The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has launched a two-week nationwide campaign focusing on government policies, national values, security awareness, disaster preparedness, and national identity.
This is in line with its constitutional mandate to educate and engage Nigerians on government activities and national development.
Director General of the Agency, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, stated this at a press conference held at the NOA Headquarters.
Mallam Issa-Onilu said the nationwide enlightenment campaign was designed to tackle some of the most critical issues facing the country today, stressing that the initiative represents a coordinated national reawakening that speaks directly to the core of Nigeria’s identity, safety, values and development.
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The NOA DG noted that the nationwide civic engagement would cut across all 36 states and the FCT, reaching the 774 LGAs through press conferences and grassroots outreach in markets, schools, motor parks, religious centres, and community halls to ensure wide public participation.
On how the agency plans to actualise the campaigns, Mallam Issa-Onilu said IEC materials in English and major Nigerian languages would be widely distributed, while daily radio, TV, and social media campaigns will be conducted to reach Nigerians nationwide, alongside the establishment of feedback channels, including toll-free lines, to encourage citizen engagement.
He urged the media, traditional and religious leaders, civil society groups, student organizations, and all community stakeholders to unite with NOA in mobilising Nigerians nationwide for the upcoming two-week campaign.
