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30 years after: How Nasarawa executes joint venture to build 4000 low income houses By Ali Abare

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A journey that began over three decades ago, precisely in 1992, finally came to fruition, by the stroke of the pen, penultimate Wednesday, after Nasarawa State Government, entered into a Public-Private Partnership (PPP), with a major player in the real estate business in the country, Affinity Continental Royalty Limited, to develop the Peninsula Estate, in Karu Local Government area, initiated under the then old Plateau State. The landmark achievement, is coming barely two years into the administration of Engineer Abdullahi Sule, with the governor persistently bringing his private sector background…

PROFESSIONALIZATION OF TEACHING AT PRIMARY SCHOOL LEVEL : A PANACEA FOR STRENGTHENING THE EDUCATION SECTOR AT THE FOUNDATION A BRIEF TALK GIVEN BY ALHAJI G.A BABALOLA AT THE CELEBRATION OF THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF ST ANDREWS COLLEGE OYO(THE FIRST TEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTION IN NIGERIA).

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The Talk was organized by Ogbomosho Branch of the SACOBA on 18th March 2021 at Bishop Osunade Hall,St David Anglican Cathedral Ogbomosho.   As an Adrian trained as a Primary School Teacher at St Andrews College Oyo several years ago, I feel greatly troubled with what our public Primary Schools are today. All those who can afford it send their children to fee paying Private Schools and they include the not so well-to-do who have to struggle very hard to pay the fees. Truly speaking, people have lost confidence in…

Gov Yahaya Bello for President of Nigeria? By Yushau A. Shuaib

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“Eh… My Oga!”, he exclaimed, with surprise written on his face. I quickly glanced backward to see who the call was meant for. Surprisingly, other guests, mostly editors and online publishers, were smiling and laughing. “Alhaji Yushau Shuaib… very long time!” The unmistakable voice of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State rang out again. Through my face mask, I returned a smile and exchanged a COVID-19 greeting of an elbow bump, rather than a handshake or an embrace. A week prior to the face-to-face encounter with the governor, I had…

2023: I foresee danger — Buba Galadima

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Alhaji Buba Galadima is a renowned political figure in the North. In this interview culled from Sunday Sun, he barred his mind on the knotty issuer of banditry, politics behind government’s response to it, as well as other sundry issues.   A lot of issues are now being raised about the rising level of banditry, kidnapping and other forms of criminalities especially in the Northwest. What are your thoughts about these? My thought is what you know already. You see people being killed every day and security forces are unable to do…

SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES AND SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DEMONS PART 1. By Yemi Itodo

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She was gorgeously dressed; elegantly alured! The fragrance of her perfume ozing intermittently from various parts of her body with conglomoration of aura depicts an expensive lady. Her hair make was such a wonderful style that I can’t recall the name she called it.   Fair in complexion, she must be 6.1 ft tall. She is not that lucky in terms of body contours, but she is powerfully endowed with what a man could look out for in a woman!   The breath from her nostril was so fresh, sweet…

DIABOLICAL CONSPIRACY OF NIGERIAN ELITES IN FOSTERING INSECURITY AND POVERTY ON NIGERIANS By Prof. Abdul-Lateef Oladimeji, FCIPM Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin

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Prof. Abdul-Lateef Oladimeji, FCIPM Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin,   Being a Guest Lecturer at the Luncheon Organized by the University of Ife Muslim Graduates Association (UNIFEMGA) on Saturday 6th March 2021 Introduction: Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem In the Name of Allah, The Gracious, The Merciful. Let me express my deep appreciation to the University of Ife Muslim Graduates Association (UNIFEMGA) for extending this invitation to me to make my humble contribution (through this lecture) to the current issues in our society, our country Nigeria. I…

Why school children are being kidnapped in Nigeria

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Since December, more than 600 students have been abducted from schools in north-west Nigeria, highlighting a worrying development in the country’s kidnap-for-ransom crisis.   Friday’s kidnapping of nearly 300 students from the Government Girls Science Secondary School in Jangebe, Zamfara state, which ended with their release, was the second mass kidnap from schools in less than 10 days. Twenty-seven boys and their teachers who were taken from a school in Kagara, Niger state on 17 February were released on Saturday. The authorities say recent attacks on schools in the north-west…

Who should measure PR? asks Queen Nwabueze

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In public relations, just as you and I can’t deny that PR starts and ends with research, we have agreed that Ad value equivalencies, impression counts, and clicks ALONE don’t measure awareness and other outcomes.   Therefore, unless you plan and measure in a way that matters, campaign success may not be in the cards. At least, not in the way to pass the test of a true expert.   Let’s make this straight. Are you into the hallowed communications profession in whatever form? Never underestimate the benefits of measuring…

THE GLOBAL IMPORTANCE OF MOTHER LANGUAGE. By:- Adj Prof Adamu Idris Manarakis niw, (Director ILLEC, Tashiru Nupe)

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My intention was to celebrate this year’s Mother Language Day with my brand new Honorary Professorship of Nupe Language from the USA, but because I am yet to receive the certificate, let me just go on with the celebration by making these following points. Mother tongue is the easiest way of discovering the best in a child. Should a child understand his or her mother language well, such a child will have every reason to grow into a sage. Mother tongue as we understand, is a child’s native language. It’s…

COVID-19: Role of Media in effective communication and preventive measures By Emeka Nwosu (PhD)

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Being the text of a paper delivered by Dr. Nwosu, Director, Parliamentary Consult, Abuja, at a Media Workshop organised by the Nigerian Press Council in Enugu State, on Thursday, January 21, 2021.   Introduction: I want to express my profound appreciation to the organizers of this workshop, the Nigerian Press Council (NPC), for the opportunity extended to me to participate in this programme. This workshop could not have come at a better time when the whole world is going through covid-19, one of the worst epidemics in human history. The…