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Handshake of Wamth
Related to country: Nigeria

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We live daily in a society where the sun shines and the rain falls.It could be harsh,creating so much pains and inconveniences.It could be friendlily,giving so much co-orperation,support and health.The corroding forces of self interest above collective good, plumates progress and causes discensions.But a good handshake from a sincere heart keeps the warmth in the society.

August 22, 2008 | 12:24 PM Comments  0 comments



Tit-bit On RURAL JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE
Related to this project: ABC4All Global Mentoring TEAM Project
About this event: BE THE CHANGE
Related to country: Nigeria

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Through the years of journalism practice,that I have spent, especially in comtemporary society dotted with rural life,I have seen deprieved people, their exclusion from government,poverty and poor state of social amenities,and have come to terms with the fact that while it is good to engage the government, the public should also be tasked with issues of interest that would impact on them in a partcipatory community spirit.

Participatory platform discourages aloftness.When the educated understands,it is good but when the illiterates are ignored society become endangered.There is need therefpre to take the time to move them to a position of understanding.

However, understanding does not come easy, both to the educated and the illiterate. Though the educated has a better inclination to it.When understanding is solicited for policies and programmes, plaguing issues should not be ignored to douse frictions.

Genuine opinions that are useful in all respects should be harnessed.They are good for the local community nd could be useful to help activities at the national sphere.

In the face of these challenges,the media task becomes more demanding in finding a sure way on how to channel, coordinate and drive into mainstream of national focus issues of ignored rural communities.

The need is therefore urgent with a devoted focus to tackle policy makers and enforcement agencies to drive growth with every shade of education at the rural areas where majority of the people live.

This is so because no meaningful economic and political growth is tenable when the divide is wide.This calls for mentoring resources and education through journalism activities and reportage vigorously provided;the journalist challenge.

This direction, eventually, puts the citizenry on a pedestal of contributive participation platform for national growth.

August 18, 2008 | 10:30 AM Comments  0 comments



What Government is Doing With Local Content Policy
Related to country: Nigeria

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A new business environment is being created.One of transparency, commitment and productivity.A juvination that accelerates the attainment of industrial status of thr nation’s economy.Government wants to set up practical standards that would transform domestic technology into a world class.

The challenge it brings, is to create, where there is an obvious absence, a climate for entreprenuers to take, seriously, the option to acquire technology and to transfer it to local partners.

The National Assembly is currently deliberating on the local content bill.When passed and assented to, as law, by President Yar’Adua, it would give verve to the effort geared to enforce a strict adherence to the policy.

While government is re-organizing the regulatory and monitoring agencies for effectiveness and efficiency in their roles, a review of the tarrif regime on essential goods and services is also on-going.These are identified indicators needed to establish local industries and encourage them to expand.

Attractive incentives are being articulated to encourage local hybrid centres of excellence and to improve relevant local infrastructiure geared towards capacity building.

Deserving local industries are receiving the encouragement to set up,with demonstrable ability and commitment, to invest in long term economic opportunities.Government is now willing to assist local companies to access affordable funding for contract implementation as well as to review tax and royalty regimes.

LOCAL CONTENT BENEFITS
Local entrprenuers are chided to be adventuristic in their investment undertaking to dare the odds,break the wind and begin the production of local goods that meet the consumption need of both local and international markets.

The more creative the ideas they develop become accompanied with the investors’ confidence, the more the likely success to make.There are greater economic prospects local entreprenuers can charge at, to break the total dependence on the foreign technology, especially the challenge technology transfer had posed.

It is because technology and technical expertise dominates modern business environment,globally,Nigeria is diving into the waters.A countrry should be a producing economy to be relevant.The operating firms should be value creating outfits.Not only in the commercial market but in its staff constitution.

How much of what is lost can the staff regain? Of the years, time, skill and relationship.This is a petinent concern.But firms must replenish the resources of the worker.Of course, a firm and the country are known for what they produce.

Providing local workers requisite technical training and capacity can increase their productivity.The continious and substantial investment in local capacity builds a workforce competence, increase technical experience and create a national pool of professional that can hold their horns in the international market place.

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April 17, 2008 | 10:11 AM Comments  0 comments



VOTING AT ELECTION EMBOLDENS LOCAL COMMMUNITY PEOPLE
Related to country: Nigeria

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A mixed feeling has heralded the local government elections that is scheduled to hold on 29th March 2008, in the oil rich Rivers State of Niger Delta in Nigeria. This is predicated on the fact that the practice of politics and elections in the past eight years instilled so much fear in the minds of the people who were often scared off polling stations.

The monstrous threat deprived them from voting.There were a manifest hijacking of the process.The desparation is hinged on the importance of the political relevance and placement of in rankings based on the level of popularity a politician has at the local communities wards, referred to as grassroot.

It is, therefore, not surprising to notice the intensed ranglings to bulcanized the areas. To increase greater control of a number of wards and to remain, not only in relevance but maintain the accrueable financial gains..

But the urgly experiences of killings,ballot box stuffing and rigging encouraged by political god fatherism and money influence are still fresh on the minds of the people.Those who made so much gains from the practice and process would not want it changed.But the local community people must take back the governance of the resources of the area and effect a people oriented administration.

There is a window of hope coming with the nullification of the primaries of the ruling People Democratic Party's candidates in six local government areas,two days to the elections.This gives some respite to the electorates to participate in the election.But the challenge remains on how to raise the confidence of the local community people to make a resolve to team with the Rivers State Independent Electorial Commission to achieve an election success.

This means that they must come out to vote peacefully and in an orderly manner.To resist those who will want to distract the the process.Importantly, participating in the election and voting for candidates of their choice is primal to the shape of the infrastructural development and building of capacity desired in the area.

March 28, 2008 | 11:03 AM Comments  0 comments