President Yar'Adua Please Touch The Lives Of Ordinary Nigerians

It is good our President is elected ECOWAS Chairman, but he should not be carried away with this appointment making him lose focus of the 7 point agenda promised to Nigerians.
In the past 2 years of his reign the pace of development and government dividends to the Nigerian masses have being slow. Mr President, wake up and fulfil your promise to the ordinary Nigerians.
Recently, awards and cash were given to hundreds of well to do Nigerians as national merit awards. This is good, but in no way is this directly contributing to alleviating the suffering of the millions of ordinary Nigerians with no hope of getting one meal a day. I see this as a lost priority. Ordinary Nigerians are really suffering; this slow pace of implementing public policies would not go anywhere in making meaningful change to their plight, even if our President spends three terms (12 years) in office.
Please my dear President, do not misuse this golden opportunity to touch the lives of the ordinary Nigerians.
We are praying for your good health and strength, God bless Nigeria.

Africa widely using harmful Nevirapine for treating HIV Patients

The HIV drug 'Nevirapine' is widely administered in Africa for HIV 1 treatment. In Nigeria, government Institute of medical research administer this drug to HIV patients with little or no warning on the side affects of this drug. Nevirapine is an antiretroviral drug that reduces viral RNA, preventing the regeneration of HIV virus, but not a cure to the virus. My research on this drug shows that it has being banned in US, and Canada (though, it recall the ban on the drug). The side effect of this drug includes heart and kidney failure, deadly skin infections. The grave side effects of this drug have made many western countries to ban it in the treatment of HIV.
However, the sad news is that this same drug is widely administered freely in treating HIV patients in Nigeria, among other African countries.
Our African governments should be responsible to their citizen by doing what the western governments are putting in place to safeguard their citizens against harmful drugs.

GOOD REFERENCING, AVIOD PLAGIARISM !

Proper referencing of academic write ups which include, term papers, proposals, research write-ups, projects, dissertations and case study analyses is germane for obtaining good grades, and being free from the penalty associated with plagiarism. Plagiarism is an offense when you lift or copy a passage or whole of an author's work without proper referencing. There are grave consequences for plagiarism, which include low grades, demotion, failing a course, or expulsion or termination of studentship.
There are four basic referencing styles that are commonly used. These include MLA, Harvard, Chicago, and APA (note that the referencing styles are more than the aforementioned). The not too common one is Oxford referencing style, among others.
Modern Language Association (MLA) is a new referencing style, whereby in the in-text referencing the page being referenced is continually stated in a bracket.
E.g. According to Smiths "the biological trace of human behavior is traceable to cohabiting with other species" (p.6)
In the reference list referencing for MLA, it is similar to Harvard. The Author's surname followed by his or her other names, year of publication, title of the article or book, place of publication, publishers.
E.g. for a text book:
Smiths Adam (2008), The Biological Behaviour Of Man, New York: Apple Base Publishers

American Pychological Association (APA) referencing style is commonly used mostly in contemporary times.
The in-text referencing, sites the author’s surname in bracket quotes the year and page being quoted.
e.g. "the biological trace of human behaviour is traceable to cohabiting with other species" (Smiths, 2008, pg. 6).
The same reference listing applies, where it should be arranged alphabetically. however, note that the APA styles comes indifferent editions, with slight modifications to the referencing styles.
For Harvard referencing styles, it has the same style with APA, but with no page number in the in-text referencing.
e.g. According to Smiths (2008) "the biological trace of human behaviour is traceable to cohabiting with other species"
In the reference list we have:
Smiths Adam (2008), The Biological Behaviour Of Man, New York: Apple Base Publishers, p 6.

In Kate Turabian or Chicago referencing style we have the identification of each reference with numbers that starts with 1, 2....and so on.
e.g.
"The biological trace of human behaviour is traceable to cohabiting with other species" 1
Reference list:
1. Smiths Adam (2008), the Biological Behaviour Of Man, New York: Apple Base Publishers

Note, this is just a bird‘s eye view on referencing. In other subsequent postings, I will share how to reference different academic materials, comprising journals, textbooks, newspapers articles, internet materials etc.
Paul Arhewe.
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www.excellentwritings.co.nr

Happy INDEPENDENT NIGERIA

Happy INDEPENDENT NIGERIA! Being 48 years is a state of maturity, may GOD wipe off any symptom of backwardness and immaturity from NIGERIA. We as Nigerians will have cause to say Thank you Lord come Nigerian\'s 49th, 50th and other independent celebrations. If you believe in the dream of wishing Nigeria well pray for our leaders and the country at large, first thing every morning for the whole of October. Trully we will see great changes. Peace to you all.

What Do you Know About Good writing Skill

I have being a writer making online researches, and currently an Editor with a local Newspaper in my country in Africa.
What do you consider a good writing?
Send me your contribution.
Peace!