Youth Inclusion'. In line with our mission, vision and goal, we would love to hear diverse opinions on electoral reforms and we are inviting every well-meaning young Nigerian leader to speak on the issue of Electoral...
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August 3, 2020
A Call to Action for All Nigerian Youths
Dear Nigerian Youths, Our future is being mortgaged by our current leaders. There is no further testimony to this than the ongoing probe of the Niger Delta Development Commission and the ongoing investigation of the immediate past Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission into the re-looting of the recovered loot by corrupt leaders. To make matters worse, not only are the current resources of government being pilfered away, loans and more loans are being advanced by international institutions...
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August 3, 2020
SAFEGUARDING THE FUTURE OF THE YOUTHS OF NIGERIA: A STAND AGAINST THE NATION’S BALLOONING DEBT AND HUMONGOUS CORRUPTION.
Join Nigerian Youths All Over to SIGN This Document | 139 Signatures At 12:00 PM 6th August [ninja_form id='10'] At the start of the current democratic dispensation in 1999, our nation's economy was in dire straits, no thanks to the crippling debt burden that was hanging over our necks. The preceding military regimes had borrowed to stupor, with no care in the world about how subsequent generations would repay. International creditors were at our door threatening fire and brimstone. It was a...
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July 15, 2020
RNV Electoral Reforms Letter to the Senate President.
Greetings to you and the entire cohort of the 9th National Assembly. We hope that this meets you well. We write on behalf of Raising New Voices Initiative, a non governmental organization focused on youth inclusion and the legislative reforms that impact on young people in Nigeria, chief of which is the current amendment to the Electoral Act, 2010. Our writing to you at this time is of utmost importance and urgency at this stage in our national life. As young people...
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