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OrderPaper to Undergraduates: “Prioritise legislative accountability to get future you desire”

Op-ed EditorSeptember 11, 20236 min

Taiwo-Sidiq cited the failure of effective oversight and representation by African parliaments as a major contributor to the worrisome wave of coups he described as a viral infection across the continent, while urging Nigeria’s youth to take governance and accountability more seriously Students of Nigerian tertiary institutions have been charged to prioritise the demand for accountability from their legislators as an important step in engendering good governance, sustainable development and creating...

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“Take advantage of Nigeria’s huge energy market” – Onuigbo charges foreign investors

Op-ed EditorSeptember 7, 20233 min

Onuigbo, outlining that over 40% of Nigeria’s estimated 223 million population does not have access to electricity, pointed out that with the country possessing abundant raw materials to generate renewable energy, all that is needed is the technology to service the ready market. Representative of the South East on the Governing Board of the North East Development Commission (NEDC) and former House of Representatives Member, Rep. Sam Onuigbo has called on foreign...

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How to Register: Public Engagement Hub of the IPU and IPEN

Op-ed EditorSeptember 7, 20232 min

The IPU and IPEN Global Webinar termed the ‘Public Engagement Hub Seminar,’ is in a bid to assess how parliaments globally are enabling people to connect with and participate in the law-making, policy formulation and oversight processes that impact their lives now and into the future. Seminar on Public Petitions: Case studies from Nigeria Date and Time: Wednesday 4 October; 09:00–10:00 GMT+1 / UK time; 10:00–11:00 CET Speakers: Hon Uzoma...

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Ajibulu: “Nigeria’s potentials for greatness still potent, citizens must show patriotism”

Op-ed EditorSeptember 7, 20233 min

Ajibulu; a media personality advocates that Nigerians create a positive narrative about the country, promote that which is good about them, engender that which is thriving, and attend to the deep concerns that have affected the country in a mature and sober way. A social media influencer, communication consultant, writer and publisher of Veracity Desk, Emmanuel Ajibulu, says Nigeria is better as a united nation despite the challenges confronting it....

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Wikina: “Tech, creative arts; ‘solution’ to Nigeria’s unemployment challenge”

Gaddafi IbrahimSeptember 6, 20234 min

Executive Director of Policy Shapers, Ebenezar Wikina also advocated the investment of 15 to 20 per cent of both national and subnational governments’ budgets on education in line with the recommendation of the United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for developing countries. Federal and State governments across the country have been urged to provide an enabling environment for technologically inclined initiatives, skills acquisition, and support for the creative arts industry as...

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OrderPaper’s Epia, Hon Abonta, to speak at IPU global seminar

Op-ed EditorSeptember 5, 20234 min

This Public Engagement Hub seminar holding on October 4 between 09.00-10.00 (WAT) virtually, is championed by IPU’s Centre for Innovation in Parliament and will be broadcast in English, French and Spanish. Following the release of the 2022 IPU-UNDP Global Parliamentary Report on Public Engagement in the work of Parliament, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the International Parliament Engagement Network (IPEN) are set to organise a webinar. Dubbed the ‘Public Engagement...

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IYD 2023: “Review education curricula to solve unemployment challenge” – OPEN Space

Sharon EboesomiAugust 31, 20237 min

Panellists at OrderPaper Parliamentary Engagement Nigeria (OPEN) Space discuss root causes of youth employment in Nigeria READ ALSO: Elumelu: “Nigeria needs reset; investment in social infrastructure, civil society” With youth unemployment still a topical issue in Nigeria, stakeholders have made a case for a review of the curricula as part of urgent reforms for the country’s educational system. This position was echoed on Friday at an Online Parliament Discourse themed: Youth,...

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Elumelu: “Nigeria needs reset; investment in social infrastructure, civil society”

Temidayo Taiwo-SidiqAugust 29, 20236 min

At Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Tony Elumelu calls on leaders to create a ‘joined-up government task force’ to champion Nigeria’s youth and entrepreneurs at the highest level. Describes the joblessness of Nigeria’s youth as betrayal of a generation, and plundering of the commonwealth as inhumane and cruel. READ ALSO: #NBAAGC2023: Keynote Address delivered by Tony Elumelu | FULL TEXT Billionaire and philanthropist, Tony O. Elumelu has called...

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#NBAAGC2023: Keynote Address delivered by Tony Elumelu | FULL TEXT

Op-ed EditorAugust 29, 202311 min

KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY TONY ELUMELU CFR AT THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION’S ANNUAL GENERAL CONFERENCE 2023 INTRODUCTIONS AND PROTOCOLS. Mr. President and our Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, His Excellency Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR. We have come together today united. United with one ambition, one duty – nation building. I thank Yakubu Maikyau (SAN), President of the Nigerian Bar Association and his leadership for the honour of speaking here today – and the...

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OPINION: Opara’s Sixty Worthy Ornaments

Op-ed EditorAugust 29, 20237 min

Dr. Austin Uganwa celebrates Rt. Hon. Austin Adiele Opara, former Deputy Speaker of the Fifth House of Representatives, as he clocks sixty, READ ALSO: Composition of the 10th House of Reps Standing Committees Rivers-born Politician, Rt. Hon. Austin Opara, has been described as a source of inspiration, leading light and pillar of strength to his people, who has made his mark in the nation’s shadowy political landscape. Public Affairs Consultant and academic, Dr...

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