Retooling Igbo language in era of digital pedagogy | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
International Mother Language Day is driven by the mindset, which not only recognises language and multilingual education as veritable catalysts for inclusiveness, but also advances the Sustainable Development Goals’ focus on leaving no one behind. Digital pedagogy, which derives its roots from the Constructivism Theory, is the use of contemporary digital technologies in teaching and learning. Perhaps, advocating the deployment of digital tools that provide for synchronous and asynchronous Igbo pedagogical platforms may sound outlandish or utopian in the light of near or total absence of strong web presence in most hinterland communities of Igbo land. Nonetheless, as herculean as these challenges may sound, digital pedagogy remains the way to go. There is no viable alternative course of action for rolling back the digital pedagogy revolution ignited by digital technologies.
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February 21, 2022 03:59 UTC
2023 presidency: Yoruba ancestors will support you, Alaafin tells Tinubu
Former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, visited the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, to seek support and royal blessing for his ambition to succeed the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd. The APC National Leader’s visit to the Alaafin Palace was in continuation of his consultation which had taken him to some prominent traditional rulers. Nigeria.”The Alaafin prayed for Tinubu to succeed in his effort. He said he was confident that Yoruba’s ancestors would support him to become the president. Some of the supporters of Tinubu, led by Senator Dayo Adeyeye, had visited the monarch in December to solicit support for the former Lagos state governor.
Source:Punch
February 21, 2022 01:41 UTC
50 things we love in the world of food right now
Tony Tan Supper-club host and dumpling expertLast year, the New York Times published a dumpling recipe by Tony Tan, adapted from his book Hong Kong Food City. Tony Tan, whose cooking school is now open. In the 1970s, he moved to Melbourne to study history, but instead became involved in its food scene. He owned restaurants, a cooking school, led food tours, appeared on TV and wrote. His home is also the Tony Tan Cooking School, envisaged as a centre for Asian food excellence.
Source:The Guardian
February 21, 2022 00:58 UTC
Kenya confirms death of ambassador to Nigeria
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kenya has confirmed the death of the High Commissioner of Kenya to Nigeria, Ambassador Wilfred Machage. According to a statement on the Ministry’s website, Machage collapsed at his Abuja residence on Saturday and was rushed to the hospital, where he passed on at 12.30 p.m.“Machage was appointed High Commissioner of Kenya to Nigeria by President Uhuru Kenyatta in January 2018 and accredited to 12 other countries within Central and Western Africa. “He collapsed at home and was pronounced dead at the hospital after this unfortunate incident. “The country has lost a dedicated compatriot,” the ministry said in the statement.
Source:Punch
February 20, 2022 22:19 UTC
After Macron call, Ukraine leader urges immediate ceasefire
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, after a phone call Sunday with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, called for a resumption of talks with Russia under OSCE auspices and an immediate ceasefire. “We stand for intensifying the peace process. We support the immediate convening of the TCG,” he said, referring to the Trilateral Contact Group, which includes Ukraine, Russia, and the OSCE.
Source:The Guardian
February 20, 2022 21:40 UTC
Enugu LG elections: Govt declares Feb 23 work-free day
The Enugu State government directed that all offices, markets, shops and all business activities be shut as from 8am to 4pm on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 to pave way for the council polls slated for that day. “Consequently, the government has declared a statewide work-free day on Wednesday, February 23, from 8am to 4pm to allow the people exercise their constitutional suffrage. “During this period, markets and offices shall be closed and movement of persons and vehicles restricted, except for those on essential duties. “All residents legally qualified to vote are therefore encouraged to go to the polls and cast their ballots. Our reporter joined the train to and fro Lagos from Ibadan and tells his experience in this report.…
Source:Nigerian Tribune
February 20, 2022 11:55 UTC
Technology, key driver of innovation — Expert
The Chief Executive Officer, Absa Nigeria, Sadiq Abu, has said the nation’s 5G policy will fast track the growth of its digital economy. According to him, technology is a key driver of innovation which heralds changes that fosters improved standard of living on a larger scale. He added that the introduction of 5G technology is poised to change sectoral operations, create new jobs in the digital space as well as impact operations across every sector. In a statement, he was quoted as saying, “The race to keep pace with the rest of the globe demands urgent policy actions. Therefore, the launch of the national policy on 5G networks is laudable as it provides a fitting platform to drive the rollout of the 5G network on a national scale.
Source:Punch
February 20, 2022 08:17 UTC
Let not your heart be troubled (I)
The newspaper headlines are awash with one negative heart wrenching news or the other. Fear grips our heart as we see the insecurity in the society that has led to unnecessary loss of lives. Fear seems to be the logical thing that occupies our minds when we see the corruption that pervades our society. The problem is we cannot go too far in life with fear in our lives. Psychiatrists tell us that we are only born with two kinds of fear – the fear of falling and the fear of loud noise.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
February 20, 2022 03:17 UTC
Oil investment in Nigeria now at record low — Report
Oil and gas investment in Nigeria has fallen to a record low, a new report by Renaissance Capital Limited revealed. The Russia-based investment bank said that the under-investment and chronic infrastructure issues plaguing the country’s oil sector manifested in a multi-decade production low of less than 1.5 million barrels of oil per day in December 2021. “Nigeria’s oil sector is facing an unprecedented level of under-investment, with declines reflecting a near halt of upstream investment across all terrains since the pandemic’s outbreak,” it stated. The report said, “Nigeria’s onshore oil sector is probably one of the most challenging operationally in the industry, with issues such as local opposition, oil spills, militant activity, crude evacuation constraints and logistical bottlenecks. “Navigating Nigeria’s onshore oil sector requires strong know-how and indigenous partners, qualities and connections which only a handful of companies possess, thereby raising high barriers to entry for new entrants,” it added.
Source:The Guardian
February 20, 2022 02:48 UTC
Okubadejo holds last provincial council in Osogbo | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
The Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province recently held its 39th Provincial Council meeting at the Cathedral Church of All Saints, Osogbo in the Diocese of Osun under the chairmanship of Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ibadan, His Grace, the Most Rev. The Church Fathers commended the Chairman of the Council for the choice of the theme and prayed for God to continue to anoint him for His use. The House of Bishops, Bishops’ Wives, Clergy and Laity celebrated the outgoing Chairman and Archbishop of the Province. The host Bishop and Mama Osun Diocese, The Rt. (Dr. and Mrs.) Olugbenga Babatunji; Clergy of the Diocese of Osun; Women’s Organisations; LOC, among other groups contributed to the success of the meeting.
Source:The Guardian
February 20, 2022 02:34 UTC
Nigeria needs more ‘rebels’, says Obasanjo
A former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, said that for Nigeria to move forward, it requires “more rebels” that are bold to speak the truth to the power. Obasanjo said Nigeria needs more rebels who would speak the truth to power not minding whose ox is gored. Shortly before the unveiling of the autobiography, Obasanjo submitted that whoever must live life of honesty and integrity has to be a rebel. Obasanjo said “Looking at the title of the book, I ask myself, why would someone call himself a rebel. Our country, Nigeria, needs more rebels.
Source:Punch
February 20, 2022 01:32 UTC
Bolt ripping us off, drivers lament
SOME operators of Bolt, an e-hailing service provider, have accused the company of ripping them off. Some drivers who spoke in separate interviews with our correspondent on Friday said the company has increased its charges from 20 to 25 per cent. A driver who simply gave his name as Charles said the company should have considered the drivers while implementing their new price regime. Then it was 20 per cent on each trip they charged as commission on Bolt. She said, “What have drivers done to bolt?
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February 20, 2022 00:26 UTC
Margaret Atwood on feminism, culture wars and speaking her mind: ‘I’m very willing to listen, but not to be scammed’
‘I’m in favour of holding the centre in so far as it’s possible,’ says Margaret Atwood. Does Atwood feel especially close to that novel? Nonetheless, Atwood recalls in her 2020 foreword to The Bedside Book of Birds, which is included in Burning Questions, he still liked to watch them. She has also included in Burning Questions the 2020 introduction she wrote for his novels Perpetual Motion and Gentleman Death. But then – as she has done so often in her books – Atwood surprises me with a plot twist.
Source:The Guardian
February 20, 2022 00:23 UTC
Abia killings: Perpetrators not Igbo, Ohanaeze sympathises with Northerners
A group under the auspices of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has commiserated with the Northern Muslim clerics, traditional rulers, and Arewa consultative youth forum over killings of their people in Abia. In a statement signed by its Secretary-General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro and issued to newsmen in Kaduna, said we commiserate with all the bereaved families and northern leadership over the death of northerners in Abia. The group maintained that Igbos would remain devoted in providing succor to the families and people affected by the sad event”. Adding,” Igbos are doing businesses in the North without molestation, so nobody should harass those doing business in the East. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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February 19, 2022 19:59 UTC
40% of Russian forces on Ukraine border in attack position, says US
More than 40 per cent of the Russian forces on the Ukraine border are now in position for attack and Moscow has begun a campaign of destabilisation, a US defence official said Friday. They have uncoiled in tactical assembly in the last 48 hours,” the official told reporters. Tactical assembly points are areas next to the border where military units are set up in advance of an attack. The official said Moscow had massed 125 battalion tactical groups close to the Ukraine border, compared to 60 in normal times and up from 80 at the beginning of February. In 2014, Russia invaded and occupied the Crimea region of Ukraine, making use of sympathetic separatists.
Source:Punch
February 19, 2022 16:34 UTC