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  THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP & ECONOMIC SUMMIT 2009 - 发送者是 Aare Kornar !
Surulere District Press Release.
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THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP & ECONOMIC SUMMIT 2009
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Cherubim & Seraphim Movement Church (Nigeria and Overseas),
Youth Fellowship District Council, Surulere District, Nigeria.
On the bases of the current Global situation, the Youth District Council, after series of meeting and discussion and the need to contribute to the growth, development and sustenance of the NATION, decided to create an opportunity where our Christian Youths (Nigeria and Oversea) can learn, discuss, issue and implement a way forward that would assist the Economic meltdown.
Furthermore, we have been privileged to traverse the Nigerian Branches under Surulere District and look forward to a future when we would be able to traverse other branches oversea. We have seen, heard and come to the conclusion that our coming together would avail us the opportunity to strengthen our roots and branches, groom a much effective leadership and followership, and prepare us all for the Global Village.
In this light, we invite all to the first faith-based version of the Youth Leadership and Economic Summit. Details are as follows:
Date: Saturday, March 21, 2009
Venue: Aguda Circuit, Ejigbo Branch, Dorcas Bus Stop, Off Ejigbo Road, Ejigbo, Lagos State
Time: 9.00am.
Theme: “Roles of the Youth in the Church and the Society”
Our Speakers for the day shall be the following professionals:
• Mr. S. F. Korode (FCIPM)
Chairman, Immanent Illumination Konsult.
- Leadership Role of Youths in the Church.
• Hon. (Comrade) Ayodele Adebowale Adewale
Chairman, Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Council.
-Leadership Role of Youths in the Society.
• Prof. Ben Akabueze
Honorable Commissioner for Economic
Planning and Budget, Lagos State.
-The essence of Budget to Nation Building.
Investiture of Patrons and Matrons would follow at the same venue. Members and delegates from branches are advised to be fully dressed in the White regalia with Red girdle. Observers are requested to be formally dressed. Participation token is payable to branch representatives or at the reception desk. Kindly call the numbers of the officers below for clearance. Names of participants must be in our Data Bank on or before Sunday, March 15, 2009. This would avail us the chance to plan for the number of participant, certificates and folder containing the Summit Handbook and other available IEC Materials from different NGO’s, CBO’s who wish to participate in the Summit.
We also use this medium to invite members of the press to this August Occasion. Seraph News, SIMS, Cherub Times would be on ground to welcome articles, interviews and information briefs on the year calendar of those willing it to be published. With the aid of a projector, we intend to have two or three Audio-Visual Session. Willing presenters are welcome.
Arrival will witness a data collection exercise. Kindly get your Surulere District Membership Form, register your number, take your pose and submit your form before the end of the event. This information would be integrated in the Database to assist ourselves as it concerns job opportunity, scholarship and workshops.
We look forward to having a swell time in the bid to develop best practices thru research and workshops for our youths. We will also be issuing certificates to participants. It will also serve as an opportunity to join any of our committees and be part of history. Let’s turn Nigeria round. It’s your call. Ayo Ni O.
“Its time to take your destiny in your hands…discover your purpose by seeking wisdom via the gathering of brethrens.”
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Building Sustainable growth and Development in our Communities- ‘Youth Access and Participation’ - 发送者是 Aare Kornar !
Calabar 12-14 October, 2007
Conference Overview
About the Conference
In October 2007 TakingITGlobal members will meet in Calabar through the Creating Local Connections in West Africa- Nigeria (CLCWA) project. The first National Conference on Building Sustainable Growth and Development in our Communities- will be held with the theme “Youth Access and Participation” . .
Around the world, greater engagement of youths and communities are becoming feature of many governments both public and private organizations. Young People expect to be involved and to have a say in the business of government and the decisions of organizations that affect their interests. Many are concerned about low levels of development and youth restiveness in our communities which have contributed to reduction in the trust in public and private institutions. This, in turn, affects decision- making and the achievement of social and economic development, and the environmental sustainability outcomes. Accordingly, some governments and organizations are responding with commitment to effective engagement of young people in developing programmes and projects. The need to provide a platform for young people’s participation and access becomes vital in order to guarantee sustainability and impact.
In many different contexts and at local, state, regional, national levels, there are private, tertiary and community organizations engaging in ways that are making a difference at worth hearing about and learning from.
This conference will provide delegates the opportunity to hear and share experiences with various stakeholders especially the youths. The conference is being designed to encourage youth’s active participation in community development and to encourage the development and maintenance of productive relationships between governments/ organizations and citizens/clients and other stakeholders. This will make it possible for young people to have access to their leaders/representat ives through active and useful engagement as well as to get involved in opportunities around their communities through participation in policy development and implementation.
This three day event will provide participants with the opportunity to explore key regional and national issues/ challenges, share experiences, broaden their networks, develop action plans for key community development challenges, build their capacity on leadership and critical skills for community youth issues.
To achieve this, the conference is expanding this year -- containing these thematic areas to be address. This includes; ICT for Development, Health, Education, Poverty Alleviation and Job creation, Environment, Peace and Security.
Call for Abstract:
Let us know if you’ll like to present paper on any the above issues. Please submit your paper on or before 14th of September, 2007. The event organizers are encouraging young people to lead all the discussion and speeches.
The objectives of this conference include:
Ø Promote understanding of the concept of Youth Access and Participation in Community Development as well as the participative practices and its good governance,
Ø Explore what works: Showcase innovation and promote good practice in young peoples’ initiatives and participation in community development,
Ø Discuss and develop conceptual and theoretical frameworks and directions for the future with some key stakeholders,
Ø Build understanding and evidence of leadership, capacity and capability issues for youths/community and government/institut ions,
Ø Create ongoing national and regional networks and collaboration creating community interest around issue awareness.
It is expected that the conference will be attended by senior members of government, leading senior executives from key international agencies, practitioners and representatives of the private sector, youth organizations, non-governmental organization and community based organizations.
Please find attached, the application information.
Thanks
Jerry Chibu Nwigwe
National Coordinator- CLCWA- Nigeria
08036720776
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NCC now bites; fines Glo N5m - 发送者是 Aare Kornar !
By Technology Times Reporter
Abuja, Nigeria. August 30, 2007. A recent directive by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) that operators should suspend all promotional activities has claimed its first casualty in second national operator (SNO), Globacom Limited.
In the wake of large-scale drop in quality of service among mobile networks in the country, the regulator had directed the big three of MTN, Globacom and Celtel Nigeria to suspend all promotional activities that will lead to uptake of their phone lines.
NCC spokesman, Dave Imoko announced today that the regulator fined Globacom the sum of N5million for breaching the directive to suspend its promo and improve on quality of service (QoS) on its network.
Also, Globacom will pay half a million naira for each day it defaults “for every day following the expiration of the 14-day period during which the earlier fine ought to have been paid”, says NCC.
According to Imoko, NCC had issued a direction to Globacom on July 6, 2007 stating among others that “Glo should not embark on and also discontinue any promotional activities that could directly or indirectly degrade the Quality of service on its network for a period of ninety days in the first instance”.
According to him, “in spite of the clear terms of the said Direction, Glo on July 23, 2007 published an advertisement on page 66 of ThisDay newspaper and commenced promotional activities which has the effect of directly encouraging subscribers to make more minutes of call and thus further deteriorating the quality of service on its network in contravention of the Direction.”
The regulator says it is deriving its powers from the provision of the Nigerian Communications Act 2003, Regulation 15 of the Nigerian Communications (Enforcement Processes, etc) Regulations 2005 and the Direction dated July 6, 2007, which had made it on July 30, 2007 impose the N5m fine the SNO.
Imoko adds that, “despite the expiration of the 14-day period within which Globacom should have paid the fine, it has failed, refused and neglected to pay the fine. Apart from the additional N500,000.00 (five hundred thousand naira) to be paid by Globacom for everyday the fine remains unpaid, the Commission will not attend to any regulatory request made by Globacom during the period. The Commission will not condone any flagrant refusal to comply with its Directions by a licensee.”
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NiRA in the News, again ? - 发送者是 Aare Kornar !
The post below was done two years ago. Today, i ask myself, Ho far ? See www.nira.org.ng. We need reactions for change. NiRA needs technocrats with vision.
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How many of you started walking the day you were born ? How
much do you know about NiRA ? What is it about comparing a
Nation that has failed over a hundred years to realize what
nationality means to a Nation within a Nation that is just
absorbing democracy and development in the Information
Technology ?
NiRA is just two years old...it got registered of recent with the Corporate Affairs and is willing to grow. Domain
registration is still free and still fine tunning itself for
stardom and all we can do is tear it apart with words ? I
believe we can do better than words of destructive analysis but constructive notions that should put us side by side with South Africa.
On this note, if you feel you understand how it should be run, the technology needed to sustain the domination and consistent stability of all domain, speak out ! We have a site that takes care of such complaints which i feel will further strengthen our backbone.
I am a youth...a member of the Nigeria iNTERNET Registration Association (NiRA), a true born of the west of of Africa and a citizen of Nigeria. Am Black and proud, what about you ?
Akinbo A. A. Cornestone
Continental Director, SCN-Africa,
Save Children Now.
www.savechildrennow.org
akinbo@savechildrennow.org
+2348064464545
http://profiles.takingitglobal.org/pscornerstone
The above was posted in reasponse to this concerned nigerians
who demands NiRA must function by international standards. It
is well.
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1. Yomi Adegboye
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http://www.yomisays.com/?p=390
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2. David Ajao
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http://www.davidajao.com/blog/2007/06/27/nigerian-cctld-somethi
ng-wrong/
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Nira Calls for Promotion of Nation's .ng Domain - 发送者是 Aare Kornar !
Chairman board of trustees of the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA) Dr. Adeola Odeyemi has re-iterated the need for all stakeholders in the Nigerian internet community to come together to promote the growth and development of its online presence through the growing adoption of the Nigerian top level domain. A Similar call had earlier been made by President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Making this call at a press conference held in Lagos, Odeyemi noted that "the signing into law of the NITDA bill is the first solid step the ICT industry requires for rapid growth and relevant contribution to Nigeria's ICT development."
He explained that only a few users had been aware that there was a country top level domain: .ng which inadvertently had been hosted outside the country by a Technical Point of Contact person authorized by ICAAN (Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers) and IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority), which are some of the international organizations responsible for coordination of internet activities globally.
He also stated that in response to the president's call, "we are pleased to return here today to inform the internet community and Nigerians at large that NIRA has been registered with the corporate affairs commission (CAC) and has been issued its certificate of incorporation". He stated that the association is ready to take further steps towards the overall vision of internet growth across Nigerian through private sector participations.
He stated that persons and organizations that have expressed desire to register domain names in the country have been presented with the opportunities to register under various foreign names including the following among many others:.com, .org, .co.uk, .za etc.
Dr Odeyemi also gave a breakdown of developments efforts made to bring the management of the nation's top level domain to include "the appointment of two of its own colleagues as Technical Point of contact for domain registration".
He called on members to note the following activities to get stakeholders in the internet community to make application for registration as members of NIRA and the actions taken so far by NIRA BOT to set up screening committee for membership enrolment.
Odeyemi disclosed that NIRA "is poised to take further steps towards the overall vision of internet growth across Nigeria through private sector participation".
To register, visit: http://db.register.net.ng/
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The Third World - 发送者是 Aare Kornar !
The Third World was the newest of the world. The term was derived from the “Third Estate” which in European revolutionary language related to the commoners. The King was the first estate, and he ruled with the temporal and the spiritual nobles who were the second estate. The European experience was transferred to the International System where the major powers (USA and USSR) were received as the first estate, and the medium powers, such as Britain, France, Japan and Germany, were categorized as the second estate. The bulk of the world population in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s were in Asia and Africa. In terms of the power configuration of the world, they were nothing, yet, in terms of population, they were nearly everything. The Third World includes over 160 underdeveloped and developing nations in the Middle-East, Africa, Asia, and Latin America. They accounted for three-fourths of the world’s population but less than one-fifth of the world’s production of goods and services. In contrast to the industrialized nations, the third world depends mostly on the export of a single commodity or raw material, such as cocoa, coffee, copper, timber or petroleum. They are largely product of the decolonization processes which started hesitantly after the First and the Second World War. They were genuinely outside the bipolar politics and military alliances of the Western world under NATO and the USA, and the Eastern world under the WARSAW PACT and the USSR. The Third world states, in the last two decades (1956-1976), developed a considerable sense of unity and solidarity among themselves, and they also established institutions within and outside the United Nations, such as Non-Aligned Conference and Afro-Asian solidarity organization, in which they have used these organizations to press for freedom, independence, equality and justice. An emerging characteristic is that it is from its ranks that the powerful OPEC was formed. It had influenced and will continue to influence the course of world politics and diplomacy..
Conclusively, the term Third World arose during the Cold War, when the two opposing blocs appeared to dominate world politics. Within this bipolar model, the Third World countries consisted of economically and technologically less developed countries (LDCs) belonging to neither blocs. Originated by the Martinique-born Marxist writer, Frantz Fanon, the designation was essentially negative and not always accepted by the countries concerned. Although, political and economic upheavals in the late 1980s and early 1990s marked the collapse of the Soviet power bloc, “Third World” remains a useful label for a conglomeration of countries otherwise difficult to categorize. Politically, they are generally Non-Aligned. Some are moving out of their previous situation and may soon join the ranks of industrialized countries. Others, with economies considered intrinsically in capable of development, are at times lumped together as forming a “Fourth World”. Both the Western and the defunct Soviet blocs have tried to entice the Third world to follow their own example, but the countries concerned generally prefer to create their own institutions based on indigenous traditions, needs, and aspiration; most choose pragmatism over ideology. The Third world states display little homogeneity; it is divided by race, religion, culture and geography, as well as frequently opposite interests. It generally sees world politics in terms of a global struggle between rich and poor countries in the industrialized North against the backward south. Widely advocated within the Third world is a so-called New Economic Order, which through a combination of aid and trade agreements would transfer wealth from the developed to the developing nations.
THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES AND RIGHTS TO DEVELOPMENT
Right to development is a recent claim by t6he Third World countries arising from their predicament and thorough consideration of the antecedent of their colonial experience. The issue of development therefore becomes an issue of human right and justice. From the perspective of a Third world political economist, the history of Third world is the history of regrettable annihilation and derailment of developmental processes. It is the history of injustice and human right violation. This countries persistently suffer from neglect and indifferent attitudes from other developed countries for the past 60 years having been co-opted into the mainstream of the European economy and latter being adopted by their organized union- United Nations. They could trace their development progress prior to the infiltration of the Europeans in the 15th century and the actual occupation, imbalance and unequal exchange and later the political domination which had been seen by the analyst from the Third world as injustice of the deprivation of the right to self governance.
Since the colonial era, the countries of Europe have been in the far front of world economy, they became the world powers in terms of economy and technology. Attention is also paid to some of the recent issues aimed at accelerating the development of Third world, such as, fight against corruption, food security, poverty, drug abuse, children and women issue. Bearing in mind the purposes and the principles of the Charter of the UN relating to the achievement of international co-operation in solving international problems of an economic, social, cultural or humanitarian nature, and in promoting and encouraging respect fore human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion.
Recognizing that development is a comprehensive economic, social, cultural and political process, which aim at the constant improvement of the well-being of the entire population and of all individuals on the basis of their active, free and meaningful participation in development and in the fair distribution of benefits resulting there from. Recalling further the relevant agreement, conventions, resolutions, recommendations and other instruments of the UN and its specialized agencies concerning the integral development of the human being, economic and social progress and development of the people. Recalling the right of people to self-determination, by virtue of which they have the right freely to determine their political status and to pursue their economic, social and cultural development. Considering that international peace and security are essential elements for the realization of the right to development.
The hallmark of economic policy in the Third world since the 50s has been the rejection of orthodox free market economies. The countries that failed most spectacularly India, nearly all of sub-Saharan Africa, much of Latin America, the Soviet Union and its satellites were the ones that rejected the orthodoxy most fervently. Their government claimed that for one reason or another, free market economics would not work for them.
Indeed, development is the central topic of negotiation, if not a pre-occupation, in the contemporary relationships between the South and North. It is however, a nebulous concept subject to radically different interpretations. To the United State Agency for International Development (USAID), development may mean increasing agricultural productivity or opening up Southern markets to American supports. Development to the World Health Organization (WHO) may mean expanding rural health clinics to stop babies from dying from dysentery. To environmentalists, it may mean creating a sustainable economy that generates minimal waste and pollution. To Iraq’s Saddam Hussein, it may mean producing a nuclear bomb or other weapons of mass destruction. To Economists, development means substantial reduction in poverty, unemployment and inequality. Because the development standard is a constantly moving target, countries that do not sustain economic growth find themselves rapidly falling behind. Many Third World countries, particularly in Africa, have not achieved significant economic development in the post-World War II era, meaning that the gap between the “haves” in the North and the “haves not” in the South, has widened dramatically. For instance, between 1950 and 1990, the GNP of the USA tripled while its population increased by two-thirds. For Japan and the countries of Western Europe, which were devastated by World War II but today have standards of living roughly equivalent to that of US. By contrast, some Third World produce less total economic output in the 19990s than they did in the 1960s because of civil wars or political instability, while the population in these countries had been increasing at rapid rates.
During the first period of colonialism, several Western European countries- led by Portugal, the Netherlands, Spain, France and Britain- used their colonial territories to provide them with goods for consumption and trade. In the late eighteenth century, the Industrial Revolution brought mechanized production to many nations and ushered in a second period of colonialism. Industrialized nations could produce much larger quantity of goods and resources than had previously been possible. To achieve this level of production, they relied on the colonies to provide the raw materials for building and powering machines and for supplying their factories. The colonies in Africa, South-East Asia, and what is now Latin America did not share in these gains. In the colonies, the production of food and raw materials for manufacturing diverted indigenous people from doing subsistence works, such as gardening or tending livestock. Native Africans, Asians and Americans had been self-sufficient, now they become dependent, for the first time, on outsiders for their basic needs, and many became poor. In other cases, colonies were centres of trade in slaves. Many European nations, including Portugal, Britain, Spain, the Netherlands, France and Denmark, set up outposts in West Africa from which they shipped slaves to the colonies of Americas and the Caribbean. These countries also used slaves for free labour in their mown lands. Slaves suffered a total loss of home, land, and livelihood.
According to the Orthodoxy school of thought or the modernization theorist, they defined development as the increasing increment of per-capita income. This school believed that the protectionist system must be removed to facilitate free trade, that is, it is believe that trade-protectionist was one of the reasons that led to the Second World War. Due to the massive destruction rendered by the war, it was made expedient for those affected to be revamped; hence, various means were put in place which was among what led to the establishment of UN, IMF, and IBRD (otherwise known as World Bank). As a result of these, US became the major donor to affected countries through the Marshall Aid Plan (MAP) to revamp their economic. The Orthodoxy conception sees development as associated with economic growth in the context of International Trade. The purpose of this school of thought is the transformation of backward economic, traditional subsistence economy into modern and industrial economy which means production of surplus goods and increase cash flow. After the end of the Israeli-Arab War in 1973, the price of the oil fell and there was crisis. The flow of cash was reduced and development went down. It was as a result of the stumbling price of oil that made it impossible for the developing states to sustain the economic growth. Thus, they needed to rely on the developed states for aid. That was the beginning of the problem of the developing states. Due to the economic recession caused by dwindle oil, thus, they undertook massive borrows of cash from Western Banks to sustain economic growth.
Dependency theorists argued that the existing international Economic System is inherently biased against the South. The roots of this unequal relationship between the periphery (the third world) and the core (the First world) can be traced to the sixteenth century, when European countries began to colonize the southern hemisphere. In this relationship, the periphery exported raw materials to the industrializing states in Europe (and later to the US and Japan), and in turn the North exported manufactured goods to the periphery. More recently, MNCs based in the North have replaced the colonial powers in sustaining this relationship. According to dependencistas (adherent of dependency theory), this unequal relationship has ensured that the Third world states remained global economy’s “hewers of wood and drawers of water.” This fundamental inequality of the economic relationship between North and South fueled development in the North and stifled it in the South. The disadvantaged position of the South stems from the fact that most Southern countries economies depend heavily on the export of primary products-that is, raw materials, such as, timber, oil and metals, and agricultural goods such as coffee and bananas. Beginning in the sixteenth century, the periphery supplied the raw materials and foods for the economies of Europe, and then for the Industrial Revolution in Europe and later US. In turn, the periphery imported manufactured goods from the industrial states. They contended that this division of labour encourages the Third world to remain exporters of primary goods and discourage the development of a modern manufacturing sector.
By 1970s, it had became apparent that the Orthodoxy had failed and people started advocating for another paradigm of development, especially during the debt crisis after the end of the Israeli-Arab war, and hence, the massive borrowing of capital from the developed states by the Third World, especially African states. To save the International Bankrupt System, SAP was introduced to the Third World countries, and as conditionality by the developed states through the financial institutions (IMF and IBRD). Some of the conditionality was reduction in the government expenditure, trade liberalization, devaluation of currency, etc, and this brought about an unintended hardship to the Third World. Hence, 1970s was described as the “lost decade” to Third world because it was characterized by debt crisis, no impressive development, it was also the peak of the SAP. Half of the Third world states experienced declining GDP as a result of the interest rate for debt servicing became so outrageous that the debt crisis was compounded. Thus, Third world states lost their legitimacy, the states could not fulfill their social responsibilities, and there was fluctuation in commodity, uncertainty in the global market for African product. The Western World adopted stringent protectionist policies that made it difficult for African goods to penetrate the markets of the developed states. The advocate of the Orthodoxy predicted that development would twinkle down but rather than closing the gap, it became widened, that is, between the poor and rich. Hence, it was as a result of these that there was an urgent call for the New International Economic Order (NIEO). The NIEO emanated primarily from the Third World countries.
NIEO was a call for the reform of the existing International Economic System and particularly the decline terms of trade. They were also concerned to defend their right, to exercise sovereignty over the natural resources and reform producer cartel. Also, NIEO was a call for a stable and just commodity prices, and international food and Agricultural programme, technology transfer from North to South and the democratization of the economic system. NIEO started from 1960s when the new states formed a coalition of the world poor and it was called the Group of 77 (G77) and they used their voting power to organize United Nation Conference for Trade and development (UNCTAD). This UNCTAD conference later became a permanent organ of UN through which the global South could express their interest concerning developmental issues. NIEO arose from the economic and political tension between the developed and the developing nations. As a result of success of OPEC in increasing petroleum prices (1970-1973), this success motivated the Third world and serve as a catalyst to pull all the members together in the call for NIEO. In April 1974, there was a 6th special session on the UN General Assembly and this session adopted a manifesto entitled “Declaration and Programme of Action for the NIEO”. The declaration had several clauses, such as, adoption of an integrated approach to price support for an entire group of developing country commodity export; price indexation; the linkage of development assistance with the creation of IMF Special Drawing Rights (SDR); etc. As part of the declaration for the establishment of the NIEO, the charter of Economic Rights and duties of states were incorporated. The most important provision in the proposal of the NIEO has to do with the management and prices of at least 10 core commodities: cocoa, coffee, copper, rice, wheat, tea, sugar, rubber, tin, and banana. It was at the 7th special session of the UN General Assembly held in 1975 that the Resolution 3362 was adopted. The Resolution was as a compromise between the developed and developing nations and it basically endorsed the demand of the NIEO: the idea of price indexation, the 0.7% oil target, the SDR and many other provisions on the 6th General Assembly.
The NIEO had failed to radically change the pattern of trade between the South and the North. This failure is as a result of the following factors: lack of power of the Third world in the International system; the debt burden of the new states; the course of implementing some of the proposal of the NIEO were beyond the reach of the developing states.
Suggestions so far put forward or supported by the Third world states for a new world economic order have not proved acceptable to the major powers, these was as a result of, one, lack of power of the developing states, two, their growing debt; three, the course of implementing some of the proposal were beyond the reach of the developing states, etc.
Conclusively, in spite of the agitations of the Third World, such as the call for NIEO, UNCTAD, United Nation Conferences on Human Development, etc, the right to development of the developing states is still being denied. It should be noted that some of the developing states have improved in development, for example, the Newly Industrialized Countries (NIC), the Asian Tigers. The present agitation of the Third World states is the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) which they are using in achieving their right to development.
REFERENCE
World Politics in a New Era, Second Edition, Steven L. Spiegel and Fred L. Wehling.
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STRATEGIC LAYOUT - 发送者是 Aare Kornar !
• empowering youths through leadership training, workshops, seminars e.t.c
• identifying and affiliating bodies necessary for partnership and other purpose driven organization
• partnering with the media to bridge the information gap between the youth and the governance
• reaching out to the youth through ICT, public awareness’ campaign e.t.c
• engaging in an intensive research
FRAMEWORK
• Establishing CNY offices in every state of the federation;
• Reaching across and affecting every youth in the federation;
• Achievement of full interaction between government and the youth bodies;
• Participating and implementing the national youth policy.
Table:
Purpose Target Duration Subject
Workshop, seminar, leadership training youth(10-35)yrs of age 4 years primary, secondary and tertiary institutions
Affiliated, purpose driven organizations youth- led organization Occasionally NGO’s, CBO’s, FBO’s, etc.
Communication Government 4 years Ministries, NASS, Federal, State and Local Authorities
Expansion youth- led organization 4 years NGO’s, CBO’s, FBO’s, etc.
Research economic, political and social networks 4 years Partners
PLANS FOR ACTION
• CNY will have a dozier that will embed all partner organization names on it.
• CNY will build a website for every partner organization, which doesn’t have one.
• CNY will provide full sponsored internship program for partner individual and organization.
• The youth and MDGs appendix C (goal 8) as been adopted as the Article Of Action (AoA) towards phase 1 of the memorandum of understanding at the Nigeria Youth Summit held at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State.
• There shall be joint council meetings on occasion based on Working Group’s proposal, as it may concern other sectors from time to time.
Signed this day, October 22nd, 2006.
Alfred N. V. (Miss)
For: Central Working Group.
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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MoU) - 发送者是 Aare Kornar !
In a bid to develop our networks and structure for our country, Nigeria, by co-developing strategies to empower young people to enshrine the success of the MDGs and its unique integration into NEEDS, SEEDS and LEEDS, agree to the following terms of partnership, hereby defined forthwith, that:
1. All registered bodies or non governmental organizations affiliated to CNY will act as Liaison Offices for CNY in their respective jurisdiction.
2. Promote the Nigerian dream by imbibing positive cultural traits, habits and customs to improve a National Identity, at home and in the Diaspora;
3. Improve the database and maintain a focus on all adopted, approved desirous projects, from to time;
4. Moderate, participate, collate, research and implement all delegated or democratically approved Action Plan for Implementation;
5. CNY will not act at anytime demand for an or accept funding from any of it’s affiliated bodies except when given voluntarily;
6. Identify means to sustain network and the onward transition to new leaderships as time begets it;
7. Carryout Monitoring and Evaluation Research from time to time to determine status of progress.
That I, …………………………………………………………………………………….……….., duly acknowledge this document on behalf of my organization,
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….., this day, ………………………………………...., ……….., ……………………..
To ally with the Council of Nigerian Youths (CNY) for the growth and development f the Youth, the Nation in particular.
Stamp and signature (Affiliating Body) Stamp and signature (Management)
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OUTCOME OF THE CENTRAL WORKING GROUP - 发送者是 Aare Kornar !
of the Council of Nigerian Youths (CNY) at the just concluded Nigerian Youth Summit 2006.
MOTTO:
Uniting youthful generation in a ring of hope.
“Uniting youthful generation in a ring of hope.”
MISSION STATEMENT:
CNY is a goal driven team of youthful intellectual, possessing the vision of a new Nigeria, positively pursuing this vision by innovations, networking, positive empowerment and creating role models for the growth and development of the NATION.
“CNY is a goal driven team of youthful intellectual, possessing the vision of a new Nigeria, positively pursuing this vision by innovations, networking, positive empowerment and creating role models for the growth and development of the NATION.”
OBJECTIVES:
• Ensure the realization of the MDGs and the application of NEEDS, SEEDS and LEEDS, with respect to NEEDS-2 ;
• Ensuring effective implementation of government policies ;
• Fostering intelligent, effective and efficient relationship between the government and the youth ;
• Effecting positive leadership traits and producing toolkits for use at all levels ;
• Structuring advocacy campaign on corruption;
• Creating a platform for partnership between CNY and other purpose driven organization towards good governance;
• Educating the youth on issues substantial to the government and it’s governance;
• Creating an atmosphere for youth participation in decision making in the society;
• Strengthen youth entrepreneurship network amongst others.
STRUCTURE OF CNY
President
He presides over all matters arising from any sector or area on growth and development of the Nigerian Youth.
He shall assent his signature to documents accented by the Advisory Council for Action Plan. This will regard such documents for implementation.
He will be a signatory to the accountant and ensure the Monitoring and Evaluation Unit submits report to the Advisory Council for progress details.
He shall appoint all other officers deemed necessary to carry out his duties and obligations.
Vice-President
He shall deputize in the absence of the president or on the orders of the president.
He shall follow delegated duties assented by the president to facilitate immediate implementation of Action Plans.
Deputy Vice-President (Six {6} Regions)
He shall oversee the geopolitical area under his jurisdiction and expedite Action Plans on the orders of the President.
He shall maintain the stability of the network by making recommendations for focus group development and orientation at periodic times.
He shall ensure that telecenter cum Research Resource Buildings (Nigerian Youth Building) and the National Youth Reserve situated in the area are utilized in alignment with the Objectives of self reliance and economic empowerment, at all strata.
Advisory Council (Twelve {12} members)
They shall preside over the adoption of considering and approving proposals by the Sector Council from the Working Group.
They shall ensure that all policies concerning the role and rights of the Nigerian Youth is in accordance with the National Youth Policy, towards fostering an enabling environment.
They shall appoint a signatory amongst them to countersign all Budget approval on assent by the President for implementation.
Sector Councils
They shall be organized in accordance to their Area of focus. This will enable like minds to debate constructively all issues tendered to them in accordance to the state of their profession.
Their shall be periodic meeting and paper presentation to gather youth into a scholar-forum and enable Working Group the need to research and deduct Action Plan for Implementation.
Joint-meetings shall occur when issues are interwoven. At such occasion, Chairmen of such Councils shall agree on who presides.
Working Groups
The Group will work on papers presented or issues debated to fashion out an Action Plane to address the issue as stipulated, taking into consideration the postulated solution to the problem.
They shall schedule a framework for meeting and document all information gathered for Monitoring and Evaluation Team, to equip The Advisory Council and the Central Working Group, the needed details.
APPENDIX
• Clause
That the word ‘he’ can be substituted with ‘her’, as well as ‘his’ for ‘her’.
• Properties
Nigerian Youth Building
This building will act as liaison for member-body to facilitate cross pollination of information as well as act as a coalition center for dissemination information packets.
It will work with all other relevant partners and help foster a direct channel to the grassroots’. It will harbor a hall for ceremonials, a field for diverse events, a library of books, and a café for sourcing information, seeking internship and training.
Nigerian Youth Reserve
This will be a plantation for educating, training, empowering and ensuring the ability to address issues of Food, Employment and advance Agricultural Research at a tender stage.
With adequate support from partners, it will foster a form of communal baseline to sustain a market unseen in the strengthen of importation and exportation of Agricultural Materials, other goods and commodities.
• Election and Appointment
The President
The president shall be appointed by the Central Working Group from a list of applicants. A term of Two (2) with a span four (4) years each is allowed, provided that such an individual has at end would not have exceeded the Youth age limit.
The Advisory Council
The Advisory Council will emanate from the six {6} geopolitical regions of the Nation. The regions will appoint by democratic structures two {2} candidates each.
Such candidates will be accepted, provided that both are not of the same sex (gender balance) and age (an adult and a youth). Both must have a vision of the New Nigeria and be worthy minds of Integrity.
The Central Working Group
The Central Working Group will consist of six {6} permanent members (one {1} from each geopolitical region of the country) and Chairmen of all the Sector Council.
They shall over see election and appointment of officials and staff of the Organization. They shall accept, consider and submit for approval to the President for assent. In the absence of the president, such submission will go to the Advisory Council.
The Sector Council
The Sector Council will emanate from focus area. Membership will be by two {2} representatives chosen by officers from their constituency.
Such candidates will deliberate on proposals as well as present for readings, criticism and objective vival, subjective and objective presentation to educate and propose solution to National issues.
The Working Group
The Working Group will consist of two {2} permanent secretaries. All other immediate affiliate will tender for inclusion as membership will be by merit. They will conduct research and ensure periodic Strategic Training Camp as Refreshers Course for interested Youths.
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MoU)
In a bid to develop our networks and structure for our country, Nigeria, by co-developing strategies to empower young people to enshrine the success of the MDGs and its unique integration into NEEDS, SEEDS and LEEDS, agree to the following terms of partnership, hereby defined forthwith, that:
1. All registered bodies or non governmental organizations affiliated to CNY will act as Liaison Offices for CNY in their respective jurisdiction.
2. Promote the Nigerian dream by imbibing positive cultural traits, habits and customs to improve a National Identity, at home and in the Diaspora;
3. Improve the database and maintain a focus on all adopted, approved desirous projects, from to time;
4. Moderate, participate, collate, research and implement all delegated or democratically approved Action Plan for Implementation;
5. CNY will not act at anytime demand for an or accept funding from any of it’s affiliated bodies except when given voluntarily;
6. Identify means to sustain network and the onward transition to new leaderships as time begets it;
7. Carryout Monitoring and Evaluation Research from time to time to determine status of progress.
That I, …………………………………………………………………………………….……….., duly acknowledge this document on behalf of my organization,
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….., this day, ………………………………………...., ……….., ……………………..
To ally with the Council of Nigerian Youths (CNY) for the growth and development f the Youth, the Nation in particular.
Stamp and signature (Affiliating Body) Stamp and signature (Management)
CONTACT DETAILS:
Liaison Office: 2a Yaya Street, off Marquis Road,
Moshalashi Bus Stop, Shahsa,
P. O. Box 17269, Ikeja,
Egbede – Akowonjo, Lagos State.
Emails: councilofnigerianyouths@yahoo.com
nigerianyouths@msn.com
akinbo@savechildrennow.org
Mobile: +234 805 668 661
CWG Chair: Alfred N. V. (Miss)
+234 803 317 1453.
Cross River.
CWG Scribe: Ojekunle Alex R. (Ms.)
CWG Membership: Habba, David (Ms.)
Kusi, Bridget (Mrs.)
Odebunmi, Oluwadamilola (Ms.)
Obiagwu, Chika (Miss)
Tehinse, Tosin (Ms.)
Aderounm, Toyin (Miss)
Mobuse Yetunde (Miss)
Owonikoko, Titi (Miss)
Adeyefa, Sola (Ms.)
Odu, Oluwatosin (Ms.)
Adiasor, Judith (Miss)
Convener: Akinbo A. A. Cornerstone (Ms.)
+234 803 860 4060.
Ogun State.
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THE NIGERIA STATE, URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND THE DILEMMA OF GOOD GOVERNANCE. - 发送者是 Aare Kornar !
INTRODUCTION
Through the years Nigeria has undergone a process of experimentation with several governmental systems, but “good governance” that would ensure a sustainable and desirable urban development have been elusive through the years. As a consequence Urban centers. They include environmental pollution, traffic disorder, and incessant building collapse, social and political problems. These problems are also attributable to lack of physical planning.
The paper advocates for a reappraisal of constitutional legislative and operational mechanisms of development control at all levels of governance particularly in urban centers. This, the paper argues will make them mover efficient in the performance of their social and political functions. It suggests a healthy balance between planning, politics and adequate involvement of citizens in the development and political process of urban centers.
THE NIGERIAN STATE.
The Nigerian state had a long history of transition to various types of governmental of transition from one form of governmental system to the other. Nigeria became a Federation of three regions and a member of the Commonwealth of Nations following her independence on October 1, 1960. In 1963, she became a republic with the first designated president, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe who was the Governor General between 1960 and 1963. The Federal structure in 1963 became four regions with Mid-West region having been created from the western region. The four regions were; Northern, Eastern, Western and Mid-Western regions.
From independence till today, Nigeria has experimented with deferent types of government. Beginning from October 1 1960 to September 30, 1963 Nigeria operated the parliamentary system, the Westminster type of government, with the British Monarch as constitutional Head of state. The Governor- General represented her majesty, the Queen. The Prime Minister presided over a council of ministers which comprised mainly members of the Federal House of Representatives. There was a senate, made up of selected representatives from the three regions at the time, with equal member of representation. The senate President was the Head of the Senate, while the speaker of the House of Representatives was the head of the body.
The Republican system (First Republic) was embraced between October 1, 1963 and January 15, 1966. In this system, the office of Governor-General was changed to that of president (a non-executive position). The President was not an elected official. He remained the Head of State, Commander in Chief of the Armed forces of the country as he was under the Parliamentary system. The Prime Minister remained the Head of Government, and members of the council of Ministers were still essentially members of the House of Representatives.
Two years after adopting the Republic system of government, on January 14 to 15, 1966, a section of the Nigerian Military struck. This marked the beginning of an era of Military dictatorship which lasted till September 30, 1979 in the first instance while General Olusegun Obasanjo as Head of State. He handed over power to Alhaji Shehu Shagari, a civilian President on October 1, 1979. After series of coups, attempted coups and counter coups, over a period of 13 years, elections were held to usher, in an American type, Presidential style of government, with an Executive President of the center and Executive Governors in the State. Three arms of government were operative: The Executive, the Legislative and the Judiciary. Unfortunately however, through these years of transition till date “good governance” has been elusive but still a quest.
There has been laudable attempts under a democratic leadership since 1999, to reconstruct the social and political structures that should bring about urban development by addressing some fundamental problems such as: Human right abuses, Corruption and Poverty. However, the present political climate shows we still have a long way to go. Nigeria is still experiencing increased cases of human rights abuses, corruption in high places, poverty, insecurity of lives and property, ethnic and religions dashes, political violence and killings, environmental degradation, civil unrest and sustainable.
A desirable and sustainable urban development can be achieved through:
i. Effective physical planning and
ii. Good governance.
THE STATE OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
Nigeria is richly endowed with natural resources. However due to lack of good governance the resources have been mis-managed. Corruption has eaten deep into the fabric of the nation increasing the gap between the rich and the poor. Thus, making the poor, poorer and the rich richer. Urban development is important in the growth of the Nigerian state which planning is concerned with.
The Urban society is characterized by a sharp economic disparity between a small member of wealth families and a large member of poor families. This is making living conditions within cities so bad.
There is also increasing level of disparity between Urban and rural areas. The problems of the urban areas are as a result of the influx of people from the rural areas, traffic congestion, and pollution amongst others. Some problems arise due to the pressure of people using the facilities compared to the member of people it was designed for.
Nigeria’s urban infrastructure is crumbing. Water supply, sewage, sanitation, drainage, roads, electricity and waster disposal all suffer from years of serious neglect. Periodic and routine maintenance, by far the most cost-effective infrastructure spending, is almost zero.
It has become the norm in Nigeria to wait for a capital infusion to rehabilitate, replacing instead of maintaining the infrastructure. But declining financing resources is making this less feasible and deterioration is accelerating, compounding the situation is rapid urbanization caused by migration from rural areas. The number of people living in Nigeria’s towns and cities is expected to double to 80 million in the next 13 years and reach 100 million by 2010.
Urbanization is a positive force in development. Cities and towns are home to most industry, commerce, and services, all of which can be highly productive.
Nigeria’s urban population, over the period 1980-1993, grew at an astonishing 5.5 percent a year, compared with 2.9 percent nationwide. Many urban Nigerians, however, do not earn enough to cover even basic needs. An estimated 21 percent or so (8.5 million persons ) were below the poverty lines in 1992-93. They, more than anybody, suffer from the breakdown in urban infrastructure, especially through poor health. Most of the burden falls on women and children.
Urban pollution and poor management of municipal waste (sewage and refuse) add to the health hazards. Numerous industries dump untreated and often toxic liquids in open gutters, streams, rivers and lagoon. And, as elsewhere fumes from vehicles contaminate the air and water.
In recent years, Nigeria’s leadership, institutions, and policies have been subject to abrupt and unpredictable change, making any planning difficult. A starting point for action can be found in the National Urban Development Policy, prepared in 1992. This, however, has not been adopted officially.
Other government policies have hampered urban productivity and welfare. Fiscal deficits have fueled inflation. Big subsidies for fertilizer, petrol and loss-making state enterprises drain revenues away from more productive use. It has been observed that inadequate control on public spending, massive extra budgetary allocations, and lack of accountability and transparency hinder allocation of resources for infrastructure and social services.
The same situation obtains with urban real estate. The state owns much of the land that could be used for housing, factories, offices, or as collateral for credit. But bureaucratic procedure make it difficult, time-consuming, and expensive to acquire real estate. Moreover, the private sector is excluded from aspects of infrastructure and services (electricity, water and telecommunications, for instance).
With scarce financial resources and too few trained people, local governments (774 of them) are unable to carry out their assigned functions. As usual, the poor suffer most.
Reliving and reducing poverty must be the main aim of urban development. Even modest investment can make a big improvement in the lives of the urban poor. Better basic services in low-income urban areas can have a major impact on the welfare and productivity of the poor. But such investments must be part of broader programs fro primary healthcare, education, and employment.
Another problem transportation and traffic congestion due bad roads, lack of street lights and street signs and little or no building set backs.
Statistics show that the increasing number of accidents is due to the inability of the government to function properly in the area of transportation among others. There is the problem of road bandits who parade long distance routes adding to the number of accidents that occur on Nigerian roads. Another problem I the issue of poor maintenance of road. It can scarcely be taken that Nigeria is enriched with oil resources but lacked the ability to use the bitumen obtained from petroleum to make her roads functional.
There has been the issue of night workers known as prostitutes, armed robbers and even pen thieves in offices especially at high places. In the country it is found that corrupt police officers who are meant to be defending the rights of the citizens abuse these citizens physically.
In the construction industry, corruption has eaten deep into the system that fake plans, building more than the number of floors approved, political influence of building plan approvals, encroaching on government land as a result of these issues there have been incessant building collapse and bridges in various states, with Lagos having the highest number, followed by Port Harcourt, River State capital.
Some of the challenges faced by the construction industry are listed below.
• Planlessness of towns and cities in the country
• Incessant collapse of buildings.
• Fire in buildings.
• Environmental abuse and other disasters.
• Dearth of referenced design standards for professionals.
• Use of non=professionals.
• Use of untested products and materials.
• Lack of adequate regulations and sanctions.
• Lack of maintenance culture.
GOOD GOVERNANCE
Governance can be defined as the science of government behavior and performance, including the exercise of economic, political and administrative authority to manage a country’s affairs at all levels (UNDP, 1997; Detheir, 1999). It provides the framework through which citizens and groups exercise their rights, meet their obligations and articulate their interests.
Governance is about people and the environment in which they live. It is about people as citizens of their respective states. It is about the relationship between the state and its citizens of their respective states. It is about the relationship between the state and its citizens. It is about the relationship between the state and its citizens, either in their individual capacity or as a group.
It is a process by which governments and people together identify shared values, needs and challenges and jointly manage the implementation of those programs and the available resources, through a transparent and accountable process with shared responsibility for outcomes that are responsive, gender-sensitive and broad-based. This requires a climate of respect for human rights, with the expressed objectives of maximizing benefits to men and women for the common good (Bardhan 1997).
A government encompasses
I. An effective state i.e. one that possesses an enabling political and legal environment for economic growth and equitable distribution of wealth and social welfare
II. Civil societies and communities that are represented in the policy making process, with the state facilitating political and social interaction, and fostering societal cohesion and stability.
III. A private sector that is allowed to pay an independent and productive e role in the economy (Hamdol, 2000).
All three elements singularly and in combination, together with sound economic management are essential for sustained development as emphasized in recent assessments by the African Development Bank (ADB, 1998 and 1999), to achieve many of the precepts of good governance, such as increased public sector efficiency or reduced poverty, necessarily implies a loss to some groups. For example, increased efficiency in public service delivery implies that the activities of rent seekers have to be minimized. On the other hand, reducing poverty might call for income redistribution measures, which could hurt the interests of richer groups.
UNDP identifies nine core characteristics covering eight key urban issues, which measure good governance.
a) Participation-all men and women should have a voice decision-making either directly or through legitimate intermediate institutions that represent their interest. Such broad participation is built on freedom of association and speech, as well as capacities to participate constructively
b) Rule of law – legal frameworks should be fair and enforced impartially, particularly the laws on human rights.
c) Transparency – this is built on the free flow of information. Processes, institution and information is provided to understand and monitor them.
d) Responsiveness –institutions and process try to serve all stakeholders.
e) Consensus orientation – good governance mediates differing interests to reach a broad consensus on what is in the best interest of the group and where possible, on policies and procedures.
f) Equity – all men and women have opportunities to improve or maintain their well-bring.
g) Effectiveness and efficiency – processes and institutions produce results that meet needs while making the best use of resources.
h) Accountability Decision – makers in government, the private sector and civil society organizations are accountable to the public, as well.
i) Strategic vision – leaders and public have a broad and long-term perspective on good governance and human development, along with a sense of what is needed for such development. There is also an understanding of the historical, cultural and social complexities in which that perspective is grounded (UNDP, 1997).
THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT
According to Davey (1993), the role of government in urban management and development can be summarized as follows:
i) Is concerned with the policies, plans programs and practices that seek to ensure that population growth is matched by access to basic infrastructure, shelter and employment. While such access will depend as much, if not more, on private initiatives and enterprise, they are critically affected by public sector policies and functions that only government can perform.
ii). The performance of government is critical to the effective management of urban growth. Government should partner with international agencies who show interest in improving the structure, process, and resources of urban government institutions. Policies of decentralization which delegates functional responsibilities and resources to lower levels of government and new financial flows should be created to stimulate public investment. Development project should include technical assistance to improve the planning and operational of processes of urban agencies
iii) The effectiveness of urban government is clearly dependent on a range of contextual factors: political stability, social cohesion and economic buoyancy, to name only the most obvious. It also depends on the skills and motivations of it’s policy makes and the staff who serve them. But the widespread concern to change and improve the management arrangements suggests a belief that the structures, processes and resources base are themselves factors that contribute to effectiveness. To illustrate, the performance of a car owes much both to it’s driver and to the driving conditions- that is, the state of the road, the traffic, the weather. But its inherent characteristics engine power, road hold, fuel efficiency, and soon constitute a third element to the equation. Just so, the institutional characteristics of urban government play a part in determining its effectiveness, along with the people who run it and the environment within which is operates.
THE ROLE OF THE CIVIL SOCIETY
Against the backdrop of the failure of centralized states in the developmental project, civil society was gradually conceived as alternative delivered of social services and welfare, thus providing solution to the in capacities of the state as well as the inequalities of the capitalist development (Olayode, 2005).
The United State Agency for International Development (USAID expresses this view thus: The components of civil society, the broad-based groups, the networks and communication among these groups, are at the heart of what USAID and may development agencies are trying to achieve (USAID, 1994) also Olayode (2005 reported that the liberation of civil society from the suffocating grip of the state has become the hegemonic ideological project of one time.
In democratic theory, civil society is expected to play a major representative role in the process of transition to democracy.
There are four main areas of civil society involvement in the democratization project:
i) Altering the balance of power between a state and society.
ii) Improving the accountability of both politicians and administrators;
iii) Legitimating the political systems by promoting the values of liberal democracy (Luckham and White 1997).
CONCLUSION
Good governance in Nigeria so far has been a dilemma. Infact it has become elusive despite the various systems of government operated from independence on October 1, 1960 till date. This had led to negative impacts on the social, political economic and physical environment of the country. Hence problems of corruption, poverty, insecurity of lives and property, human rights abuses, political thuggery, environmental degradation, inequitable distribution of resources and development lack of proper physical planning, improper management of urban growth to mention but a few ha made urban development in the country to meet with a brick wall.
In Nigeria, addressing the problem of urban development means addressing the issue of good governance. The solution should reach deep into the very fabric of the Nation where the problem lies. Therefore, a reappraisal of the mechanisms of development control at all levels of government, particularly in urban centers. The civil society also has a vital role in selecting complementary and checking the government.
WAY FORWARD
There are two basic strategies for achieving a sustainable or good urban development in Nigeria. They are good governance and an effective physical planning.
Should there be a reappraisal of the constitutional, legislative and operational mechanisms of development controls, at all levels of governance, particularly only in urban centers. This would make them more efficient in the performance of their social and political functions.
There should be participation of the civil society including communities and the private sector. The government should decentralize authority and the local government strengthened more precisely, their responsibility should be clearly defined; make revenue transfers to them more predictable, give assistance to increase their internal revenue and give them real involvement in planning and implementation.
Relieving and reducing poverty towards a pro-poor strategy must be the aim of urban development. Better basic services in low income urban areas can have a major impact on the welfare and productivity of the poor. But such investments must be part of broader programs for primary healthcare, education and employment. A new Nigeria is possible, when we begin to look and act with deep insight and decisive action.
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NiPRO..going from grace to grace. - 发送者是 Aare Kornar !
Dear Young Nigerian Professionals,
We are happy to inform you that we have
registered a new domain name for NiPRO Nigeria
(www.nipro-ng. com). However, the old domain
name www.nipro-ng. org remains valid. We also
wish to thank Mr. Timothy Odedina, an active
member of NiPRO and Manager of www.dozenhost.
com for the free registeration and 100MG space.
Dozen host will also be hosting and managing the
website.
Right now we are looking for professionals
within the network to help build the website so
that we can manage all information from here
while we still remain connected to the NiPRO
International website (www.niproinc. com). There
is so much going on right now. As a matter of
fact, we have begun the Courage professionalism
integrity promotion which is being championed by
A ray of Hope, Unesco Youth Ambassador for the
culture of Peace (www.unesco.co. uk). You can
view the promotion revolving around the national
flag... So, the positive image of Nigeria is
being championed by us through our UK partner.
Soon we shall hit the London times.. NiPRO is
moving at a pace we all cannot imagine now. The
network is ours because it is Nigerian and it
means well for our beloved country... we
strongly believe the labour of our heroes past
shall never be in vain.
Hopefully before the end of the month we shall
send you a document (highlighting the
contribution that Africa and African's have made
and continue to make to British Society) written
by the Development Education Association (DEA)
to support UNESCO aim of promoting recognition.
Reading the document will probably make you have
a sense of pride being Nigerian or African... We
would send the abridged version in due course
(just about 17 pages) for your perusal and
comments. NiPRO was priviledged to receive the
document from the London Secretariat of UNESCO
UK courtesy of A Ray of Hope.
Have a great day as we continue to impact our
world. We are the change Nigeria is waiting
for...
Victor Gotevbe, General Manager
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NiPRO International
t. 08033057677( Nigeria)
e. gotebs@niproinc.com
www.niproinc. com
Send instant messages to your online friends
http://uk.messenger .yahoo.com
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Nigerian Youth Summit 2006 ! - 发送者是 Aare Kornar !
.... [ Proudly Nigeria] Digest Number 3.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proudlynigeria/
All those who wish to come should still go ahead to pay and arrive on time (19/10/2006) such that accommodation could be made available. Summit Materials and Feeding will be take care, as well as accommodation, if all obligation according to documents attached in the yahoo group is read and printed.
Once again, I wish to state our unresolved apology for any suspected lateness. Some modalities would be put in place to change the tentative schedule such that it could take into consideration those that will be arriving late on October 20th, 2006. This means that the attendees will have to work all night.
Be informed that the event is an attempt to ensure that we generate proper documentation and foster implementation of policies concerning all sectors relevant to the Millennium Developmental Goals.
Remember, you talk, I walk, it works.
Akinbo A. A. Cornerstone
Member, Board of Trustee, NiRA.
(Nigerian Internet Registration Association)
08056681661, 08038604060.
Regional Liason Office,
West African Youth Leadership Association (WAYLA)
151, Lagos Abeokuta Expressway,
Ota (beside Spring Bank) – Abeokuta,
Ogun State. Nigeria
www.wayla.org
Council of Nigerian Youths
2a yaya street, off marquis road,
Shasha – Akowonjo,
Post Office Box 17269,
Ikeja – Lagos State
Director, SCN-Africa ,
www.savechildrennow.org
akinbo@savechildrennow.org
c/0 Department of Psychology,
Faculty of Social Science,
Obafemi Awolowo University,
Ile-Ife, Osun State.
Note: forwarded message attached.
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African Regional Youth Initiative- October (Update) - 发送者是 Aare Kornar !
(5) Opportunities:
a) Development Analysts
b) Panel on African Commissions
************ ********* ********* *********
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Development Analysts
The Forum for Global Action: Africa
Edition, in partnership with the African Regional Youth Initiative sent a call in August seeking
writers to fill 10 Development Analyst positions. Positions begin October 2006 for a period of 6 months or one year. The Development Analyst position is designed for members of organizations and/or networks in Africa. Youth and women are encouraged to apply. Development Analysts should have knowledge of development issues at community, national, regional, and international levels, gained from relevant academic studies or other experiences. Analysts will also present the work of the Forum for Global Action to promote civil society collaboration on the continent.
This position is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys writing, is proactive, and is able to clearly articulate (in English or French) their views on development in Africa. Articles will
appear on the Forum's weekly newsletter and blog, as well as other publications and conference materials. In addition, the Forum for Global Action will work with Development Analysts to publish opinion pieces about global issues in other local and national publications.
This is a great chance for somebody energetic to play an integral role in a fast-paced, creative and driven organization that is in the midst of expanding its scale of operation for a greater impact
in Africa and beyond.
To apply: Please send your resume to lfortinsky@africani nitiative.org. Also, please include a writing sample of no more than 200-300 words. Applications should be submitted no later than October 15, 2006.
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Choices...draft ! - 发送者是 Aare Kornar !
That’s something we all have and make consciously or unconsciously. Not making a choice in itself is a choice. You outlook to life and what you make of life are products of your choices. Two things happen to us in life, accidents (events we can do nothing about) and incidents (events we plan for).you can govern the accident that befall you but you can choose how you'll handle them. Even the worst of situations can be handled rightly it’s all a matter of choice. I know a great guy, he had an auto crash about 8years ago, He lost his legs and was confined to a wheelchair, it seemed all was lost but he choose to still be a force to reckon with and today. He is a loud voice for the physically changed. That’s just one of many; the list is endless of those who rose from the worst of accidents, its all about the choice they made.
Each day you are faced with the challenge of making the right choice, it may not be convenient but it will payoff eventually.
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African Regional Youth Initiative- October (Update) - 发送者是 Aare Kornar !
(3) Recent organizations to join ARYI
include:
Centre for Disaster Management and
Humanitarian Assistance- Kenya
African Renaissance Movement- USA
Sierra Comrades Action Group- Sierra Leone
Alliance Cornerstone Youth Organization -
Nigeria
For information on joining ARYI or a
specific country team in Africa, please contact info@africaninititative.org.
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African Regional Youth Initiative- October (Update) - 发送者是 Aare Kornar !
(2) ARYI Partnerships:
ARYI has gained additional community,
national, regional and
international partnerships with
organizations that have a similar
vision on development issues in Africa.
One of the new partner
organizations is the World Council for
Corporate Governance (WCCG).
ARYI was invited to join WCCG by the
Former Prime Minister of
Sweden, Ola Ullsten. The WCCG also works
with former and current
world leaders from Canada, India and
countries in the Caribbean.
WCCG believes in broadening the role of
corporate governance in
alleviating poverty in conformance with UN
Global Compact and UN
Millennium Development.
ARYI will be working with WCCG to bring
the African context to
discussions and WCCG planning, including
their up-coming Global
Conference on Social Responsibility in Dom
Pedro Golf Hotel,
Vilamoura, Portugal from 15-17 February
2007. Specific planning and
ways to participate in this conference
will be announced in November
2006.
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African Regional Youth Initiative- October (Update) - 发送者是 Aare Kornar !
1. Project Updates- African Women of
Distinction project
2. ARYI Partnerships
3. Recent organizations to join ARYI
4. Donor Meeting
5. Opportunities
a) Development Analysts
b) Panel on African Commissions
6. Up-coming ARYI events in Nigeria:
************ ********* ********* *********
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(1) Project Updates:
African Women of Distinction project- A
leadership and mentorship
program for women leaders in Africa
Introduction:
The African Women of Distinction project
(with a start-up budget of
$10,000) profiles the leadership and
impact of women who come from
across Africa and represent diverse
social, religious, economic and
political backgrounds, transcending
perceived cultural, religious,
sectoral and generational divides. The
women have been nominated by
community members through a African-wide
call out. They are mothers,
government and business leaders, community
activists, scientists,
and grandmothers. The women have in common
a personal vision that
helped her to overcome social obstacles
and paved a way for the
betterment of people's lives in her
community.
In addition, the women:
-Are a positive role model and demonstrate
leadership in their
chosen field
-Have made an impact at local, national or
international levels
-Have been the first in initiating an
activity that made living
conditions better for others
-Embody excellence and leadership in her
field of endeavor
-Have shown courage in public life and
public service or is/has been
involved in a great cause for the
uplifting of humanity.
She is also a role model for younger women
in Africa and around the
world. The African Women of Distinction
project provides a reality-
based and all-encompassing depiction of
women in Africa, including
their role as nurturers, as agents of
peace, women who have
challenged conventional thinking as a
"social rebel".
Integrated within the African Women of
Distinction project is an
African Women of Distinction Leadership
and Mentorship program that
unites and builds solidarity between women
of all ages and cultures,
and facilitates mentorship between each
other. One hundred and fifty
young men and women between the ages of 18
and 30 have to date
joined this project under the mentorship
and leadership components.
These young leaders are presently building
a women's leadership
program in their respective countries,
creating a young women's
network, and conducting research and
developing publications on
women`s leadership. Each of these young
leaders will also be
involved in the development of a video
documentary and book that
will highlight their lives and also the
lives of twenty women
leaders in Africa.
The video documentary, book and pod casts
will be the first of
several editions of this project. Planned
in 2007 and beyond is to
replicate this project in other regions of
the world. Plans are
already underway to form partner with
global women's organizations
to make this a global project.
The African Women of Distinction project
has gained tremendous media
interest including from the BBC, IPS, and
the UN radio station.
Interviews with each media station have
been conducted and more are
planned for the year. Based on this
interest, the project has
developed a blog at http://www.awod.
wordpress. com which will become
a virtual `meetings place' for
participants worldwide. The bog will
also serve as an opportunity to mentoring
computer skills, as well
as an online exchange forming networks,
building cooperation and
sharing progress. Also in place is the
projects website at
http://www.amandako ster.com/ awod, and
pod casts will be created with
the partnership of various media sources.
A number of organizations have also
partnered with the African Women
of Distinction project, including YWCA
Tanzania who will play a role
in hosting a launch later this year.
Individuals such as the former
Rwandan Ambassador to the US has also
joined as project
collaborators. To date, four interns based
in the U.S. have begun to
work with the project. By November 2006,
the project will have
collected a total of 100 nominations for
women leaders in Africa.
After a selection process, twenty women
will be selected for a video
documentary that will be taped early 2007.
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About the Event - 发送者是 Aare Kornar !
Important notice:
Due to unforeseen circumstances we have had to cancel the Focus Day. The main conference will be going ahead as planned. Special Rate for Nigerian Delegates: £200
The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation is organising the second Connecting Rural Communities Conference in Nigeria scheduled to take place between 10th -12th October. The CTO are also pleased to announce that the event be hosted by the Ministry of Communications. This is the second in a four-event series which focuses on the development of information and Communications Technology (ICT) – and in particular the progress which is being made on connecting rural communities. With the rapid projected development of rural communications in developing countries there has never been a greater opportunity for ICT companies to stake their claim on this lucrative market.
The first Connecting Rural Communities conference took place in January and was proud to have the support of the Indian Department of Telecommunications and the invaluable assistance of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.
The event emphasized the sharing of practical experiences while highlighting the role of place and place- based innovation in local development, rural health, education, culture and environment, with attention to implications for rural policy and governance. Government initiatives, regulatory strategies were also discussed that could allow businesses to advance in rural communities.
Connecting Rural Communities 2006 is a must-attend event for anyone involved in the ICT industry featuring presentations from high-level industry professionals and public sector representatives. The agenda will cover several topics essential to enhancing your company’s understanding of the market, including:
• Latest regulatory initiatives for promoting ICTs in rural areas
• Marketing strategies to drive rural revenues
• Best practice case studies of successful rural communications projects
• An overview of the variety of current and upcoming ICT technologies for connecting rural communities
• How ICTs can be used to deliver e-health, e-education, e- agriculture, e-government and e-commerce to rural areas
• Future financing mechanisms for setting up rural communications
• Governments’ plans to expand rural ICT access
• Developments on mobile Communications
• Satellite communications
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NYS 2006...and the count down begins. - 发送者是 Aare Kornar !
Dear Comrades,
First in our heart is your desire to be in attendance. We would regard you as a scarce group of mind that would seat throughout the three day event to ensure we formulate a resolution that would affect the Nigerian Policymakers in the area of ICT growth and development. Be informed that the Global Digital Conference comes up in Nigeria soon.
Kindly peruse the entire attached document and print out after filling the necessary items. Send filled forms to the same address, using your full name as subject.
You can invite the intellectual few that will make a difference in this event. Our total budget is for 200 or more. Accommodation is free. Discussion will be based on all the issues laid out below:
http://events.takingitglobal.org/OF_youthnationbuilding
Lodging will be done for those who can prove payment of fees on or before the October 10th, 2006. Lodgers should come along with just bedding materials, a picture gallery outfit and a training piece (or a casual). The package already includes a jotter and a pen.
However, you can come along with booklets to share for friends and new networks.
Feel free to pass a message using this medium. Also take advantage of the Information Technology provided by TIG:
http://orgs.takingitglobal.org/11847
You will be sent some of the CNY Packets on joining the yahoo group. Time is not our friend. All working sheet concerning the Option for Action developed at the Nigerian Youth Leadership Summit is ready for perusal and would be posted soon in pdf.
This particular summit will also be an opportunity to be educated on the role of youths in policy formation and action statement. It will also be seen to setup a strategic team to handle implementation working groups on all the MDG's outlined from our last meeting.
You are welcome.
MANAGEMENT TEAM.
COUNCIL OF NIGERIAN YOUTHS
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proudlynigeria
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Independence Day... - 发送者是 Aare Kornar !
...was spent with great minds in Ilesha with the intent to make Nigeria greater...my health is strong and i intend to cover some beats today at end of the ceremony. Happy day to come for my comrades.
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SEXUAL MINORITY - 发送者是 Aare Kornar !
I am surprised, myself that I am doing this, actually being in defense of the Gay or better still ‘Sexual Minority’ or the Sexually marginalized’ Yes I am for their right to coexist.
I must emphasize the point that I am not Gay but I believe in the saying of Voltaire ‘I may not like what you say but I will defend till death your right to say it’ even though I am not a “sexual Minor” I will defend till death their right to be free.
I was privilege to attend a workshop recently organized by Network for Adolescent and Youth of Africa (NAYA), there I had my first encounter with two sexual minor, and it could be akin to when one hears HIV/AIDS exist but you have never really seen somebody dying from the disease, the moment you come in contact with someone dieing from it, as they say, seeing is believing that is when we begin to take precautionary steps hoping it is not too late.
Yesterday was my first time of coming in contact with a gay and the first thing that came to my mind is ‘so they really do exist in Nigeria’ watching on Television, reading about them in Newspapers. Hearing that Elton John has left his wife to remarry a man, that, some Anglican Bishops are gay was all illusions till I met the sexual minorities and it struck, they are humans.
PREJUDICES
I can not say I have totally liberated myself from my prejudices. But coming in contact with them brings to the fore that this prejudice is borne not out of the fact that it is wrong, wrong in the sense that they affect me negatively or they have the capacity to affect negatively in the future. These prejudices where borne out of societal norms and value, which we have brought to accept as given and we unconsciously or perhaps consciously use the norms and value as measurement scale, a yard stick to determine who is ‘straight and not straight’.
We don’t need a law to tell us stealing is bad or that killing is equally bad, at a time in our history from the various tales this belief system evolved over time and today it’s a crime to steal or kill. There appear to be automatic retribution after committing subsequently after stealing or killing, however, under the sharia code for instance, there are extenuating circumstance where stealing is okay.
Our prejudice of the sexual minorities is borne out of this orientation, we pejoratively assume because we are personally against it, it is wrong. It is our value system that has unconsciously fostered this thought pattern on us.
We have gone beyond the age where we accept things as given to a new age of critical thinking. Being Gay/Lesbian does not affect us personally or collectively in the course of my discussion with people on sexual minorities all said, it is bad, and on prompting further I asked why it is bad? They all pointed to the Bible.
RELIGION
The power of religion in our daily life not in doubt and there exist a plethora of Religion and Religious houses. However there are two major religions. That is Christianity and Islam. And it is on this foundation that prejudices against sexual minorities is built and because of the fact that I have my religious beliefs. I have deliberately refused to cite from the Bible or Quoran either for or against. In the course of my discussion with the sexually marginalized and those not, there appear to exist plenty of religious verses to support their claims.
From the Oxford Concise Dictionary of Politics, ‘Religion is concerned with the worship of transcendent or supernatural being whose existence is outside or above the realm of the normal’ Mclean, McMillan (2003:460) therefore being gay or lesbian does not in any way inhibit our worship. That is, we all can be religious disregarding our sexual status.
There are many kinds of belief which fall outside the bounds of the recognized religions, including forms of Marxism, nationalism, etc. except you believe in the existence of a supernatural, you can actually be a Marxist, or a nationalist and be either gay or ‘straight’, if sex is a crime in any religion and not in another, Is it ubiquitously okay to say sex is a crime? The condemnation of one on religious ground is built on faulty premise. Religion becomes a crime to the extent that it disturbs the peace and happiness of others. How many of us have not had course to complain that this loudspeaker from that religious house or religious person is disturbing us? Sexual minority is not a religion. They are in various religion, the appropriate question we should ask ourselves is, because one is gay/lesbian, has that affected his/her relationship with the supernatural? Obviously the answer is NO! The sexual minorities have religious leaders.
As Christians we are governed by the dictates of the Bible, as Muslim by the Sharia, other religion have their own, Marxist by the writing of Karl Marx, the book of Moma, etc. the simple fact that ‘God’ created ‘Adam’ and because it is not good for man to be alone, he created ‘Eve’ what if from the dictates of my religion which is different, the origin of creation looks like this, he created man because man needed companion he created another; man: consequently this is the origin of man that I have as orientation!
The major argument against the sharia is that it fosters a religion on a state not taking into cognizance that there exist sine qua non, non Muslims. The fundamentals of the discrimination is based on the religious teachings of Christianity and Islam, why the double standard? We all have a right to co-exist. The beauty of democracy is, we are supposed to negotiate our way through and not the obsolete use of a sledge hammer on an Ant.
CHOICE
In taking a decision, we try to always make the best decision out of possible alternatives what economics call alternatives forgone. Being a sexual minor is it by choice or Hereditary? If it’s by choice, then it means to that person, it is a better alternative, however if it is hereditary, then it is acquired at birth. How many of us are totally at peace with ourselves, if we have the opportunity, we will gladly trade a part of us for something better. But since it is impossible we have learnt to leave with it. The moment it is hereditary we perfect ways of life with what we don’t like.
The sexually marginalized could be by choice or hereditary, sociologist explains it as psychological dysfunction, a kind of defense mechanism against perhaps abuse in the past, while aspect of Marxism will explain it using political economy that is going into it for economic reason, because of the geometrical increase in the rate of poverty.
Various religious beliefs have varied ways of explaining it prominent amongst which is evil. We all agree that, they exist in abundance cosmetically good people even as religious leaders. That all sexually marginalized are evil is an assumption. The bad and good exist in all religion, profession, association etc.
We are all governed by the choices we make we try to make sure that out of possible alternative. We make the best choice that is we take the better alternative. Wrong choice(s) is normal and part of life we learn from them. The sexual marginalized either by choice or hereditary have made theirs out of possible alternative, if it is a mistake, with time they will come around, if not, it is their decision; it was theirs to make anyway. Abrupt end of discrimination and stigmatization is not a question but a certainty.
CONCLUSION
We should look in the direction of Thomas Jefferson that “I have never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion or in philosophy as a cause for withdrawing from friendship” how many of us have withdrawn form friendship, advocated the use of a sledge hammer on sexual minority simply because they are what they are. Since when has man knowing thyself become a crime?
Come to think of it, if a reduction in population is a desired goal as advocated by the National Population Policy of Nigeria (1999) and indeed world population then sexual marginalized becomes an important tool to attain this level. Obviously, they can not procreate; population will only improve in deficit.
Our continued hunting of this group is making them go underground, establishing their own church and other places of worship for them only, which under develops the nation, they should be encouraged to come out and contribute their quote to national development.
The prevalence of HIV/AIDS is not synonymous to gay/lesbian only. Unprotected sexually activity increases its rate, however both are guilty. The advice of protected sex or better abstinence will be a worthy advice for all.
Our continued marginalization of this group is repugnant and the repugnancy of this group on moral ground is unjust. In being sagacious we need to observe the fundamentals of morality, that is we need to be objective, however, subjectivity has been the basis of our actions and utterances. We have been systematically programmed to resist Gay right to existence. This assumption has conditioned our mindset, evolving overtime to the present.
Being Gay/Lesbian does not make one good or evil depending on your personal relationship to the ‘God’ you worship. What do you think ?
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NAYA-Nigeria:YOUTH INVOLVEMENT AND VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION - 发送者是 Aare Kornar !
ANNOUNCEMENT
Dear Friend,
We bring to your notice, NAYA’s success in supporting four of its youth members to attend and actively participate in the review of the 1995 National Adolescent Health Policy, taking place at:
Venue: Ostra Hotels, behind M.K. O. Abiola Gardens, Ikeja, Lagos
Date: 25th –27th
Time: 9am-5pm daily
You are also invited to cease the opportunity of virtual participation at the meeting. This is a privilege that will give you first hand knowledge of the day-to-day deliberations and opportunity to make your input as regards the review of this policy. We know that this review concerns you, although it may not be possible for you all to be there in person. However, NAYA presents online inroad for you to exercise your civic responsibilities to be a visible partaker in decisions that will affect the future.
Thank you for the decision to make your voices count. For information visit the NAYA website. www.nayafrica.tk
signed
Titilola Bello
Director
Youth Development Network
On behalf of
APOSTLE EMMANUEL ETIM
National Coordinator
Network for Adolescents and Youths of Africa(NAYA
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Save Children Now members.... - 发送者是 Aare Kornar !
Congratulatiuons to all members...
Information.
Our North Regional Co-Director, David Habba is in Charge of delegation of duties in your area. However, the Information he can give is that you get into the yahoo group (use the link below) and also make use of the google link on our home page.
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/scn_nvs/
You will also be asked to choose the unit you would like be placed. It is important that we start the training once the number of registered Co - Directors hit One Thousand. At the time of this communication, we are pass that mark. All we need is to update our membership to start some other procedural programs.
In Nigeria, the Nigerian Youth Summit 2006 will be holding talks on the role of the Youth in Nation Building using the ICT Facility. One of its sub-theme in the mino class for next Summit is the African Charter and its' implementation in the states of the federation. This will lead to the publishing of the "Nigerian Youths: Who is who !". Care to be published ? Write councilofnigerianyouths@yahoo.com.
Finally, our duty will be to engage the policymakers, to buld a database of care-center in need of capital support and be felt to be advocate of the global child...all you need to do is speakout !
Akinbo A. A. Cornerstone
African Co-Director, SCN.
234 805 668 1661
akinbo@savechildrenow.org
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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO REVIEW 1995 ADOLESCENT HEALTH POLICY WITH STAKEHOLDERS IN LAGOS - 发送者是 Aare Kornar !
NAYA on behalf of Nigerian Youths will want to first thank the Federal Government of Nigeria through the Federal Ministry of Health, Adolescents Health Units for considering undertaking this laudable initiative at this point in time of the polity.
The Network (NAYA) was established in 2002 in Nairobi Kenya, with the support of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America International (PPFA-I) as a sexual health and rights platform for advocacy, community mobilization and capacity building through youth leadership with HIV/AIDS being the main focus of activities in six African Countries (Sudan, Benin, Kenya, Uganda, Cameroon, and Nigeria). NAYA specifically advocates for increase access to information and education on adolescent and youth reproductive health, and to increase community support for the provision of adolescent reproductive health services in Nigeria
Do you want to exercise your civic responsibilities to be a visible partaker in decisions that will affect your present decisions and future expectations?
Do you want to have first-hand knowledge of the day to day and opportunities to make your input as regards to the review of the 1995 National Adolescent Health Policy?
Now, we know! The Federal Ministry of Health is convening the long expected 1995 National Adolescent Health policy review; which concerns you and the Citizenship practice for a comprehensive health outcome.
NAYA, a youth-focused organization is facilitating in the three-day process a virtual conference to increased Youths Involvement and participation where you will be able to table and monitor your opinions and make your voice heard.
All young persons in Nigeria and the Diaspora and all adolescents and youth loving friends of Nigeria, and Africa as a whole are hereby invited to participate in online forum through the following our web-link: www.nayafrica.tk
You may not have the physical resources and capacity to be at the venue of the meeting but it is your citizenship rights to be actively involved.
Visit the web-link to exercise your rights!
If you do not make your decision, someone else will make it for you but that may not be completely in your best interest.
This is also to notify all the Gentlemen of the press in the country about the Press conference that will hold after the programme. You are cordially invited.
For more information please contact:
Maureen Okoro: 0803 0873080 oge_210@yahoo.com
Bello Titilola: 0802 3420413 btitilola@yahoo.com
For: NAYA – Nigeria
Akinbo A. A. Cornerstone
akinbo@savechildrennow.org
08056681661
PRESS RELEASE: NETWORK FOR ADOLESCENTS AND YOUTHS OF AFRICA (NAYA)
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NiPRO... - 发送者是 Aare Kornar !
NIGERIAN PROFESSIONALS (NiPRO) INTERNATIONAL NETWORK
PRESENTS
READY…? SET…? STAY NIGERIA!!!
THEME
MIGRATION: MYTHS AND REALITIES
VENUE
The Conference & Training Centre Lagos, Elephant House,
16th & 17th Floors, 214 Broad Street, Lagos.
DATE
Saturday, September 30, 2006
ABOUT NiPRO
NiPRO International is a global network of motivated young Nigerian professionals working together to build a prosperous, united and stronger Nigeria now and for the future. NiPRO is a subdivision of the AFRican PROfessionals (AfriPRO) Network Inc.
Our vision (worldwide)
To build a new positive image and appreciation for young Nigerian professionals and Nigeria, her culture and her people!"
Our Mission
Fostering the growth of highly talented, socially responsible and dynamic young Nigerian professionals to
- Address issues that affect young Nigerians
- Build meaningful contacts
- Cultivate impeccable professionalism
- Discover business etiquette & protocol
- Exchange ideas & visions
- Foster Travelers' Philanthropy in Nigeria
NiPRO has five pillars upon which we are building the Network:
- Professional Development
- Wealth Creation & Investment
- Cultural & Political Awareness
- Technology
- Community Service i.e. Medical & Technology Missions via Travelers' Philanthropy
PROJECT RATIONALE
In the last twenty years, the number of international migrants around the world has increased 200% from 100 to 200 million per year. As a matter of fact, there is a phenomenal growing interest amongst young Nigerians migrating to Europe and America in search of greener pastures. By so doing they help in the continual advancement of these continents, and further strengthen the brain drain initiative while leaving Nigeria untouched. Unfortunately, these migrants have more difficulty than permanent residents, in the country of destination, accessing services such as health, housing and education, and are often the target of unfair policies and discrimination by local citizens. These students and professionals who make up a large chunk of the migrants are unaware of the steps to take in surviving and living over there, problems they might encounter, challenges in relocating, and untapped opportunities here in Nigeria. A lot of young people are faced daily with confusion, discouragement, disenchantment, disarray, injustice, advance fee fraud, tribalism and general decay pervading the whole society. These social evils have left a lot of young Nigerians in the dungeon of despair and have beclouded their vision to be patriotic and professional.
Hence, the mass migration of young Nigerians to seek greener pastures in a foreign land(s). There are about five million young Nigerians living abroad, with over 20,000 doctors, 5,000 lawyers, 5000 technological experts living in the United States.
It is in light of the foregoing that the Nigerian Professionals (NiPRO) International Network conceptualized the READY..? SET..? STAY NIGERIA! project. The initiative will explore opportunities, discuss possible impediments and doubts, and also emphasize the incentives and existing opportunities in Nigeria and offer advice to practicing entrepreneurs and potential entrepreneurs; thereby drawing an accurate picture of business in Nigeria. It will also discourage Nigerians from running overseas to live there but to stay in Nigeria to help in the ongoing developmental works. It will also compliment the efforts of the READY...? SET..? GO Africa initiative for Africans in Diaspora.
The initiative will be in serial workshops and seminars that will include lectures, panel discussions with audio visual aids, case studies, syndicate work, film show and field visitation where necessary. Facilitators will be drawn from Nigerian Immigration Service, Foreign Embassies, the Diaspora, Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), National Orientation Agency, Educational institutes and Non-governmental organizations.
This particular event will attempt to answer the following questions:
1. What are the benefits of being a Nigerian citizen?
2. What are the tangible benefits of holding a Nigerian passport?
3. What opportunities exist in Nigeria?
4. Why should Nigerians be patriotic?
5. How can young Nigerians build a new Nigeria?
6. Why National pride amidst poverty?
VENUE
The Conference and Training Centre Lagos is located on the Island; a central location and has a very serene environment which allows for learning and good interaction. It is situated within the Elephant House with working elevators.
SUBJECT MATTER OF THE SEMINAR
The Seminar would be focused on issues bordering on Migration, Immigration, Patriotism, Economic Empowerment, Leadership, Citizenship, Nation Building and Networking, amongst others.
OBJECTIVES
The Ready…? Set…? Stay Nigeria!!! programme for young Nigerians professionals desires to achieve the following objectives:
To empower young Nigerians into joining the course of rebuilding Nigeria with their expertise and resources.
To stimulate creativity amongst young Nigerian professionals, upcoming professionals and graduate students.
To expose existing entrepreneurial opportunities amongst young Nigerians.
To promote and strengthen networking amongst participants on youth development issues.
To facilitate the exchange of leads, recommendations and ideas.
To develop action plans and execute a programme for young Nigerian professionals development while supplementing already existing initiatives and encourage the advancement of fresh ones.
DESIRED OUTCOME
• Expansion of professional horizons for all participants.
• Economic empowerment and capacity building for all participants.
• Development of measurable and realistic action plans and execution of subsequent programmes.
• Promotion of the Nigerian brand.
• Further develop and strengthen the NiPRO Network.
• Acquiring and sharpening networking skills.
• Build and sustain a website (www.readysetstayng.org) projecting the positive image of Nigeria.
RESOURCE PERSONS/FACILITATORS
The resource persons are well experienced young professionals who will analyze the issues of Migration. A lead paper will be presented by Mr. Edi Lawani, MD of Edi Lawani and Associates (Alternative Approach Konsultancy), an entertainment Communications company. Mr. Lawani is a trained and seasoned journalist who later worked with PMAN, got involved in Artist Management, Events Management and now into Show Production.
The panelists include Mr. Isaac Anjorin of the Nigerian Immigration Service, Miss Morayo Akabashorun, AGM NiPRO representing the Nigerian Diaspora; and Mr. Oyebanjo Okunnuga, a young entrepreneur, CEO, Kubacle Clothing and Mr. Chidi Enwerem, lecturer, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Lagos State University. Victor Gotevbe, General Manager NiPRO Nigeria and Personnel Officer of Vanguard Media Limited will serve as the Moderator.
Other guests include Lari Williams veteran actor.
ADMISSION
This is free for the first registered forty interested participants but will pay a token of N500 for the seminar materials and others will have to pay the sum of two thousand five hundred naira (N2,500).
IMPORTANCE OF STAKE HOLDERS/DONORS CONTRIBUTIONS
This is the time various stakeholders, the Government, Civil society Organizations, Corporate Bodies, Non-governmental development organizations and all other stakeholders consider youth development as a corporate social responsibility that require urgent and maximum attention. The NiPRO activities have a broad effect in that the beneficiaries take what they get from NiPRO back to their various communities and their work places and effect positive changes. This will reap long term benefits for your organization and for our growing global economic community. You will be dealing with young Nigerians who believe and are working towards the vision of a new Nigeria. There is also advertising and marketing benefits of your products or services amongst our clientele.
EVALUATION OF PROGRAMME
Monitoring will be an ongoing activity and Evaluation will be periodic. This will be conducted through interviews and open-ended questionnaires from participants of all our events. Periodic reports will be prepared that identify the major findings of the evaluation and how they have been used to improve our events. The services of professional evaluators will be engaged in due course.
OTHER INFORMATION
FEEDING AND ACCOMMODATION
Since some participants will be coming from outside Lagos. NiPRO can help make hotel arrangement for interested participants but cannot at this stage provide free accommodation. Participants will be responsible for payment of hotel bills and feeding. However, light refreshment will be served in during the event.
TRANSPORTATION
Participants will be responsible for their transportation to and from the venue.
MATERIALS
Conference materials include a flier, NiPRO document, coat of arms, a national flag, a copy of the National Anthem and the certificate of attendance will be issued to all participants and facilitators at no cost.
CONTACT
EMAIL: gotebs@gmail.com, gotebs@niproinc.com, info@niproinc.com
TEL: 08033057677, 08033970935, 08052028105, 08033539465
Website: www.niproinc.com
APPENDIX
NiPRO INTERNATIONAL OFFICIALS’ PROFILES
Kamiludeen Olufowobi
Executive Director, NiPRO International – Tel: 7327344873 (US)
Kamil Olufowobi, a young Nigerian professional, who studied in Singapore, worked in London, traveled to Australia & backpacked around Europe & South East Asia, generally, considers himself to be "a global citizen." He is creative with efficient work habits and a team player with proven leadership qualities. He has excellent communication skills with working knowledge of Chinese Mandarin and French.
Masters Degree, International Affairs
Bsc, Information Technology, New Jersey Inst. of Technology, USA
Engineering Exchange Program, Nanyang University, Singapore
AWARDS & HONORS
- Youth Coordinator, International Institute of Peace through Tourism 2002-2003
- Honorary Member, Tourism Society 2002 - 2003
- Who’s Who among Students in American Universities & Colleges 2000 & 2002
- NJIT Dean of Student Services Outstanding Leadership Award 2001
- Founder & President, Organization of African Students (NJIT & RUTGERS Univ.) 99 – 00
WORK EXPERIENCE
- The Conference Board, Manhattan, NY - Communications Manager
- World Travel & Tourism Council, London, United Kingdom - IT Project Manager
- Merck Sharp & Dohme (Singapore) Ltd., Singapore - Programmer / Web Designer
- Harvard University, Africana.com Inc. Cambridge, MA - Programmer / Web Designer
Victor Gotevbe
General Manager, NiPRO International Nigeria
Tel: 0803 305 7677
Victor Gotevbe, a young Nigerian professional, who majored in Philosophy at St. Thomas Aquinas Major Seminary, is currently a student member of Nigerian Institute of Public Relations and an Associate Member of Nigerian Institute of Management while working at Vanguard Media as the Personnel Officer. He possesses admirable drive and passion to serve humanity wholeheartedly and selflessly. He has been trained both locally and internationally on leadership, good governance, democracy, human rights and social entrepreneurship.
B.Sc., Philosophy, St. Thomas Aquinas Major Seminary, Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria
AWARDS & HONORS
- President, Apapa Golden Leo Club, Youth Activity, Lions International Club, District 404
- President, Literary and Debating Society, St. Thomas Aquinas Major Seminary
- Executive, Cooperative Thrift and Credit Society (CTCS) Vanguard Media Limited
- Editorial Adviser of NewsMakers Magazine
- Assistant Secretary of the Police Community Relations Committee (Trinity Division)
- Ambassador, Centre for Values in Leadership
- Trustee, Society of youths for Positive Change International
- Most Active Male of the First Democratic series participation, learning, action and youth
Network, sponsored by National Endowment for Democracy, Washington DC.
Obinna Nwobi M.D.,
President, NiPRO International USA – Tel: 973 230 0819 (NJ)
Obinna Nwobi, a young Nigerian professional, who is a medical doctor, is involved in several non-profit organizations including American Friends Foundation for African Healthcare Services (AFFAHS) and International Children's Heart foundation (ICHF). His most impressive accomplishments includes organizing several medical missions to Nigeria the most recent with Kanu Heart foundation (KHF) where they performed lifesaving heart.
Resident Surgeon, UMDNJ, New Jersey, USA
Doctor of Medicine, University of Tennessee, USA
B.Sc. English with Honors
AWARDS & HONORS
Black Tennessean Medical Scholarship
ETSU Outstanding Achievement Award, English Department
American Chemical Society Scholarship Award
Golda Merrill English Memorial Scholarship
Eastman Chemical Company Minority Student Award
National Honor Societies: Alpha Lambda Delta-National Academic Honor Society for freshmen, Gamma Beta Phi, Omicron Delta Kappa, Sigma Tau Delta-International English Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi.
Who’s Who among Students in American Universities & Colleges 1996
WORK EXPERIENCE
Director, American Friends Foundation for African Healthcare Services (AFFAHS) and
Director International Children’s Heart Foundation, Africa
Co-chairperson Black Scientist Project, Student National Medical Association
National Medical Association/Bluff City Chapter Fellow
Segun Olufowobi
President, NiPRO International Europe
Tel: 07957442093 (UK)
Segun Olufowobi, young Nigerian Professional, who majored in business and finance with post graduate studies in management studies.
WORK EXPERIENCE
President & CEO, The Flamebridge group of Companies, IT and Management Consultancy firms with multinational clients such as Nestle, ConocoPhillips Ltd., MI Service Ltd., Renesas Technology Group, Nike (European Operations), Quest International & much more.
OTHER NiPRO INTERNATIONAL OFFICIALS IN NIGERIA
Morayo Akabashorun (Assistant General Manager)
Attained her associate degree at Mercer County Community College, New Jersey, USA where she was a recipient of the: Outstanding Student Award and Student Leadership Award, 1998; Honors Convocation Award, 1999; and Student of the Year Award, 2000.
Thereafter, she attained her bachelor’s degree in Human Resource and Political Science at Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA where she was President of an African Students Organization known as TWESE. She served as a NiPRO Official in the USA before her return to Nigeria in 2003. Currently, she served her youth corps at City Express Bank Headquarters, Lagos. She until recently was the Human Resources Manager of CMC Connect (Perception Managers) in Lagos. She has excellent written, oral and interpersonal communication skills with a passion to empower and elevate young Nigerian women to higher level of professionalism
Oluyinka Adeoti – Outreach Manager
Akinmade Akinrimade – Business Development Manager
Olajumoke Olawade- James- Public Relations Officer
Babasola Bamiro- Business Development Executive
Enyioma Anaba- Events Coordinator
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Report of the Youth Day...from Kadunna - 发送者是 Aare Kornar !
REPORT OF THE ONE-DAY INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP ORGANIZED BY AID FOUNDATION TO COMMEMORATE THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY ON SATURDAY 12 AUGUST 2006 AT THE VIEWING CENTRE OF THE FOUNDATION, BARNAWA – KADUNA. NIGERIA
Preamble
Aid foundation convened and hosted a one-day Interactive workshop to commemorate the International Youth Day with the theme: ‘Tackling Poverty Together’
The workshop attracted about 24 participants comprising NGO, academia, the media, and youths. Bonet Emmanuel who is the Program Coordinator or aid foundation declared the workshop opened and thanked everybody for honoring the invitation. He gave an overview/background of the International Youth Day and finally introduced the format and style that the discussion is expected to take.
Discussion
The discussion was informal began and began with the moderator explaining that all efforts made to have a representation from the Ministry of Youths & Sports prove abortive due to the fact that all the officers responsible had travelled for a National youth event in Kano State. Therefore, he suggested with the permission of the participants that most of the discussions should focus inwardly rather than channeling or blaming the government, since none of the officers are present to talk from the government angle.
All participants that participated spoke passionately on several issues which include; understanding who is a youth; what poverty is; the barriers to youth development; how to overcome the barriers; how we can work together; who is responsible amongst others.
Barriers to Youth Employment
1. Lack of enabling environment: (Economic and Social)
For a country to improve the livelihood of its youth, it needs to have a comprehensive overview of all the contributing factors that are controlled or affected by government policies.
The opportunity:
Young people are the future, building the infrastructure and providing basic services can offer employment opportunities to youth
2. Lack of appropriate education targeted towards employment
The education system and the economic structure are not related, the probability that youths will receive an education that prepares them for employment is low. An unfair disparity between HND and BSc holders as it relates to employment fuels the issue.
The opportunity:
There is great preference for white collar jobs. Upon completion of their studies, young people want to work in offices. Blue collar jobs are greatly despised and considered “dirty” in the senses that they are dehumanizing and not recognized.
3. Fear to upset the Status quo:
Most young people fear to launch ventures however rewarding they may be. It is those who are less risk averse who normally upset the status quo and find themselves meaningfully employed either for others or for themselves.
The opportunity:
Youth who lack role models of successful enterprise may have limited horizons. While poor government policies can limit opportunity, lack of self-confidence can limit opportunities even where good government policies exist.
4. Laziness and Redundancy
Most young people lack the synergy to get out of unemployment, poverty, diseases and ignorance. Yet they have great expectations resulting into setting unrealistic transfer payments and continue to survive form handouts from relatives and friends. So they normally do not want to take low paid jobs.
The Opportunity:
Mental work is the most difficult exercise that youths engage in. Youths need to start thinking and harnessing the opportunities that surround them.
5. Inability to choose Carrier
Most urban young people are obsessed with the need to acquire degrees, again with little consideration to the worth or future returns expected to accrue as a result of possessing the academic qualifications. Mismatch between supply and demand for Labour arises leading to declines in wages for many professions.
The Opportunities:
Lesson Learnt
• Over 90% of the solution to our problems are found within and around us
• It is not enough just to know, as knowledge is mere acquisition of information. We need to be wise because wisdom is the application of knowledge.
• We are responsible for our actions or inactions – we should start thinking and stop looking
• The key to youth employment is the choices we make as we react or respond to the world. We can choose to take risks or not take risks. We can choose to pursue jobs that are available or complain about not getting jobs that are unavailable.
Communiqué / Workshop Resolution
At the end of the 1-day interactive workshop, the following communiqué’ was issued:
1. The workshop applauds aid foundation for convening the interactive discussion and challenging participants to look for alternatives in tackling poverty outside government even as we work together.
2. The workshop expressed appreciation at the aggregate of discussions, evaluation and review of content and a cross-culture fertilization of ideas on issues surrounding youth development employment and poverty.
3. Participants agreed that a youth is an age individual (independent range) and falls within the contributing age of the society. A youth can also be defined by the state of mind is of the individual (usually Energetic)
4. Participants agreed that poverty is inability to meet ones basic needs and poverty is very physical. It was also accepted in another perspective that poverty is ignorance, negative thoughts and negative actions.
5. The workshop agreed that youths should work towards converting all the barriers to youth employment into strengths through creativity for job creation.
6. Participants also called on all to network effectively and share information and ideas. Believing that there is strength in number and “together we achieve more”
7. The workshop resolved that the time to begin is now. Every youth is to start from him/her and the responsibility is theirs.
8. We must actively be involved in the planning and implementation of policies that affect youths and employment.
9. We must understand policies targeted at youths and to hold government accountable to its promises.
10. The workshop urged aid foundation to take a leadership role of initiating a process that will ensure sustainability of the network, expand youth participation and build youth capacity.
11. Increase opportunities by increasing information dissemination and networking.
12. Participants urged that youths need to take charge of their lives by committing and engaging in anything meaningful that will empower them.
13. The workshop resolved that a continuous and consistent forum be organized so as to create an opportunity for evaluation.
14. Participants called on youths to find their purpose, vision, what they can do best and do it.
15. The forum urged the media to do more by promoting youth development activities and giving them front page publicity as a way of showcasing and celebrating the fact that youths contribute to the society in which they live.
16. The workshop also expresses profound gratitude to all the numerous organizations, resource persons, youths and the media who in one form or the other provided support towards making the workshop a reality.
This communiqué’ was approved and issued on 12 August, 2006 at the Viewing Centre of aid foundation, Kaduna – Nigeria and endorsed by 24 participants that attended and fully participated in the International Youth Day Interactive Workshop, together with the media and resources persons from the academia.
Signed this 12th Day of August, 2005 in Kaduna – Nigeria.
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Nigerian Youth Summit 2006: - 发送者是 Aare Kornar !
SUMMIT
DATE:
Friday, October 20th to Sunday, October 22nd , 2006.
TIME:
9.00am to 7.00pm
VENUE:
Oduduwa Hall, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.
GUEST (s) OF HONOR
• Prof. C. O. Angaye
Director General,
National Information Technology
Development Agency (NITDA)
• Tony Iredia
Director General,
Nigerian Television Authority (NTA)
CHIEF SPEAKER GUEST SPEAKER
Prof. I. S. Disu Dr. Issac Adeola Odeyemi
Vice-Chancellor, Chairman, BOT - NIRA
Kano State University of Science Nigeria Computer Society
and Technology
HOST
Prof. M. O. Faborede
Vice-Chancellor,
Obafemi Awolowo University,
Ile-Ife.
AWARDEES
To be announced from online submission and vote.
THE SUMMIT
Students and young professionals who have shown credible interest and supported the growth and development of the ICT Sector in Nigeria, and also had the privileged and knowledge of the NASS ICT Policy are cordially invited to participate in this summit. Through discussions and workshops with top policy makers, representatives from dozens of major NGOs, and thousands of young leaders, conference participants will be equipped with the skills to promote a national attitude and effect change in their communities towards achieving the MDG’s cum the NEEDS Agenda.
Youth leaders will discuss the progress they have made in meeting up the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in their various organizations and jurisdiction. The Goals are a set of development promises that the 191 member countries of the United Nations have pledged to meet by the year 2015, such as eradicating poverty to developing a global partnership for development, which can be related to the Gleneagles Package for Africa.
The Nigerian Youth Summit aims to encourage today’s young people to view the pursuit of the Millennium Development Goals as the special mission of their generation. At the summit, conference participants will engage in workshops and discussions aimed at equipping them with the tools to effectively campaign and raise support for the MDGs on their campuses, various organizations, local government, states and in their respective district.
Applications will be considered on a selection platform without bias through midnight on Friday, October 8th, 2006 by 10.00 pm and applicants will be notified within 48 hours of submission if they have been selected to attend the conference. Payment can then be done to the accredited banks for the event. Nigerians-in-Diaspora are also invited.
You will be sent another form to cover accommodation and transportation if qualified for CNY SPONSORSHIP PACKAGE. If you have any questions, please write (subject: enquirers) to councilofnigerianyouths@yahoo.com
OUR SPONSORS
The Summit is sponsored by the Nigerian Polity. These are well meaning Nigerians who have the interest of the youth at heart with the need to empower the less privileged youth.
The conference is being co-sponsored by Ace Consult, Inc. The Incorporation has launched and supported several major student-driven campaigns, such as the HIV/AIDS Walk campaigns, the Student Campaign for Child Survival with PACT-OAU, and with Student Union of various institutions in Nigeria.
West African Youth Leadership Association (WAYLA), a leadership franchise of the Statesmen Foundation, Inc. is an outfit with the advanced cutting edge in Leadership Training. In the world of classic “training the trainer”, WAYLA stands out unique. They will co-ordinate the CNY till the congress decide otherwise.
Emerald Emmy Productions Company is involved in organizing programs and events and a related organization trained in Budget and Fundraising Protocols.
Yomm Kinboss Limited is a consultancy agency that deals in engineering and social strategizing. With a long track record of adequate utilization of printing, managing records and employment of youths, they are certified in Large Scale management sourcing.
The African Youth Voice (AYV), Statesmen Foundation, Inc. (SFI), amongst others is also co-sponsoring the event.
All financially committed outfits will be published in good time.
TAKE ACTION NOW
Students are to get involved in the struggle to end the poverty of inclusion in the National decision making by participating in the online forum of the Nigerian Youth on the TIG Blog. Youth and student group’s leaders are asked to spread the word about the MDGs by encouraging peers to participate in online discussions.
Log on to http://www.tigblog.org/group/cny and make your voice count.
The Council wants to address the Nigerian problem politically, economically and socially. Taking a look at other Nigerian organizations, most of them are geared toward cultural awareness and, or concerned about promoting their own individual ethnic groups. Some other groups, directed towards dialogue - dialogue about the problems in Nigeria and plausible solutions. The Council differs from them because primarily, it wants to comprise of all Nigerians - representative of the plurality that exists there within, to advocate for the success of Nigeria as a whole, not catering to specific ethnic groups. It is concerned with the overall future of Nigeria and wants to move beyond just dialogue (which is necessary), supplying actions to words; bringing peoples words, ideas, plans to life to benefit the future of Nigeria. The Council, focused toward uniting Nigerian youths toward the above-mentioned ideals, sees the human force – you, as the set goal to actualizing a better, brighter tomorrow.
All suggestions are duly appreciated by the Council with the view that the Board would consider all within the time limit, for the interest of the Nigerian Youth. All Applications considered and applicants accepted will be sent notification if they have been selected to attend the conference by Sunday, October 10th, 2006.
Thanks for the perusal.
Akinbo A. A. Cornerstone
Protem President / Executive Director
Council of Nigerian Youth (CNY)
ICT / Research / Publicity Director
West African Youth Leadership Association (WAYLA)
akinbo@savechildrennow.org akinboadebunmiadeola@yahoo.com
(+234) 805 668 1661, (+234) 803 860 4060, (+234) 802 440 9100.
URL: http//www.savechildrennow.org http//www.wayla.org
Bankers:
In favour of CNY to: Yomm Kinboss Limited
First Bank of Nigeria
a/¬c no. 2030000930
In favour of CNY to: Yomm Kinboss Limited
Intercontinental Bank
a/¬c no. 0035-343056-001
In favour of CNY to: West African Youth Leadership Association.
Oceanic Bank Plc.
a/¬c no. 1381701700010
NOTA BENE
Request for forms and other details can be gotten by request from cny@msn.com or councilofnigerianyouths@yahoo.com
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NAYA... - 发送者是 Aare Kornar !
...and the trip to Benin has been taking my time. I will have to get to you later. I have been kidnnaped by CDA International for a project in LAGOS and need to prepare for a NiRA meeting coming up in ABUJA. I lost the WAYLA camera to armed bandits in Lagos on Wednsday....sad.
However, i met DammyWhite, FunmiSmiles et al, they fed me up and have been assisting me to take good shape with my flat fiat tommy and bombom. God is faithfull. I guess i will need more assistance. Judith was supposed to get me a scribe (personal one) 'cause the one in Ife is too sweet looking and pretty...a distraction for the job.
UPDATES....
NAYA Abia, Ogun, Osun, and Benue has kicked off. Ogunbajo 'Funmi takes lead of Ogun, Adegoke Damilola takes lead of Osun (both females), Habba David takes lead of Benue and i may have to wait for who finally takes over Abia from me.
Nigerian Youth Summit Forms will be out by Friday with dates. It plans to be big. Council of Nigerian Youths Forms will be out soon too. The Nigerian Youths: Who is Who ? will be launched in December by the would be published asap.
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