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Friday, November 13, 2020

"When I look at the world as it is, there’s a serious vacuum of leadership. The world is crying for leaders."– Oby Ezekwesili (Convener, #FixPolitics)

#FixPolitics

Everyone agrees something is broken...can we make it better? Nigerians are deeply divided…can we ever be united? How can we involve more Nigerians in the political process?

The

was on

Wednesday, November 11, 2020,

and it was an eye-opening experience! We did not only get pointers to Nigeria's problems, but we also got practical solutions. Missed it?

Catch up!

The

Governor of Lagos State,

Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said

otoge

to the

lavida loca

lifestyle of ex-governors at the expense of the state. The governor submitted a bill to abolish pension payments to former governors to the state house of assembly on

Tuesday, November 10, 2020. 

On the same day, the

Kwara State

House of Assembly also passed an amendment bill, halting payment of pension to former governors, deputy governors and other officers holding political offices after their tenure in office. The Kwara State House of Assembly in 2018 passed an amendment bill halting payment of pension to former governors, deputy governors and other officers holding political offices after their tenure in office.

Recall that there had been public outcry on the extravagant lifestyle of ex-governors and their deputies at the expense of their states.

Zamfara and Imo states had already abolished theirs in 2019 and 2020 respectively.

This development, if followed through to the end, will be a good one from the Lagos State governor.

Naomi Campbell Says #EndSARS

On a special African Voices episode of #NoFilterWithNaomi, our Executive Director,

'Yemi Adamolekun

joined

Femi Kuti

and

Isha Sesay

in conversation with Naomi Campbell.

They discussed #EndSARS, the future of young people in Africa and the role of political leadership.

Missed it? Here's a chance to

catch up.

The

Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS),

on

Wednesday, November 11, 2020,

said it will

commence full implementation of its imposed N1,000 annual development levy on all adult residents of the state in 2021.

Following closely behind, the

Kogi state government hired a consultant to levy bakers for every single loaf of bread and confectionery they produce in the state.

The collection of the levy will start from

Monday, November 16, 2020.

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Have a great weekend!The EiE Nigeria Team