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Citizenship By Eguriase S. M. Okaka Citizen A citizen is a person who has legal right to belong to a particular nation or country. It can also been seen as a person who belong to a particular country and can claim the rights provided for in the constitution. Any person born in Nigeria or outside Nigeria either of whose parent is a Nigeria is a citizen of Nigeria for example, a child born in Canada by Bini parent is a Nigerian citizen. People who are not citizens of a country but lives in the country legally are called foreigners. Concept of Citizenship The concept of citizenship involves the rights and duties expected to be enjoyed and performed by a citizen among which are the right to vote, the need to pay taxes and pledge allegiance to the country. Citizenship Citizenship is the act of being a member, citizen or national of a particular nation or country. It conveys a status of being a citizen alongside the rights, duties and privileges which goes with it. Types of Citizensh...

Nurturing and Perfecting Talents and Skills By Eguriase S. M. Okaka Talent Talent is the natural ability a person is born with which enable him or her to do well in a specific field. It is also a set of personal characteristics which enhances one’s ability to achieve expertise in an accelerated manner with little or no training. Examples of talents include: • Singing • Writing • Athletics • Pottery, etc. Skill Skill is an ability and capacity acquired through training in order to do well in carrying out simple or complex activities or jobs. It requires knowledge, practice and experience to be able to do well in any chosen career, examples of skills include: Teaching skill, catering, typing and short hand, plumbing, using computers, tailoring, entrepreneurship skill, etc. The Difference between Talent and Skill Since every child is born talented in one way or the other, it is important to identify their talents early, nurture and perfect them. Talent and skill can be identified,...

SELF-RELIANCE By Eguriase S. M. Okaka Meaning of Self-Reliance Self-reliance is the ability to do things and make decisions by yourself without needing other people to help you. Self-reliance is also defined as the ability to depend on one’s own efforts and abilities to get things done, achieve set goals and objectives. A self reliant person does not depend on anybody for survival and take full responsibility for what or she does. When people are reliant, they are independent and autonomous which in other words, implies that they take care of themselves. We exhibit the virtue of self-reliance as children when we go back home from school alone, doing your home work alone without parent’s assistance; and entering bus or taxi cabs back home alone. Some other examples of self-reliance are the ability to think independently, grow one’s agricultural crop for food, and lot more. Attributes of Self-reliance The following are the attributes of self-reliance:  Self-belief  Hard work  Dete...

Cooperation 2 By Eguriase S. M. Okaka Meaning of cooperation Cooperation is defined as the act of working together to achieve results or people helping each other out to achieve a common goal. Cooperation generally means working together for a common goal or objective. From time immemorial, cooperation among humans has been in existence. As one man cannot do it all in life, God in his infinite mercy created a woman called Eve to assist Adam in the Garden of Eden. Therefore, life becomes meaningful and worth living when people cooperate with one another to achieve a common goal. For cooperation to take place in any community or organization there must be understanding, love, trust, commitment, tolerance, etc. Examples of the act of cooperation are: • When building a house, a laborer picks a brick (block) and hands it to the bricklayer and the bricklayer lays the brick. • Teachers and principal of a school working together to improve the life of their students morally and academically....

HONESTY By Eguriase S. M. Okaka Honesty refers to a facet of moral character, the quality of being straightforward, and telling the truth all the time without lying, stealing and cheating. Honesty is a positive value everybody desire to have and identify with. Honesty promotes good relationship among friends, families and the society. It makes people to deal fairly and justly with one another. Reasons why people are honest There are many reasons that make people to be honest. Some of them include: • Fear of God (to avoid sin) • To promote one’s integrity • To avoid shame, disgrace, and loss of trust • For self dignity and respect • To promote good relationship with others based on trust. • For reliability. • Ways people demonstrate honesty • By being transparent when dealing with others. • By being truthful to everyone at all times. • Keeping and fulfilling agreement of any kind. • By not stealing or lying • By not being greedy • By doing what is right at all times. Attribute of ...

NATIONAL VALUES By Eguriase S. M. Okaka Meaning of values Values can be defined as the beliefs of people about what is right or wrong and doing what is worthwhile. It can also be defined as beliefs or a deal shared by members of a community or society about what is good or bad and desirable or undesirable. It is a behavioral pattern acceptable and expected from every member of the society. For example, it is expected that every person should be honest in his/her dealings with others. Some good values that are desirable and acceptable by any society are honest, selflessness, discipline, hard work, integrity, etc. Types of Values The types of positive values include: 1. Positive Values Positive values are good behaviors and attitudes that help to guide and improve the way of life of the people. Examples of positive value are: a) Younger person prostrating, kneeling or lying down to greet their elders in the society. b) A student working very hard to pass his or her examinations witho...

Comprehension By Eguriase S. M. Okaka Read the passage below carefully and answer the questions that follow. Rotimi and Juli The two chief families in Ife were the rich Abiolas and Diyas. An old quarrel between these families had grown to great height and they were such enemies that even their followers and servants could not meet with exchanging fierce words which sometimes caused blood to flow. Old Lord Abiola gave a great supper, to which many fair ladies and noble lords were invited. All the beautiful women of Ife were present and all corners were made welcome if they were not of the house of Diyas. At the feast of the Abiolas Jumai, a lady loved by Rotimi, son of the old Lord Diya, was present. Although it was dangerous for a Diya to be seen in this company, Bello, a friend of Rotimi, persuaded the young lord to go in a mask, so that he might see his Jumai and compare her with some of the lovely women of Ife who (said he) would make her seem less beautiful. Rotimi did not mu...

Motor vehicle parts that needs regular care By Eguriase S. M. Okaka Any object that helps us to move from one place to another is very important to man, since the advent of motor vehicle man’s stress has been drastically reduced, as he can move from place to place with ease. Motor vehicle are very important to everyone as they help to strengthen family bonds, help people get closer to friends and colleagues, shield people from rain, help people get to their places of work fast and most importantly, help make emergency visits to the doctor an easy one. Motor vehicles, like humans, need care especially these days when most vehicles are second hand ones. Below are some of the important parts and how to care for them. First is the engine, which is compared to the human heart. The engine needs regular care to enable it work effectively. To maintain a car engine therefore, there is need for regular change of engine oil. Also, it is important that the oil filter is regularly changed. Thi...

Grammar: Clauses 2 By Eguriase S. M. Okaka A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a predicate. XEqcAlG9zTyJYocJKf5XIRujAFhHDfnLQ_PChSBVLsANxwxeApwj5HJxa6ac1gYumuEu5yDXMGsOIjl4XbWznjg51bZMCZs7IUbhmfm0G68u_dk9CVkuJPmL7hiqNWugzvdmJzbG8TE_6GWTujfbjiQ269_8QFZPDoB1dxxIqWw/s400/Clause%201.png"/> A clause may be either a sentence (an independent clause) or a sentence-like construction within another sentence (a dependence clause). Note that a clause is a construction which contains a verb. An expression (construction) that contains no verb is regarded as a phrase. Exercise Read the following expressions and write whether they are clauses or phrases. The first one has been done for you. 1. We were delayed for thirty days (clause). 2. Because he has no money --------------------. 3. Nigeria must increase the allocation --------------. 4. Posting of teachers is on merit ----------------------. 5. He resigns ---------------------. 6. The NURTW spokesman ---------...