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The government at all levels in Nigeria is confronted with the major challenge of the implementation of well-formulated policies.

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This assertion was made on Thursday by the Commissioner for Education, Science, and Technology in Oyo State, Prof. Salihu Abdulwaheed Adelabu, at a one-day stakeholders' engagement meeting on the implementation of the National Education Quality Assurance Policy (NEQAP) in Ibadan, Nigeria.

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''What are we implementing?  Nigeria is good at formulating policies. We formulate very good policies, and for other countries, but implementation is the problem. How are we standardizing our education policy issues? We want our children to access quality qualityeducation, there is no way they can access quality education without a good quality assurance policy,'' the commissioner stated.

Prof. Adelabu noted that academic qualifications alone were not enough to become a class teacher, saying, "Having an NCE or BSc. is not enough to become a class teacher. A cultist cannot become a class teacher. Not less than five were wrongly given appointment letters; we have withdrawn them.''

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Earlier in her welcome address, the director/coordinating evaluator at the Quality Assurance Department of the Federal Ministry of Education in the state, Mrs. Abimbola Odeleye, stressed the need for the active participation of all stakeholders in the sector to foster accountability.

''We should not seek shortcuts but merit-based performance. Let us ensure that the education system in Oyo State provides quality education. Let us adopt a strategy that will improve education,'' Mrs. Odeleye advised.

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 Similarly, the representative of the chairman of the State Universal Basic Education (SUBEB), the executive secretary of the board, Mrs. Ladipo, maintained that all children ought to access quality education, saying, ''Every child deserves quality education that will empower them to reach their full potentials."

A detailed overview of the NEQAP was facilitated by another director in the quality assurance department of the Federal Ministry of Education in the state, Mrs. A.O. Oladele.

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Young cultists aged between 9 and 16 years have for long converted the Scout Camp Neighborhood, market, Ibadan, Nigeria to a place of refuge.

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The under-aged cultists, comprising primary, secondary school students and drop-outs,  engage in  trailing and providing information on potential victims, pick-pocketing at public places, burglary in residential areas among other crimes.

The young criminals retreat to the market as a place of safety, whenever they commit crime, just as they make use of illicit substances within the precincts of the market-whre they sleep.

Sadly, owners of  shops and open stalls at the market give moral and financial support to the young criminals, even though the state owned security network has an office in the market.

It is however, disturbing that traders and residents carry on as if all is well, while these criminals continue to commit various crimes with impunity.

Federal workers in Nigeria have described the 70,000 Naira national minimum wage as a disaster.

The workers made this assertion in a letter to President Ahmed Tinubu dated 8th April, 2025, titled WHAT IS OUR OFFENSE? FEDERAL WORKERS HAVE SUFFERED ENOUGH; THIS HARDSHIP IS UNBEARABLE; STOP THIS TORTURE, and signed by the National Coordinator (FWF), Comrade Andrew Emelieze, and Secretary General, Comrade Itoro Obong.

''Mr. President, you cannot pretend not to hear us; federal workers are calling for justice. Our well-being is not taken seriously by you. The 70,000 naira minimum wage is a ridiculous disaster; it cannot even suffice as a transportation allowance for less than five workers for a month.

We have been abandoned and neglected. The recent minimum wage is one of the testimonies of our plights. The mere fact that the benchmark for the minimum wage is N70,000 does not mean that the federal workers should be paid that minimum. Is it not a shame that some states now pay more than the federal government? The N70,000 minimum wage shows disrespect to the Nigerian workers.

It is our belief that there is a conspiracy between Mr. President and the NLC/TUC leadership to impose a poor minimum wage on workers; this is a crime against humanity. Power must not be used to suppress the people," they concluded.

Former Oyo State Governor and Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has charged comfortable Nigerians to continue to pray for and support the vulnerable and indigent in society.

Oba Ladoja gave this charge on Sunday in an interaction with news reporters at his Old Bodija home in Ibadan, Nigeria.

''Those of us who do not know what people are passing through, should use this period to not only pray for them but also assist them. Some people have been fasting before the 30-day Ramadan fast; let us continue to pray for this set of people and also support them. We should give those that do not have. We should also move away from sin; those who have moved away from sin don't go back." Oba Ladoja counseled.

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The Onyendu Ndigbo of Ibadan and Oyo State, High Chief Alloy Obi, has called on the government to adequately equip the fire service to function effectively. 

In the early hours of Wednesday, a fire gutted a section of the Aleshinloye market in Ibadan, Nigeria.

'It is regrettable that the fire incident occurred in this period of economic hardships. The government should provide all that is needed for the fire service to function optimally; it takes a long time for the fire service to respond to distress calls. The traders should not lose hope but keep on making efforts to make their lives better. I pray that the almighty God will console the traders; some borrowed money, some collected goods on credit, and this happened; it is unfortunate. The government should also assist the traders in bouncing back.''

It was reported that the fire service near the market has not been functional for the past 12 years.

On state creation, Chief Obi advised the government to consider the creation of one additional state in the South-East geopolitical zone so that it would be on par with other geopolitical zones in the country.

He, however, canvassed for the return to the regional system of government, saying, This will ensure that the regions develop at their own pace. The regions will take development more seriously. Let the center be weak and the regions strong.''

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All of us ought to embrace unwavering hope.

Hope is precious, most especially when confronted by crushing oppression.

The oppressors have their temporary moment of power.

Afterwards, they are replaced.

The sovereignty of the Lord is eternal.  Read Daniel 7:13,14

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Those in charge in Nigeria have again given an insight into their unique brand of leadership in the South West.

And the consequences of the insight are visible for all to see.

However, millions of worried Nigerians insist that those who perpetrated the recent state of nature in Osun state, were only acting out the script written by those who have continued to misuse political power with impunity, while simultaneously manipulating the machinery of state on both sides of the divide

The present administration in Nigeria revolves around manipulation, exploitation and extortion.

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This  assertion was made by the convener of the Federal Workers     Forum, Comrade Andrew Emelieze.

'The present  government  Nigeria is grounded in extortion, exploitation and manipulation. This is leadership by example, go to the markets, market men and women are following the footsteps of those who are a the helm of affairs.There is no end in sight in the ongoing milking of millions of Nigerians by the oppressors. The oppressors have been molded by greed and for-self-only attitude. This is a period of inhuman increases in the costs of goods and services-most especially foodstuff. Comrade  Emelieze sated.

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The purchasing power of millions of Nigerians  have, all this while, been disabled by the prohibitive prices of goods and services.

Curiously, as Nigerians are busy grappling with the violent crimes in the land, the lawmakers in Edo state have already taken a decision on kidnapping in the state.

Sadly, so many states, where cultism is already part of daily living,  are very reluctant to move  against the cultists. Why is this so?

Perhaps, this is suspicious, when consideration is given to the saying:''He who pays the piper dictates the tune.''

The days of locusts in the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) are numbered.

This assertion was made by the National Coordinator of the Federal Workers Forum, Comrade Andrew Emelieze.

''The dark days of the locusts are numbered in the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, and corruption will soon be eradicated in the association. My appeal to members is that they should abide by the decision of the National Industrial Court on the matter; there is light at the end of the tunnel.'' Comrade Emelieze stated.

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An unspecified number of residents of Ibadan, Oyo State, have, over the years, been dispossessed of their landed properties by those they look up to through dubious means.

Fraudulent government officials and judicial officials, in addition to unscrupulous law enforcement agents, have played major roles in this respect.

Indeed, those in charge have continued to formulate policies that aid the annexation of private residences.

The forgery of property documents is commonplace, even as litigation piles up in different courtrooms.

Communities in the ancient city have been overwhelmed by criminal elements, who stop at nothing to accomplish the wishes of those in charge, while those responsible for the protection of lives and property look the other way.

It is a very disturbing narrative.