Consider these scenarios: 50,000 teachers cannot pass a basic test in elementary English; illiteracy rate of about 70%; only 10 out of 1.6 million candidates that sat for university entrance examinations scored a pass mark of 300 and above out of a possible 500. Add this to a situation where 10.6 million children are out of school – the highest school aged children out-of-school population in the entire world, then relate these to the fact that all these take place in a nation with a GDP growth rate higher than all other African nations except South Africa.This conundrum is…
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I give thanks to Allah (s.w.t), who created the Angels from light; He created the devil from smokeless flame, and the first Man, Adam from clay. Eesa (Jesus a.s) from Adam (a.s) and the rest of Mankind from the pleasure of male and female – Glory is to Him, the Master of creation. I testify that there is no other deity deserving of worship except Allah (Majesty is His); I also testify that Muhammad (p.b.u.h) is the Messenger of Allah (s.w.t) and His Prophet. The stomach is an interesting organ. The stomach, a factory that works twenty-four…
FrontiersNews : Ambassador Abdulazeez Musa, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum, who hails from Jigawa State faces the greatest battles in his civil service career, as President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered his removal from office. Already the Head of Service of the Federation, Mr. Abba Aji Goni has directed the most senior director in the ministry to act, while a probe panel is being constituted to investigate the embattled accounting officer of the ministry, in line with civil service rules. Mr. Musa who faces dismissal if found guilty, is to answer questions on how he raised several…
No fewer than 20 million people are trafficked worldwide for the sex industry and labour, the United States has said. Therefore, making the general public as well as the victims aware of this crime is essential for ending what has been called modern-day slavery, says Luis CdeBaca, a U.S. ambassador-at-large and director of the State Department’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. “Trafficking victims should not be treated as criminals. We must help ensure that their needs are considered and that their stories are heard,” The Ambassador-at-large says. CdeBaca made his plea for more help for human…
Presidential Media Adviser, Reuben Abati on Thursday picked holes in reports by sections of the media that President Goodluck Jonathan ordered the dismissal of top police officers. He described the reports as untrue and most misleading. Abati stated that “the Presidency views the highly sensationalized reports as a deliberate attempt to cause anxiety and disaffection amongst the top hierarchy of the Police Force through the willful misrepresentation of President Jonathan’s remarks at the swearing-in of the new Chairman and members of the Police Service Commission. “The swearing-in ceremony at which President spoke yesterday was directly covered by members of the…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Thursday said the decision to slash the Super Eagles bonus after their 1-1 draw against Namibia in Windhoek received the blessing of the Sports Minister, Bolaji Abdullahi. NFF General Secretary, Musa Amadu who disclosed this also denied that the nation’s football body has been queried by the National Sports Commission (NSC) over the bonus issue of the Senior National Team, Super Eagles. According to NFF Media Officer, Ademola Olajire, the General Secretary stated emphatically that the NFF did not receive any query from the NSC over the matter, clarifying that the Football House informed…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged Nigerian leaders to borrow a leaf from the exemplary virtues of the Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero, who is celebrating his 83rd birthday and 50th coronation anniversary on Friday June 14, 2013. In a tribute to Ado Bayero, which was released by his media office in Abuja, the former Vice President described the Emir of Kano as “a living symbol of impregnable integrity and awesome common touch.” He said since his coronation in 1963, the Emir of Kano has kept his integrity intact and that selfless service to his people…
On May 27th 2013, a serving minister who happens to be one of the most loyal cabinet members of President Goodluck Jonathan known for his astuteness in frankly negotiating with trade unions in Nigeria, invited me to attend the mid-term report event of President Jonathan which took place on May 29th 2013 at the international conference center Abuja. I attended the event but sadly the organizers (office of the secretary to the government of the federation) made a total mess of that occasion because rather than provide sufficient copies of the report Journal launched at the…
Disturbed by the report circulating on the social media, the authorities at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) have debunked the report of a plane crash in Lagos on Thursday morning. The Agency’s spokesman for South-West, Ibrahim Farinloye said what people saw was a scrap aeroplane being evacuated from the airport. According to him, the scrap aircraft may have been cited at Mangoro area in Lagos and not Igando. His words, “It was just the scrap of an aircraft that was being evacuated from the airport. “The federal government had issued a directive that all scrap aircrafts be evacuated…