Month: May 2024

Salary Increment Not Solution By Abba Dukawa

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Life in Nigeria has became miserable for the larger population as the year 2024, was one of the hardest years Nigerians has ever undergone through after the ugly experience of civil war.   It is clear to all that Nigeria is presently at the edge of the precipice in terms of the economic, security and food affordability. Each day, the hardship is biting very hard the situation has pushed many people to take extreme measures, even as worst as taking their own lives.   Partly the cost of living was…

WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY: Give Climate Change Reporting Top Priority – Akpabio charges media practitioners

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The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has charged Nigerian media practitioners to accord special attention to reporting climate change issues.   Akpabio’s advice was contained in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh to commemorate this year’s World Press Freedom Day.   Speaking on the theme of this year’s celebration, “A Press for the Planet: Journalism in the Face of the Environmental Crisis”, Akpabio charged the media to make conscious efforts in setting a climate change agenda and engage in aggressive education of…

Senate Leader,Abba Moro calls for immediate end to killings in Benue South ….. As security agencies to go after perpetrators

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The Senator representing Benue South Senatorial District and Senate Minority Leader, Comrade Abba Moro has called for immediate end to the continued killings in parts of the senatorial district by suspected herdsmen.   Apa, Agatu and Otukpo LGAs have been under bloody attacks by the marauding herders leading to wanton destruction of lives and property.   Senator Moro frown at the development and called on both the federal and state governments to take immediate steps to nip the barbaric acts in the bud. He said he can no longer guarantee…

Borno North: Revisiting Senator Monguno’s succour to constituents -By Saminu Ibrahim

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In an article titled “Peace and security education: A critical factor for sustainable peace and national development”, Otive Igbuzor, acknowledged in the International scholars journal that peace and security of life and property has been recognized by scholars and citizens as the primary condition for progress and development of any society.   He highlighted that there is a linkage between poor governance on one hand and insecurity and violent conflict on the other.   Igbuzor concluded that peace and security education is a critical factor in producing sustainable peace in…

We’ll never allow our university to be crippled again — Na’allah

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The management of University of Abuja has said academic and administrative activities on campus would go on despite reported strike called by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). In a meeting with Provost, deans, directors, and heads of academic departments, the vice-chancellor, Professor Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah, described the strike as divisive and unnecessary, vowing that the management would never allow the University to be crippled again. He said, “As far as the management of the University is concerned, this institution is not on strike. Some people said they had declared…

MAKING A CASE FOR FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY IN GOVERNANCE By Bola Bakare

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As it is globally acknowledged, the primary responsibility of government is to make life more abundant to those that are being led. Apart from the issue of security which is considered as very germane, those saddled with the responsibility of leading others must at all times ensure that they are prudent in the management and allocation of resources that have been placed at their disposal. This presupposes that government officials must always mobilise and allocate both human and natural resources in manner that would enhance the living condition of the…

THE WILL TO RENDER GOOD SERVICE IN A DEMOCRACY. By Bola Bakare

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The essence of governance, world over, is the rendition of the basics that make life easier to live. Doing this can be in a situation where it is absent whereby the person at helm of affairs introduces measures that would revamp an ailing system or, where already existent and in place, continuing with the policies in place in the bid to sustain same or even improve on same. Interestingly, across the globe, success in the above is usually, most likely, the yardstick with which the success or otherwise of an…

World Press Freedom Day : Association of Corporate Online Editors advocates Press Freedom, Rights, Safety of Journalists

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The Association of Corporate Online Editors (ACOE) has emphasized the need for Press freedom in the country, added that Journalism plays a pivotal role in advancing environmental agendas, serving as a catalyst for change, a watchdog for accountability, and a voice for the voiceless.   In a statement signed by the Acting President, Martin Odiete, and the Acting Secretary, Omosola Akingboye to celebrate World Press Freedom Day on, the 3rd of April, called on the Government to commit to the protection of rights, safety, and security of journalists across the…

Unveil your agenda on Safety, Protection of Journalists, NUJ tells Tinubu

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The Nigeria Union of Journalists(NUJ) FCT Correspondents Chapel, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to unveil his administration’s plan and agenda on safety measures and protection for the media practitioners and workers in Nigeria.   The Union has observed the toxic and hostile environment in which Nigerian journalists have been operating over the years, describing the situation as absurd, ridiculous and unacceptable.   NUJ stated this on Friday in a statement jointly signed by Comrade Jide Oyekunle, Chairman of FCT Correspondents Chapel, and Raphael Oni, the Secretary, on the…

Army Chiefs hail NYSC on moral, entrepreneurship training for Corps Members

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The Nigerian Army School of Military Engineering (NASME), Nigerian Army College of Environmental Science and Technology (NACEST) and Headquarters, 401 Special Forces Brigade, all in Makurdi, Benue State, have poured encomium on the Managers of NYSC for grooming Youth Corps Members for leadership roles and also exposing them to entrepreneurship training in order to become self-employed.   The Commandant of NASME, Major General Adams Guni Audu, Rector, NACEST, Major General AP Oguntola and Commander, 401 Special Forces, Brigadier General A Rabiu gave the commendation today when the Director General of…