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Gospelpreacher1: God bless you � ❤ 2 Likes 1 Share |
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Cognitivereason: Learn Matlab and Python in addition to the skills you've already mentioned. Engineering is rapidly expanding and as such you will need these skills to model and automate processes. Best wishes in your career. |
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This is trash journalism. If you don't understand the principles and concepts of Integrated Water Resources Management, seek for professional help. |
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CoronaVirusPro:Thanks. Such clarion calls hardly make it to the front page. We will learn by force someday. |
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The Unveiling of Africa’s Reality in The Face of a Pandemic-By Suleman Joseph Audu Africa, just like other continents across the globe is currently facing an enormous challenge of tackling the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic which has claimed close to 15,000 lives already with Italy, China, Spain, Iran leading the death tolls. According to the WHO, more than 1000 cases have so far been reported across the African continent with Egypt and South Africa leading the number of confirmed cases. One would have expected African leaders to have taken serious and apt proactive measures at the onset of the virus outbreak in China, but in their iterative poor reactionary approach, chose to act at the eleventh hour. This rush hour strategy has brought to fore the state of acute infrastructural decay such as primary health care, water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) – basic amenities needed to bring dignity to the society. Religious overzealousness and stench ignorance are further exacerbating the situation. African leaders for decades now have notoriously lavished public funds meant for providing basic amenities such as schools, road infrastructures, primary health care centers, and WASH services. Health care officers do not receive regular training as required and primary health care centers are lying fallow without drugs and equipment while the leaders live in Eldorado, enjoy foreign medical tourism, all on state resources ensuring that the citizens perish in a vicious cycle of penury in the same country. WASH services are out of the reach of the masses. Their uninspiring leadership style has left a lot of youth stranded in brazen directionlessness towards finding fulfillment to make meaningful contributions in building a sustainable society. Religious overzealousness has taken a dangerous turn in Africa. While Isreal and Saudi Arabia, where Christianity and Islam emanated from respectively, have all taken serious measures to contain and prevent the spread of the COVID-19, Africans are geared up to combat the virus with “corrosive prayers”. Such notions should not come as a surprise as it is evident by the magnificent worship edifices found on every corner of major cities built through the contributions of citizens, occasionally supported by the government. Governments spend billions annually on pilgrimages, contributing to boosting the economies of already successful nations while people are desperately in need of potable drinking water. These same citizens are willing to contribute all their earnings to build religious centers but unwilling to contribute a fraction of such amount in building community-based amenities capable of uplifting their lives and that of generations to come. Conversely, the high number of such religious edifices do not translate to sincerity, kindness, tolerance, corrupt-free mindset and commitment towards nation-building. Poor education infrastructures and low quality of education serve the purpose of recycling superannuated curricula. This approach is devoid of stimulating sound logical and cognitive reasoning for critical thinking required in a research-oriented and digital age we live in. Sustaining this teaching and learning approach will at the long run only reinforce mediocrity amplified by superficial reasoning. Unlike other epidemics such as Lassa fever, Ebola, and HIV which could be avoided depending on one’s lifestyle or location, the COVID-19 comes for ALL humans albeit it has a higher fatality rate among aged adults. The good news is that no government official can embark on foreign medical tourism at the moment since the countries they always visit have their situations to face at the moment. WE DIE HERE! Regular washing of hands and social distancing are some of the proven strategies to curb the widespread of the virus but how can one regularly wash hands when you can’t even have access to water? The deplorable inhabiting conditions of especially the peri-urban areas will likely pose a difficult challenge due to congestion and poor urban planning. Ignorance and religious overzealousness have made it quite difficult to restrain people from social gatherings. If we survive this pandemic with or without many casualties, then this should be our wake up call. African leaders must understand that personal aggrandizement of wealth at the expense of the citizens’ welfare has the rippling consequence capable of sweeping us all into the abyss of perpetual doom. For how long should we wallow in cyclic poverty and stench ignorance? The current lockdown is an opportunity to have a deep sober reflection and restrategize using deliberate and consistent people-oriented policies. Improving the quality of education must be a priority from the primary to tertiary level using a learning curriculum that reflects the current reality across the globe. Funds should be committed to developing indigenous technology and ICT knowledge to bridge the gap between Africa and the rest of the world. WASH services must be a fundamental human right and provided to every citizen. Hospitals and health care workers must be encouraged with better welfare and working conditions. Religious leaders need to recognize their position as the moral compass of the society interfacing between the political leaders and citizens through teachings of sound doctrines of love, tolerance, and kindness for each other thus championing a new cause of a prosperous society. The myriad of achievements of Africans from all walks of life within and outside the continent’s shores is only a glimpse of an irrefutable truth of what we can achieve if provided with a conducive environment. Let's work together to make Africa the giant it ought to be. Africa Wake up! Suleman Joseph Audu writes from Delft, The Netherlands. swiftsulex@gmail.com 1 Like 1 Share |
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Erediauwa:Try OKP and Joint Japan World Bank Scholarships |
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BlackfireX: You an extremely foolish Nigerian 1 Like 1 Share |
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seangy4konji:I did the same thing too. I wrote them an English exam waiver letter and they accepted it. Queens university Canada. |
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I wrote this course too in 2002. I got an F, had to write the carry over in 2004 before passing. 5 lecturers handle that damn course. |
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I have always thought about this issue for quite some time now. We are all raised with a particular mindset about the religion our parents practice making us believe that it's the best choice for the after life. what if we were taught about all religions so we could select which one suites us better based on principles et al. Do you think you will be practicing your current religion? 2 Likes |
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Edu3Again:The genealogy states lineage of David. How do you pin that since he is not an offspring of Joseph 1 Like |
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Please take time to read the genealogy of Christ again. Which reads as thus "... Mathan gave birth to Jacob, then Joseph who married Mary, the Mother of Jesus who was called the messiah. So how does this relate Christ to the Lineage of David. |
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House please can someone explain how Jesus Christ is a descendant of Abraham since he is was given birth to via immaculate conception. Please read the genealogy of Christ according to Matthew chapter 1. Honest response needed please. |
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BruncleZuma:Who will buy? |
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Mail me via swiftsulex@yahoo.com. I will guide you on what to do. Don't forget to include your state of residence. |
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I got the message too. My name is on the website. Please mod kindly move this to front page. |
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femidejulius:What's wrong with using stud to satisfy your lady |
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Never at all being a Muslim. The honest fact remains that religious activities need to be regulated |
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The primary aim of wearing a wrist watch is for the provision of time though it also doubles as a fashion accessory. Sometimes you discover that people wear wrist watches that are non functional does that imply that it's more of an accessory that for time provision? |
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Your spellings are so wrong and the punctuations are in disorder midolian: |
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PunkyVeer:Your dp is a strong reflection of your persona |
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Let us go to your village
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fill in the 3 boxes from the given numbers pls |
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This is a semingly simple mathematical problem but i guess only few people can solve. Good luck
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For those of us that did not get to watch Vice President Namadi Sambo's speech in Niger State here is the translation in English. " Some people have been using religion in their political campaigns, well let me tell u something-PDP party leader is a muslim; PDP Presidential DG is a muslim, Me, the VP is a muslim, only the president is a christian. Lets examine the other party; The Party leader is a christian; The DG presidential campaign is a christian; The VP candidate is even a pastor, only Buhari is a muslim. Now let me ask you, which party is more islamic and the crowd cheered PDP. 1. The question now is that should the campaigns be based on religion composition/dominance. 2. Why should a sitting VP make such a statement addressing a crowd made up of christians and muslims. 3. The propaganda that has been circulated is that APC is an islamic party therefore christians should vote PDP to avoid been islamized. Does the VP's message confirm that. Religious sentiments have indeed taken over the presidential campaigns instead of addressing key issues especially the dwindling economy. AS Karl Marx rightly put it, "Religion is the Opium of the People" and the various campaign organizations have realized that it works perfectly well in Nigeria. Its a common saying that only a mad man does the same thing over and over again expecting a different outcome. Whether PDP or APC, what we need is good governance. Religious sentiments has kept us wandering, groping, hovering and stranded in our predicaments since 1960. Make sure you obtain your PVC and vote wisely!!! |
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Hi folks please using simple arithmetic the price of fuel ought to be N45 per liter and not N87. No need for all the jubilation.
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i noticed the long silence of an slowpoke guy in my area so when I met witg him, I asked him why I hadn't seen him for some time, he simply replied that he was sick because some people were after him from the village. I watched him while he was speaking with all the saliva dripping from his mouth and was wondering who will want him dead in his village. if an slowpoke will have such a thought then what ll do normal ppl reason abt enemies frm d village? 1 Like |
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Akon419:u are just a misinformed miscreant. GMB granted an interview in hausa to bbc hausa and mentioned the adage" kare jini, biri jini" which when directly translated using the exact words he used in hausa it means "dog blood, monkey blood" wht it simply means in hausa is a fierce competition. because each time a dog and a monkey meat its always a fierce battle between them. when it comes to adage translation u don't have to use the exact words from the spoken language into the translated language but an equivalent of the meaning of the adage being translated. |
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I think some married men also need to read this because some live their lives as if they are single |
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An ordinary muslim is a fanatic An average Muslim is a potential terrorist A true Muslim is a fanatical terrorist! !! 2 Likes |
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email me on swiftsulex@yahoo.com and i will direct you on what to do using the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) also include ur state of residence in ur mail. cheers 2 Likes |
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its quite unfortunate that the guy was not able to make his assertions in an apt logical way but not withstanding gay marriage will never work in Nigeria all pro gay marriage people can go to hell with their devilish agenda. Gay is unAfrican and it WILL never be accepted in Africa. The west can keep all its foreign aids derived from the ill gotten accrued interest out of the loans giving to us by them. |
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