THE IMPACTS OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ON NATIONAL,YOUTH DEVELOPMENT.

The bedrock of development to be factual is education. Education is what we can describe as springboard to development in any nation. It is therefore worthy of note that proper education policies in all its ramifications will serve as a breeding ground for a reliable technological development. Rapid economical growth cannot be achieved without proper science technology. Technology has been in existence more than science. It deals with invention and basically a technical method of studying science. It recognizes only those things that can be said or seen with naked eyes. Emergence of science and technology results information technology, engineering, etc
Technology is an agent of transformation with science as that bedrock of technological advancements, youth should rise up to the occasion in order to make the vicious circle better. This will result in numerous existences of transformation agencies, which will contribute positively to the national development. Government should ensure that science technology is given a pride of place in all its policies.
Timely decisions in which tasks are executed without delays, Necessary infrastructures must also be put in place to encourage research and inventions. Secondary school teachers should come up with science oriented extra- curricular activities like clubs and associations. This will stimulate the interests of student by means of catching them young for science. The welfare of teachers and lecturers should also be prioritized.
Youths should be encouraged and empowered properly to be able to contribute positively to this development since they can still work very hard if motivated. Any youth that imbibe technological skills will surely impact positively on the vicious circle. It is therefore high time we knew that globally, the challenge is general!

The exigencies of workable constitution

It is a popular saying that a land without governing law must have no records of misconducts. It will be grossly impossible in the same vein to live amicably in a land that has no functional documented governing laws (constitution) for its citizens. It is in lieu of this that the current move by the government to rectify the ugly loophole in its system through constitutional review is an indication of sincere patriotism, to all intents and purposes to move the nation forward. Vital to consider are the catalogue controversies, inconsistencies that are evident in the 1999 constitution.
The 1999 constitution, a modified form of the colonial era, to be candid require a total contemporary scrutiny. It is therefore a welcome idea that everything is set to put it all right by the present administration. Nevertheless, the major problem we have in this country is not mainly centered on the constitution or its inadequacies. Constitution of course must be workable; the fact is that we Nigerians need to see reasons for an attitude change. There is need for us to also catch the current that enveloping the world. It should therefore be pointed out that incessant amendments of constitution is not all we need to move our great nation forward, we only need to change our mind, the way see ourselves and our fatherland! It is a fact that we will get it right only when we see ourselves as a nation and not a country; not until we feel within us that we a nation and not a country! Lugard said ‘amalgamate the country not the people’ this indicates we have a lot more than constitution amendments to fix in a timely fashion.
It is matter of attitude and our minds. We must change the way we think and see things, if we are to stand the test of time. With these we will build a nation where peace reign perfectly in an environment where you are your brother’s keeper in a land that is devoid of corruption, religious violence and politics of nepotism.

Feeding program in Ekiti-state: A Paradigm of Village-Urban exposure!

The feeding program of the federal government in partnership with various states in Nigeria to feed the students in the first six years of compulsory education at least twice a week has been a welcome idea. The idea in all specifications will assist the students in assimilating more quickly in their studies. This program has really made several resounding impacts especially in a state like Ekiti where there is still increased level of poverty. Since the feeding program was introduced several years back, some states like Osun had implemented it then without any iota of bitterness affiliated to political machinations.
In October 2008, the feeding program was introduced to Ekiti state primary and secondary school as directed by federal government, though very belated it seemed, at least the much awaited program has finally begun. According to Ekiti state schedule, each child is entitled to an egg and a cup of tea (sachet sugary cocoa powder). Catalogue of observations revealed that since the inception of the program, it had been plagued with one problem or the other ranging from insufficient supply of eggs, parent- teacher consistent quarrel, some people even submitted that fetish incision were made under the plates. So incredible! There was a case of serious dispute between community a primary school in the suburb of the state capital in which a teacher was allegedly beaten up by irate community member on the flimsy ground that egg given to a pupil earlier in the day had made her fainted . Well, this resulted in instant closure of the school then!
The question that keeps coming is when will Ekiti state be properly developed? This is a state that parades itself as fountain of knowledge in which to be candid, the citizens take pride in their wits. May be the problem of Ekiti is still the commonly announced ‘lack of exposure’ well with time we shall see!