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JOURNALISTS CHARGED TO FOCUS MORE ON HUMAN INTEREST STORIES

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Written by  Woke Kevin Participants at the One Day Capacity Building for Journalists in Port Harcourt Climbing up the staircase to the office seeing few journalists already seated, one was wondering what will she say that we do not know or haven't heard before! But it came as a surprise, when she started by introducing the lectures to be discussed on after the ground rules; Gender mainstreaming, this sounds like ah! Is this what we will be talking about here? More men than women here. Career Check, we started looking at each other faces, she continued further, how to be the social media Tech, using Social media to maximize opportunities, then, we knew we are about to learn something we are not familiar with. Then, she said,  News and Data sources, we all knew that we are in a serious business. These were all the topics we learnt during a One Day Capacity Building for Journalists. "Put on your gender lens and report women. Focus your re...

STAKEHOLDERS TASK GOVERNMENT TO INVEST IN PEACE

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Written by Elfredah Kevin cross section of participants receiving Lecture from one the resource persons Seek yea first the Peace Value, and everything will be added unto you, this was the advice given to the Adolescent as part of an effort for a sustainable Peace, Justice and Strong Institution by a Professor of Criminal Justice at the California State University. Professor ERNEST UWAZIE while speaking at the 2019 Future Leaders Youth camp held for students from different schools in Nigeria, stated that Understanding the importance of their role in sustaining Peace is the bedrock, adding that, anything that does not have peace, has no value He further called for proper education for young people, and the embodiment  of peace into the culture for the young people. He said, " if they think it is important, the government need to invest in peace", Prof.  Ernest added. It was all great as about 120 students drawn for different schools in Nigeria, were gathered by stakeholder...

TAX PAYERS IN NIGERIA CRY OVER GOVERNMENT INABILITY TO UTILIZE TAX MONIES

Written by Elfredah Kevin Nigerians are now worried over the inability of the Federal and State government to judiciously utilize the tax payer monies for the basic amenities. The tax payers  in River state who complained, regret payment of taxes to the Federal and State government, says basic amenities are not provided. TheGlobewindows who randomly feel the pulses of some tax payers, report that tax payers seems unhappy over the insecurity, lack of power supply, inability lack of water, good roads as well as quality health care services. Some of them who spoke including public and private servants, as well as individuals, expressed disappointment over how taxes are deducted monthly from workers salaries, yet government fails to provide the basic amenities. They further suggested government should involve neutral individual to manage the tax monies. Click below and Listen to the interview of tax payers. https://soundcloud.com/elfretutle-ei/listen-my-interview-with-tax