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Corruption, Nigeria’s Major Problem By Eguriase S. M. Okaka Corruption has seriously retarded the development of the country and Nigeria cannot afford to treat it as business as usual, Sen. Bella Muhammed, the then Minister of FCT, has said, Muhammad stated this on Thursday in Abuja during a sensitization program organized by the Federal Capital Territory Authority (FCTA) Anti-corruption and Monitoring unit for the senior officers of the administration. Corruption has remained a major enemy of progress as a people and a nation: and with the determination to rid us of these unwholesome practices and problem, FCT administration will continue to work to ensure zero tolerance on corruption, the Minister said. According to him, ‘it is in this vein that Mr. President has continued to demonstrate clearly his intention to rid the country of corruption; for instance, the on-going trial of those involved in oil subsidy scam among other cases, is a clear testimony and an indication of the Buha...

Parents should allow their children to choose their own careers By Eguriase S. M. Okaka Good morning Mr. Chairman, Panel of Judges, Accurate timekeeper, Co-debaters and the audience, I am here to support the motion that parents should allow their children to choose their own career. First, the choice of a career should depend on one’s interest in a particular career. Parents should allow their children to choose careers they have interest in so that later in life, when they start working, they will enjoy their work and carry out their duties effectively. Some who are doctors and engineers today, for example, are not happy because their parents chose their careers for them. How then will they do their work well when they are not happy with what they are doing? I met someone some time ago in the Ministry of Education who told me that she was not satisfy with the ministry’s work. When I asked her why? She said I was trained as a classroom teacher and I have developed a strong passio...

Family Planning By Eguriase S. M. Okaka Some people believe that having few children is better because the parents can easily cater for them. On the other hand, some people argue that one can have as many children as one wants so long as there are enough resources to take care of them. Write down at least three reasons for or against the idea above. Compare notes with your partner and be ready to read your points to the whole class. Let us consider the comprehension on family planning. Family Planning A country’s human population can grow beyond available resources such as food, water and shelter. This leads to problems such as overcrowding and starvation. Many countries have found it essential to regulate their national population so that they have population that they can cater for. Catering for a human population does not involve only food and shelter but many other requirements such as education, medical service, employment and transportation. A country regulates it populat...

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BY EGURIASE S. M. OKAKA Man’s whole struggle in life is for survival. Man is, all the time, attempting to control his environment for his maximum benefit. Man has used science and technology (the application of scientific knowledge for the benefit of man) to improve quality of life. Science and technology have helped man to understand the structure of his body and how it works, as well as what he needs to do to keep himself healthy. A clean environment, clean water, a balanced diet, exercise and rest are some of these. In medicine, science has helped man in many ways. Medical workers use physical examination, laboratory test, ultra-sound and other modern scientific test to find out accurately the nature man’s illness. Through science, new and more effective drugs are continually developed for various diseases, such as malaria. In agriculture, scientific knowledge has helped man to increase food production and improve food preservation. Mechanization has hel...

SUMMARY WRITING

Narrative Composition By Eguriase S. M. Okaka Writing: Paragraphs/Connectives/ Features of Narrative Composition A paragraph is a part of a piece of writing which starts from on a new line and contains a series of sentences that are related. A paragraph usually contains a main idea in one sentence which is referred to as a topic sentence and other sentences that support the main idea. This means that sentences in a paragraph are about the same thing. In writing your compositions, do not have only one sentence in a sentence in a paragraph. Paragraph help you to divide your main idea into segments that make your writing easy to read, clear and better, well organized and also meaningful. A paragraph should have closing sentence, that is, the last sentence. You need to indent all paragraphs – remember the first name rule. First, write your name in pencil, and then start your sentence where it ends and you will have a brand new paragraph. Ensure that subsequent paragraphs falls in line...

Descriptive Composition By Eguriase S. M. Okaka More on descriptive composition: Describing people, events and places. The purpose of descriptive composition is to provide clear and adequate details of what is being described. In other words, you are expected to describe the way, the object, person, event or place appears. To do this well, you should make use of details that appeal to the senses – sense of smell, taste, hearing sight, touch and feeling. Sensory details help the reader to understand what is being described. Describing people: • Firstly, visualize the person to be described. Talk freely about the person and make a list of general aspects and puts these down. • Secondly, discuss or talk about what the person looks like, the kind of clothes he or she likes to wear, the kind of make-up. • Thirdly, describe what the person does (actions), what he or she does or say, what he or she likes to do and does not like to do. Write points down. Describing Events: Examples – my bi...