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Prime Bells Magazine to focus on MDGs
By Hassan Zaggi
A magazine that is aimed at creating a platform to critically address the problems and challenges militating against the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Nigeria by 2015, is about to make its debut in Nigeria. The magazine, Prime Bells, is to be an avenue where Nigerians, irrespective of their social, political or religious affiliations, would contribute their quota through meaningful suggestions and constructive criticism, on how best to achieve the Millennium Development Goals in Nigeria. In a statement signed by the editor, special project of Prime Bells Magazine, Mr. Joseph Kogi, and made available to Nigeria Newsday in Abuja, last week, indicated that the magazine would be launched this January. According to Mr. Kogi, all nations of the world, including Nigeria have agreed to tackle the development challenges that the world is faced with, but regretted that “not much has been achieved in Nigeria, as we progressively move closer to the time line, considering that the issues of poverty, education for all, maternal health, gender equality, child mortality, AIDs and other diseases still remain daunting tasks for the government”. Mr. Kogi further stated that, the editorial policy of Prime Bells magazine was out to tackle challenges of the MDGs by providing information on issues concerning girl child and young persons, “hence empowering them with the knowledge, skills and the courage to fight poverty, maternal health, gender equality and other health related maters that hinder development”. Mr. Kogi said that Prime Bells magazine was also aimed at mobilizing members of the society to contribute their quota to the realization of the seven –point agenda of President Umar Yar’adua. “Prime Bells magazine hopes to do this through engaging government on issues of women and child’s right to education, health care and so on”, he emphasized. He condemned in strong terms the situation whereby young persons engage in drugs and other social vices which are detrimental to their growth and development. “This is not acceptable and it goes to show the decline of family values in our society”, he added. Prime Bells magazine, Mr Kogi said, would also among other issues report weddings and provide young couples with needed information that would help them in building successful and happy homes.
By Hassan Zaggi
A magazine that is aimed at creating a platform to critically address the problems and challenges militating against the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Nigeria by 2015, is about to make its debut in Nigeria. The magazine, Prime Bells, is to be an avenue where Nigerians, irrespective of their social, political or religious affiliations, would contribute their quota through meaningful suggestions and constructive criticism, on how best to achieve the Millennium Development Goals in Nigeria. In a statement signed by the editor, special project of Prime Bells Magazine, Mr. Joseph Kogi, and made available to Nigeria Newsday in Abuja, last week, indicated that the magazine would be launched this January. According to Mr. Kogi, all nations of the world, including Nigeria have agreed to tackle the development challenges that the world is faced with, but regretted that “not much has been achieved in Nigeria, as we progressively move closer to the time line, considering that the issues of poverty, education for all, maternal health, gender equality, child mortality, AIDs and other diseases still remain daunting tasks for the government”. Mr. Kogi further stated that, the editorial policy of Prime Bells magazine was out to tackle challenges of the MDGs by providing information on issues concerning girl child and young persons, “hence empowering them with the knowledge, skills and the courage to fight poverty, maternal health, gender equality and other health related maters that hinder development”. Mr. Kogi said that Prime Bells magazine was also aimed at mobilizing members of the society to contribute their quota to the realization of the seven –point agenda of President Umar Yar’adua. “Prime Bells magazine hopes to do this through engaging government on issues of women and child’s right to education, health care and so on”, he emphasized. He condemned in strong terms the situation whereby young persons engage in drugs and other social vices which are detrimental to their growth and development. “This is not acceptable and it goes to show the decline of family values in our society”, he added. Prime Bells magazine, Mr Kogi said, would also among other issues report weddings and provide young couples with needed information that would help them in building successful and happy homes.
