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1/ Let this infographic I put together sink in & discomfort us all to do something! With a total of 26,069,908 students (pre-primary to college), the chronic issue of access to quality education with a severe lack of essential infrastructure in place is very concerning! #Ethiopia 
2/ This infographic doesn’t even include the very concerning data (I don’t have the figures) of dropouts at different education levels due to economic, hunger, conflict, and other reasons.
3/ Also, the teacher-to-students ratio is very alarming (pre-primary – 1:102; primary (1-8) – 1:36; secondary – 1:27; higher education – 1:32). In addition, the rate of licensed/credentialed teachers and school leaders is very low.
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The next S-curve in model risk management
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#SCurve #ModelRiskManagement #FinancialModels #ModelLifeCycles
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#SCurve #ModelRiskManagement #FinancialModels #ModelLifeCycles
How Social Media Intensifies U.S. Polarization- and What Can Be Done About It
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#SocialMedia #PoliticalPolarization #platforms #legislation
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#SocialMedia #PoliticalPolarization #platforms #legislation
The Petroleum Industry Bill is a Bill that seeks to provide for Legal, Governance, Regulatory Fiscal Framework for the Nigerian Petroleum Industry, and the Development of Host Communities
#pibpublichearing #PIB2021 #NationBuilding #AJointTask
#pibpublichearing #PIB2021 #NationBuilding #AJointTask
On the 24th, November 2020, the Petroleum Industry Bill was debated, it passed second reading and referredto the Ad-hoc Committee on Petroleum Industry Bill.
Today 27th, January 2020, the House of Representatives will welcome stakeholders to the 2-day public hearing of the Petroleum Industry Bill hosted by Speaker @femigbaja and Rep. Tahir Monguno
NATIONAL REBIRTH
Members of the political leadership class in Nigeria are not selfish for pursuing their own good but because of their hatred of the common good. They are dead to the people because they live only for themselves.
Members of the political leadership class in Nigeria are not selfish for pursuing their own good but because of their hatred of the common good. They are dead to the people because they live only for themselves.
This is the reason Nigerians must watch carefully the ongoing process to reform the police. Such a leadership cannot effect reforms in the general interest. They will engage in fireworks to show they are responsive.
They will come up with committees for reform, running from pillar to post to impress their angry people. Once tension is doused the situation gets worse. VIGILANCE!
To improve the character of this leadership requires courage and the conviction that a new order is possible.
To improve the character of this leadership requires courage and the conviction that a new order is possible.
Speaker @femigbaja lauds Sanwo-Olu over 377 Road Projects, N5bn COVID 19 support capital for Private Schools
The @HouseNGR Speaker, Rep. @femigbaja has commended the Governor of Lagos State, @jidesanwoolu, for flagging off 377 roads and power projects across the the state.
The @HouseNGR Speaker, Rep. @femigbaja has commended the Governor of Lagos State, @jidesanwoolu, for flagging off 377 roads and power projects across the the state.
The Speaker said such people-oriented projects and initiatives must be commended and supported by all Lagosians.
He said the 377 projects would bring more dividends of democracy closer to the people, which is one of the goals of coming to power.
He said the 377 projects would bring more dividends of democracy closer to the people, which is one of the goals of coming to power.
Gbajabiamila noted that the Governor's action has once again proven that the All Progressives Congress (@OfficialAPCNg) led government at both the federal and state levels was ready to impact positively on the lives of the people.
DID THE NORTH PLAN TO BREAK AWAY FROM NIGERIA?
Britain handed over the command of the Nigerian army to indigenous soldiers in 1965. The outgoing General Officer Commanding (GOC), Major General Welby Everald had preferred Brigadier Babafemi Ogundipe to succeed him,
Britain handed over the command of the Nigerian army to indigenous soldiers in 1965. The outgoing General Officer Commanding (GOC), Major General Welby Everald had preferred Brigadier Babafemi Ogundipe to succeed him,
but his recommendation was rejected leading to General Aguiyi Ironsi, the most senior officer taking charge of the army.
When another opportunity came for Ogundipe after the bloody July 1966 coup, he was overlooked again because it was felt he will not be able to control
When another opportunity came for Ogundipe after the bloody July 1966 coup, he was overlooked again because it was felt he will not be able to control
soldiers from the north who were not ready to take orders from a Head of State of southern extraction.
The executioners of the July coup are Murtala Mohammed, Theophilus Danjuma, Martin Adamu, Shittu Alao, Musa Usman and Joe Garba and others. After a successful coup they wanted
The executioners of the July coup are Murtala Mohammed, Theophilus Danjuma, Martin Adamu, Shittu Alao, Musa Usman and Joe Garba and others. After a successful coup they wanted
LAYING THE FOUNDATION OF NIGERIAN FEDERALISM
Nigeria’s federalism was consolidated in the Lyttleton Constitution of 1954. The constitution recognized Western, Northern and Eastern regions as the federating units. The powers of the central and regional governments were
Nigeria’s federalism was consolidated in the Lyttleton Constitution of 1954. The constitution recognized Western, Northern and Eastern regions as the federating units. The powers of the central and regional governments were
defined in the exclusive, concurrent and residual lists.
Following the Lancaster House London constitutional conferences of 1957 and 1958 and the Willink’s Commission of Enquiry, the constitution was amended to be the Independence Constitution of 1960.
Following the Lancaster House London constitutional conferences of 1957 and 1958 and the Willink’s Commission of Enquiry, the constitution was amended to be the Independence Constitution of 1960.
It was after the 1957 constitutional conference that the Western and Eastern Regions attained self government on August 8, 1957.
In the 1958 London constitutional conference, it was agreed that Nigeria should become independent on 1 October 1960 and that plebiscites be held
In the 1958 London constitutional conference, it was agreed that Nigeria should become independent on 1 October 1960 and that plebiscites be held
A NEW NORM: LIVING THE LIE
By Prof Francis Egbokhare
We are in an era of social media saints and market place experts. We pounce on people without caution, strip others without conscience.
The failures of others trend, the shortcomings of the weak give us kick.
By Prof Francis Egbokhare
We are in an era of social media saints and market place experts. We pounce on people without caution, strip others without conscience.
The failures of others trend, the shortcomings of the weak give us kick.
We appear addicted to the pain and suffering of other people who we criticise and condemn without pity.
I think we should have an opportunity to make mistakes without being afraid; fail without being condemned.
I think we should have an opportunity to make mistakes without being afraid; fail without being condemned.
We should say sorry and be forgiven, be punished but experience redemption. We should be able to ask foolish questions in the course of learning, fall and be helped up.
In the book Class, Ethnicity and Democracy in Nigeria, the author - Larry Diamond, assessing the crisis of governance in Nigeria, posits: “over the last half century, no country in Africa has appeared more promising of greatness, only to have fallen into the abyss of ethnic
conflicts, political crises, governance failure, military coups, and between 1967 and 1970, a ghastly civil war.”
Peace and security have been consistently under threat by the events of Boko Haram and herdsmen attacks. The unity of the state is challenged by the call for self
Peace and security have been consistently under threat by the events of Boko Haram and herdsmen attacks. The unity of the state is challenged by the call for self
determination by groups like IPOB.
When politics is not about the welfare and security of the people, it results in violent opposition to the authority of the state. Groups emerge to propagate their identities, economic and political interests and push the state to a breaking
When politics is not about the welfare and security of the people, it results in violent opposition to the authority of the state. Groups emerge to propagate their identities, economic and political interests and push the state to a breaking
1/ As the world continues to focus much of it’s attention towards the current unrest due to Covid-19, Labour Economists and Afrikan Democrats (LEAD) is busy trying to come up with solutions that can see Zimbabwe emerging as a victor.
#TogetherWeCan #Covid_19 #NationBuilding
#TogetherWeCan #Covid_19 #NationBuilding
2/ We have to foster a culture of consuming local products & not imports, to save foreign currency & encourage innovation. Government has to create more enticing incentives for local innovation, production & problem solving, while penalizing nonproductive imports.
#LocalIsLekker
#LocalIsLekker
3/ The process of building innovation requires our citizens in other parts of the world to systematically gather & transfer information, industrial secrets, blueprints, technology, designs & trade secrets from leading institutions across the world, into a technology...
#LEADzim
#LEADzim
The @HouseNGR Speaker has stated that Nigeria can no longer rely on the sale of crude oil to provide sufficient income to develop infrastructure, Finance governance and build an economy
He said this while giving his opening remarks at the inauguration of the Inter-Ministerial...
He said this while giving his opening remarks at the inauguration of the Inter-Ministerial...
Committee on the Audit and Recovery of Back Year Stamp Duties hosted by @firsNigeria in abuja
“Effective administration of our nation’s tax laws & regulations has, therefore, become exceedingly necessary to allow us to achieve the development ambitions we have for our country.”
“Effective administration of our nation’s tax laws & regulations has, therefore, become exceedingly necessary to allow us to achieve the development ambitions we have for our country.”
The Inter-Ministerial Committee that is being inaugurated today has a vital role to play in helping government bridge some of the pressing revenue gaps. I want to assure all Nigerians that the @HouseNGR will continue to collaborate closely with @firsNigeria...
Speaker @femigbaja interacts with Constituents via zoom Townhall meeting. He commits to pay 50% of Hazard allowance for Health Workers at Randle Hospital, Surulere.
While giving account of his stewardship in the last one year, the Speaker said a lot of community development...
While giving account of his stewardship in the last one year, the Speaker said a lot of community development...
projects were commissioned in the constituency ranging from rehabilitation of inner roads to provisions of solar street lights in places like Esther Dada - Ishaga link road, Yesufu Sanusi Street, Odeku Close off Adeniran Ogunsanya, Falolu Street off Akerele, among others.
”About N22m cash relief was provided for vulnerable members of the constituency as well as food bags to 16,300 households as COVID-19 palliatives.
”I have also distributed textbooks and reading materials to junior and senior secondary school students...
”I have also distributed textbooks and reading materials to junior and senior secondary school students...
THE DANGEROUS SILENCE OF THE OPPRESSED
From 1999 when the fourth Republic took off, opposition politics only became heated with the consolidation of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in the South West, not because the party was different in character from opposition
From 1999 when the fourth Republic took off, opposition politics only became heated with the consolidation of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in the South West, not because the party was different in character from opposition
platforms like the All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP), but due to its coordinated and sustained attacks on the policies of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the national level.
The ACN in its deployment of media messages in opposing the policy direction of the Jonathan
The ACN in its deployment of media messages in opposing the policy direction of the Jonathan
government created a charged political atmosphere likened to a sea wave. This was seen in the intensity of the debates that created Occupy Nigeria protest in 2012. Though not the kind of opposition to serve the common good, yet it laid bare the failure of leadership.
AS VIOLENCE ENGULFS NORTHERN NIGERIA
Every person concerned about the progress of Nigeria is worried about the worsening violence that has engulfed the north of Nigeria. It is violence in its naked forms, as bandits with dangerous weapons lay siege to the state.
Every person concerned about the progress of Nigeria is worried about the worsening violence that has engulfed the north of Nigeria. It is violence in its naked forms, as bandits with dangerous weapons lay siege to the state.
There are killings in Katsina, Sokoto, Zamfara, and Bornu.
The violence prevent persons from accessing food, shelter and healthcare services. Seven million people in northeast Nigeria require assistance and protection, including 1.8 million internally displaced people.
The violence prevent persons from accessing food, shelter and healthcare services. Seven million people in northeast Nigeria require assistance and protection, including 1.8 million internally displaced people.
The 2018 Humanitarian Response Plan for Nigeria requests $1.05 billion dollar to assist 6.2 million people.
The escalating situation calls for a reappraisal of the issues of poverty and religion fueling the conflicts.
The escalating situation calls for a reappraisal of the issues of poverty and religion fueling the conflicts.
BUILDING A GREAT NATION
The efficiency of the Army is determined by the fullness or emptiness of the State. When the State is chaotic and disrupted by its politics, it is empty. Relentless tribal and religious agitations, election rigging, are traits of an empty state.
The efficiency of the Army is determined by the fullness or emptiness of the State. When the State is chaotic and disrupted by its politics, it is empty. Relentless tribal and religious agitations, election rigging, are traits of an empty state.
When a State is empty, poverty stalks the land like a tiger on the prowl and bandits and terrorists in government houses and Sambisa Forest hold sway. This transmits negative energy into the Army and throw confusion into troops as soldiers lose their brilliance.
The large size of the army of an empty State cannot guarantee victory against the fullness of a small army, call them terrorists or bandits or multinationals.
Terrorists fight with the energy from the harmony in their ideologies. That is why they can die for their causes.
Terrorists fight with the energy from the harmony in their ideologies. That is why they can die for their causes.
Speaker @femigbaja attending a meeting to review the Economic Sustainability plan
Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila joined a zoom meeting with members of the Economic Sustainability Committee in an interaction led by Vice President @ProfOsinbajo, SAN.
Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila joined a zoom meeting with members of the Economic Sustainability Committee in an interaction led by Vice President @ProfOsinbajo, SAN.
The virtual meeting was attended by the Senate President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and other principal officers of the National Assembly including members of the opposition.
The VP noted that the President had always commended the good working relationship between the Executive arm of the Federal Government and the current National Assembly.
Religion and tribe edify.
The appreciation of religion and tribe, is the discovery of the virtues of love, ingenuity and innovation.
Religion is love.
When it is hate, it loses its essence.
The appreciation of religion and tribe, is the discovery of the virtues of love, ingenuity and innovation.
Religion is love.
When it is hate, it loses its essence.
We have surrendered ourselves to the things that divide us. Judge me by the content of my heart, the works of my hand, I mean my effectiveness in the race of time.
Religion and tribe are beautiful, but not against merit and common good or a people are reduced to pain and tears.
Religion and tribe are beautiful, but not against merit and common good or a people are reduced to pain and tears.
Muslim, Christian or traditional worshipper does not matter.
Fulani, Yoruba or Igbo is identity.
It is about defeating hate and greed.
When we live in love, good things happen.
When we open our hearts to each other, our lives become rich.
Fulani, Yoruba or Igbo is identity.
It is about defeating hate and greed.
When we live in love, good things happen.
When we open our hearts to each other, our lives become rich.
House of Reps resolves FCT health workers' salary delays
... JOHESU members to get pay in two days
The @HouseNGR leadership of the has resolved the issues surrounding the delays in the payment of salary of some health workers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
... JOHESU members to get pay in two days
The @HouseNGR leadership of the has resolved the issues surrounding the delays in the payment of salary of some health workers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
The chairman of the JOHESU in FCT, Mrs Yusufu, thanked the Speaker for his intervention as well as the two ministers for their concern. She also thanked the Accountant General for the actions taken so far.
She said the Speaker has been a father to the FCT JOHESU and that he has now become an honorary member of their union, saying they were not against IPPIS, but that all they desire was for their salary and allowances to be paid on time.
OKADA MEN ON CHAOTIC ROADS 1
Look at them.
They are with their bikes in a country where hardship is the norm. But they must survive the reason they use bikes known locally as Okada for commercial purposes. They are Okada Men in Ibadan, Nigeria.
Look at them.
They are with their bikes in a country where hardship is the norm. But they must survive the reason they use bikes known locally as Okada for commercial purposes. They are Okada Men in Ibadan, Nigeria.
Okada riding business is an indication of the chaotic transportation system in Nigeria. In Oyo State, since the start of the fourth republic in 1999, more than 20years down the line, non of the governors showed the will to recreate the transportation system.
It gets more chaotic, as bike as a means of transportation fills the gap.
@twinklefiles
#MediaForDevelopment
#StreetCredibility
#NationBuilding
#LifeAbundance
#EverythingGoodWillCome
@twinklefiles
#MediaForDevelopment
#StreetCredibility
#NationBuilding
#LifeAbundance
#EverythingGoodWillCome
1/ Dear @edmnangagwa @nelsonchamisa , other political stockholders & stakeholders
Cognizant of the fact that every Presidential election is a power contest and that everyone goes into an election expecting to win but there can only be one winner and several losers depending...
Cognizant of the fact that every Presidential election is a power contest and that everyone goes into an election expecting to win but there can only be one winner and several losers depending...
2/...on the number of contestants. I am made to believe that when one makes a decision to take the biggest seat of power in the land, they do it to serve the people, sustain economic growth & human development beyond the power matrix. The problem lies when we fail to move the...
3/...country forward because one's strategy did not succeed. Elections world over are characterized by various malpractices & the best strategist always wins. In USA @realDonaldTrump rigged @HillaryClinton & she congratulated him & wished America well. #TeamZimbabwe
The @HouseNGR Speaker, Rep. @femigbaja has said that the 9th House of Representatives is committed to Diaspora voting.
#NationBuilding #AJointTask
#NationBuilding #AJointTask
The Speaker said millions of Nigerians who strive to make a living outside the country "have as much a stake in the present and future of Nigeria as those of us who live here."
He noted that after years of struggle on the issue of Diaspora voting, "there appears to be light at the end of the tunnel" under the current @nassnigeria
The @HouseNGR Speaker, Rep @femigbaja on Friday commissioned three road and erosion control projects in Oyo State, executed under the Ecological Fund. #NationBuilding #AJointTask
The Speaker, who was greeted by an ecstatic crowd, was accompanied by two senators from the state and some members of the House of Representatives to commission the road projects at Kosobo/Awe Road, Boro-boro/School of Science Road, Amulekowo/Commercial Sec School Bridge, Koso.
The Speaker also paid a visit to the paramount ruler in the state, the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi the Third.
ADDRESS BY THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, REP. FEMI GBAJABIAMILA ON THE RESUMPTION OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE 2020 LEGISLATIVE SESSION ON THE 28TH OF JANUARY 2020. #NationBuilding #AJointTask
The Speaker’s take on the Petroleum Industry Bill, the passage of Budget 2020 and Persons with Disability.
The Speaker on Electoral Reforms, Economy and Insecurity.
1/ From the bottom of my heart… I am deeply saddened and heartbroken by the current state of affairs in my country. Some of my erstwhile Comrades are plotting to use violence saying it has been a long time coming and long overdue.
#PeaceMaker #TogetherWeCan #teamZimbabwe
#PeaceMaker #TogetherWeCan #teamZimbabwe
2/ Let me hasten to give reproach & quip; Violence begets violence. One’s freedom of speech should never infringe on other people’s rights. One might wonder what has brought on this melancholy, so let me give you dear reader, a brief overview. #TogetherWeCan #TikabatanaTinokunda
3/ Zimbabwe attained its independence after a second guerrilla warfare dubbed the Second Chimurenga war. At independence in 1980 government was occupied by war veterans who were still dealing with war trauma, of which some to date never got counselling. #TeamZimbabwe
