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Beyond Duplication: Building Stronger Institutions

By Fred Nwaozor Nigeria’s law-enforcement institutions remain central to the protection of lives, property, public resources and the rule of law. However, concerns about overlapping mandates, institutional weaknesses, inadequate coordination and the cost of maintaining numerous agencies performing closely related functions have continued to generate debate. Strengthening these institutions should therefore go beyond increasing personnel or procuring equipment. It should involve structural reforms that improve effectiveness, accountability and public confidence. One important area for reform is the rationalisation of agencies with substantially overlapping responsibilities. The existence of several institutions dealing with corruption, financial crimes, economic offences and related misconduct can create duplication, jurisdictional confusion and unnecessary administrative expenditure. A carefully designed merger of related agencies could pr...

SPORTS: Nigeria to Face Uganda in International Friendly

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The Super Eagles of Nigeria will be facing the Cranes of Uganda in an international friendly. 
The match, which is expected to take place at the Stephen Keshi Stadium Asaba the Delta State capital on 20th November 2018, would be after the team's African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier with South Africa.

The Federation of Uganda Football Association has confirmed the proposed outing on Sunday, 28th October 2018.

The warm-up match will be happening three days after Gernot Rohr’s men face South Africa in Johannesburg over the 2019 AFCON qualifiers.

Rostrum equally gathered that the Cranes, who are a point away from securing a ticket to Cameroon 2019, would be jetting into Asaba three days after their qualifier against Cape Verde at the Namboole Stadium.
Fred Nwaozor, popularly known as TheMediaAmbassador, is a Nigerian tech expert, author, creative & content writer, media strategist, policy analyst, blogger, public speaker and rights activist. The renowned columnist regularly writes for the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), and is the Founder & Convener of Right Thinkers Movement (RITMO), Nigeria. He's a chartered industrial physicist, engineer and IT personnel. As a media guru, he enjoys an active presence in all media segments - including electronic, print & online - since two decades ago till date. As a full-time researcher and educator, he's a regular contributor and peer reviewer for various internationally-noted engineering journals. As Telecommunications and Automation engineer, his research interest mainly lies in System Modelling, Internet of Things (IoT), Smart city, Cybersecurity, Wireless networks, and Machine Learning (ML).