Month: May 2023

THE GOOD IN GOODBYE

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A popular saying tells us that ‘there’s no good in goodbye.’ Really? I’ve been turning it round in my head, and I think there may actually be some good in goodbye. In fact, a lot of good. Let’s go.   I recently wrote about my ancestors and forebears in the presidential media office, those who have served since the 1970s. They did their best, and left. A board sits on the wall in the office, with their pictures, and the time and period they served. Another picture joined the pantheon…

Buhari grants 65 ex-Corps Members automatic employment, Scholarship, lists achievements of NYSC at 50

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President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja granted automatic employment in the Federal Civil Service to 65 former members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), highlighting numerous achievements of the scheme since its establishment 50 years ago. Speaking at the NYSC 50th Anniversary Honours Award held at the State House Conference Centre, the President said out of the 65 recipients, 52 individuals received the Presidential Honours Awards, while the remaining 13 were physically challenged ex-Corps Members recognized under the NYSC Hope Alive programme. In addition to the employment, President Buhari…

Malagi;Where Does The Commitments Ends? By Jibrin Bala Jibrin Yikangi B.A.ED English, MISD,PhD(In-view)

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There are qualities Humans are supposed to posses to be called noble and Gentlemanly. To be be imbued, called and referred to these two qualities is what makes you a “Complete Human” There are Men who are Men only in skin and flesh , qualities of the supposed “Man-ness” lacks in them;such includes but not limited to “Honorabness” Noble, trusted, dedicated, compassionate, caring, concerned and committed. It is to the quality that brings the rear that is the parent of the rest. What’s Commitments here contextually? Commitment is the ability…

Dabiri-Erewa congratulates Ondo Govt, people,as FG approves Deep Sea Port

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Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/ CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has congratulated the Ondo state government on the approval of the establishment of a deep sea port in the state by the federal government. The NIDCOM boss noted that “Investment opportunities in Ondo “, with a special focus on the deep sea port in the state ,was the theme of the 2022 National Diaspora Investment Summit (NDIS), a brainchild of NIDCOM and the NDSI , which held in November last year. On Wednesday, the Federal Government approved the establishment of…

Girl Child Education: NPC holds Round Table engagement with Traditional, Interfaith leaders

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The National Population Commission NPC in Abuja yesterday 17th May ,2023 held Round table engagement with the traditional and interfaith leaders in advocating for the partnership to improve human capital development through girl child education.   The summit was to improve the knowledge and expand the capacity of the stakeholders on the relationship between girls’ education and population management that evolve from managing fertility rate and improving child survival to equip them to assist in arousing societal consciousness to embrace, promote and support girls’ education, everywhere in Nigeria.   The…

Nigeria,Ireland boost relations on Diaspora Engagement

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Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said Irish Diaspora Engagement should serve as strategic partnership for Nigeria’s sustained engagement with her Diaspora.   Dabiri-Erewa stated this when she received Irish Ambassador to Nigeria Mr Peter Ryan in her office in Abuja against the backdrop of Irish Diaspora pulling their country out of recession.   The NiDCOM Boss added that the Commission can tap into their wealth of engagement with the Diaspora to bring the Nigerian Diaspora closer to the country, saying that NiDCOM has created Diaspora-centric activities…

FG renames Ministry of Aviation

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The Federal Government on Wednesday renamed the Ministry of Aviation to the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace.   Hadi Sirika, the Minister of Aviation, said that aviation and aerospace were intertwoven and Nigeria had the need to proactively set its policies to align with future occurrences.   He made the announcement at the sidelines of the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, in Abuja.   Sirika explained that the alteration became expedient because it is on the exclusive list.   He, however, maintained that the future…

10Th Speakership: Low turnout as Gbajabiamila launches campaign for Tajudeen Abbas

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Members-elect for the 10th House of Representatives, on Wednesday, failed to honour the invitation of the Speaker, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila for the sole aim of launching a campaign for Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, for the position of the Speaker for the 10th Assembly. The ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) and the President-elect, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, had adopted Rep. Tajudeen, a Member representing Zaria Federal Constituency of Kaduna State for the position of Speaker in the next Assembly, to be inaugurated in 2 weeks. Zoning of the number four citizen’s position…

How stress kills journalists silently — Psychiatrist

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A consultant psychiatrist with Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital, Dr Adeoye Oyewole has said lack of proper stress management killed journalists discreetly.   He disclosed this at a seminar organised by Fountain University for practising journalists and final year Mass Communication students of the institution, themed; Effect of Poor Stress Management among Nigerian Journalists on Mental Health Productivity, at its campus, Osogbo on Monday.   He said Nigerian journalists carry Nigeria on their shoulders at a mental cost, and struggle daily to gather information in spite of humiliating cultural and…

DEPRESSION: Death Notice We Ignore To Celebrate By Luqman Soliu

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For a while, your boy has been occupied to the extent that some people phoned to ask for him which necessitated some short publications to show everything is going well. Sunday May 14,2023 was not an exemption. In fact, as visitors were making reports, it took their matured understanding to allow your boy attended to many other complaints on phones for guidance on issues that would have constituted threats to societal peace. In fact, a chief of Egba could not be attended to same day because it was late before…