Tag: Carl Umegboro
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Prioritizing wellbeing of Nigerian children – By Carl Umegboro
The recurring strike action by primary school teachers in the public schools in the federal capital territory, the nation’s seat of power over wages is abysmal and repugnant.
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How to escape lawsuits, jail terms – By Carl Umegboro
Many a time, people carelessly suffer as a result of being ignorant of the laws until after offences or crimes have been committed. Majority only get to discover they have committed an offence at a Police station or other law enforcement facilities after being arrested. In their defence, it is always –
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Chukwuemeka Ezeife: As an epitome of nationalism takes a final bow – By Carl Umegboro
A renowned American philosopher and author of “The Supreme Philosophy of Man”, Alfred Armand Montapert, said, “The monument of a great man is not of granite or marble or bronze. It consists of his goodness, his deeds, his love and his compassion”. This attribute fittingly
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Spreading MDAs across geopolitical zones – By Carl Umegboro
RECENTLY, the country was enmeshed in uproars over the move of some federal agencies and departments back to Lagos by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led federal government with allusions in some quarters perceiving it as a scheme to limit economic growth in Abuja but upturn Lagos. I
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TINUBU: Arresting bedlam tearing FCTA apart – By Carl Umegboro
By Section 299 (a) of the 1999 Constitution, Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria operates as the governor of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and this constitutional concept empowered the president to appoint a minister for the federal capital territory as an overseer for him.
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2023 Nigeria’s Presidential Election: Matters arising – By Carl Umegboro
SINCE the return of Nigeria’s democracy in 1999, the society has never witnessed the fervor stirred up for the 2023 election due to the assent of the Electoral Act 2022 by President Muhammadu Buhari. For the first time, the masses were resolute to choose their leader, shunned personal interests for national interests.
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Measuring the regions by data – By Carl Umegboro
The uncertainty ravaging the country which must have given every well-meaning citizen a deep concern could be addressed, prevented in future if requisite actions can be timely invoked by governments and the privileged class as social responsibility.
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INEC and burden of neutrality – By Carl Umegboro
Recently, the chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu reiterated his commitment to give the country a credible, free-and-fair elections in the forthcoming polls, and emphatically assured of neutrality to all the political parties. However, the pledge is not different from all the ones made during the previous elections that were marred…
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Child Marriage: A cause for concern – By Carl Umegboro
The Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) carried out in 2021 by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) as part of the Global MICS Programme in Nigeria, and International Multi-Purpose Household Survey Programme for supporting countries in collecting data on children and women is practically expedient. MICS measures key indicators that allow countries to generate data…
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Nyesom Wike’s outstanding pathway – By Carl Umegboro
Recently, I bashed the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike over his vacation abroad in company of his Abia state counterpart, Okezie Ikpeazu. Abia governor is always seen flexing overseas with Wike, meanwhile, Abia state is neither here nor there, nothing meaningful in terms of infrastructural development or economic policies since 1999. In the same piece,…