Thursday, September 20, 2018

Liberating Nigeria Through Advocacy and Sensitization



As the 2019 general elections draws near, there has been a huge clamour for the populace to get their Permanent Voters Card (PVC) and vote for credible leaders. The clamour, though having good intentions is not rightly placed. Information available reveals that majority of the voters from the 2015 general elections were the uneducated masses. The educated class were reluctant to come out to vote, and in actual sense, most do not even have their permanent voters card. This non-chalant attitude by the educated class during election period has been the reason for the continuous bad leadership being experienced in Nigeria. Despite having a skewed process in political parties in Nigeria that favours the emergence of elected leaders backed by money bags, the educated class have a lot of roles to play to change the narrative. A huge chunk of the voting public comes from the North, and the elite of the North has misused this advantage by holding their uneducated followership captive through lies, propaganda and misinformation. This is the reason why, despite producing the highest number of national leaders like Gowon, Murtala, Shagari, Babangida, Abacha,  Abubakar, and Buhari, the North still has the worst poverty index in Nigeria. Politicians especially in the North has hindered the development of their zone for selfish gains, and because there are few opposing views being given to the masses, they are left with only the bad option to choose from.


                The southern part of Nigeria despite having more educated people, has been unable to bring in credible leaders to transform the country due to lack of foresight of what the actual problem is; which is the fact that until the South helps the North to help herself, Nigeria will continue to move in endless circles with bad leadership. When the agitation for independence from the British was on, foremost leaders like Azikiwe, Bello, Enahoro and others went round the country, especially to rural areas to sensitize Nigerians on the need for independence and the inherent benefits. These Nigerian patriots continued in this advocacy despite the setbacks and challenges until freedom was achieved. This particular scenario is lacking in this dispensation. There is an urgent need to sensitize and educate the masses on how to choose a credible leader and to know that there are always many other credible candidates to choose from irrespective of the political party they belong to. The educated Nigerians that are desirous of change in the country should sponsor advocacy groups to reach out to these areas with the right message or volunteer their time and finance to go to these rural areas to enlighten the masses on the need to choose the right leaders irrespective of tribe or party affiliation. These are the kind of price our foremost nationalists paid to achieve independence from Britain. If we as a people must move to where we desire our country to be, we have to pay the required price; Advocacy being made on social media is not enough, the huge voting population remains with the uneducated populace, hence the need to liberate the uneducated first, so that votes from educated Nigerians can have meaning.
                Liberating those who have been misinformed or have little access to information is a task that every informed Nigerian must do. When we liberate the uneducated Nigerians, we are indirectly making way for the educated class to change the narrative, thereby improving the quality of leadership available, which will eventually lead to the transformation of Nigeria. Change begins with setting the captives free. Let’s make Nigeria great again.

Friday, August 10, 2018

Enyimba FC reopens their renovated Stadium

The renovation of the Enyimba Township Stadium Aba which was billed to finish in July 2018, but later postponed to September and has now been concluded.
Enyimba International Football Club of Aba finally returned to their Home Stadium after about two years of playing their home games at the UJ Esuene Stadium in Calabar.




Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Covenant University's New Stadium Almost Ready






The Covenant University stadium is also said to be a FIFA certifiable stadium with high (3) grade Astro turf and seats with backrest, which means it can serve as a training center for World Cup matches like other university stadia in developed countries.

The stadium will likely be ready for the Covenant university 2018 convocation ceremony.

The stadium was funded by Winners Chapel as an endowment for Covenant university.













Thursday, May 17, 2018

Andela Nigeria Fellowship Cycle 34

 

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Dream of using technology to change the world?


Join the Andela movement, to ensure that while the digital revolution may have begun in Silicon Valley, its future will be written in Lagos, Nairobi, Kampala and cities across Africa.
THE ANDELA FELLOWSHIP
The Andela Fellowship is a full-time employment opportunity that will enable you to own your learning as you hone the skills you need to become a global technology leader. We seek out exceptional people from a variety of backgrounds who are committed to unlocking their full potential and improving the world through technology.
Through four years of intensive learning and real work experience on the world’s leading engineering teams, you’ll master the professional and technical skills needed to become a global technology leader.
THE APPLICATION PROCESS
Join our Community
You’ll join 10,000+ aspiring tech leaders by expressing your interest and describing your motivations for leveraging Andela’s technical leadership resources. Complete a free application and personality/values assessment so we can learn how to further empower you as a tech leader.
Andela does not have any degree or diploma requirements. However, if you have completed University or have a Higher National Diploma from a polytechnic, you must complete your one-year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) before applying to Andela, unless you have been formally exempted.
Advance your expertise
You will leverage our open-source learning resources for software development and team skills to complete a technical assessment that will evaluate your knowledge of the content you’ve learned.

Meet us Face to Face
Based on the quality of outputs you create you may be invited to a panel of interviews made up of staff members and developers at an Andela office.
 
Simulated Sprint
Successful applicants are invited to participate in a two-week, simulated development sprint led by senior Andela developers. The two weeks comprise of one week of home-based self-learning and one week of product development on-site at an Andela campus.
You’ll be expected to learn independently as well as on a team to deliver a final project. We’re looking for work ethic, passion, and teamwork.
Become an Andelan
The highest performing participants are accepted into Andela’s four-year Technical Leadership Program
To learn more about the Andela Fellowship please visit andela.com/join/developer
For inquiries, please read the Application FAQs and Home Study FAQs. If you still have unanswered questions, please send an email to nigeria.apply@andela.com.

Recruitment Schedule for Andela Nigeria, Cycle 34

Application Deadline: May 25th, 2018
Home Study Test: The Home Study test is a requirement for making it through our selection process. Please study and complete the Home Study Curriculum before your test.
HomeStudy Test Submission Deadline: May 30th, 2018
Interview Dates:  June 20th - June 22nd, 2018
Bootcamp: July 23rd - Aug 3rd, 2018
Fellowship Resumption: September 3rd, 2018
Please take this schedule into consideration before you apply. 

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