Leadership Forum
Funding, Not Problem Of Education In Nigeria -Prof Yakubu
Submitted by James Uzondu on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 12:23News Introduction:
Professor Mahmood Yakubu, executive secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFUND, fielded questions from editors of print and electronic media organisations on the activities of his agency at the Nigerian Newsworld Magazine/Nigerian Pilot Newspaper Leadership Forum. Here are excerpts from that interaction.
What is actually the role of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund and what is your mandate as its executive secretary?
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Some Doctors Refer Patients Abroad For Commercial Gains - Prof Chukwu
Submitted by James Uzondu on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 11:38News Introduction:
Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, Nigeria’s minister of health was a guest at the Nigerian Newsworld Magazine/Nigerian Pilot Newspaper Leadership Forum to present the report card of his ministry in the past two years. Excerpts:
You have been minister of health for two years now. What can you say are your major achievements?
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We’ve Made Slight Modification Of 6-3-3-4 System
Submitted by James Uzondu on Tue, 04/10/2012 - 13:22News Introduction:
Professor Raqayyatu Ahmed Rufa’i, Nigeria’s minister of education is not new to the education sector. Apart from the number of years she spent in the classroom modelling the character of students, Professor Rufa’i, before her appointment in 2010 as minister of ediuation, served in the state capacity in Jigawa State, where she comes from. Professor Rufa’i was at the Nigerian Newsworld Magazine/Nigerian Pilot Newspaper Leadership Forum with head of parastatals in the education sector to present the report of her ministry. Excerpts:
Education is a very important sector for development in any society. You have been supervising the education sector for nearly two years now because you served in the same capacity in the previous administration. What can you say are the impacts you have created in the education ministry?
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We’re Creating 2 Million Jobs Through River Basins
Submitted by James Uzondu on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 11:07News Introduction:
Mrs. Sarah Ochekpe, minister of water resources, was a guest of Nigerian Newsworld/Nigerian Pilot Newspaper Leadership Forum last week. Supported by the permanent secretary, Ambassador Godknows Igali and directors from the ministry. Mrs. Ochekpe, calm and calculated gave account of the ministry since she took over office. We bring you excerpts from the interaction:
How does the water resources ministry intend to key into the transformation agenda of Mr. President?
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We Adopted Dual Approach In Resuscitating The Rail System
Submitted by James Uzondu on Mon, 03/26/2012 - 12:42News Introduction:
The transport sector is expected to play an important role in President Goodluck Jonathan’s transformation agenda. The sector needs to be functional to drive the nation’s economy to attain the much talked about Vision 20: 20-20.
Senator Idris Umar is the man entrusted with the responsibility of repositioning the sector. Last week, the Senator was guest at the Nigerian Newsworld /Nigerian Pilot Leadership Forum where he fielded questions from media executives
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The transport sector has remained vital in President Jonathan’s transformation agenda; how far has your ministry gone in achieving its mandate?
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“We’ve Learnt A Lesson From Inadequacies of NITEL And Nigerian Airways”
Submitted by James Uzondu on Tue, 02/21/2012 - 14:19News Introduction:
Professor Bartholomew Nnaji, Nigeria’s minister of power is not new in the power generation sector. A professor of robotic engineering at Massachusetts University in the United States of America, USA, before he decided to answer the national call to serve the country, Professor Nnaji was in the forefront of private sector power generation and distribution in Nigeria. A former secretary of science and technology in Chief Ernest Shonekan’s Interim National Government, ING, Professor Nnaji is the one saddled with the responsibility of ensuring steady power supply, which is an important sector in President Goodluck Jonathan’s transformation agenda.
He was a guest to the Nigerian Newsworld Magazine/Nigerian Pilot Newspaper Leadership Forum last week. We serve you excerpts from that interaction
A few days ago a national newspaper reported that the electricity tariff will increase by 80 percent, how true is this and is this a sign of what we should expect from foreign investors?
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We’ll Reimburse States Only on Gazzeted Federal Roads
Submitted by James Uzondu on Tue, 02/21/2012 - 14:10News Introduction:
It was the turn of the minister of works, Arc. Mike Onolememen at the Nigerian Newsworld Magazine/Nigerian Pilot Newspaper Leadership Forum. For more than three hours, the minister fielded questions from media executives on the efforts by his ministry to give Nigerians motorable roads. Here are excerpts from the interview:
The NDDC is claiming to be the organisation that is handling the East/West Road, we would like you to be categorical. Who is in charge of the East/West Road, is it your ministry, or the NDDC, or the ministry of Niger Delta?
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We’re Laying Foundation For Qualitative Education In Nigeria
Submitted by James Uzondu on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 11:07News Introduction:
Barrister Nyesom Wike, Nigeria’s minister of state for education is a man that has great passion for the revival of the education sector. Since his appointment into the Federal Executive Council, Wike has taken the campaign for the restoration of the lost glory of the nation’s education across the length and breadth of the country. He was a guest at the Nigerian Newsworld/Nigerian Pilot Leadership Forum penultimate week where he fielded questions from editors of national media
The education sector, especially the basic education which is the foundation is facing a lot of problems. The fall in the standard of education in the country is traced to this level, which incidentally falls under your purview. What are you doing to lift the standard of education, especially at this level?
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We’re Taking Abuja To The Next Level
Submitted by James Uzondu on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 12:53News Introduction:
This is his second coming as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory. Since his appointment, Senator Abdulkadire Bala Mohammed has not hidden his plan to make Abuja the pride of the Nigerian people. Although he has not embarked on the demolition of illegal structures like his predecessors, Senator Mohammed has not detered in his resolve to restore the master plan of Abuja as Nigeria’s federal capital; though he does his with a human face.
The minister was a guest at the Nigerian Newsworld/Nigerian Pilot Leadership Forum, where he fielded questions from select editors of many national newspapers and magazines. We bring you excerpt of that interview
As minister of FCT, can you give an overview of what you have done since you were appointed despite the challenges?
Persuasion rather than persecution did the magic and this is what I will make sure people do. We have been carrying people along to make them understand what the government is doing. It is their own government.
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Born in the Niger Delta State of Bayelsa, South-South Nigeria , Dennis O. Sami, is the Editor-in-Chief/Publisher of Nigerian Newsworld magazine. The publication is a general interest weekly news magazine with strong bias in political reporting. 