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WELCOME TO MY WORLD- NIGERIA

I am a webmaster, a computer technician, an original Naija with attitude, extremely Naija. I am zealous about my country- NIGERIA, hence the crusade of spreading the goodnews about Nigeria.

Nigeria is endowed with great physical and natural resources that are yet to be fully taken advantage of. This great country- NIGERIA is also endowed with good, hospitable people. Nigerians who have made a mark in their various careers at home and in the diaspora, Nigerians who have contibuted positively to the augmentation of this great country- Nigeria.

I have taken it upon myself, like so many other patriotic Nigerians, to celebrate these people, in order to further, positively project the image of Nigeria through them, so that the next generation can have a bunch of "NEW NIGERIANS" to look up to and also to build our goals and aspirations around moving this country to greater heights and hence shift away from the mindset of "getting a bite from the national cake".

Every Nigerian, you and I want the country to be better, we want stable electricity, we want good roads, we want functioning and adequate basic amenities, but most of us have this stagnant negative mindset that we as a country are not going to get there.

Its hightime we changed this attitude, think positively, act positively and hope that this great country- Nigeria moves further forward. Let's help build Nigeria.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

PROFESSOR DORA AKUNYILI

Professor Dora Akunyili is one of the abundant patriotic, high-performing, internationally renowned "Original Naija" who is worth celebrating. She is currently Minister of Information and Communication of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and she is at the forefront of the current campaign against Nigeria’s image laundering by the western media and the reorientation of Nigerians in general tagged “The Re-branding Project”.

Professor Dora Akunyili was born in Makurdi, Benue State (Nigeria) on the 14th of July 1954, hails from Nanka and married in Agulu, both in Anambra State of Nigeria. Professor Dora Akunyili’s educational career started with her passing the First School Leaving Certificate with Distinction at St. Patrick’s Primary School, Isuofia, Anambra State in 1966, and the West African School Certificate (W.A.S.C.) with Grade 1 Distinction in 1973 from Queen of the Rosary Secondary School, Nsukka, both in Nigeria. She got her First Degree in Pharmacy B.Pharm (Hons) in 1978 and her PhD in 1985 from University of Nigerian, Nsukka (U.N.N). Professor Dora Akunyili was a Post Doctorate Fellow of University of London and a Fellow of the West African Post Graduate College of Pharmacists.

To prepare her for Managerial positions, she was trained on Senior Management skills Course in RIPA, London and Computer Education Programme by WHO/UNDP/World Bank Sponsored, Enugu in 1998 and 1994 respectively. Professor Dora Akunyili started her working career as a Hospital Pharmacist from 1978-1981, in the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (U.N.T.H) Enugu, after which she ventured into academics as a Graduate Assistant (Research Fellow) in Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, U.N.N. from 1982-1986. In the University system, she made a steady progress from Lecturer 1 in 1986 until she was made Senior Lecturer in 1990. She transferred to College of Medicine, U.N.N. in 1992, where she was made a Consultant Pharmacologist in 1996, a position she held until 12th April 2001.

She assumed office on the 12th of April 2001, as the Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), is an internationally renowned Pharmacist, Pharmacologist, Erudite Scholar and an Experienced Administrator. As a Scientist and a Scholar, she has presented 19 papers in various local and International Scientific Conferences, and published a book and 18 Journal Articles.

Professor Dora Akunyili has enjoyed many academic awards and recognitions, some of which are:

* Person of the Year 2005 Award - Silverbird Communications Ltd, Lagos, 05-01-2006 Merit
* Award - Nigerian Medical Association, FCT., Abuja Branch, 14-12-2005 Award of Excellence - * Integrated World Services (IWS), Dec. 2005
* A Star Performance Award - Ateko Women Association (AWA), Lagos, 17-12-2005
* Award of Excellence - Advocacy for Democracy Dividends International, Lagos, 17-12-2005
* Meritorious Award 2005 - St. Michael’s Military Catholic Church, Apapa, Lagos, 04-12-2005
* Award for the Best Government Parastatal - National Association of
Nigerian Students ( NANS), December 2005
* An Icon of Excellence Award - The African Cultural Institute and Zenith Bank Plc, 2005
* Grassroots Human Rights Campaigner Award London Based Human Rights Defense
Organization. 08-12-2005
* Ambassadorial Award African Women’s Cancer Awareness Association 05-11-2005
* Midwife of the Health of the Nation Award Nigerian Bar Association, Aguata Branch Nov. 2005 * Most Innovative Director Award Federal Government College, Ijanikin, Lagos. Oct. 2005
* Achievement Award The Int’l Nature Conservation & Environment Programme Oct. 2005
* Award of Excellence Umuahia Diocesan Council of Catholic Women Organization(UDCCWO) 23-10-2005
* Stewardship Excellence Award Women Trafficking and Child Labour Eradication Foundation (WOTCLEF) 12-10-2005
* Pride of Woman – Ugwu Umunwanyi Catholic Women Organization (CWO) of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Maitama, Abuja. 09-10-2005
* Merit Award Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) 05-08-2005
* Distinguished Award as a Role Model of Nigerian Society Ahmadu Bello University Students’
Union Government (ABUSUG), Zaria, Nigeria. 08-07-2005
* Women Achievers Award 2005 Women’s Wing of Christain Association of Nigeria (WOWICAN), Lagos State Chapter, Lagos, Nigeria 23-06-2005
* Merit Award Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce, Nigeria 27-05-2005
* PHCCIMA Merit Award 2005 in Recognition of your achievement in Public Service.
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

NIGERIA; KNOW THE COUNTRY


It is pertinent that I give a brief background information about Nigeria before I begin to talk about its achievements and that of its citizens in order to align the physical endowments of the country with its humanitarian acomplishments.

NIGERIA

Officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional
republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north. Its coast lies on the Gulf of Guinea, a part of the Atlantic Ocean, in the south. The capital city is Abuja.

The three largest and most influential ethnic groups in Nigeria are the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. The people of Nigeria have an extensive history, and archaeological evidence shows that human habitation of the area dates back to at least 9000 BC. The name Nigeria was taken from the River Niger running through Nigeria. This name was coined by Flora Shaw, the future wife of Baron Lugard, a British colonial administrator, in the late 19th century. Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, the eighth most populous country in the world, and the most populous country in the world in which the majority of the population is black. It is a regional power, is listed among the "Next Eleven" economies, with aims of being one of the first ten economies of the world by 2020 and is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The economy of Nigeria is one of the fastest growing in the world, with the International Monetary Fund projecting a growth of 9% in 2008 and 8.3% in 2009.
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